Catch-up on what Brian has been up to...
One of the first games to launch for the PS5 in 2021 is Destruction Allstars. Developed by Lucid Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, the game features demolition derby style racing with added Parcour action featuring a cast of crazy characters. One of these characters is rookie contestant Boxtop voice by Brian! Brian recorded the game in 2020 at …
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 …
Throughout 2018 and into 2019 Brian once again joined Neal Scanlan and his amazing Creature Effects team to bring BB-8 back to the Galaxy far, far away… But this time BB-8 has a new friend: D-0. Just who this little droid is and what role he has to play in the saga is yet to be revealed. As always this …
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 …
The trailer for the highly anticipated Star Wars film The Last Jedi premiered on the 9th of September and at the time of writing has racked up over 120.1 MILLION views! Directed by Rian Johnson the film picks up right where 2015’s The Force Awakens left off. Following the adventures of Rey, Poe, Finn and of course BB-8. Brian has …