Jonathan Wallace, a prop supervisor who worked on modern Star Wars sits down with Cinema Relics host Dan Lanigan — and he’s got opinions about Gus Lopez’s lightsaber.
A prop supervisor who actually worked on modern Star Wars sits down with Dan tonight — and he’s got opinions about Gus Lopez’s lightsaber.
Jonathan Wallace ran props on Episode VIII, Episode IX, Solo, and Andor. He’s seen how the sausage gets made in the modern era, and he’s here to weigh in on the “missing link” lightsaber Caleb couldn’t screen match and Martin called a probable real deal. Does a working prop supervisor see it the same way the collectors do? Jonathan also pulls back the curtain on what it’s actually like handing Mark Hamill a prop on set, and how prop continuity, custody, and tracking have changed since the days of guys getting handed a wrap-gift saber on the back lot.
Then: the moment we’ve been building toward since launch. The first-ever Saga Vault winner gets revealed live with Steve Sansweet, and we are disposing of the losing artifacts on air. No do-overs.
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