‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’: Rian Johnson teases “home stretch” with new set photo

Cameras on Star Wars: Episode VIII started rolling in mid-February, and now according to a Tumblr post from director Rian Johnson, the production is “in the home stretch.” He marked the occasion by releasing a set photo of what appears to be a Jedi robe, and these movies being what they are, it will trigger intense speculation on why he chose to photograph that robe in particular, who the robe belongs to (it looks like Luke’s but who knows for sure?), etc.