Tag: Lucasfilm
2013 VES Summit Sets Speakers, Content
The Visual Effects Society has confirmed featured sessions for the fifth annual VES Summit, with the theme "A New Reality: Content Creation and Distribution."
The...
ILM’s John Knoll to Keynote View Conference
Industrial Light & Magic's chief creative officer John Knoll will deliver the keynote at the VIEW vfx and computer graphics conference in Turin, Italy...
D23 Day 2: Maleficent, Muppets & Tomorrowland
After dominating entertainment news with reveals about the studio's upcoming animated movies, Disney's eclectic live-action slate took center stage on Saturday (Aug. 10) at...
D23 Expo to Offer Peeks at ‘Frozen,’ ‘Good Dinosaur’
Forget Comic-Con. The big toon fan experience will be happening at Disney's D23 Expo, planned for August 9–11 at the Anaheim Convention Center. The...
D23 to Offer Special Consumer Interactive Experiences
More details are coming in every day about Disney's big fan event D23, planned for August 9-11 at the Anaheim Convention Center. Today it...
Iger Extends Disney Contract for 15 More Months
Disney Company CEO Robert Iger has added another 15 months to his contract after deciding against running for governor of California, says The Hollywood Reporter. Although...
An Interview From Abroad with Brenda Chapman
Academy Award winning writer and director Brenda Chapman recently gave a masterclass at the Verdens Beste Children’s Film Festival in Tromso, Norway, meeting professionals...
John Knoll Upped to ILM’s Chief Creative Officer
Oscar-winning vfx veteran John Knoll has been promoted to Chief Creative Officer at Industrial Light & Magic. Knoll, who joined ILM In 1986, has...
‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ to Shoot in the U.K.
Lucasfilm announced on Friday that production of Star Wars: Episode VII will take place in the United Kingdom. All of the six previous live-action Star Wars...
Netflix Nabs Disney’s ‘Jake’ and ‘Tron: Uprising’
Five animated Disney series will now be available on Netflix’s subscription-based streaming service in the U.S. The multi-year, non-exclusive licensing deal features Disney XD’s...
Course of the Force Returns, Benefits Make-A-Wish
The organizers of the Course of the Force Star Wars-themed charity run have announced that the event will return to Southern California this summer,...
Around 150 Staffers to Lose Jobs at Disney
Disney is in the process of laying off around 150 employees at Walt Disney Studios today (March 10). Variety reports that employees began receiving...
Disney Plans Layoffs in Next Two Weeks
According to the Hollywood trades, Disney will be laying off employees in the next two weeks. The layoffs will come primarily from marketing and...
‘Empire Strikes Out’ on DVD
It’s time to dust off the ol’ lightsaber as LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out tops our DVD watch list this week....
‘Star Wars: Clone Wars’ Ends Run on Cartoon Network
Lucasfilm has announced that Star Wars: Clone Wars has ended its run on Cartoon Network.
"As we enter into an exciting new era focused on the...
Peters Named to VES Board for Northern California
Jon V. Peters, CEO and founder of Athena Studios, has been named to the board of directors for the Visual Effects Society’s Northern California...
Oz Says He’d Love to Voice Yoda Again
In the wake of news that Yoda may be one of the central figures in Disney/LucasFilm’s upcoming Star Wars films, actor/director/writer Frank Oz says...
It’s Official: Abrams to Direct ‘Star Wars’ Pic
While the news was leaked on Thursday, Lucasfilm and Disney both confirmed that J.J. Abrams (Lost, Star Trek) will direct the next episode of...
Germany to Host Star Wars Celebration Europe
Star Wars Celebration Europe, the official Lucasfilm event for all things Star Wars, is coming to Messe Essen, Germany July 26-28, 2013. The event,...
Zack Snyder Dev’ing Non-Trilogy ‘Star Wars’ Film
Oh those sneaky directors... Despite telling the LA Times last fall that he had no interest in directing the just-then announced Star Wars Episode...
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