Breaking News: Lucasfilm's ILM Studio Closure Has Shocking Impact on Bad Batch & Tales of the Jedi!
Upcoming Star Wars projects, Bad Batch & Tales of the Jedi, remain unaffected by the closure of Lucasfilm's ILM Studio Exciting animation adventures await fans of the franchise
Summary
Despite the closure of ILM Singapore, Star Wars animation will continue with The Bad Batch season 3 and Tales of the Jedi season 2.
Lucasfilm Animation, located at Skywalker Ranch and San Francisco, remains unaffected by the closure of ILM Singapore and the Hollywood strikes. The production of their animated projects is on track for release in 2024.
Star Wars animation will carry on with Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 3 and Tales of the Jedi season 2 in the near future, despite the closure of an ILM division. Although Lucasfilm announced the closure of ILM Singapore, which was established to assist with the creation of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the company assured fans that the animated series will continue. The Singapore team had shifted their focus to producing CG shots for Hollywood movies but unfortunately had to close down due to economic circumstances. To ease any worries, Lucasfilm Animation Director of Cinematography Lighting & VFX, Joel Aron, confirmed that there will be no shutdown of Star Wars animation.
Bad Batch & Tales of the Jedi Are On The Way
Aron clarified that Skywalker Ranch is the current location of Lucasfilm Animation, which was previously based in San Francisco. Over the years, ILM Singapore's involvement in animation has gradually diminished. In terms of 3D-animated series, Lucasfilm Animation collaborates with the Taiwanese studio CGCG for projects like The Bad Batch and Tales of the Jedi.
Concerns were raised about the potential impact on future Star Wars animated series due to the closure of ILM Singapore. However, it has been confirmed that the closure will have no effect on upcoming content. The acclaimed series, "The Bad Batch," will conclude with its third season, set to be released in 2024. Additionally, the highly anticipated second season of "Tales of the Jedi" will have creator Dave Filoni taking on a more hands-on role. The specific Jedi characters who will be explored in this anthology have not yet been revealed, and their stories can span across any era in the vast Star Wars timeline.
Additionally, it is worth mentioning that the ongoing Hollywood strikes do not seem to have an impact on the animated projects. Although the animators themselves are not involved in the striking guilds, writers such as Filoni and The Bad Batch's showrunners are affected. The fact that work on these projects is ongoing suggests that the writing and line recording stages were finished prior to the strikes, possibly even a year ago considering the length of the animation process. The Star Wars animation will proceed as usual, with The Bad Batch and Tales of the Jedi scheduled to bring forth a fresh wave of adventures in the coming year.
