From Star Wars and Indiana Jones through to Black Panther and Wicked, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) is the powerhouse VFX studio that has an iconic legacy of innovative storytelling.
This historic hub of artistic creativity was founded back in 1975 by George Lucas as he went to work on Episode IV and it has gone on to serve as the visual effects specialists on all Force-friendly projects ever since, but there’s much more to the groundbreaking company than a galaxy far, far away.
ILM helped to create the scene-stealing dinosaurs of Jurassic Park, the mesmerising hover boards of Back To The Future and the heartwarming, home-loving alien in ET: The Extra-Terrestrial, garnering 16 Academy Awards and 17 BAFTAs in the process.
With the latest Star Wars series, Skeleton Crew, recently landing on Disney+, SciFiNow was invited to ILM headquarters in San Francisco to delve into the making of the immersive new drama.
We chat to Eddie Pasquarello (ILM Visual Effects Supervisor) and Shawn Kelly (Animation Supervisor) to find out about Easter eggs, the reinvention of the Teek and the charming new character, Neel…
Skeleton Crew is out now on Disney+
Watch our interview with Star Wars: Skeleton Crew showrunners Christopher Ford and Jonn Watts here.