- "We could have shot anywhere in the world, but Elstree is our home."
- ―Rick McCallum about shooting for Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith at Elstree
Elstree Studios are located near London, in Borehamwood. Until the late 1980s it boasted 6 large stages, all used by George Lucas for the original Star Wars trilogy. The largest Stage 6 was built specifically for Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back in 1979. This sprawling studio facility housed a complete film unit of costume, construction, and film-processing departments. A substantial portion of the complex was razed to the ground (including Stage 6) and is now the site of a supermarket. The result being that very little of the prequels were filmed at the Studio. Only a few pick-up shots for Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith were shot there. Fox Studios, Sydney and Leavesden Studios were used instead.
The studio has begun rejuvenation with a newly constructed George Lucas Stage.
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"Warwick Davis: An Unlikely Hero" – The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 4- "George Lucas: The Force Behind Lucasfilm" – The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 6
- "Launch Pad" – Star Wars Insider 110
- Much to Learn You Still Have: 7 Things You Might Not Know About Sullustans on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars Bust Collection 2 (Behind the Cameras: Evolution of the Stormtroopers)
- "He's Worth a Lot to Me: Jeremy Bulloch, Inside Boba Fett" – Star Wars Insider Special Edition 2021
- Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga: The Official Collector's Edition
- From the Pages of Star Wars Insider: Inside Jabba the Hutt on StarWars.com (backup link)
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