Incredible New VFX Featurette For STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Released

A new featurette goes behind the visual effects that earned Star Wars: The Force Awakens an Oscar nomination, and we get to see both how ILM crafted complex action sequences and the way they transformed Lupita Nyong’o into Maz Kanata. Hit the jump to check it out...

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By JoshWilding - Jan 21, 2016 08:01 AM EST

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Source: Wired

Starring original cast members Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker and franchise newcomers, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie, Lupita Nyong’o and Max von Sydow, Star Wars: The Force Awakens is now playing in cinemas worldwide. Have you seen it?

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