The ForceCast: Star Wars News and Commentary

Chicago Comic Con (formerly known as Wizard World) descended upon the Windy City this weekend to bring Star Wars fans from across the country together for a wild weekend. Join us for the first of several special reports from this huge event. Kicking things off is an exclusive interview with Lucasfilm's Head of Fan Relations Steve Sansweet. Steve talks about the fallout from the SDCC Star Wars Spec...

It's a new day for The Weekly ForceCast as we release the first show on our new website, ForceCast.net. Listen in as Jason and Jimmy take you on a tour of the new home for all things ForceCast. We'll also look at some news we missed coming out of Comic Con, including Star Wars on Blu-ray, the next Family Guy parody, and Jedi resurrection in the EU.

Dee Bradley Baker, the voice of the clone army in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, sits down with Jimmy and Jason to discuss how he creates so many memorable characters with a single voice. Dee also looks back on his career as a voice over actor and how he got his start.

The Weekly ForceCast welcomes Robot Chicken creators Seth Green and Matt Senreich to the show to talk about their Skate Party Tour and Jimmy and I go deep into what was announced (and not announced) at last week's San Diego Comic Con.

Anyone listening to the Weekly ForceCast knows what a hot topic the Star Wars Expanded Universe has become. Some love it, some do not, and others are somewhere in the middle. Join Jimmy Mac, Josh "JediShua" Stolte, Kyle Newman, and me in a roundtable discussion about the current state of the EU, both the good and the not so good.

The Weekly ForceCast kicks off its San Diego Comic Con coverage with analysis of the first precious pics of the Star Wars pavilion. Jake Lloyd speaks out on ten years of living with the legacy of Anakin Skywalker and a ForceCast listener calls for no confidence in Jimmy's Vader count.

The Weekly ForceCast is back as the anticipation builds for San Diego Comic-Con. What will be announced at next week's Star Wars Spectacular? Listen in as we discuss all of the possibilities... and we mean ALL. We also welcome Writer/Director Daniel McNichol to the ForceCast Cantina to talk about his new Reclaiming The Blade documentary and the lightsaber's place in Western European sword history....

He's known to filmgoers as Sallah from the Indiana Jones saga and Gimli from The Lord of the Rings... it's John Rhys-Davies! Jimmy Mac welcomes John into the Cantina to discuss his career in movies and his role as narrator of the new documentary Reclaiming The Blade. A fun look at the history of sword fighting in the real world and in film, Reclaiming The Blade also features the lightsaber, includ...

Join Jason Swank and Jimmy Mac, along with special guest co-host, The Jedi Princess of Jazz Bethany Hamilton, for the latest news and information from the galaxy far, far away. This week we cover all of the hottest rumors about the upcoming Star Wars live action show, San Diego Comic-Con news, and information about what happened to The Clone Wars: Decoded? Plus, Kyle Newman stops by to receive a s...

The Force-Cast is back and bigger than ever. Join Jason and Jimmy Mac as they review the big night in Chicago when George Lucas was honored by the Siskel Film Center. Hear exclusive podcast coverage from behind-the-scenes and backstage with GEORGE LUCAS! Plus, incredible highlights from JON FAVREAUs one-on-one interview with George - Live from the stage at The Four Seasons main ballroom. Its an up...

Star Wars creator George Lucas was honored in Chicago last night by The Gene Siskel Film Center, and The Force-Cast was there. It was an amazing night featuring a banquet and a Q&A with George Lucas hosted by writer, actor, director Jon Favreau. Join Jimmy Mac as he works the red carpet including exclusive podcast interviews with JON FAVREAU, MELLODY HOBSON, and the man of the hour, GEORGE LUCAS h...

Star Wars fans, hard-core and casual alike, all know the name Ralph McQuarrie. This legendary talent was the concept artist for the original Star Wars trilogy. It was Ralph who was the first to visualize the incredible ideas that George Lucas conceived for saga we all know and love. Join The Force-Cast as we pay tribute to this great man on his 80th birthday with The Ralph McQuarrie Birthday Spect...

The Weekly Force-Cast is back with a show that is bigger than a pregnant mama gundark! This is a crazy night in the Force-Cast studios filled with laughs, shocks and surprises. Joining Jason and Jimmy are the talented duo behind The Force Among Us, CRIS and CORTNEY MACHT. Then, Fanboys director KYLE NEWMAN drops by and things start to get really wild when Clone Wars Supervising Director DAVE FILON...

Collecting has always been a huge part of Star Wars fandom... From the hard-core adult collector who aims to become the next Steve Sansweet, to the kid who rips the action figures out of their packaging for a romp in the sandbox. While Star Wars collecting is still a very vibrant hobby, more than a few collectors have scaled back. Is it the economy? Is it because there are no Star Wars films on th...

The Weekly Force-Cast wraps up the month of May with an action-packed show! This week, we get the behind-the-scenes info about the new Fanboys DVD release from director KYLE NEWMAN with exclusive coverage of the Los Angeles release party! Then, we get the lowdown on all the happenings in Florida for the opening of Disney's Star Wars Weekends 2009, and we learn why Britain's Got Talent...Star Wars...

It was bound to happen! It was destiny for The Force-Cast to pit the two biggest Star franchises up against each other, and with Star Trek getting all the headlines and box-office love these days, now seems like a perfect time! In one corner we have Star Trek, longtime love of Sci-Fi geeks everywhere and current film sensation. In the other corner, we have Star Wars, the most influential space sag...

Jason and Jimmy are back with a special edition of The Weekly Force-Cast, recorded live on the tenth anniversary of The Phantom Menace! They are remembering the splash landing of the Prequel Era and taking your calls! Hear fellow Star Wars fans relive those magic days from a decade ago as fandom was finally exposed to Darth Maul, Padme Amidala, and, yes, Jar Jar Binks. Plus, exclusive news about T...

Today is a big day for Star Wars fans! It's the tenth anniversary of The Phantom Menace and Fanboys hits store shelves everywhere! The Force-Cast is celebrating the release with an exclusive alternate commentary track for you to enjoy while watching your new DVD. Joining Jason and Jimmy are the creative forces behind Fanboys: Director KYLE NEWMAN and Writer ERNIE CLINE. Its behind-the-scenes conve...

This week, The Force-Cast looks back ten years ago as Star Wars fans everywhere were eagerly anticipating the release of The Phantom Menace. Joining Jason, Jimmy, and special guest co-host Cris Macht (The Force Among Us) is former Star Wars Fan Club President DAN MADSEN. Dan was the man in charge of running the very first Star Wars Celebration back in 1999, when fandom was at a fever-pitch. Listen...

Lucasfilm’s Bonnie Burton joins Jason and Jimmy In The Cantina for a loose, laugh-filled hour of cool conversation! Bonnie gives us the lowdown about what’s new at starwars.com, her latest book Girls Against Girls, and we remember The Holiday Special’s Ackmena, Bea Arthur. Plus, we put the ladies of Star Wars in the ring and let them duke it out…With Bonnie as the ref! Learn who comes out victorio...

Join Jason and Jimmy this week to learn all about the amazing TK Project. Stormtrooper helmets as a canvas? You bet! TK Project founder Chris Romines and artist John Gilliland grab bar stools In The Cantina to talk about this incredible Lucasfilm-approved art program! Plus, we go gambling with Billy Dee, ride shotgun with Princess Leia, and get Lost with Hurley! And, birthdays, voice mails, commen...

So much is going on in the Star Wars universe and The Force-Cast is along for the ride! Join Jason and Jimmy for conversation, comedy, and opinions about all things happening in the Galaxy Far, Far Away. We have all the latest news and rumors about everything from The Clone Wars, to the Live Action Show, and beyond. This week, we go grocery shopping with Natalie Portman, Zac Efron makes the pitch...

The debut season of The Clone Wars was a huge smash hit on Cartoon Network and two of the guys responsible for providing many of the great stories from the first year are with us today. Joining Jason and Jimmy In The Cantina are Clone Wars Head Writer HENRY GILROY and Episode Writer STEVE MELCHING! Henry and Steve give us the lowdown on the upcoming Clone Wars: Decoded and provide behind-the-scene...

It was the hottest ticket last week for UK Star Wars fans. We are talking about, of course, the premiere night for Star Wars: A Musical Journey. It all went down this past weekend for a two-night stand at Londons O2 Arena. Join Jimmy Mac as he gets reviews of this incredible event from two special UK correspondents - Mark Newbold from Lightsabre.co.uk and James Burns from JediNews.co.uk. Mark and...

Its the final Roundtable of season one (single tear) and this time, we are featuring you, The Force-Cast listener. Join us for the Open Phones Season One Wrap-Up! Jason and Jimmy welcome the audience to fill out the chairs at the Roundtable for this special show. We discuss your likes, dislikes, expectations for the future and much more. Its listeners unscreened, unscripted and unleashed on The Fo...