The Canary Islands seduced the producers of 'Solo: A Star Wars Story'

The best scenes of this new Disney film were recorded in 2017 in the Pecenescal Valley, in the Jandía Natural Park, a unique enclave on the Island of Fuerteventura.

the new movie Han Solo: A Star Wars Story, from the multinational Disney and which premieres this Friday, May 25 in cinemas in Spain, places the Canary Islands as the protagonist of the red carpet of the premiere.

The history between the archipelago and Star Wars It began just a year ago, in June 2017, when the filming of the film took place in the areas of Cofete and La Pared, on the island of Fuerteventura. The producers of this new film Star Wars They opted for the Canary Islands because they were guaranteed the “Best Climate in the Galaxy”. Mild temperatures with an annual average of 23oC and 4,800 hours of sunshine throughout the year are the unique features of the islands' climate, which guarantee a movie-like vacation.

Han Solo It is a spin-off project, based on the mythical character of the saga Star Wars. The film stars Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo and also features other internationally famous actors and actresses in the world of cinema, such as Donald Glover, who plays Lando Calrissian; Emilia Clarke, Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacam Phoebe Waller-Bridge; and Woody Harrelson as Tobias Beckett. Directed by Ron Howard, this new Disney film is produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Allison Shearmur, and Simon Emanuel.

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The Canary Islands captivated the production team, who selected the island of Fuerteventura for its dune environment and galactic climate, ideal for recording the story. Some of the unique scenes of this new episode of Star Wars were filmed over several days in the Pecenescal Valley, in the Jandía Natural Park, which has views from the Sicasumbre Viewpoint, a privileged place to observe the stars of one of the clearest skies in Europe. These locations evoke and remind us of Han Solo's mythical homeland.

The recording of the Disney film has left between 13 and 15 million euros of economic benefits on the island, according to sources from the Fuerteventura Cabildo, in addition to positively valuing the dissemination of its image. Furthermore, the scenes projected in this new film by Star Wars They represent an important means of tourist promotion of the Majorero destination.

The Canary Islands are once again the protagonist of a film with great international projection. The diversity of its landscape, the great and varied selection of natural spaces along with its climate, now considered the “Best Climate in the Galaxy”, have seduced many producers and directors, both Spanish and international. Other examples of international films filmed on the islands in recent decades are Black Mirror, Allied, Fast & Furious 6 y Jason Bourne, among other productions.