ACTOR Warwick Davis has kicked off Star Wars Day celebrations as he started a day of filming for the next instalment of the sci-fi series.
The Harry Potter actor will star alongside Tom Hardy, Adam Driver, Mark Hamill and the late Carrie Fisher in Star Wars: The Last Jedi when it launches in December.
On Thursday, he tweeted a photo of what appears to be his younger self surrounded by an impressive collection of Star Wars memorabilia.
Happy #StarWarsDay! May the 4th be with you! Today, I have the privilege of actually being in that galaxy far, far away at Pinewood Studios. pic.twitter.com/OIm8qTnUKi
— Warwick Davis (@WarwickADavis) May 4, 2017
Mark, who will reprise his role as Luke Skywalker, also marked the occasion with an “on this day” update.
FUN FACT-#MayThe4thBeWithYouDay is also the day: MAGGIE THATCHER became 1st female UK/PM- AL CAPONE went to jail & WILL ARNETT was born! pic.twitter.com/lFqAneyKNf
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) May 3, 2017
Lin-Manuel Miranda, who worked on music for The Force Awakens, celebrated by posting a throwback video of himself performing a song he wrote for the movie.
My humble contribution to the Star Wars canon, live, with the legendary J.J. Abrams: #FluentInHuttesehttps://t.co/llFbOgcIDi
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) May 4, 2017
ITV’s Good Morning Britain welcomed actor Woody Harrelson, who is working on a spin-off film about Harrison Ford’s character, Han Solo.
Woody told the presenters his character, Beckett, was a “mentor to Han and a criminal in my own right.”
But he said he was strictly forbidden to share any details about the 2018 release: “I can’t say a word.”
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