Looking at Lucasfilm

Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Jim Hill and Brian Gaughan cut through Lucasfilm info like a lightsaber cuts through a tauntaun. (results may vary on whether the hosts smell better on the outside) We ask our listeners to walk in single file, to hide your true numbers. read less
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Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 77: “Star Wars Holiday Special” documentary to debut at South by South by Southwest
Mar 8 2023
Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 77: “Star Wars Holiday Special” documentary to debut at South by South by Southwest
Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing who just began appearing at the WDW version of “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.” They also talk about the most recent episodes of “The Bad Batch” and “The Mandalorian” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 77: “Star Wars Holiday Special” documentary to debut at South by South by Southwest
Mar 8 2023
Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 77: “Star Wars Holiday Special” documentary to debut at South by South by Southwest
Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing who just began appearing at the WDW version of “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.” They also talk about the most recent episodes of “The Bad Batch” and “The Mandalorian” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 76: Harrison Ford discusses “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”
Feb 15 2023
Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 76: Harrison Ford discusses “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”
Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about how the auction of Peter Mayhew’s “Star Wars” memorabilia got called off. They then review the last three episodes of “Star Wars: The Bad Batch – Season 2” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 75: What comes next in Season 2 of “The Bad Batch”
Feb 1 2023
Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 75: What comes next in Season 2 of “The Bad Batch”
Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill starts off this week’s show by revealing which film just surpassed “The Force Awakens” at the worldwide box office. They also talk about how Star Wars is featured in “World of Color – One,” DCA’s new nighttime extravaganza Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 74: When will we see our next “Star Wars”-related theatrical release
Jan 11 2023
Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 74: When will we see our next “Star Wars”-related theatrical release
Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by revisiting the John-Williams / new-ending-for-“Indy-5” controversy. They then talk about how Disney has been using “Avatar: The Way of Water” to raise awareness of this James Mangold movie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 73: “Willow” limited series gets off to a strong start on Disney+
Dec 14 2022
Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 73: “Willow” limited series gets off to a strong start on Disney+
Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by describing what the WDW version of “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge” is like during the holiday season. Brian Gaughan then looks back at the final episodes of Season One of “Star Wars: Andor” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 72: How “Star Wars: Andor” pays tribute to various film genres
Nov 16 2022
Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 72: How “Star Wars: Andor” pays tribute to various film genres
Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by discussing the many ways that Disney is now merchandising Life Day. They also talk about how you can serve your Thanksgiving guests a Chandrilan Squig Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 71: How the story bubbles work at “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge”
Oct 20 2022
Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 71: How the story bubbles work at “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge”
Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by looking back at the October 2015 debut of the first full trailer for “Star Wars – Episode VII: The Force Awakens.” They talk about the most recent episodes of Lucasfilm’s latest limited series for Disney+, “Star Wars: Andor” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 70:: How does the East Coast version of “Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance” compare to the West Coast version of this same attraction
Oct 5 2022
Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 70:: How does the East Coast version of “Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance” compare to the West Coast version of this same attraction
Jim Hill starts off this week’s show by sharing his impression of the Hyperspace Lounge (the Star Wars-themed bar aboard the Disney Wish). Then he & Brian Gaughan discuss the “Indiana Jones 5” trailer that leaked online earlier this week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 69:: “Star Wars: Andor” gets off to a promising start
Sep 22 2022
Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 69:: “Star Wars: Andor” gets off to a promising start
Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by looking back at the Star Wars & Indiana Jones-related news that was revealed at the D23 Expo. They then go on to talk about the first three episodes of Lucasfilm’s latest limited series for Disney+ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 68: What Frank Darabont’s version of “Indy 4” would have been like
Sep 7 2022
Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 68: What Frank Darabont’s version of “Indy 4” would have been like
Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about the two seasons of “Star Wars: Andor” which will cover 5 years of story. They then go on share George Lucas’ theory as to why Star War fans initially rejected Jar Jar Binks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 67: When Daniel Radcliffe visited the “Force Awakens” set
Aug 24 2022
Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 67: When Daniel Radcliffe visited the “Force Awakens” set
Brian Gaughn & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking about the latest episodes of Vice’s “Icons Unearthed: Star Wars.” They discuss Lucasfilm’s original plans for its “A Star Wars Story” series of films Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 66 How “Return of the Jedi” is tied to the Vietnam War
Aug 10 2022
Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 66 How “Return of the Jedi” is tied to the Vietnam War
Brian Gaughn & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by discussing “Star Wars: Andor.” They then look back at the production difficulties “Empire Strikes Back” experienced when that crew was shooting the Ice-Planet-of-Hoth sequences in Norway Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 65: Why the Disneyland Paris Resort won’t be getting its very own “Galaxy’s Edge”
Jul 27 2022
Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 65: Why the Disneyland Paris Resort won’t be getting its very own “Galaxy’s Edge”
Brian Gaughn starts off this week’s show by looking back at the 2022 edition of San Diego Comic-Con. Then Jim Hill talks about four soon-to-be-published Star Wars-related books that are worth checking out Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 64: Whatever became of “Star Wars: Detours”
Jul 13 2022
Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 64: Whatever became of “Star Wars: Detours”
Brian Gaughn & Jim Hill talk about Milly Bobby Brown’s rumored involvement in a future “Star Wars” film. They also talk about George Lucas’ sense of humor and how comfortable George was with people parodied the film franchise he created Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 63: : John Williams gets ready to retire
Jun 29 2022
Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 63: : John Williams gets ready to retire
Brian Gaughn & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by looking back at the career of this five-time Academy Award winner and the numerous blockbusters William wrote themes & scores for. They also discuss the final episode of that “Obi-Wan Kenobi” limited series for Disney+. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 62: Would “Solo: A Star Wars Story” have worked better as a limited series
Jun 18 2022
Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 62: Would “Solo: A Star Wars Story” have worked better as a limited series
Brian Gaughn & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking about the new “Star Wars” that Dan Zehr wrote which would be a perfect Father’s Day gift. They also discuss the last three episodes of Disney+’s “Obi-Wan Kenobi” limited series Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 61: How many new “Star Wars” limited series will we see in 2023?
Jun 1 2022
Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 61: How many new “Star Wars” limited series will we see in 2023?
Brian Gaughn looks back at the four days he just spent at the Anaheim Convention Center covering this year’s Star Wars Celebration. He and Jim Hill then discuss the first two episodes of “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” Lucasfilm’s latest limited series for Disney+ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 60: What to expect on Star Wars Nite at Disneyland Park
May 18 2022
Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 60: What to expect on Star Wars Nite at Disneyland Park
Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by discussing the recent resurgence in interest in prequels collectibles. They also talk about interviews Ewan McGregor has given out ahead of the Disney+ debut of “Obi-Wan Kenobi” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Looking at Lucasfilm Episode 59: Looking at Lucasfilm returns
May 4 2022
Looking at Lucasfilm Episode 59: Looking at Lucasfilm returns
After a 16-month hiatus, Jim Hill brings back the podcast which celebrates the creative effort of George Lucas, Kathleen Kennedy, Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau. Jim also introduces“Looking at Lucasfilm” ‘s new co-host, Brian Gaughan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Looking at Lucasfilm Episode 58: Why Kevin Feige’s “Star Wars” project just got interesting
Jan 12 2021
Looking at Lucasfilm Episode 58: Why Kevin Feige’s “Star Wars” project just got interesting
On their last podcast as a team, Dan Zehr & Jim Hill first talk about the challenges that veteran voice actor Tom Kane is now facing. They then pay tribute to the late Jeremy Bulloch, who played Boba Fett in “The Empire Strikes Back” & “Return of the Jedi” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices