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After a break of 24 years ‘Spitting Image’ the UK’s favourite political satire show returns! In 1992 Brian joined the show as an apprentice puppeteer and was delighted to return as a member of the core performance team. The show has been commissioned by streaming service BritBox and will run for 10 weeks. Made weekly, the programme will reflect the …
As the world is on lockdown I thought it might be fun to see if some of my puppeteer colleges would be interested in putting together a video to raise a smile. They were. Lockdown Puppets was a collaboration of two dozen UK puppeteers who spent a little time having some fun at home for your enjoyment. It occurred to …
Sunday the 27th of October at the Queen Elisebeth Hall on London’s south bank saw C-3PO actor Anthony Daniels launch is autobiography. Brian was honoured to be invited by Anthony to host the evening and interview the Star Wars veteran on stage. Over 90 minutes Anthony and Brian discussed his life inside the golden suit, his 45 year association with …
On May 25th Solo A Star Wars Story hits theatres. This standalone movie tells the story of a young Han Solo and his journey to becoming the iconic scoundrel audiences met in Star Wars way back in 1977. Alden Ehrenreich plays the man who would be Captain with Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian and Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca the Wookiee. Also …
With the release of Star Wars The Last Jedi on home formats, Brian has been involved in several interviews about his work on this and the previous new Star Wars movies. In March Brian visited Lucasfilm headquarters in San Fransisco and spoke to Andi Gutierrez on The Star Wars show about how BB-8 is brought to life and how working …
BB-8 is back in a new commercial for Verizon. To tie in with the release of Star Wars The Last Jedi, BB-8 has gone deep into enemy territory and finds himself pitted against BB-9E. Shot at Pinewood Studios, Brian and Neal Scanlan’s team were on hand to puppeteer both BB-8 and BB-9E for this commercial which will air throughout December …
In October Brian, working alongside fellow puppeteers Derek Arnold and Tom Wilton and alongside Millennium FX brought Moz the Monster to life for the John Lewis Christmas commercial. Often considered the most prestigious advertising campaign of the year, the John Lewis Christmas ad is seen by many as the first sign that Christmas has finally arrived. Millenium FX built …
Brian can reveal that he is the puppeteer behind Snot. The lovable ‘Toy nobody wanted’ in Smyth’s Toyshop’s new ad campaign. Directed by Chris Palmer and produced by Gorgeous and McCann Manchester the commercial tells the story of a reject toy who saves the day and finds friends. Narrated by David Walliams the campaign is a combination puppetry, suit work …
Brian’s hands are currently touring the world with global metal band Metallica. Brian shot footage of his hands recreating the classic album cover artwork from the 1986 Master of Puppets. This video is used in Metallica’s World Wired tour where during the show Brian’s hands appear above drummer Lars Ulrich and guitarist Kirk Hammett and ‘puppeteer’ them from above through …