Tag: Luke Skywalker

Lucasfilm/ILM Hires YouTuber Shamook

Lucasfilm has announced they have hired YouTuber Shamook as their Senior Facial Capture Artist for Industrial Light and Magic. Shamook confirmed this in a comment on one of his more recent videos: “As some of you may already know, I joined ILM/Lucasfilms[sic] a few months ago and haven’t had the...

REVIEW: The Mandalorian – Season 2 Episode 8, “The Rescue”

*SPOILERS* This week on The Mandalorian, Mando rounds up a crew to save Grogu from Moff Gideon. He and Cara take out the pilots of an Imperial landing craft, taking Dr. Pershing captive for information. Then Mando and Boba seek out Bo-Katan and her followers for help. When she initially scoffs at th...

Mediocrity – A Star Wars Story

Star Wars isn’t just a fad. For many, it’s an entire culture – a cornerstone in many people’s very identity. That cornerstone, however, has begun to erode for much of the Star Wars fandom, although certainly not by the fans’ design. In fact, you can find fans everywhere clinging de...

IGN Celebrates Landmark Anniversaries with Star Wars Watch From Home

The anniversary of a Star Wars is always a momentous occasion for this fandom. This year, we had two big days in the same week: the fifteenth anniversary of Revenge of the Sith and the 40th anniversary of what many fans consider to be the greatest Star Wars film, The Empire Strikes Back. To commemor...

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker D23 Footage Arrives Online

We finally have a new glimpse at the final chapter in the Skywalker saga thanks to some footage from D23. I had been hearing about the Rise of Skywalker D23 footage all weekend, but I didn’t think we would get to see it, as is often the case with footage screened at events like this, …

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REVIEW: Ivan Ortega’s The Last Jedi Re-Edit

I’ve never been one to seek out fan productions. I come from the George RR Martin school of thought which says that creating derivatives of well-loved proprieties isn’t instructive for aspiring artists and that they should spend their time creating their own IP. However, I can’t deny that ...