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Star Wars docu set for year-end release

LOS ANGELES — The Works International has acquired exclusive worldwide sales rights for Elstree 1976, a documentary about the effect Star Wars had on the lives of some of the actors and extras involved in making the film. The film is in post-production, following a successful Kickstarter campaign, and will be ready for delivery at the end of the year, ahead of the release of JJ Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

LOS ANGELES — The Works International has acquired exclusive worldwide sales rights for Elstree 1976, a documentary about the effect Star Wars had on the lives of some of the actors and extras involved in making the film. The film is in post-production, following a successful Kickstarter campaign, and will be ready for delivery at the end of the year, ahead of the release of JJ Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

The documentary is directed by Jon Spira, whose previous work, Anyone Can Play Guitar, was named one of the top 10 music films of 2011 by the NME. The film is a portrait of 10 people — including Dave Prowse (who wore the Darth Vader suit) and Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett) to the guy whose character was completely cut from the final film. It tells the stories of their lives and explores the eccentric community they have formed.

Spira said: “I’ve always been interested in those who exist on the fringes of pop culture ... If you like Star Wars, Elstree 1976 will give you a whole new, quite poignant perspective on that phenomenon, but you don’t have to have seen Star Wars to connect with this film because, at its essence, it’s simply a story about what happens when ordinary people find themselves unwittingly connected to something extraordinary.”

Laurence Gornall, CEO of The Works, commented: “Elstree 1976 is a film about big people in small roles, which is highly anticipated by film fans all over the world.” REUTERS

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