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Lucasfilm says the 36-second Mandalorian and Grogu Super Bowl ad nods to "classic Big Game spots of years past," but fans aren't happy

The Mandalorian and Grogu Super Bowl ad wasn't a regular trailer

Total Film

Kathleen Kennedy regrets timing of Solo: A Star Wars Story

Kathleen Kennedy says her one regret from her tenure as president of Lucasfilm is releasing 2018's Solo: A Star Wars Story three years after Harrison Ford reprised the character Han Solo in Star Wars Episode 7: The Force Awakens.

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Star Wars boss Kathleen Kennedy explains her Lucasfilm exit as Dave Filoni and Lywen Brennan step up

After over 13 years at the helm of the studio, Kathleen Kennedy is to step down from her position as Lucsafilm CEO, with Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan due to become the new Star Wars and Indiana Jones bosses.

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Behind Severance’s minimalist style lies an incredible complexity

Here’s how ILM and Mango FX pulled it off.

Creative Bloq

These new Meta Quest games reminded me that VR magic hasn't faded yet

Mark Zuckerberg and James Cameron are excited to pivot Quests to focus on 3D films, but Quest game devs haven't stopped making incredible games.

Android Central

The best YouTube channels and podcasts every film artist should subscribe to

These are the must-watch channels to sharpen your craft and stay inspired.

Creative Bloq

Did you know Photoshop wouldn’t exist without Star Wars?

Adobe Photoshop is one of the most famous pieces of software ever created, and it might not even exist if it wasn’t for that galaxy far, far away…

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25 years ago, 'Mission to Mars' and 'Red Planet' had a bad Martian movie showdown. Was there a winner?

Two Hollywood Mars films celebrate their 25th birthday this year. Which one takes the cake?

Space

Why AI means anyone can be a filmmaker not just Hollywood insiders

Director Jason Zada says tools like Google Veo 3 unlock storytelling for everyone.

Creative Bloq

'Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back' at 45: Stop-motion master Phil Tippett on creating the iconic Battle of Hoth (exclusive)

The Oscar-winning SFX guru talks turkey sandwiches, space lizards, and making the awesome Battle of Hoth scene for "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back".

Space

Lucasfilm uses AI to explore a "new Star Wars planet", but fans aren't convinced: "It's not impressive if a 14-year-old can do it on their smartphone"

The Force isn't strong with this one

Total Film

Lucasfilm's vision for AI in Stars Wars is making me cringe

Blending two animals together is the future of creativity?

Creative Bloq

Lucasfilm declares creative bankruptcy with an AI-generated Star Wars film that's just 2 minutes of mostly normal animals jumbled together

I've got a bad feeling about this.

PC Gamer

Star Wars Celebration is in full swing, and Lucasfilm just dropped more details on its Beyond Victory experience for Meta Quest, and I couldn't be more stoked

If you're in Japan for Celebration, be sure to play the Beyond Victory experience for Meta Quest demo.

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3 new Disney+ TV shows I can't wait to stream in April with over 90% on Rotten Tomatoes

TARDIS or Tie Fighter, April is a big month for sci-fi fans on Disney+.

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"Everyone thinks they know what a lightsaber looks like, but now I really know," teases the DNEG artist behind Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

There's a secret magic to creating the perfect lightsaber.

Creative Bloq

How Wicked's terrifying flying monkeys were created

ILM made them incredibly lifelike.

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31 pieces of spellbinding Wicked concept art, from flying monkeys to the epic Emerald City

I'm bewitched by ILM and John M. Chu's vision for Wicked's design?

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Why Defying Gravity was Wicked's "most difficult sequence" to film

Cynthia Erivo was committed to the visual effects spectacle.

Space

Live-action 'Gundam' movie enters full production as Bandai drops Netflix to partner with Legendary Pictures

This live-action version of the mecha anime franchise is powering into production after seven years stuck in the hangar.

The Conversation

A century in motion: how stop-motion films went from obscure ‘creature features’ to winning Oscars

The 2025 Academy Awards could shape up to be a big one for stop-motion animation. Australian director Adam Eliott’s Memoir of a Snail (2024) has raked in a nomination for Best Animated Feature Film, alongside Wallace Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024).

Creative Bloq

How Wicked's magical VFX was made (and why a single scene was make or break)

ILM's VFX supervisor reveals how Oz's world was more.

Creative Bloq

The 5 best movies of 2024 for VFX

From Dune to Alien Romulus and Wicked, it was great year for CGI in movies.

Inverse

8 Years Later, an Infamous Star Wars Scene Just Sparked a New Disney Controversy

A contentious scene in 'Rogue One' sparked fierce debate between critics and fans, and now Disney is going to court over it.

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"It feels exactly like we wanted it to": the making of Ultraman: Rising

Shannon Tindle and co-director John Aoshima discuss the character design and visual style of the Netflix superhero movie.

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