The last Star Wars film was dogged by problems during filming, but fans will be pleased to know the latest one is on track.

That's according to the director, Rian Johnson.

He posted this message to fans: "I can't believe we're halfway through the shoot. (We're halfway through the shoot!)"

The message and two pictures were added to his Tumblr page and have left fans wanting more.

The image above is fairly tightly cropped, so all we can see is the director trying to clean the cockpit of what appears to be a Resistance army flight.

Filming for Episode VIII started in February in Ireland.

It's expected that the movie will begin right where The Force Awakens ended.

The second image also includes a bit of light dusting.

These aren't the first images Rian Johnson has shared from the set.

In March he posted a picture of cinematographer, Steve Yedlin, during filming.

He wrote then that the process was "just flying by".

He got fans into a bit of a lather with another image this month of Maz Kanata.

To be fair the image is pretty cool.

We don't know what Maz will do in the upcoming film.

Last time she gave Luke Skywalker's lightsaber to Rey moments before her safe haven was attacked by the First Order.

Star Wars Episode VIII will premiere in December 2017.

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