Skywalking Through Neverland: Keeping the Star Wars Magic Alive

We are delighted to welcome David Collins back on Skywalking Through Neverland! We catch up with David Collins as he discusses life as a new dad and voice acting in Rogue One, The Last Jedi and Solo: A Star Wars Stor y. He is also working on Star Wars Resistance in the sound department, and will be co-hosting Star Wars Celebration Chicago 2019. David also talks about The Soundtrack Show , a new po...

It's all about SOLO Bonus Features as we celebrate the digital and blu-ray release of Solo: A Star Wars Story . Lisa Dullard (Coffee With Kenobi) joins us in a fun conversation, as she gushes over her new favorite Star Wars film. Follow her on instagram as she has had quite the interaction with legendary actor and Solo director Ron Howard! Craig Miller joins us to share stories and memories of leg...

  Let's visit secret Jedi locations in Ireland! Everyone's favorite Jawa, James Floyd (StarWars.com/Star Wars Insider) shares his stories and tips on visiting the numerous Star Wars locations filmed along the coast of Ireland. Luke Skywalker's last resting spot, real beehive huts and so much more.  Then we talk about James' FIRST article published in Star Wars Insider magazine - Star Wars: The Clo...

Coming up on this episode we catch up once again with Adam Harris who just finished his documentary - My Saga ! Lots of great stories and lots of tear-jerking moments in his film. He talks about his son growing up with the filming, great stories about meeting Star Wars actors, and teases us about distribution. When will you be able to see it? Listen in! Are you ready to talk Star Wars: Resistance...

Terri Hardin - Imagineer, Puppeteer and Star Wars super-fan - joins us once again for a continuing incredible discussion on her life and career. She is the original Mother of Dragons - having brought La Taniere du Dragon in Disneyland Paris to life underneath Sleeping Beauty Castle. She is a sculptor and puppeteer, as well. Remember the terrifying "terror dog" in Ghostbusters which terrified you a...

Terri Hardin - Imagineer, Puppeteer and Star Wars super-fan - joins us for an incredible discussion on her life and career. "Mark Hamill and I used to fight over posters before he was Luke Skywalker. He wanted to collect what I wanted to collect!" And this is only Part 1 of the conversation! Terri was noted in George Lucas' biography Skywalking , worked with George Lucas and befriended Michael Jac...

Skywalking Through Neverland goes to the beach for Episode 220! We begin LIVE from Oceanside, CA, but dive back to the early days of Star Wars with author Bob WR Miller. He joins us to discuss his NEW Star Wars Historical Sourcebook which documents everything Star Wars from 1971-1990! His book delves into the media coverage, comic books, magazines and books surrounding the historical phenomenon th...

This is a JAM-PACKED show full of Clone Wars , Explaining Star Wars, and F-105's great music! July 19th at SDCC, Star Wars news came at us like a tsunami - Star Wars: The Clone Wars is BACK, baby!! 12 new episodes are coming to Disney's streaming service in 2019, and we have a trailer to discuss. Let's do this! We talk with Alex Damon , creator of the popular YouTube channel, Star Wars Explained ....

This is our BIG Ant-Man and the Wasp episode! Dave Parfitt ( Adventures By Daddy ) joins us for our spoiler-filled discussion of the film and press junket held in Los Angeles. Is Paul Rudd as cute in person? Does Evangeline Lilly embody her Wasp persona in real life? These are important questions, and we go over every inch in this episode. Pixar Pier opened at the Disneyland Resort on June 23rd. D...

Do you need a good healthy dose of fun and positivity in your fandom? Then this is the place! On today's episode we are going to change the conversation of Star Wars fandom and hear what makes you happy in this fandom. Several Skywalkers sent in voice messages and left comments in our Facebook Group, which we will share on this show. We also talk with our good friend Mark Newbold ( Fantha Tracks )...

How Incredible are you feeling today? Incredible enough for an Incredibles 2 Spectacular episode?? Then you've come to the right place! On today's episode we have our SPOILER-FILLED Incredibles 2 review, as wells as Incredibles 2 press conference highlights. We will also touch on the Pixar Short that plays before the film. It's called BAO and features first-time director Domee Shi. An appetizer an...

Part 2 of our Solo: A Star Wars Story coverage includes highlights from the Global Press Conference which Sarah attended on May 12th. This episode also includes Part 2 of our discussion with Dee Tails , Creature Performer! He plays Quay Tolsite - the Pyke on Kessel who got his butt kicked by Qi'ra, as well as several other characters. Did he even play a Cloud Rider with Enfys Nest's gang?? Let's f...

Dee Tails , Creature Performer, joins us in a fun-filled discussion of his credited role in SOLO: A Star Wars Story ! He plays Quay Tolsite - the Pyke on Kessel who got his butt kicked by Qi'ra. Dee Tails shares on-set stories, compares directors Ron Howard and Lord & Miller, and discusses his impressions of Alden Ehrenreich, Emilia Clarke and Woody Harrelson. Also on this episode: SOLO Easter Egg...

This is our big SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY Initial Reaction Roundtable recorded with several Skywalkers at the world famous TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX in Hollywood! Listen closely as we had a special Star Wars alumni guest drop by to say a few words. He happened to be watching the movie in our theater with someone very important to SOLO. This is where I should warn you - this episode is SPOILER-FILLED....

Star Wars Celebration 2019 - we FINALLY know when and where it will be, so Jason Gibner of Blast Points Podcast joins us to discuss the pros, cons and controversy of Chicago 2019. Rumors had been stirring and Anaheim was a sure bet for SWCelebration 2019, so when the news hit that it will take place in Chicago, it stirred up a Rock Hornets nest. Let's take a step back and see just what we can expe...

Classic Marvel Star Wars Comics #17 "Crucible" has a LOT of parallels to Solo: A Star Wars Story . Unlike many of the vintage, action-packed Star Wars comics, this one follows one character, Luke, on a character-building journey complete with womp rats, Beggar's Canyon and Skyhoppers. What's not to love?? We tackle this comic with Star Wars artist Randy Martinez. Show Notes: Title: "CRUCIBLE" Rele...

This week we are excited to welcome one of the brightest stars in all fandom, Ashley Eckstein! She makes her first stop in her podcast book tour to tell us all about It's Your Universe: You Have The Power To make It Happen ! How can you be a #DreamWarrior? Is there power in princesses? Let's find out! Then keep listening as Ashley may have dropped some exclusive hints about certain themed dresses...

AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR is the culmination of 10 years and 18 Marvel films, so join us as we celebrate, review and discuss with ScreenRant's Joseph Decklemeier!  WARNING: This is a SPOILER-FILLED episode right from the get-go, so get going to a theater and see the film before listening. Joseph and Sarah attended the   Avengers Infinity War Press Conference , which featured 24 Avengers, plus Jeff Go...

Jim Swearingen, concept designer at Kenner, is making his podcast debut! Jim worked on Star Wars toys at Kenner as the lead concept designer from 1976-1979. His career in toys took him on a journey through not only Star Wars, but Strawberry Shortcake and Play-Doh. He might even reveal the secret ingredient that makes Play-Doh work! Richard's mother owes Jim a great debt of gratitude, since his Sta...

The first full trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story just dropped, and we discuss why this might be the BEST STAR WARS FILM EVER! (one word - Malla!) Because we're soundtrack fans over here, we compare the music of the trailer to other familiar soundtracks and themes. Jocasta Drew ( Drew Kaplan of StarWarsMaven.info ) is back to go over fun and interesting nuggets from The Last Jedi Visual Dictionar...

Learn all about Hoojibs in this special Easter Edition of Skywalking Through Neverland! When you think cute and cuddly creatures in the Star Wars universe, you might think only of Porgs and Ewoks. But Hoojibs, born from a 1981 Classic Marvel Star Wars Comic, have their place among the loveable fuzzy characters. We explore the history of the Hoojibs, fun facts about Hoojibs, and give shout-outs to...

Creature Performer Dee Tails (The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi) reveals behind-the-scenes stories of Canto Bight, especially a fascinating Deleted Scene which you can now see on the TLJ Digital and Blu-Ray Special Features. Dee Tails also played Slowen Lo, that same alien who was voiced by Joseph Gordan Levitt. Forces of Destiny Season 2 is out! Let's dig in to these adorable episodes featuring po...

We bring you up close and personal to Mark Hamill and his Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Ceremony , which took place on March 8, 2018. We were able to get a great spot at the front of the barricades, and some face-time with Kelly Marie Tran, Billie Lourd, Kathleen Kennedy, Rian Johnson and the Hamill clan. Whoever said getting up super-early was a waste of time is totally wrong! Din, lead singer of t...

Star Wars Rebels has come to a close. For the finale, we invite Sal Perales (Kanan in the #RogueRebels family of cosplayers) to discuss the series finale and the special screening held at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank. The evening concluded with an hour-long Q & A with Dave Filoni, Vanessa Marshall, Tiya Sircar, Steve Blum and Taylor Gray. We will discuss plot, characters and certain Q & A questi...

Are you ready to travel back in time to the set of THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK and INDIANA JONES AND THE RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK? You've come to the right place - Mark Marshall began his film career on these hallowed sets and worked closely with George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Christopher Columbus. He also worked on HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE with Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert...