#New ‘Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back’ Poster from Matt Ferguson Celebrates the Film’s 40th Anniversary

“#New ‘Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back’ Poster from Matt Ferguson Celebrates the Film’s 40th Anniversary” Artist Matt Ferguson has been paying tribute to several beloved franchises this year, following up his Batman Begins poster with a gorgeous new poster for Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in honor of the landmark sci-fi sequel’s 40th anniversary. Ferguson’s poster,…

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#‘The Mandalorian’ VFX Reel Reveals Digital Characters, Creatures, Droids & Environments in the First Season

“#‘The Mandalorian’ VFX Reel Reveals Digital Characters, Creatures, Droids & Environments in the First Season” Much of the focus on the making of The Mandalorian has been on the groundbreaking virtual set technology referred to as The Volume, or StageCraft, as it’s also been referred to by industry professionals. However, there’s still a lot of…

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#21st Century Spielberg Podcast: With ‘War of the Worlds’ and ‘Munich’, Steven Spielberg Confronted the War on Terror

“#21st Century Spielberg Podcast: With ‘War of the Worlds’ and ‘Munich’, Steven Spielberg Confronted the War on Terror” (Welcome to 21st Century Spielberg, an ongoing column and podcast that examines the challenging, sometimes misunderstood 21st century filmography of one of our greatest living filmmakers, Steven Spielberg. In this edition: War of the Worlds and Munich.) In 1993, Steven Spielberg reached…

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#‘The Mandalorian’ Season 2 Adds ‘Extraction’ Filmmaker Sam Hargrave as Second Unit Director

“#‘The Mandalorian’ Season 2 Adds ‘Extraction’ Filmmaker Sam Hargrave as Second Unit Director” When 2020 began, Sam Hargrave was best known as a stunt performer and second unit director for several Marvel Studios movies. Now, he’s the director of Netflix’s most-watched original movie ever, the Chris Hemsworth-starring action thriller Extraction. But while he waits for…

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#Every Episode of ‘The Mandalorian’ Was Previsualized Entirely With Virtual Cinema

“Every Episode of ‘The Mandalorian’ Was Previsualized Entirely With Virtual Cinema” This week’s edition of Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian was shorter than usual, running just under 20 minutes. However, it revealed some more fascinating behind-the-scenes details of the live-action Star Wars series. Like the previous two episodes, this one keeps the focus on the technical side,…

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