Lucasfilmis closing its Singapore visual effects and animation studio after nearly two decades, potentially leading to around 300layoffs.
ILM is headquartered in San Francisco and also has studios in Vancouver, London, Sydney and Mumbai.
Filmmaking legend George Lucas (L) and Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (2nd L) walk past Star Wars' Stormtroopers and Darth Vader characters as they officiate the opening of Disney’s Lucasfilm’s new animation production facility, the Sandcrawler in Singapore on January 16, 2014.ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images
