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Articles by Lucas Seastrom

Deadpool and Wolverine.

“That Was Very Gross”: ILM’s Vincent Papaix on the Often Bloody and Weird Visual Effects of ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’

The visual effects supervisor talks Cassandra Nova, Gambit, and more.

Tim Burton’s ‘Sleepy Hollow’: Giving life to an undying legend

Heads still roll 25 years later in the Tim Burton classic for which ILM brought the iconic headless horseman to the screen.

ILM Celebrates the Career of Compositing Supervisor Jon Alexander

Alexander spent 38 years with ILM as an optical printer operator on feature films to a compositing supervisor on theme park attractions.

The Slimer animatronic head from Ghostbusters 2 on display at Lucasfilm headquarters in San Francisco.

‘Ghostbusters 2’: Pushing the Limits with Slimer

Exploring the technical innovations and behind-the-scenes stories that brought Slimer to life in Ghostbusters 2, reaching new heights in animatronics and practical effects at Industrial Light & Magic.

Industrial Light & Magic’s Everlasting ‘Star Trek III’ Starship Designs

Take a deep dive into the history and lore behind the starship designs created by ILM and introduced 40 years ago in The Search for Spock.

Artist Benton Jew and the 1997 ILM Halloween Party poster.

Artist Benton Jew Shares ILM Memories and the Story Behind ‘Lighter Darker’

The ILM veteran worked on projects like Jurassic Park and The Mask, and helped create a special Halloween poster that inspired the moniker for ILM’s new podcast.

A scene from ILM's work on the Marvel series Echo.

Marvel Studios ‘Echo’: Staging Non-Stop Action

ILM’s Vancouver & London studios realized everything from ingenious facial replacements to a challenging plate composite for one cohesive action shot.

On Location of ‘The Creator’ with ILM’s Andrew Roberts

The visual effects supervisor was practically a one-man operation as he joined director Gareth Edwards and crew in Thailand and the United Kingdom.