Neal Scanlan is the sixth guest announced as attending Thank The Maker – The Journey Behind The Star Wars Stories, a celebration of the 10th anniversary of Star Wars: The Force Awakens on December 7th, 2025, in Fordingbridge, Hampshire. Get your tickets now – they’re already over 50% sold!
We’re thrilled to announce a truly unmissable guest at Thank The Maker – The Journey Behind The Star Wars Stories, Creature and Special Make-Up Effects Creative Supervisor, Neal Scanlan.
Neal was asked to head up the Creature and Make Up FX Department for the new series of the Star Wars films. The Force Awakens won Neal a BAFTA for Visual Effects along with an Academy nomination. Neal went on to complete the Skywalker Saga, as well as spin off films Rogue One & Solo, earning him another 6 nominations from the Academy and BAFTAs along the way. Neal has more recently been working on the Disney+ shows: Andor, Willow, The Acolyte, Ahsoka season 2 and the next Star Wars feature film Starfighter.
Neal Scanlan joins previously announced guests Jake Lunt Davies, Brian Herring, Mark Rezard, Oliver Steeples and Lee Towersey, plus Pablo Hidalgo as moderator. ‘Like’ and ‘follow’ the Facebook group here and we’ll be sure to share more information as soon as it’s announced.
