Skeleton Crew co-creator Jon Watts has shared that the show will be using some old-school artistry, including stop-motion animation from legendary animator Phil Tippett and matte paintings as used in the original Star Wars films.

While speaking to Collider, Skeleton Crew co-creator Jon Watts highlighted that the show will be using some old-school artistry, including stop-motion animation from legendary animator Phil Tippett.

“I got to use all the cool stuff on my most recent Star Wars show,” Watts revealed. “We had pre-viz, MOCAP, we shot on The Volume, we did everything. But the most fun part was we also used all the old school techniques as well. We got Phil Tippett to do stop-motion. We did matte paintings, like real old-fashioned matte paintings. We got an ILM painter out of retirement to come out and do that. So to me, all that stuff is fun, but it’s just another tool, and it depends on how you use it.” For Watts, it’s all about using the right tool for the right job.

Skeleton Crew is expected to launch later this year on Disney+.