Rebel Force Radio: Star Wars Podcast

Join Jimmy and Jason Live from Cleveland as we count down the weeks til THE FORCE AWAKENS; Sarah Michelle Gellar in REBELS; Boba Fett Casting Rumors; David Prowse Documentary; News from NYCC; STAR WARS EPISODE VIII and Benecio del Toro; TOPPS Star Wars Trading Cards; Trivia Contest and more. 

We are proud to present the second part of this month's Star Wars Influences with new visual enhancement!  Paul Bateman provides a follow-up to Sheldon Norton's RFR report on "21-87" and it's impact on a young George Lucas.  The spotlight then shines on Original Trilogy concept artist and all-around utility player extraordinaire Joe Johnston. Paul give us the lowdown on Joe's career, artwork, tech...

Welcome to the first episode of Star Wars Influences featuring visual enhancement. Use your mobile device, laptop or desktop to see what we are talking about. Star Wars artist Paul Bateman is back to give us a review of the new THE FORCE AWAKENS action figures; Fan love for BB-8; A close look at some ROGUE ONE helmets leaked by actor Donnie Yen and more. This is part one of a two-parter. Come back...

A Chicago Tribune feature on RFR and original generation STAR WARS fans in middle-age hit the stands this week; Disney releases new info about "Season of the Force" and we continue to question the future of "Star Wars Weekends"; Tim Rose returns to play Admiral Ackbar in THE FORCE AWAKENS; The Clones return in STAR WARS REBELS season 2; Catching up with John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, and plenty of "Ou...

Hayden Christensen in STAR WARS EPISODE VIII rumors and the return of Darth Vader; John Landis has an exclusive scoop on the possibility of a BluRay release for the original Original Trilogy; The history of STAR WARS and the Oscars; Anthony Daniels goes off the deep end...Again; We go In The Cantina with STAR WARS mega-collector Chris Fawcett; STAR WARS REBELS Season 2 speculation;Stories about Be...

Three months until THE FORCE AWAKENS and filming has already begun on STAR WARS EPISODE VIII!  We have the latest updates including Mark Hamill news, interview highlights with Benecio del Toro and Domhnall Gleeson, and what’s the status for the future of DISNEY'S STAR WARS WEEKENDS? A new rumor emerged this week that may mean trouble for the long-running annual event. We try to dig beneath the sur...

We recap FORCE FRIDAY and get an update on the upcoming RFR documentary WHEN THE GALAXY LISTENS with Toronto filmmaker  Sheldon Norton ; More from our visit with  Dave Filoni  at Lucasfilm; We review the Sphero BB-8 App Enabled Droid; Mads Mikkelson may have revealed his ROGUE ONE character name and Benecio del Toro is talking about EPISODE VIII; Plus, Wilhelm Scream Beer, Hoggsquattle gets identi...

The marketing blitz for STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS hit stores this morning at midnight as fans celebrated the kickoff to Force Friday. Join RFR as we take you across 4 time zones to celebrate this huge event as only we can.  Starting on the East Coast and working our way thru Chicago, Denver, and finally L.A., we bring the “Midnight Madness” experience directly to your ear buds. Special guests l...

Your Source for the Force  is back to review another busy week of breaking  Star Wars  news including all the big reveals from D23 in Anaheim. We have audio highlights from J.J. Abrams, Harrison Ford, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac and more. Disney head honcho Bob Iger blew away the D23 audience with a big announcement about the currently-in-development  Star Wars  land coming to Disney Theme Parks. We...

Entertainment Weekly's  Anthony Breznican  joins us for a complete review of his new cover story for EW spotlighting  Star Wars The Force Awakens . We discuss the latest production reports, quotes from the creative team, revealing photos from the set and some news about the upcoming Han Solo Anthology film. Plus, new action figures for the upcoming  Star Wars  film are starting to trickle out to r...

Paul Bateman  is back with  Jimmy Mac  to discuss the latest issues of  Star Wars  Marvel Comics including likes and dislikes. The topic of the month:  John Carter of Mars . Hear how the Edgar Rice Burroughs's 100+ year old sci-fi saga impacted  Star Wars  and influenced George Lucas. Paul has a complete breakdown and expert eye-opening analysis that you will not want to miss!  Plus,  Star Wars  R...

HUGE update on the RebelForce Radio documentary, “When The Galaxy Listens” with Toronto filmmaker  Sheldon Norton , including a full recap of Sheldon’s trip with Jimmy Mac to  Skywalker Ranch ;   Dave Filoni  sits down with Jimmy at Lucasfilm Headquarters at the Presidio in San Francisco for a laid back and candid conversation;  Steve Sansweet  joins us with news from  Rancho Obi-Wan ; More on the...

Fallout from the Slave Leia action figure controversy; Top headlines & casting rumors from  The Force Awakens ,  Rogue One , and  Episode VIII ; The potential future of live action  Star Wars  TV on Netflix; the secret history of Michael Jackson & Jar Jar Binks;  listener voice mail and more. Plus find out how YOU can win a million credits to the TOPPS Star Wars Card Trader App in our exclusive RF...

Amy Schumer's appearance on the cover of GQ magazine this week presents us with yet another Slave Leia controversy. We talk about Amy's racy photo shoot and discuss it's potential impact on the franchise and fandom. A Han Solo  Star Wars Anthology  film is coming in 2018. We present the top 5 things we want to see in that film. Plus, we continue our coverage of  Star Wars  at the San Diego Comic C...

San Diego Comic Con's  Star Wars The Force Awakens  panel stole the convention. Join us for a full review of all the action including a shot-by-shot breakdown of the impressive TFA Behind-The-Scenes reel screened at the event along with audio highlights featuring J.J. Abrams, Lawrence Kasdan and the cast of  Episode VII . Plus, we have a contender for RFR's  Outrageous Unthinkable Story of the Wee...

Welcome back to  Star Wars Influences ! We haven't spoken to Paul Bateman since  Star Wars Celebration Anaheim  and he has a lot to say about the second trailer for  The Force Awakens , the season two premiere of  Star Wars Rebels , and the impact of  Star Wars  and how it influences him. Plus,  Rogue One , Ralph McQuarrie, and inspiration within the fan community. 

Hot on the heels of the world premiere of Season Two of  Star Wars Rebels ,  Dave Filoni  joins us  In The Cantina  to answer our many questions about "The Seige of Lothal", Darth Vader, Ahsoka Tano and what is in the future for the crew of  The Ghost . The  Topps Star Wars Card Trader  is one of the hottest apps on the market and we talk all about it with  Neil Kleid  from Topps Digital. Also, we...

The big video game industry event E3 happened earlier this month and there was plenty of info revealed about the new games on the horizon including  Star Wars Battlefront .  IGN editor  Mitch Dyer  joins us to make sense of it all. We are expecting big changes at Disney Parks as the  Star Wars  footprint expands. Join us for an exclusive update! Plus, The return of  The Force Awakens 15 Minute Spo...

THE Roundtable is back with  Sam Witwer, Kyle Newman  and  F.J. Desanto  joining  Jason Swank & Jimmy Mac  to dig deep into everything that happened in the Season 2 premiere of  Star Wars Rebels,  "The Siege Of Lothal". We get down and dirty talking about the re-emergence of Darth Vader and his effect on Ahsoka and the crew of The Ghost, the rise of rebellion and the domination of the Empire as it...

It's the second annual RebelForce Radio Disney  Star Wars Weekends  Listener Meet Up and we are leaving NO FAN BEHIND. Join us as we go backstage to visit  Ray Park  (Darth Maul),  Ashley Eckstein  (Ahsoka Tano),  Taylor Gray  (Ezra Bridger) and host  James Arnold Taylor  (Obi-Wan Kenobi). Be there with us for the listener meet up as we podcast live from Disney's Hollywood Studios on The Streets o...

The Force Awakens  novelization gets a release date putting an end to our epic debate from last week;  Star Wars Uprising  is in position to give us our first taste of the galaxy post- Return of the Jedi ; Marvel's  Star Wars  comic looks to shake up what we know about Han Solo's romantic past; Rumors are running rampant about the cinematic futures of Boba Fett and Obi-Wan Kenobi; Billy Lourde spe...

Star Wars The Force Awakens news and a debate about the release of the novelization; George Lucas speaks up about Episode VII; More Star Wars Celebration Stories & behind the scenes recaps from days 3 & 4; Harrison Ford is back in the air; Star Wars Rebels news; A John Williams update; Disney's Star Wars Weekends; Barely Lethal giveaway and more!

Kyle Newman  is back to give us all the deets about his new film  Barely Lethal  (now in theaters and on-demand) and his experience working with the talented cast including Samuel L. Jackson; We share behind-the-scenes stories from  Star Wars Smuggler's Bounty  with our Princess Leia, actress  Catherine Taber ; We celebrate the 35th anniversary of  Empire  and the 10th anniversary of  Sith;  Andy...

Jason & Jimmy talk to Mos Eisley Cantina expert  Tom Spina  who  provides us with analysis of The Force Awakens  pix from Vanity Fair; Fresh casting news from  Star Wars Rogue One ; Carrie Fisher's daughter Billy Lourde addresses rumors; Pip Andersen talks about  The Force Awakens ; We confront Apple iTroopers and we shake up our spoiler policy...again.

As promised, here is the continuation of  The Best of Star Wars Celebration Anaheim . We review highlights from the most popular panels including Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Ian McDiarmid. Plus,  The Untold Clone Wars  and Star Wars Rebels panels with Dave Filoni, Freddie Prinze Jr and more. Also, we explain why it's important for you to watch Star Wars: The Clone Wars on Netflix, listener love...