Typewritten page: "STAR WARS" SET TO BEGIN PRODUCTION IN TUNISIA STAR WARS, the spectacular space adventure-fantasy motion picture, produced by Gary Kurtz and written and directed by George Lucas for Twentieth Century-Fox release, begins shooting on locations in Tunisia on Monday next, March 22, 1976. After 2 1/2 weeks location work, the film will move back to EMI Elstree Studios, London, to complete its 13-week schedule. Major casting announcements will be made shortly. From thousands of light years away come the unusual and unique adventures of hero Luke Starkiller and his friends, both human and not-so-human, in STAR WARS, as they battle numerous villains and creatures in a massive Galactic Civil War.
For Immediate Release.
"STAR WARS" SET TO BEGIN PRODUCTION IN TUNISIA ON MARCH 22.