Frequent starwars.com contributor Gus Lopez recently posted some captivating photos of a trip to the Star Wars filming sites in Tunisia, including the Skywalker homestead, Mos Eisley environs, and Obi-Wan’s house, among others. What makes these so compelling is how Gus has matched up the original screenshot from A New Hope with the new images — head on over and take a look! (Incidentally, The National recently shared another fan’s experience of several of the Star Wars locales in Tunisia as well).
While checking out Gus’ photostreams, you also may want to check out a couple very cool items he’s got showcased in another image series — a 1979 cast and crew goblet issued by the Finse hotel that housed the production for The Empire Strikes Back, and an actual Hoth Rebel headpiece prop (wow!).
Wow, spectacular.
It’s weird to think that those scenes on Tatooine were a real place on Earth. Were the buildings used for anything prior to the movie, or were they made just for it?
Binary Sunset; that’s amazing! I can feel the Force in that picture
Nice! Brings back memories from my journey to Tunesia in 2002
One lucky fan, I’d love to know what’s inside.
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Those photos are incredible! I would totally have the shivers from being able to stand in those very places that have become so iconic in the Star Wars world.
Those pictures are amazing! Who would ever think that that the set of the movies was actualy be outside not in a studio or something like that!it would give me the chills just standing in the prescence of that! just thinking the actors have acted in there! I would be honered to be there.
~Peace~Love~Star Wars
Ad: for fun in the sun come to Tatooine . Maybe Have a drink at the Mos Eisley Cantina or maybe Get a Droid from a passing by Sand crawler. yes Tatooine has it all.
Please don’t blame us for any Tusken attacks or Sarlacc feedings
Any star wars fan would love to have a wholeweekend there ad maybe geet to stay in the sand home as Luke!!!
i meant to say get. also if u did stay there u could go to the bar where greedo was shot by han