‘The Last Jedi’ Trailer Debuts During Monday Night Football
Tickets for the highly anticipated 'Star Wars' movie go on sale immediately after the trailer airs.
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WATCH: ILM’s Roger Guyett Talks the VFX of ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ at VIEW
The veteran visual effects supervisor and 2nd unit director details Industrial Light & Magic’s work with J.J. Abram’s on his epic sci-fi adventure hit.
In CG, Event, Films, People, Technology, Visual Effects | Blog Post, VFXWorld | Blogs: VIEW Conference Spotlight | Special Events: VIEW Conference | Geographic Region: Europe
WATCH: Lucasfilm CTO Rob Bredow Talks ILMxLAB, ILM VR Tools and More at VIEW
The veteran CTO and VFX supervisor discusses ILM VR tools, technology and storytelling efforts on ‘Star Wars’ franchise films.
In CG, Event, Films, People, Stereoscopic 3-D, Technology, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | Blog Post, VFXWorld | Blogs: VIEW Conference Spotlight | Special Events: VIEW Conference | Geographic Region: Europe
Abrams Returns to Write, Direct ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’
‘The Force Awakens’ helmer returns to wrap up the franchise he launched after Colin Trevorrow’s exit from the project.
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Disney Ditching Netflix
The Walt Disney Company to end its content deal with Netflix and launch its own streaming service beginning in 2019.
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‘LEGO Star Wars’ Leaps into Hyperspace on Disney XD
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.
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The Ghost Crew Collides with Destiny in ‘Star Wars Rebels: Complete Season Three’
‘Rebels’ action brings heroic characters and compelling villains closer to the stories of ‘Rogue One’ and the original ‘Star Wars’ trilogy, available on Blu-ray and DVD August 29th.
Chaos Group’s ‘CG Garage’ Podcast Reaches 1 Million Downloads
Popular ‘Nerdist-style’ computer graphics art podcast features in-depth, personal discussions with some of the top minds in VFX, VR and design.
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The Visual Effects of ‘Star Wars: Rogue One’: ILM Artists Take Us Back to a Galaxy Far, Far Away
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.
Lucasfilm Won’t be Using a CG Carrie Fisher in Upcoming ‘Star Wars’ Films
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.
Tippett Studio, Wevr Unveil ‘Mad God’ Stop-Motion VR Experience
Using photogrammetry to translate physical stop-motion animation into the VR landscape, the ‘Mad God’ experience includes absolutely zero CG characters or environments.
Final ‘Rogue One’ Trailer Drops More Footage, Highlights Epic Scale
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.
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The Three R's
A brief primer on VR, AR and MR.
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Fan-Made Shorts Launch New Toy Line for ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’
Fan-made stop-motion animated shorts featuring the new line of toys from the forthcoming movie launch on the ‘Star Wars’ YouTube channel.
WATCH: The Death Star Returns in New Trailer for ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’
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.
NVIDIA VR Helps Power ILMxLAB’s Rendering Pipeline
ILMxLAB artists employ HP Z Workstations equipped with NVIDIA Quadro professional GPUs for the new Star Wars VR experience, ‘Trials on Tatooine.’
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‘Star Wars’ Tops LIMA Licensing Awards
Disney Consumer Products’ ‘Star Wars’ wins four awards at Tuesday night’s 2016 LIMA International Licensing Awards.
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Motion Picture Sound Editors to Host ‘Star Wars’ Presentation at NAB 2016
The sound and visual effects team behind’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ to offer a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the making of the movie in a Creative Master Series session at the 2016 NAB Show.
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‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Teaser Now Online
New teaser trailer for Lucasfilm’s stand-along ‘Star Wars’ movie provides a first look at Felicity Jones as Jyn Erso, a tough-as-nails rebel fighter who doesn’t care for authority.
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Disney’s D23 Expo Returns to Anaheim July 2017
Next year’s ultimate Disney fan event is moved to July 14-16, 2017, one week ahead of Comic-Con International's San Diego Comic-Con.
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‘LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales’ Lands on DVD March 1
Fan-favorite ‘Star Wars’ heroes are back with five complete episodes that unleash the lighter side of the Force in ‘LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales.’
New ‘LEGO Star Wars’ Short Set to Air Feb. 15
All-new animated short featuring popular heroes and villains from ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ will premiere Monday, February 15 on Disney XD.
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‘LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures’ Coming to Disney XD
All-new animated television series developed by Bill Motz and Bob Roth and produced by Wil Film, the LEGO Group and Lucasfilm is scheduled to debut this summer.
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Eranos – Food for Thought
Before there was TED, there was Eranos.
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Young Princess Leia to Make First Appearance on ‘Star Wars Rebels’
Voiced by Julie Dolan, unstoppable Rebel hero Princess Leia makes her ‘Star Wars Rebels’ debut on Wednesday, January 20 on Disney XD.
