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Digging up secrets of ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ filming in desert sands – LA Times

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The harsh reality of building a ‘Star Wars’ fantasy in Abu Dhabi

Just 21/2 hours outside this ultra-modern Arab city the terrain is so alien you might as well be on another planet. Martian-red sand dunes tall as skyscrapers roll out as far as the eye can see and a fine mist of copper dust hangs in the air like low-lying fog.

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