Settlement in the class-action lawsuit filed in December 2014 on behalf of animation and VFX workers to be paid out in July and August.
Industrial Light & Magic employs its traditional hybrid approach to combining practical and CG effects for grounded performances.
Disney-Pixar sequel sells $180 million in tickets domestically, making it the second-largest June debut ever and the eighth largest all-time debut.
$103 million domestic gross over the Memorial Day weekend fell short of studio expectations.
Co-producer of the highly anticipated ‘Star Wars’ feature is the newly appointed head of ILM.
Lucasfilm division also promotes Gretchen Libby to VP, marketing and production.
Kevin Mayer, who oversaw the acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox, will lead the new division.
Acclaimed actor, producer and director will executive produce and write the untitled series for Disney’s new direct-to-consumer platform.
Digital and Blu-ray editions in HD and 4K include extensive bonuses including a feature-length making-of documentary and 14 deleted scenes.
One of five films to receive a nomination for best visual effects in this year’s race for Oscar gold, ‘Episode VIII’ mixes new characters with those from the 1977-1983 films in wholly new environments.
Popular and long-running series stays on target with new episodes leading up to the March 5 finale.
Mocap setup was brought to Pinewood to record Lupita Nyong’o’s scene in the Oscar-nominated ‘Star Wars’ film.
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss will create a new films separate from both the Skywalker saga and ‘The Last Jedi’ director Rian Johnson’s trilogy.
Big game offered the first look at ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story,’ as well as dropping trailers for ‘Avengers: Infinity War,’ ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ and ‘Mission: Impossible -- Fallout.’
From preproduction through postproduction, design supervisor Kevin Jenkins helps safeguard the visual language of the Star Wars universe for the eighth episode in the iconic franchise.
Hand-in-hand with filmmakers, FotoKem’s creative and technical teams supported global production on a massive scale.
Disney’s most-recent ‘Star Wars’ entry edges out ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ in busy holiday weekend.
Led by production VFX supervisor Ben Morris, visual effects powerhouse Industrial Light & Magic confidently seeks to honor the innovative spirit of the series without losing its heart.
Second place finish for ‘Justice League’ puts Warner Bros. past the $2 billion mark for domestic ticket sales in 2017.
Actress Rashida Jones and writing partner Will McCormack deny ‘unwanted advance,’ instead point to lack of ‘an equal creative voice’ for women and people of color at Pixar Animation Studios.
Chief Creative Officer of Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios and DisneyToon Studios acknowledges ‘missteps’ and that he possibly made coworkers feel ‘disrespected or uncomfortable.’
Clip offers the best look yet at Episode VIII in the ‘Star Wars’ saga.
Tickets for the highly anticipated 'Star Wars' movie go on sale immediately after the trailer airs.
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.
