Abu Dhabi firm: 'Star Wars' shoot begins
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates is finally acknowledging it is standing in for one corner of George Lucas’ galaxy far, far away.
Abu Dhabi’s government-backed twofour54 media hub said Wednesday that the next installment of “Star Wars” is currently filming in the Middle Eastern emirate.
It was the first official word from the Gulf nation that filming had begun.
