Star Trek cinematographer will shoot Star Wars: Episode VII on 35 mm with J.J. Abrams

By Jesse Giroux

Posted 12 years ago

Last Updated on August 5, 2021

Let there be lens flares! Earlier today it was announced at an event called "ASC Breakfast with Dan Mindel" that Mindel will be joining J.J. Abrams on STAR WARS: EPISODE VII. Dan Mindel previously collaborated with Abrams on MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III as the director of photography and was the cinematographer for the last two STAR TREK films. Mindel has also worked on other films such as JOHN CARTER, ENEMY OF THE STATE and G.I. JANE.

It was also revealed at the event that STAR WARS: EPISODE VII will be shot on 35 mm (Kodak film stock 5219) instead of being filmed digitally. None of this has been confirmed quite yet, but many sites are reporting the news and it appears Mindel will be the cinematographer for STAR WARS: EPISODE VII.

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