The paper lists the production running from November of 2009 to July 2010, which is a pretty big span of time to be filming. In Utah they’ll be filming in the Lake Powell and Moab areas, among others (I’ve included some photographic samples of those areas below to give you an idea what to expect). This isn’t the first time Utah has doubled as another planet in a movie. Just this summer, the San Rafael Swell as on screen as the planet Vulcan in STAR TREK.
A while back Stanton had said he had actors in mind for the major roles in the film so with a filming date approaching, we’ll keep our ears to the ground for any news on who would star in the film. Stay tuned!