‘Indiana Jones’ and ‘Star Wars’ VFX Artist Marc Thorpe Passes at 77
The artist, also known for his competition show ‘Robot Wars,’ passed away November 24 of complications related to Parkinson’s Disease, shared his daughter Megan Feffer on Facebook.
The artist, also known for his competition show ‘Robot Wars,’ passed away November 24 of complications related to Parkinson’s Disease, shared his daughter Megan Feffer on Facebook.
The visual effects studios recreated 1960s New York City, complete with city street and subway chases – and digital horse - and an ancient undersea trireme shipwreck dive that included digital doubles, digital creatures, and dry-for-wet effects, respectively, on James Mangold and Lucasfilm’s final ‘Indiana Jones’ cinematic franchise adventure.
The studio delivers 235 shots for the fifth installment in the ‘Indiana Jones’ franchise, including a frantic tuk-tuk chase sequence through the streets of Tangiers, Morocco.
The studio’s Québec facility celebrates 10th anniversary and announces addition of Francois Lambert and Jeremy Robert as VFX supervisors; recent deliveries include ‘Barbie,’ ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ and ‘Foundation’ Season 2.
Fans at the London ‘Star Wars Celebration’ were treated to the first look at a new, never-before-seen trailer from Harrison Ford’s final adventure as the iconic archaeologist; the film debuts at the Cannes Film Festival in May before hitting theaters in June.
Epic begets iconic at the historic Super Bowl; Harrison Ford stars as the legendary hero archaeologist in the fifth installment of the storied franchise, coming to theaters this June.
Bethesda’s MachineGames has hired the ‘Chronicles of Riddick’ director to handle design for the project, which touts an original storyline and will be the first game title for the franchise since 2003.
The famed actor reprises his iconic role in the 5th installment of the Lucasfilm franchise coming to theaters in June 2023.
The prolific actor will be digitally reconstructed to resemble his younger self for an opening sequence in the upcoming film, set during the events between ‘The Last Crusade’ and ‘Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.’
The streamer and Lucasfilm are actively seeking a writer for an ‘Indiana Jones’ TV series, which could be a prequel, spinoff, or set-up for future films in the franchise.
No stranger to franchises, the ‘Indiana Jones’ and ‘Star Wars’ star will pick up the Ross mantle in both ‘Captain America: New World Order’ and ‘Thunderbolts’ following William Hurt’s passing earlier this year.
An embarrassment of riches - trailers, film stills, key art, and imagery were shared for ‘Andor,’ ‘Willow,’ ‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch,’ ‘Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi,’ ‘Ahsoka,’ ‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew,’ ‘The Mandalorian,’ and ‘Indiana Jones.’
Superhero fans everywhere will have to wait a bit longer to get their franchise fixes, as the studio has pushed theatrical release dates on its next wave of Marvel Studio features, as well as the upcoming untitled ‘Indiana Jones 5.’
The dastardly ‘Dr. Strange’ villain will star opposite Harrison Ford, as the titular relic hunter, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge, in an undisclosed role.
A new era for LucasArts, now called Lucasfilm Games, ushers in partnerships with both Ubisoft’s Massive Entertainment and Bethesda.
The former LucasArts is collaborating with the leading game company’s MachineGames studio on an original story, the action-adventure franchise’s first videogame for modern consoles since 2003.
Sony’s ‘Uncharted’ will feature Tom Holland as the sarcastic and sexy Nathan Drake, alongside the ‘Ted’ star as gruff and tumble Victor ‘Sully’ Sullivan, in theaters December 2020.
The writer and director of LAIKA’s new stop-motion/CG-animated epic comedy adventure shares his insights on helming the studio’s biggest, most complex and technologically innovative film yet.
Our hero, sporting an eye patch and pressed khakis, crashes, splashes, slashes and drinks his way through the treacherous 1939 South Pacific tropics in the brand-new season of FXX’s hit animated series.
The ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Indiana Jones’ star crash lands vintage plane on Venice, California golf course.
Sixteen-year ILM veteran will oversee all operational matters for Lucasfilm, ILM and Skywalker sound, reporting directly to Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and Walt Disney Studios president Alan Bergman.