Attack Of The Clones Filming Locations [exclusive] | 8K |
The dusty, red dust of Geonosis is largely a digital creation, but the floor of the arena—where our heroes face three vicious beasts—is real. In a clever bit of misdirection, the production ditched soundstages for a windswept cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, just south of San Francisco. The massive concrete "Generator Station" (an abandoned PG&E facility) became the backdrop for the arena walls.
The high ceilings and gothic ironwork of the set were directly inspired by the loading docks of Her Majesty’s Theatre. The crew built the bar on a hydraulic gimbal so they could shake the set to simulate a speeder crash. The seedy atmosphere is 100% practical plaster, smoke, and glass. 5. The Picnic on Naboo (The Royal Gardens, Seville) The Location: Plaza de España, Seville, Spain The Scene: Anakin and Padmé’s awkward picnic; the "I hate sand" speech. attack of the clones filming locations
When Lucas needed a desert that looked harsher and more remote than Tunisia, he turned to the dunes of Southern California/Arizona. Buttercup Valley (near Glamis) doubled for the Outer Rim. The iconic scene of Shmi Skywalker dying in her son’s arms was shot in a dusty, miserable ravine that the crew nicknamed "The Oven." The dusty, red dust of Geonosis is largely