Star Wars Celebration: Lucasfilm Unveils ‘Light & Magic’ Season 2 Trailer

Disney+ pulled back the curtain on the next chapter of Light & Magic, the docuseries chronicling the history and groundbreaking work of Lucasfilm’s storied visual effects house, Industrial Light & Magic. The trailer and key art for season two were unveiled during a presentation Friday at the Star Wars Celebration in Tokyo, offering the legions of fans who had traveled to Japan for the event an early glimpse at the show’s deep dive into the studio’s most transformative era — the shift to digital filmmaking. The three-part second season of the doc series went live on Disney+ as the Tokyo presentation got underway. 

Attendees were treated to video greetings from director Joe Johnston and producer Ron Howard, as well as a highlight reel from the show. A panel discussion followed, moderated by actor and Star Wars alum Sam Witwer (the voice of Darth Maul in Solo: A Star Wars Story) and featuring several figures from across the Lucasfilm brain trust. Among the panelists were Ahmed Best (the actor behind Jar Jar Binks), Lucasfilm president and general manager Lynwen Brennan, ILM’s design guru Doug Chiang, senior VFX supervisor John Knoll, ILM general manager Janet Lewin and senior animation supervisor Rob Coleman.