#Docuseries About George Lucas And ILM Coming From Director Lawrence Kasdan

Lucas founded ILM in 1975, between making two classics: “American Graffiti” and the original “Star Wars” movie. The company’s pioneering visual effects extend well beyond the “Star Wars” franchise. Just this week, we looked back at the real-life inspiration behind “Forrest Gump,” a film that was noteworthy for its digital compositing and other effects, which made Gary Sinise look like a double leg amputee and enabled Tom Hanks to shake hands with President Lyndon B. Johnson, among other things.

ILM’s website notes that it “has played a key role in 7 of the top 10 worldwide box office hits of all time and has contributed to twenty-five of the top fifty.” Altogether, it has “created visual effects for over 350 feature films.” Chances are, it’s responsible for the CGI in some of your favorite movie moments, whether it be the dinosaurs in “Jurassic Park” or the liquid-metal T-1000 in “Terminator 2: Judgment Day.”

As the creator of “Star Wars,” Lucas has self-mythologized, and the fandom has both mythologized and demonized him. Yet because of their existing relationship, a Kasdan-helmed documentary about him has the potential to offer new insights and unprecedented access. 

Either way, a documentary taking us through the years with ILM, beginning with its inception in the ’70s, could be a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at a company that has made some invaluable contributions to film history.