EP101 - Interview with David Hare

In today's episode, we are honored to present an incredible interview with Paul Freeman, who is one of the most legendary actors from the Indiana Jones franchise. He is most famous for his intimidating portrayal of Rene Belloq in Raiders of the Lost Ark, but also for the captivating role of Frederick Selous in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. During this casual and compelling conversation, he shares numerous behind-the-scenes details and inspiring stories about his experience working with Harrison Ford, Steven Spielberg, and George Lucas.

In today's episode, we are extremely honored to be joined by Peter MacDonald, who is one of the most talented and distinguished camera operators and second unit directors of all time. Throughout this interview, he reminisces about his experience directing Young Indiana Jones and the Phantom Train of Doom, which is one of the most exciting and action-packed episodes from the series. During this casual and compelling conversation, he discusses his collaboration with George Lucas, the ambitious challenge of directing stunts and explosions on real trains, and his hilarious recollection of how the actors spent their time after long days on the set.

In today's episode, we are extremely honored to be joined by Darragh O'Farrell, who was the former voice director for LucasArts video games. During this insightful interview, he shares some behind-the-scenes details about casting the iconic characters for Infernal Machine, Emperor's Tomb, and Staff of Kings. To conclude this compelling conversation, he also shares some fun stories about George Lucas and the canceled video game Star Wars 1313.

In today's episode, we are extremely honored to be joined by Ray Harman, who is an award-winning film and television composer from Ireland. Throughout this episode, he shares some behind-the-scenes details about his original music for the video game Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings. He talks about the challenges of creating new music for an existing franchise and how that influenced his decision to experiment with ethnic instruments and create an ambient and atmospheric score. To conclude this compelling conversation, he listens to his music from Staff of Kings for the first time in nearly fifteen years and shares lots of interesting details about each individual track.

In today's episode, we are extremely honored to be joined by Marios Gavrilis, who is an incredibly talented actor for film, television, and video games. Most recently, he portrayed the intimidating villain Emmerich Voss in the video game Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. During this insightful interview, he discusses landing the role, his inspiration for the character, and what it was like working with Troy Baker. He also shares some fun behind-the-scenes details about the memorable cutscenes in the game and why he thinks Raiders of the Lost Ark is the best film in the franchise.

In today's episode, we are extremely honored to be joined by Deepa Mehta, who is an exceptionally talented director and screenwriter. In her first ever exclusive Young Indy interview, she reminisces about some of her most memorable behind-the-scenes stories from directing Benares, 1910 and Travels with Father. During this casual and compelling conversation, she discusses why curiosity is the most important aspect of filmmaking, how George Lucas made her realize that intellect and humanity matter more than technicality, and why she decided to change the final scene in the Benares episode at the last second.

In today's episode, we are extremely honored to be joined by David Hare, who is an award-winning playwright, screenwriter, and filmmaker. In his first ever exclusive Young Indy interview, he reminisces about some of his most memorable behind-the-scenes stories from directing Paris, 1919. During this casual and compelling conversation, he discusses the incredible actors he had the chance to work with, why production design and cinematography were incredibly important to recreate the Paris Peace Conference, and why he (respectfully) declined to work on Star Wars with George Lucas.

In today's episode, we rank all of the Young Indiana Jones episodes from worst to best. Join us for the adventure of a lifetime!

In today's episode, we are extremely honored to be joined by Carl Schultz, who is one of the most talented and distinguished Australian directors of all time. In his first ever exclusive Young Indy interview, he reminisces about some of his most memorable behind-the-scenes stories from directing Passion for Life, Spring Break Adventure, Love's Sweet Song, Treasure of the Peacock's Eye, and Mystery of the Blues. During this casual and compelling conversation, he discusses the early stages of casting, his incredible expeditions with native tribes in Kenya and Thailand, and how he brought jazz music to life in the roaring twenties with Joel McNeely.

In today's episode, we are extremely honored to be joined by Jule Selbo, who is an outstanding screenwriter, playwright, and novelist. Most notably, she was one of the extraordinary writers that worked with George Lucas to create several episodes of Young Indiana Jones. During this casual and compelling conversation, she reminisces about her most memorable moments working with George Lucas in the Young Indy writer's room, why she was interested in exploring the themes of romance and physics in the Florence episode, and how the war years impacted Indy's decision to part ways with Remy in Treasure of the Peacock's Eye.