Bryan Young

Bryan Young is a regular contributor to the Official Star Wars Blog, the co-host of the Full of Sith Podcast and has written for Star Wars Insider. He's also the editor-in-chief of the geek news and review site Big Shiny Robot!, which covers Star Wars extensively.

He was inducted as an Honorary Friend of the 501st legion by Albin Johnson and Janine Spendlove at Dragon*Con 2009 for his contributions to Star Wars.

Star Wars Insider Contributions

 * Star Wars Insider 143 released July 23, 2013. He interviewed Corey Dee Williams for the article "I Survived the Sarlacc!"

Official Star Wars Blog Contributions

 * The Cinema Behind Star Wars: The Hidden Fortress - September 24, 2012 - explores the influence of Akira Kurosawa's film The Hidden Fortress on Star Wars.


 * The Cinema Behind Star Wars: Notorious - October 22, 2012 - explores the influence of Alfred Hitchcock's film Notorious on The Clone Wars.


 * The Cinema Behind Star Wars: The Disney Connection - November 26, 2012 - explores the influence of the films from Disney on the Star Wars Universe.


 * The Cinema Behind Star Wars: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly - December 17, 2012 - explores the influence of Sergio Leone's Man With No Name trilogy on the Star Wars Universe.


 * The Cinema Behind Star Wars: Predator - January 14, 2013 - explores the influence of the 80s sci-fi action film Predator on The Clone Wars.


 * The Cinema Behind Star Wars: Kagemusha - February 11, 2013 - explores the influence of the Akira Kurosawa's film Kagemusha on The Clone Wars.


 * The Cinema Behind Star Wars: Hitchcock, Ridley Scott, and The Fugitive - March 12, 2013 - explores the many influences behind the series finale arc of The Clone Wars.


 * The Cinema Behind Star Wars: Roger Ebert and Citizen Kane - April 11, 2013 - explores the influence of Citizen Kane on Star Wars, but also the influence film critic Roger Ebert had in communicating that to audiences.


 * The Cinema Behind Star Wars: Jaws - May 21, 2013 - explores the influence of the Steven Spielberg's film Jaws on the Star Wars Universe.


 * The Cinema Behind Star Wars: Seven Samurai - June 24, 2013 - explores the influence of the Akira Kurosawa's film Seven Samurai on the Star Wars Universe.