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New previews of my ‘Industrial Light & Magic: 50 Years of Innovation’ book are here!

August 21, 2025

A whole swathe of spreads from the book are now available.

‘Industrial Light & Magic: 50 Years of Innovation’, the book I have written to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ILM, is being published on 13 January 2026.

But right now you can already see a whole bunch of fun spreads from inside the book. Here’s two below, and you can see even more at ILM.com in their updated story.

Pre-order the book here from Amazon, but also check out your local Amazon marketplace:

USA: https://amzn.to/3GSyUsW

Industrial Light & Magic: 50 Years of Innovation.

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