Attack Of The Clones — Filming Locations !!exclusive!!

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."

Wait—a theatre? No. While the Outlander Club was a set built at Ealing Studios (London), its visual DNA was pulled from the industrial grime of London’s Smithfield Market and the neon chaos of Piccadilly Circus. Production Designer Gavin Bocquet admitted to visiting over a dozen "dive bars" in London and Prague to replicate the "used future" grunge. attack of the clones filming locations

Lucas filmed here for only one day. Using forced perspective, the crew turned the canal (where tourists rent rowboats) into the Lake of Naboo. The intricate tiled alcoves representing Spanish provinces were digitally painted over to become Nabooian architecture. Ironically, the romantic, warm lighting of Seville was used to frame the conversation where Anakin complains about sand being "coarse and rough and irritating." 6. The Chase through Coruscant (Los Angeles, CA) The Location: The streets of Downtown L.A. & the 6th Street Viaduct The Scene: Obi-Wan chasing Zam Wesell via flying taxi. When Lucas needed a desert that looked harsher