The trailer features film industry icons like George Lucas, Robert Zemeckis, and Steven Spielberg, shedding light on what makes ILM such a powerhouse in the visual FX world. First Trailer for ILM Documentary Arrives Star Warsĭisney+ officially released the first trailer for the six-part docuseries special Light & Magic. This is a reputation that it has held onto extending into the modern-day.īut how did it get from those early days to now? Disney+ looks to tell that particular story. George Lucas has largely kept his opinions to himself for Disneys Star Wars movies, but a Rogue One writer has revealed Lucas reaction to the film.

Starting out as a small group of engineers, students, and artists working on what would become Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, ILM grew into one of the most highly regarded FX houses in the industry. When the original Star Wars movie was in development in the mid-1970s, much of the special effects technology that Lucas needed to realize his vision did not yet exist. They're well cast, tightly plotted, and, for their time, possess dazzling special effects, courtesy of George Lucas' in-house special effects company, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM). LOS ANGELES - George Lucas has apologized for criticizing Disneys handling of Star Wars and saying he had sold his characters to white slavers in a. This is, in part, due to the original three films being such strong offerings. The venerable space-fantasy franchise has more than withstood the test of time. It's hard to believe Star Wars took the world by storm over 40 years ago.

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