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DJ said, “Original Trilogy performers are getting harder to track down and even more difficult to interview. So, meeting Philip Herbert and Ailsa Berk at 2023’s Star Wars Family Fun Day in the U.K. was a total delight. Especially, to find them both at one event.
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Go behind the scenes of Star Wars with William “Bill” Hargreaves, the props maker who helped bring unforgettable droids to life in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. In this exclusive interview, Bill explains how he built—and even operated—one of his own creations on set.
Hear his firsthand accounts of working on IG‑88 and EV‑9D9, plus his confirmation that he also worked on the small tortured droid in Jabba’s palace. Bill doesn’t name it here, but the canon identification is revealed here.
This is authentic production history: shop‑floor creativity, set stories, and the hidden credits that shaped the galaxy fans know by heart.
Step inside Star Wars history with Andy Herd as he recalls the deleted Jawa scene from Jabba’s palace. In this candid segment, Andy shares how he became what he jokingly calls an honorary stunt dwarf—and opens up about the injury he suffered during filming.
This is just a small segment from a 4-hour shoot, packed with stories, laughter, and behind-the-scenes detail. Stay tuned until the end for the full account of Andy’s injury and how it shaped his time on set.
During a Star Wars Celebration event in LA, 6 heavyweights from Industrial Light & Magic gave a rare Press Conference to just a handful of reporters. Here, DJ asked them about working with George Lucas in the early days of making he first Star Wars movie.
At the 2007 event were Dennis Muren, Richard Edlund, Ken Ralston, Jon Berg, Phil Tippett and John Knoll.
In this rare footage from The Ranch, he talks to Darryl J James; author of Trigger World: Elite, about the production already being booked in studios to film, as far back as 2007.
Filmed at a Celebration, this footage has been rediscovered and edited in 2021.
Of the over 100 interviews we’ve already filmed, this was interview filmed at Celebration Orlando where Darryl J James (D.J.) talks with Ian Liston who played two roles in The Empire Strikes Back. Listen to Liston here, as he tells us his story.
This interview was recently rediscovered, edited and uploaded to YouTube in 2021.
Tim Rose played 3 parts in Return of the Jedi but almost had none, as he was fired from set by a grumpy Harrison Ford. In this interview filmed in Tokyo by DJ (Darryl James – Trigger World: Elite author) Rose touches on being fired. Watch this, see what you think and if you are interested in more details, I can reveal what he told me about this incident AFTER the camera turned off in the comments section below.
This interview was filmed at Celebration Japan in 2007 and recently rediscovered, edited and uploaded to YouTube in 2021.