In keeping with the grand tradition of Star Wars visual effects ... puppetry and CG animation felt like a return to the film series roots. “For the puppets and the very traditional style of ...

Another franchise owned by Disney is, of course, "Star Wars ... film that gave us Yoda, a puppet who isn't really a Muppet but feels cut from the same cloth (or felt, if you will).

Based on her 2023 book A Galaxy of Things: The Power of Puppets and Masks in Star Wars and Beyond, Dr. Searls will examine how, since 1977, creatures, droids, masked figures, and other material ...