Star Wars' Daisy Ridley and Mark Hamill get emotional over finishing Episode 8

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Although it's likely that reshoots are in Star Wars: Episode 8's future, principal production on the highly anticipated 2017 flick is drawing to a close. Both Mark Hamill and Daisy Ridley are done filming their parts of the movie, and they marked the occasion by duly updating their Instagram accounts. 

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And that is a wrap on Star Wars Episode VIII. My heart is brimming. #reyout

A photo posted by A photo posted by @daisyridley on on Jul 13, 2016 at 8:25am PDT

While Ridley and Hamill can now take a well-deserved break, director Rian Johnson will be busying himself with post-production over the next several months. We may get a few more details on what he has in store for us this weekend though, as he's due to appear on the 'Future Filmmakers' panel at Star Wars Celebration. 

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Directed by Rian Johnson and starring Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Laura Dern, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, and Benicio del Toro, Star Wars: Episode 8 opens in cinemas on December 15, 2017.

Images: Disney/Daisy Ridley/Mark Hamill

Amon Warmann
Amon Warmann

Amon is a contributing editor and columnist for Empire magazine, but is also a Film and TV writer for GamesRadar+, Total Film, and others. He has also written for NME, Composer Mag, and more, along with being a film critic for TalkSport. He is also the co-host of the Fade to Black Podcast, and a video mashup creator. Can also do a pretty good Bane impersonation.