News & Features
ILM Earns 2 Nominations at 78th Primetime Emmy Awards
Spider-Noir and Stranger Things have been recognized in two visual effects categories.
Something Old, Something New: John Knoll on the Visual Effects of ‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu’
The production visual effects supervisor and ILM executive creative director discusses balancing the handcrafted legacy of the streaming series with the demands of an IMAX theatrical release.
ILM’s Original CG Dept Looks Back at ‘Terminator 2’ in Exclusive Video
Terminator 2: Judgment Day celebrates its 35th anniversary this year, and some of the project’s leading visual effects artists share their memories.
Snakes on a Frame: ILM artists help unleash a slithering terror onto the big screen in ‘Anaconda’
Visual effects supervisor Ben Snow, associate visual effects supervisor Gabriel Reichle, and animation supervisor Stewart Alves takes us behind the scenes at the Sydney studio.
Inside the ILM Art Department: ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’
Artists from the San Francisco studio share insights about their work on the 2026 Lucasfilm production.
Welcome to ‘The Boroughs’: ILM Packs a Retirement Community with Creepy Creatures, Explosive Blood, and a High-Stakes Standoff
ILM visual effects supervisor Steve Ellis chronicles ILM’s work on Netflix’s latest spellbinding series.
Unearthing the Past: How ILM Brought ‘The Dinosaurs’ to Life
Artists from ILM’s London studio, including visual effects supervisor Steve Moncur, animation supervisor Stafford Lawrence, and CG supervisors Christian Waite and Elizabeth Mitchell, discuss their team’s work on the Netflix series.
Redefining the Grid – ILM’s Vancouver Team Talks ‘Tron: Ares’
Visual effects supervisors Vincent Papaix and Abishek Nair join animation supervisor Mike Beaulieu to discuss bringing the Grid to the streets of their very own city of Vancouver.
Inside the ILM Art Department: ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5
Artists from the London and Sydney studios discuss some of their favorite work from the Netflix production.
ILM Journeys Into the Upside Down: The Visual Effects of ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5
Visual effects supervisor Bill Georgiou and associate visual effects supervisors Stephen Tong, George Kuruvilla, and Arnab Sanyal discuss ILM’s visual effects contributions to the final season of Netflix’s hit series.
Fin Argus Suits Up as Volo Bolus in ‘Star Wars: Beyond Victory’
The actor who voiced and supplied the motion capture performance for Volo Bolus discusses their collaboration with ILM for the mixed reality playset.
Kill, Kill, Kill: Bringing the Rampaging Boar to Life in Sam Raimi’s ‘Send Help’
Industrial Light & Magic artists Marc Whitelaw and Maia Kayser discuss the studio’s work on director Sam Raimi’s Send Help, and how its rampaging boar sequence evolved into something bloodier and funnier.
ILM Wins BAFTA TV Craft Award for ‘Andor’
The team joins their Lucasfilm counterparts in the win for Special, Visual and Graphic Effects.
Honoring Lucasfilm’s 55th Anniversary
In the spring of 1971, George Lucas quietly established a new company to carry his future projects.
Inside the ILM Art Department: ‘Wicked: For Good’
Three artists from the San Francisco and Sydney studios share insights about their work on the 2025 Universal production.
Never ‘OUTATIME’: Remembering ‘Back to the Future’ with Cinematographer Dean Cundey
The acclaimed director of photography discusses collaborating with the visual effects artists at Industrial Light & Magic.
Breaking the Ice and Bringing Creatures to Life: ILM’s Ivan Busquets on the BAFTA-Nominated Visual Effects of Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’
The ILM visual effects supervisor discusses helping craft the world…and the Creature…of Frankenstein for the Netflix production.
Mirrors on the Walls: Reflecting on ‘Wicked: For Good’s’ ‘The Girl in the Bubble’
Visual effects supervisors Pablo Helman and Anthony Smith dive deep into one of ILM’s most challenging shots for the magical sequel.
‘Preparation is the key to success’: Pablo Helman on the complexity of making ‘Wicked: For Good’
The production visual effects supervisor discusses the Emerald City, Elphaba in flight, and collaborating with Jon M. Chu.
‘Young Sherlock Holmes’: Milestones and Memories from an ILM classic with Dennis Muren
One of ILM’s first visual effects supervisors looks back at the film’s mix of practical methods and revolutionary digital effects 40 years later.