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Practical Effects for Rey's Instant Bread Took 3 Months to Develop

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The Star Wars: The Force Awakens special effects team spent months developing the instantly-rising bread that Rey eats while on Jakku. Special effects supervisor Chris Corbould told MTV News that it wasn't CGI; it was entirely real.

Corbould said it took around three months to get the bread just right – a long time for a prop that's on screen for just a few seconds.

"It started off with the mechanics of getting the bread to rise and the liquid to disappear, but then there was the ongoing problem of what color should the bread be? What consistency should it be?" Corbould asked. "Should it have cracks in it? Should it not have cracks in it?"

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