About
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.
Filmography
The Mandalorian and Grogu2026 · Animation Supervisor
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story2016 · Animation Supervisor
Warcraft2016 · Animation Supervisor
Pacific Rim2013 · Animation Supervisor
Rango2011 · Animation Director, Animation Supervisor
Iron Man2008 · Animation Supervisor
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End2007 · Animation Supervisor
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest2006 · Animation Supervisor
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl2003 · Animation Supervisor
Dreamcatcher2003 · Animation Supervisor
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones2002 · Animation Supervisor
A.I. Artificial Intelligence2001 · Animation Supervisor
Toy Story1995 · Animation
Will Vinton's Claymation Easter1992 · Animation
Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy of Horrors1991 · Animation
Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II1990 · Animation