“Animation Fascination” Episode 49: In the Pacific Rim with Hal Hickel

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Join Marc and guest host Jon Hueber as they head to the Pacific Rim to talk with returning guest Hal Hickel, of Industrial Light and Magic.

Hal discusses in-depth the production of the film and what it was like to work with Guillermo del Toro, who he’d co-pilot a Jaeger with, what Kaiju was his favorite, and where he’d like to see the story go in a sequel.

So sit back and enjoy, because today we are cancelling the apocalypse!

• New Releases (Reviews)
  • Wilfred: Season 2 (BLU) June 18^th
  • 42: The Jackie Robinson Story (BLU) July 16^th
  • Bullet to the Head (BLU) July 16^th
  • Liberty’s Kids: The Complete Series (DVD) July 16^th
  • Turbo (theaters) July 17^th
  • Angry Beavers: The Complete Series (DVD) July 30^th
• News
  • New ‘Frozen’ Treats from Disney
  • ‘The Simpsons’ Turns 25! Daniel Radcliffe Returns To Springfield, NECA Plans New Guest Star Toy Line
  • The Pixar Theory
  • Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars Special
  • ‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Family Guy’ Doing Crossover Episode
• New Trailers
  • How to Train Your Dragon 2 (teaser)
  • Planes (trailer #3)
• Recommendations/Stories
  • Marc’s Recommendation
    • DJI Phantom Video Contest – Niagara Falls
    • How Man Of Steel Should Have Ended
  • Jon’s Recommendation
    • JLA: Trinity War
    • Final Fantasy XV (beta)
  • Hal’s Recommendation
    • The Birds
    • Dr. Strangelove
    • ILM: Creating the Impossible
• Main Topic
  • Hal Hickel Interview