Knoll had a cameo appearance in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace as a fighter pilot, helped pitch the story of Rogue One, a feature film set in the Star Wars series, for which he also worked as writer and executive producer. He was the Computer Graphics Project Designer on The Abyss, an achievement which earned ILM its tenth Oscar, and worked on two Star Trek episodes: Star Trek: The Next Generation 's pilot episode (" Encounter at Farpoint") and the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode " Explorers". Knoll is also the inventor of Knoll Light Factory, a lens flare generating software inspired by his work at Industrial Light and Magic. Del Toro, who worked with Knoll for the first time on Pacific Rim, stated "He basically has the heart of a kid and the mind of a scientist, and that's a great combination." Knoll has been praised by directors James Cameron, Gore Verbinski, Guillermo del Toro, and Brad Bird. Along with Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Allen Hall, Knoll and the trio's work on Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest earned them the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. He also served as ILM's visual effects supervisor for Star Trek Generations and Star Trek: First Contact, as well as the Pirates of the Caribbean series. One of the original creators of Adobe Photoshop (along with his brother, Thomas Knoll), he has also worked as visual effects supervisor on the Star Wars prequels and the 1997 special editions of the original trilogy. John Knoll (born October 6, 1962) is an American visual effects supervisor and chief creative officer (CCO) at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM). Just don’t kill everyone this time, please.Visual effects supervisor, chief creative officer (CCO) Hopefully, Knoll can get that meeting with Kennedy, and we can see another corner of the Star Wars universe. We can’t speak for all Star Wars fans, but Knoll certainly has earned our trust. We aren’t sure what idea would be more radical than say, killing off your entire cast as they did in Rogue One, but Knoll certainly seems to think his new idea is a bit out there. Captain Rex rumored to appear in Ahsoka seriesĪfter Rogue One’s success, we’re fairly certain Kennedy wouldn’t throw Knoll out of her office, but it’s an interesting choice of words.Ahsoka actress confirms series is set during timeline of The Mandalorian Season 3.Grand Admiral Thrawn’s best Star Wars Rebels episodes to watch before the Ahsoka series.We finally know when the Star Wars Rebels epilogue takes place.The Ahsoka trailer reveals a connection between Baylan Skoll and Anakin Skywalker.I’ve got it about 3/4 figured out and if I can solve that last portion of it, I’ll see if Kathy’s interested. I do have one more idea that I may or may not pitch. Recently speaking to Screenrant, Knoll insinuated he might have one more ace up his sleeve. Knoll presented the idea to Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, and we were off to the races. The untitled Han Solo spinoff has already begun filming, but Rogue One producer John Knoll has another idea.įor those unaware, Knoll, an Industrial Light and Magic executive (the special effects house founded by George Lucas), came up with the original idea for Rogue One. Luckily, Rogue One was a massive critical and commercial success, and now it seems spinoffs aren’t going anywhere. In hindsight, the success of Rogue One might have been a foregone conclusion, but before the film’s release continued spinoff films were hardly set in stone. By Corey Smith 6 years ago Star Wars fans everywhere rejoice, Rogue One producer John Knoll hasn’t run out of ideas for Star Wars spinoff films.
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