The veteran CTO and VFX supervisor discusses ILM VR tools, technology and storytelling efforts on ‘Star Wars’ franchise films.
‘The Force Awakens’ helmer returns to wrap up the franchise he launched after Colin Trevorrow’s exit from the project.
The Walt Disney Company to end its content deal with Netflix and launch its own streaming service beginning in 2019.
The highly-rated series developed for television by Bill Motz and Bob Roth will return for a second season on Monday, July 31 at 7:00 am ET and debut new episodes Monday through Thursday until Wednesday, August 16th.
MOVA developers suing Disney and Marvel for IP Infringement expand lawsuit to include ‘Deadpool,’ and ‘Terminator: Genisys’ features and ‘Rise of the Tomb Raider’ video game.
Intellectual property lawsuit alleges Disney, Marvel and others knowingly infringed copyrights, trademarks, and/or patents by using stolen CG technology in blockbuster movies.
Stars and filmmakers of upcoming Disney, Lucasfilm and Marvel Studios movies featured at Saturday’s live-action event; ‘Mulan,’ ‘Jungle Cruise’ and ‘Aladdin’ features confirmed.
MaterialX development team to host a ‘Birds of a Feather’ meeting at the ACM SIGGRAPH Conference in Los Angeles, CA on Monday July 31, 2017.
Five new shorts to launch May the 4th prior to second season premiere.
ILM chief creative officer and senior visual effects supervisor John Knoll -- nominated for an Oscar alongside VFX supervisor Mohen Leo, animation supervisor Hal Hickel, and special effects supervisor Neil Corbould -- details the challenges of bringing the continuing saga of the Skywalker family to the big screen.
Settlement in the class-action lawsuit filed workers in December 2014 on behalf of animation and VFX workers covers Disney, Pixar, Lucasfilm and Two Pic MC, formerly known as ImageMovers.
Lucasfilm publishes a statement on the official Star Wars website dispelling rumors of a possible CG Princess Leia or General Leia Organa in future installments.
Overview of upcoming Disney, Lucasfilm, Marvel and Pixar release dates and synopses includes new film images and logos.
Visual chronicle of the new worlds and characters created by the Lucasfilm art department for ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ includes hundreds of concept paintings, sketches, storyboards, matte paintings, and character, costume and vehicle designs.
Director Gareth Edwards delivers a film light on story but excellent when it comes to visuals and set piece moments.
Pixar, Lucasfilm and TellTale Games veterans launch highly anticipated physics-based Virtual Reality puzzle game on the HTC Vive platform.
The Mouse House posts its biggest year ever at the global box office with $5,851.4 million through Nov. 1, surpassing the studio’s previous calendar-year record of $5,843.8 million set in 2015.
From Steel Wool Studios, ‘Bounce’ for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift combines narrative elements of animated features the intricate gameplay mechanics of VR to create the ultimate puzzle adventure.
Audio technology company originally founded by George Lucas to operate as an independent startup, retaining all management and employees.
Comcast-owned studio reaches a settlement in the class-action lawsuit filed in December 2014 claiming it and other Hollywood studios violated antitrust laws by conspiring to suppress the wages of animation and VFX artists.
Final trailer for director Gareth Edwards’ forthcoming installment in the ‘Star Wars’ saga sets up a familiar story of a parent and child at ideological odds with glorious visuals that hint at the film’s epic scale.
Fan-made stop-motion animated shorts featuring the new line of toys from the forthcoming movie launch on the ‘Star Wars’ YouTube channel.
New trailer for the first in a series of planned ‘Star Wars’ anthology films is packed full of stunning visuals, including Imperial Star Destroyers orbiting a nearly-completed Death Star.
Critically-acclaimed animated series introduces new characters Grand Admiral Thrawn and Bendu during the season three one-hour premiere event, ‘Steps into Shadow.’
ILMxLAB artists employ HP Z Workstations equipped with NVIDIA Quadro professional GPUs for the new Star Wars VR experience, ‘Trials on Tatooine.’
