Lucasfilm Announce a VR Movie about Darth Vader

Industrial Light & Magic’s immersive entertainment division is looking to some major Hollywood talent to create its next Star Wars virtual reality experience, and the lead character is as big as it gets. During a Star Wars Celebration panel, writer David S. Goyer (Batman Begins, Man of Steel) joined ILM’x xLab team to announce that he’s working on an original narrative VR experience that will let viewers join in and be part of the story — and the lead character is none other than Darth Vader.

“You are the visitor in this story that is happening in and around you, and to a certain extent you might even have some effect on…,” Goyer said. “You can pick up things, you can open things. You can push things, you can walk. You can touch characters. It can make you sad, and make you lean in, and make you feel for a character in a way you haven’t before. In a way that you can’t really do in any other medium. And it can scare you.”