In Tunisia, people actually live in the abandoned set of The Phantom Menace
In The Phantom Menace, the Tatooine settlement of Mos Espa was where Anakin Skywalker — the immaculate antichrist of the Star Wars universe — built C-3PO and practiced his force lightning on stray womp rats. But in real life, the Mon Espa set — which is 40 kilometers from Tozeur, Tunisia, — is the home to folks who moved in after shooting wrapped 13+ years later. The Japanese website Rocket News 24 visited this spot, and here's what they found: More » ...
Published By: io9 - Tuesday, 3 July, 2012


