The next Star Wars movie will be filmed in Kalamazoo, Michigan.  How feel you?

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Artur Matkovskyy
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According to kupr7.com,

Writer and director Rian Johnson is said to have personally chosen the location and will need the help of a large number of extras from Kalamazoo and the surrounding area. Reports claim that a big reason in choosing to film in Michigan is that the state has recently been providing significant incentives to production companies that choose to film in their state.

This isn't the first local connection to the Star Wars franchise.  Adam Driver of Mishawaka, IN scored a huge role in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens as the villain Kylo Ren.

It turns out it's a hoax.  The internet got me.  Listeners have found the same exact story posted with many different locations.  Sad face.

 

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