News & Features
New Details on ‘Star Wars: Beyond Victory – A Mixed Reality Playset’ Emerge at ‘Star Wars’ Celebration 2025
ILM and Lucasfilm reveal new information about the virtual and mixed reality Meta Quest experience while Celebration Japan attendees get an exclusive first look.
‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’: ILM’s Visual Effects Treasure Chest, From At Attin to Starport Borgo
The first part of an extensive look behind-the-scenes of the visual effects process for Lucasfilm’s pirate-themed Star Wars adventure series.
ILM Announces ‘Star Wars: Beyond Victory – A Mixed Reality Playset’ for Meta Quest
The new experience for the Meta Quest headset will be introduced to fans at Star Wars Celebration Japan.
‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ Wins Visual Effects Emmy
With ILM as a lead contributor, the Disney+ series took home the award for Outstanding Visual Effects for a Live Action Program at the 3rd Annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards.
“Seizing the Moment” – ILM Leaders Janet Lewin and Vicki Dobbs Beck on the Future of Immersive Storytelling
Industrial Light & Magic’s immersive entertainment team will be fully integrated with the rest of the company to inspire new innovations in cross-platform storytelling.
Defying Expectations: How ILM’s Collaborative DNA Helped Bring the World of ‘Wicked’ to Life
Industrial Light & Magic visual effects supervisor Pablo Helman talks to ILM.com’s Jamie Benning about the artistry behind Wicked.
ILM Receives Two Oscar Nominations for “Alien: Romulus” and “Wicked”
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the 2025 Academy Award nominations and ILM visual effects teams received two nominations in the Visual Effects category. ILM Visual Effects Supervisor Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser was nominated for his work on Fede Álvarez’s sci-fi/horror-thriller Alien: Romulus and ILM’s Pablo Helman and David Shirk were each nominated for…
ILM Earns Two BAFTA Nominations for ‘Gladiator II’ and ‘Wicked’
ILM visual effects supervisors are honored in the Special Visual Effects Category.
ILM Profiles: Tania Richard
The ILM Vancouver artist details her globe-trotting career path from special make-up effects to art direction to effects supervision.
ILM & ILM Immersive Earn 20 Nominations for 23rd VES Awards
ILM teams from around the world earn recognition for projects as diverse as Wicked, Gladiator II, Ultraman: Rising, Deadpool & Wolverine, and What If…? – An Immersive Story.
2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards Longlists Announced
Today, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced their longlists for the 2025 EE Film Awards. 10 films will advance in the Special Visual Effect category. Members of the SVFX chapter vote to determine the longlist and the nominations. In the final round of voting, all film-voting members will vote for the overall…
“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.
97TH Oscars Shortlists Announced
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences yesterday announced shortlists in 10 categories for the 97th Academy Awards®: Visual Effects, Sound, Documentary Feature Film, Documentary Short Film, International Feature Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Animated Short Film, and Live Action Short Film. Ten films remain in the running in…
ILM’s Jason Smith on ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’
The visual effects supervisor sheds light on the process behind developing the series’ fantastical realm.
The Day the Aliens Invaded
Industrial Light & Magic brings creative commotion to the creatures and New York cityscape of A Quiet Place: Day One.
How ILM Helped Fede Álvarez Bring ‘Alien: Romulus’ Back to the Series’ Horror Roots
Visual effects supervisor Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser discusses the collaborative effort to make Alien fans scream once 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.
Transformers One: Concept Art
For Transformers one, the art department aimed to create shapes and silhouettes that appeared clean and simple from a distance, yet included intricate, purposeful details up-close, such as cut lines in the panels, smaller inset geometry, and layered panel work. Given that iconic Transformer designs often stem from their helmet shapes, the art department worked…
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.
‘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.