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Following a sprawling eight-month shoot across the deserts of Jordan and the glaciers of Iceland, the space opera trilogy closer is finally in the can. Lead actor Marcus Vance shared an emotional farewell to the cast and crew on social media, signaling the start of a massive post-production VFX effort.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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