Lucasfilm has hired Chris Coxall as its new vice president of publicity and communications, succeeding longtime PR head Lynne Hale who is stepping down after 35 years at the company.
Coxall joins Lucasfilm from parent studio Disney, where he has worked with Lucasfilm for all of their Disney-released “Star Wars” titles starting with “The Force Awakens” in 2015 and going through the Emmy campaign for the Disney+ series “The Mandalorian,” which has won 14 Emmys over two seasons and two nominations for Outstanding Drama Series.
Coxall will continue to be involved in the Disney/Lucasfilm partnership on “Star Wars” publicity campaigns as the two studios prepare to launch a flurry of new “Star Wars” series on Disney+. Along with season 3 of “The Mandalorian,” Lucasfilm is developing series like “Obi-Wan Kenobi” starring Prequel Trilogy star Ewan McGregor as well as “Ahsoka” starring Rosario Dawson and “Andor” starring Diego Luna.
While “Star Wars” is taking...
Coxall joins Lucasfilm from parent studio Disney, where he has worked with Lucasfilm for all of their Disney-released “Star Wars” titles starting with “The Force Awakens” in 2015 and going through the Emmy campaign for the Disney+ series “The Mandalorian,” which has won 14 Emmys over two seasons and two nominations for Outstanding Drama Series.
Coxall will continue to be involved in the Disney/Lucasfilm partnership on “Star Wars” publicity campaigns as the two studios prepare to launch a flurry of new “Star Wars” series on Disney+. Along with season 3 of “The Mandalorian,” Lucasfilm is developing series like “Obi-Wan Kenobi” starring Prequel Trilogy star Ewan McGregor as well as “Ahsoka” starring Rosario Dawson and “Andor” starring Diego Luna.
While “Star Wars” is taking...
- 9/21/2021
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Lucasfilm has found its next PR head. Chris Coxall has been named VP, publicity and communications for the Disney-owned studio. Coxall will replace the departing Lynne Hale, a 35-year veteran of Lucasfilm who announced last week that she will retire at the end of the year. Coxall and Hale will work together during the transition.
Coxall joined Disney in 2013 and has worked on every Star Wars project since the company purchased Lucasfilm in 2012, beginning with Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). He has led global feature campaigns across Lucasfilm, Pixar, Walt Disney Animation Studios and Disney, including Disney’s Maleficent (2014), Mulan (2020) and ...
Coxall joined Disney in 2013 and has worked on every Star Wars project since the company purchased Lucasfilm in 2012, beginning with Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). He has led global feature campaigns across Lucasfilm, Pixar, Walt Disney Animation Studios and Disney, including Disney’s Maleficent (2014), Mulan (2020) and ...
- 9/21/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lucasfilm has found its next PR head. Chris Coxall has been named VP, publicity and communications for the Disney-owned studio. Coxall will replace the departing Lynne Hale, a 35-year veteran of Lucasfilm who announced last week that she will retire at the end of the year. Coxall and Hale will work together during the transition.
Coxall joined Disney in 2013 and has worked on every Star Wars project since the company purchased Lucasfilm in 2012, beginning with Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). He has led global feature campaigns across Lucasfilm, Pixar, Walt Disney Animation Studios and Disney, including Disney’s Maleficent (2014), Mulan (2020) and ...
Coxall joined Disney in 2013 and has worked on every Star Wars project since the company purchased Lucasfilm in 2012, beginning with Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). He has led global feature campaigns across Lucasfilm, Pixar, Walt Disney Animation Studios and Disney, including Disney’s Maleficent (2014), Mulan (2020) and ...
- 9/21/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
One of the Star Wars galaxy’s leaders is moving on to her next adventure. Lynne Hale, the longtime head of publicity and communications at Lucasfilm who worked closely with founder George Lucas, will retire at the end of 2021 after 35 years with the company.
Hale joined Lucasfilm in 1986 as the company’s sole publicist, working out of an office at Skywalker Ranch. She helped usher in a new era of Star Wars when she led her first major campaign, 1999’s Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, and became known to fans during the leadup thanks to Lynne’s Diaries, a behind-the-scenes video series published on StarWars.com. She also oversaw the campaigns for prequel trilogy titles Attack of the Clones (2002) and Revenge of the Sith (2005).
“George took a chance on me early in my career and gave me the opportunity to not only learn from a visionary filmmaker, but also from...
Hale joined Lucasfilm in 1986 as the company’s sole publicist, working out of an office at Skywalker Ranch. She helped usher in a new era of Star Wars when she led her first major campaign, 1999’s Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, and became known to fans during the leadup thanks to Lynne’s Diaries, a behind-the-scenes video series published on StarWars.com. She also oversaw the campaigns for prequel trilogy titles Attack of the Clones (2002) and Revenge of the Sith (2005).
“George took a chance on me early in my career and gave me the opportunity to not only learn from a visionary filmmaker, but also from...
- 9/17/2021
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The fifth and final part of the discussion between George Lucas, Kathleen Kennedy and Lynne Hale has just been sent to Monsters and Critics. The clip sees the LucasFilm co-chairs are talking about the future of Star Wars video series and the period of transition at Lucasfims. Check it out below. Here.s the fifth and final part of the video, which began in October when Disney first announced its acquisition of LucasFilm.
- 12/31/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
"Star Wars" lives on, like it or not! Three new movies (at least) are on the way courtesy of Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm, with the first of these films hitting theaters in 2015. The latest issue of Star Wars Insider features an interview with George Lucas and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy all about the decision to team up with Disney for more "Star Wars" films, and everything else that their future entails.
MTV Movies Blog has an exclusive excerpt from the interview. Read it below!
George Lucas And Kathleen Kennedy On The Future On "Star Wars"
On October 19, 2012, as the public announcement about the future of Lucasfilm and "Star Wars" approached, George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy sat down with Lynne Hale, Senior Director of Public Relations for Lucasfilm, to discuss the news that the Walt Disney Company entered an agreement to acquire Lucasfilm Ltd., and that there would be three new "Star Wars" films.
MTV Movies Blog has an exclusive excerpt from the interview. Read it below!
George Lucas And Kathleen Kennedy On The Future On "Star Wars"
On October 19, 2012, as the public announcement about the future of Lucasfilm and "Star Wars" approached, George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy sat down with Lynne Hale, Senior Director of Public Relations for Lucasfilm, to discuss the news that the Walt Disney Company entered an agreement to acquire Lucasfilm Ltd., and that there would be three new "Star Wars" films.
- 12/11/2012
- by MTV Movies Team
- MTV Movies Blog
San Francisco -- Only weeks after neighborhood complaints forced filmmaker George Lucas to abandon plans to convert a renovated Marin County ranch into a state-of-the-art film production studio, the cinematic auteur is now working with a local community group to develop the site for low-income housing.
For over a decade, Lucas had hoped to convert Grady Ranch into a facility boasting indoor and outdoor sound stages, a daycare center, a restaurant, gym, a bevvy of screening rooms, nearly two dozen overnight guest suites, parking for over 200 cars and a "wine cave" to store libations from Lucas' vineyards.
However, much like Luke and Leia, there are many reasons why it didn't work.
Despite striking a deal to keep the Empire out of cloud city forever (a.k.a. unanimous approval from Marin County's Planning Commission) and Lucas's promise to devote 95 percent of the acreage to conservation, the nearby Lucas...
For over a decade, Lucas had hoped to convert Grady Ranch into a facility boasting indoor and outdoor sound stages, a daycare center, a restaurant, gym, a bevvy of screening rooms, nearly two dozen overnight guest suites, parking for over 200 cars and a "wine cave" to store libations from Lucas' vineyards.
However, much like Luke and Leia, there are many reasons why it didn't work.
Despite striking a deal to keep the Empire out of cloud city forever (a.k.a. unanimous approval from Marin County's Planning Commission) and Lucas's promise to devote 95 percent of the acreage to conservation, the nearby Lucas...
- 5/9/2012
- by Aaron Sankin
- Huffington Post
San Rafael, Calif. -- Marin County officials are scrambling to convince filmmaker George Lucas not to abandon plans to build a sprawling movie studio north of San Francisco, but the company says it's too late.
Lucasfilm Ltd. shocked the community Tuesday when it announced it was scrapping the Grady Ranch project, citing regulatory delays and bitter opposition from homeowners.
The company behind the "Star Wars" movies said it would build the digital media studio elsewhere and sell the Lucas Valley property to a developer interested in building low-income housing.
But company spokeswoman Lynne Hale says it's "too late" for Lucasfilm to reconsider the decision because it is already behind in its production schedule.
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Lucasfilm Ltd. shocked the community Tuesday when it announced it was scrapping the Grady Ranch project, citing regulatory delays and bitter opposition from homeowners.
The company behind the "Star Wars" movies said it would build the digital media studio elsewhere and sell the Lucas Valley property to a developer interested in building low-income housing.
But company spokeswoman Lynne Hale says it's "too late" for Lucasfilm to reconsider the decision because it is already behind in its production schedule.
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- 4/16/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Lucasfilm announced Tuesday that it is abandoning the Grady Ranch project, the planned expansion of Skywalker Ranch. Instead, George and crew will be building the new digital media production studio elsewhere. Despite Lucasfilm's insistence that the new project was not "the evil empire," the company decided to halt the Marin, California plan after facing fierce opposition from his neighbors. “We love working and living in Marin, but the residents of Lucas Valley have fought this project for 25 years, and enough is enough,” the company said in a statement. “We have several opportunities to build the production stages in communities that see us as a creative asset, not as an evil empire.” George Lucas's neighbors, who feared that the expansion of his Skywalker Ranch would negatively impact their quiet area, fought as if the Hollywood filmmaker were Darth Vader himself. The local planning commission approved the project in February...
- 4/11/2012
- by Sharon Knolle
- Moviefone
George Lucas’ empire is striking back in its long-running battle to build a palatial film studio in the pastoral hills north of San Francisco. Lucasfilm, the force behind the Star Wars movies, shocked Marin County on Tuesday by announcing that it is abandoning the controversial Grady Ranch project, citing bitter opposition from neighbors and delays in the approval process. The company said it would build its new digital media production studio elsewhere and hopes to sell the historic farmland to a developer interested in constructing low-income housing. “We love working and living in Marin, but the residents of Lucas Valley...
- 4/11/2012
- by Associated Press
- EW - Inside Movies
San Francisco — George Lucas' film production company on Tuesday abandoned plans to build a sprawling studio in a rustic valley north of San Francisco, saying it has no desire to be seen as "an evil empire."
Lucasfilm Ltd., the force behind the Star Wars movies, surprised Marin County by announcing that it has pulled the plug on the controversial Grady Ranch project, citing bitter opposition from neighbors and delays in the approval process.
The company said it would construct new facilities elsewhere and hoped to sell the historic farmland to a developer interested in building low-income housing in an area about 15 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge.
"We love working and living in Marin, but the residents of Lucas Valley have fought this project for 25 years, and enough is enough," the company said in a statement. "We have several opportunities to build the production stages in communities that...
Lucasfilm Ltd., the force behind the Star Wars movies, surprised Marin County by announcing that it has pulled the plug on the controversial Grady Ranch project, citing bitter opposition from neighbors and delays in the approval process.
The company said it would construct new facilities elsewhere and hoped to sell the historic farmland to a developer interested in building low-income housing in an area about 15 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge.
"We love working and living in Marin, but the residents of Lucas Valley have fought this project for 25 years, and enough is enough," the company said in a statement. "We have several opportunities to build the production stages in communities that...
- 4/11/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
A long time ago (last September), Lucasfilm announced plans to begin re-releasing the Star Wars movies in 3-D, starting with The Phantom Menace. Today, 20th Century Fox announced that the movie will be released on Feb. 10, 2012.
To paraphrase Darth Vader – will this be a day long remembered?
None of the Star Wars movies were shot in 3-D, so they are undergoing a conversion overseen by Industrial Light & Magic and digital pioneer, John Knoll, who is also the co-creator of PhotoShop. During the original announcement, Lucasfilm spokeswoman Lynne Hale said they were holding back on selecting a specific date because they...
To paraphrase Darth Vader – will this be a day long remembered?
None of the Star Wars movies were shot in 3-D, so they are undergoing a conversion overseen by Industrial Light & Magic and digital pioneer, John Knoll, who is also the co-creator of PhotoShop. During the original announcement, Lucasfilm spokeswoman Lynne Hale said they were holding back on selecting a specific date because they...
- 3/3/2011
- by Anthony Breznican
- EW - Inside Movies
We recently reported on Seth Rogan's claim that George Lucas believes the world will end in 2012. Everybody's been giggling about it, and a Lucasfilm representative finally emerged to say Lucas was just kidding, according to Wired.
“I spoke with George,” said Lucasfilm rep Lynne Hale in an e-mail to Wired.com about this issue of obvious intergalactic importance.
“He was not serious when he talked about the end of the world in 2012, but he is an adamant believer that the world is flat, that Stonehenge was built by aliens, and that the sun revolves around the Earth,” Hale said. “These are among the many subjects he commonly discusses at length with Elvis, who he’s going to digitally insert into Indy 5 along with a roster of famous dead actors.”
The Green Hornet actor might well have been joking about the whole thing, too, and the blogosphere is clearly not going...
“I spoke with George,” said Lucasfilm rep Lynne Hale in an e-mail to Wired.com about this issue of obvious intergalactic importance.
“He was not serious when he talked about the end of the world in 2012, but he is an adamant believer that the world is flat, that Stonehenge was built by aliens, and that the sun revolves around the Earth,” Hale said. “These are among the many subjects he commonly discusses at length with Elvis, who he’s going to digitally insert into Indy 5 along with a roster of famous dead actors.”
The Green Hornet actor might well have been joking about the whole thing, too, and the blogosphere is clearly not going...
- 1/24/2011
- by Liam K
- GeekTyrant
A couple of days ago, I shared Seth Rogen's story concerning George Lucas' thoughts on 2012. According to Rogen, Lucas believed in the all mighty Mayan prophecy and Steven Spielberg was like, "He's lost his shit now." (He did not say that last part) Lucas' people got ahold of the story real fast and have already denied it. Lucasfilm rep Lynne Hale said this on behalf of her boss, "I spoke with George. He was not serious when he talked about the end of the world in 2012 but...
- 1/20/2011
- by Niki Stephens
- JoBlo.com
George Lucas was joking when he told Seth Rogen that he believed the world would end in 2012, his representative has confirmed. Rogen had quipped that the director/producer was entirely serious when he revealed a supposed belief in the ancient Mayan prophesy. However, in an email to Wired, Lucasfilm rep Lynne Hale said: "I spoke with George. He was not serious when he talked about the end of the world in 2012." She then joked: "But he is an adamant believer (more)...
- 1/20/2011
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Briefly: A minor update here on the schedule to release post-converted 3D versions of the Star Wars films, starting with Episode I: The Phantom Menace. THR is reporting that February 2012 is the basic timeframe. Previously we'd only heard 'early 2012,' with the other five remasters to follow on roughly an annual schedule, assuming each previous release does well. There has been quite a lot written in the past 24 hours about the 3D conversions now that they're looking like an actuality rather than a distant possibility. Lucasfilm has had very little to say, however. Lucasfilm spokeswoman Lynne Hale told USA Today only that "the [3D conversion] process is really extensive, and we want to make sure each of the films gets the attention it needs, so we're not ready to talk about the release patterns of the other films." Lucasfilm and Fox, which will handle the releases, didn't announce the February ...
- 9/30/2010
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
George Lucas needs a few more million, as it was revealed today (via THR) he will be re-releasing the entire Star Wars saga in chronological order and converted to 3D starting in early 2012.
The Phantom Menace will kick things off and we will have one release a year around the same time, so we can all effectively ignore this message until 2015. The reason for the wait is due to Lucas waiting for more 3D screens to be added in theaters. Lynne Hale, a spokeswoman for LucasFilm told USA Today we may see a different release pattern:
“The process is really extensive, and we want to make sure each of the films gets the attention it needs, so we’re not ready to talk about the release patterns of the other films.”
He can thank James Cameron as the Avatar director convinced him that his series was ready for 3D conversion.
The Phantom Menace will kick things off and we will have one release a year around the same time, so we can all effectively ignore this message until 2015. The reason for the wait is due to Lucas waiting for more 3D screens to be added in theaters. Lynne Hale, a spokeswoman for LucasFilm told USA Today we may see a different release pattern:
“The process is really extensive, and we want to make sure each of the films gets the attention it needs, so we’re not ready to talk about the release patterns of the other films.”
He can thank James Cameron as the Avatar director convinced him that his series was ready for 3D conversion.
- 9/29/2010
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
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