McIntyre, Gina (October 16, 2012). "Drew Struzan unveils Universal monster portraits for Mondo show". Los Angeles Times. Winder, Mike (December 18, 2015). "Illustration alum and legendary Star Wars poster artist Drew Struzan on the awakening of his own creative forces at ArtCente". Art Center College of Design.

Being able to channel the creator makes Filoni indispensable at Lucasfilm. He was a critical part of the company’s new TV ventures, and Kennedy had been nurturing his filmmaking ambitions ever since her arrival. Favreau and Filoni were friendly, but Kennedy feared a turf war might erupt. She devised a fix. “I arranged a playdate,” she says. Goldfarb, Andrew (August 15, 2015). "D23 2015: New Star Wars: The Force Awakens Poster Revealed". IGN. Oregon gallery to exhibit varying art of locally born Drew Struzan". Daily Emerald. October 14, 2007. In September 2009, Struzan produced an image for publication in Kurv magazine of Mattel's Barbie, in celebration of that doll's 50th anniversary year.Jones, Gareth (February 19, 2015). "Exclusive Clip Gives You a Peek Behind the Poster with Drew Struzan". Dread Central.

In 1977 fellow artist Charles White III, well known for his own airbrush prowess, had been hired by David Weitzner, Vice President of advertising at 20th Century Fox, to create a poster design for the 1978 re-release of Star Wars. White, uncomfortable with portraiture, asked Struzan for his help on the project. As such, Struzan painted the human characters in oil paints and White focused on the ships, Darth Vader, C-3PO, and all the mechanical details of the poster art. [11] Konow, David (February 14, 2004). "The Art of the Poster: Three legendary illustrators speak out on the declining state of movie poster art". MovieMaker. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012.Literary Arts: Zora Neale Hurston". Smithsonian National Postal Museum. Retrieved January 30, 2017. Holy Crap, Drew Struzan Did 3 Incredible Posters for the How to Train Your Dragon Trilogy". January 19, 2019. Stephens, Dan (January 6, 2011). "Movie Poster Artist: The Work of Drew Struzan". Top10Films.co.uk. The final film in the Skywalker saga comes home today on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray, and we have three free, printable covers featuring gorgeous concept art from the movie. Jon Favreau had inaugurated the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Iron Man a decade before and was steeped in large-scale serialized storytelling. The actor and director had also become so proficient with visual effects that his most recent Disney projects, The Jungle Book and The Lion King, were often mistakenly described as live-action even though both are almost entirely digitally simulated. “I knew that Jon Favreau was always deeply interested in Star Wars. He was the first person I went to,” Kennedy says. “He said, ‘Not only would I have an interest, I have an idea.’ ” Plus, he was willing to meet that new criteria of hers. “What’s unique about Jon is his commitment,” Kennedy says. “He’s had a sole focus pretty much on this for the last several years. That’s been a godsend.”