Hal Hickel
Profile info
Known forVisual Effects
GenderMale
Place of birthBailey, Colorado, USA
Known credits23
Biography
Hal T. Hickel is a visual effects animator for Industrial Light & Magic. At the age of 12, Hickel wrote a letter to Lucasfilm, outlining his ideas for a sequel to the original Star Wars movie (now known as Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope), and received a polite rejection letter from producer Gary Kurtz. The letter now hangs on the wall of Hickel's office at ILM. Twenty years later, Hickel found himself working on Star Wars after all, as a lead animator on Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. A native of Bailey, Colorado, Hickel joined the Film Graphics Program at CalArts in 1982. He w…
The Mandalorian and Grogu
2026 · Animation Supervisor
Ahsoka
2023 · Animation Supervisor
Claydream
2022 · Self
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022 · Self - Animation Supervisor, Iron Man
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022 · Self - Animation Supervisor
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
2020 · Self - Animation Supervisor
The Mandalorian
2019 · Animation Supervisor
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
2017 · Self
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016 · Animation Supervisor
Warcraft
2016 · Animation Supervisor
Pacific Rim
2013 · Animation Supervisor
Rango
2011 · Animation Director
Rango
2011 · Animation Supervisor
Iron Man
2008 · Animation Supervisor
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007 · Animation Supervisor
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006 · Animation Supervisor
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
2003 · Animation Supervisor
Dreamcatcher
2003 · Animation Supervisor
From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II
2002 · Self
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002 · Animation Supervisor
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001 · Animation Supervisor
Toy Story
1995 · Animation
Will Vinton's Claymation Easter
1992 · Animation
Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy of Horrors
1991 · Animation
Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II
1990 · Animation
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