Star Wars: Beyond Victory: A Design Case Study

Star Wars: Beyond Victory is a mixed reality playset first released by ILM and Lucasilm in 2025. Set during the Reign of the Empire, Beyond Victory introduces players to an original story that blends the thrilling world of podracing, a stellar cast, powerful narrative and mixed reality play.   Concept Art Gallery Read insights from the concept...

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The Eternaut Design Gallery

A 2025 Netflix production, The Eternaut‘s story begins after a devastating toxic snowfall kills millions, Juan Salvo and a group of survivors in Buenos Aires must resist an invisible threat from another world.     Read more insights about The Eternaut from members of the ILM Art Department.

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Tron: Ares Design Gallery

ILM partnered with director Joachim Rønning for Disney’s Tron: Ares, the newest installment in the beloved, groundbreaking cinematic universe. The story follows a highly sophisticated Program, Ares, who is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind’s first encounter with A.I. beings.     Read more insights about Tron:...

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Superman Design Gallery

In his signature style, director James Gunn takes on the original superhero in the newly imagined DC universe with a singular blend of epic action, humor and heart, delivering a Superman who’s driven by compassion and an inherent belief in the goodness of humankind. Click a gallery image to see it in full size. Read...

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The Electric State Design Gallery

An orphaned teen hits the road with a mysterious robot to find her long-lost brother, teaming up with a smuggler and his wisecracking sidekick. Click a gallery image to see it in full size.   Click here to read insights from the artists about their favorite pieces from The Electric State. Watch The Electric State...

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The Creator: A Design Case Study

The world of the creator is full of wondrous life far beyond the story going on in the foreground. Director Gareth Edwards, having come from a visual effects background, had the vision to trust that ILM would build the world of the creator into his footage. Early location footage was painted over with various levels...

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Lilo & Stitch Design Gallery

Lilo & Stitch is the wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family. Click a gallery image to see it in full size.   Click here to read insights from the artists about their favorite pieces from Lilo & Stitch. Watch Lilo...

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Alien Romulus: Concept Art

From Xenomorphs and Facehuggers to spacecraft and enviroments, explore the concept art that the ILM art department brought to Alien: Romulus.     ILM Art department: Aaron McBride, Amy Beth Christenson, Alexander Jaeger, Fred Palacio, Igor Staritsin, Mathilde Marion.

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