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I think this might actually be worse than redoing the original trilogy – isn’t half the charm of Star Trek how unapologetically awful the effects are?

How ILM made Davy Jones. Also, a user on the Livejournal starwars community thinks Jones resembles a Quarren. I’m not so sure. Maybe a cousin. Hybrid?

Star Wars may be over, but ILM certainly isn’t slowing down – they have a staggering amount of work on their plate, including The Spiderwick Chronicles, Eragon, Transformers and the next Harry Potter film.

For folks wondering about some of the technical aspects involved, eWeek talks to ILM, among others, about digital storage.

Revenge of the Sith wins Best Villain (Palpatine,) Favorite Action Sequence (Anakin/Obi-Wan duel) and Favourite Special Effects at Canada’s Spacey Awards.

Revenge of the Sith is a finalist for three Academy Awards: Makeup, Sound Editing and (of course) Visual Effects.