Josh Rimes


Josh Rimes is currently the Vice President of Animation Development and Production at Lucasfilm Ltd.. He started at Lucasfilm in December of 2015 as a Creative Executive in the Lucasfilm Story Group. During this time, he was also a development executive for both Star Wars Rebels and LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures. Furthermore, he served as an associate producer for Star Wars Forces of Destiny and The Freemaker Adventures until March of 2018.

In April, Rimes' role changed to Director of Animation Development. He then took on the roles of associate producer and co-producer for Star Wars Resistance Season One and Star Wars Resistance Season Two, respectively. Rimes also developed and produced LEGO Star Wars: All-Stars, produced Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures, was an associate producer for Star Wars: The Clone Wars, developed and executive produced The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, produced Star Wars: The Bad Batch, and executive produced Star Wars: Visions. In December of 2021, Rimes was promoted to Vice President, Animation Development and Production, his current position. He worked as an executive producer on the animated series Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures.

Filmography

  • Star Wars Resistance
  • Star Wars Forces of Destiny
  • Star Wars: The Bad Batch
  • The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special
  • Star Wars: Visions

Sources

  • Star Wars: The Bad Batch, An All-New Animated Series, to Debut on Disney+ in 2021 on StarWars.com (backup link)
  • The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special to Premiere on Disney+ on StarWars.com (backup link)
  • Star Wars: The Bad Batch Will Come to Disney+ on May the 4th on StarWars.com (backup link)
  • " Launchpad " — Star Wars Insider 205
  • Star Wars: Visions Filmmaker Focus — " The Duel "
  • Star Wars: Visions Filmmaker Focus — " Tatooine Rhapsody "
  • Star Wars: Visions Filmmaker Focus — " Lop & Ochō "
  • Star Wars: Visions Filmmaker Focus — " The Ninth Jedi "
  • SWCA 2022: 7 Things We Learned from the Summer of LEGO Star Wars Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
  • SWCA 2022: 6 Highlights from the Star Wars: Visions Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
  • The Book of Boba Fett, Star Wars: Visions Receive Emmy Award Nominations on StarWars.com (backup link)
  • Clone Force 99 Is Back in New Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2 Trailer on StarWars.com (backup link)
  • Star Wars: Visions Volume 2 Release Date, Studios Revealed on StarWars.com (backup link)
  • Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures Release Date and Cast Revealed on StarWars.com (backup link)
  • Young Jedi Adventures | Official Trailer on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (backup link)
  • " Launchpad " — Star Wars Insider 218
  • With Star Wars: Visions Volume 2, Creators from Around the World Visit the Galaxy Far, Far Away on StarWars.com (backup link)
  • " Star Wars: The Bad Batch: The Anatomy of Animation " — Star Wars Insider 219220
  • Meet the Visionaries: Paul Young on the Irish Folklore-Inspired Tale of "Screecher's Reach" on StarWars.com (backup link)
  • From the Pages of Star Wars Insider: Behind the Scenes of The Bad Batch on StarWars.com (backup link)
  • Explore New Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures Episodes This Summer on StarWars.com (backup link)
  • Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures Wins 2 Children's & Family Emmys on StarWars.com (backup link)
  • Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures Returns with New Episodes on StarWars.com (backup link)
  • Star Wars: Tales of the Empire Trailer Revealed on StarWars.com (backup link)
  • Star Wars: Tales of the Empire Is Here! on StarWars.com (backup link)
  • Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures Returns for Season 2 on StarWars.com (backup link)
  • " Launchpad " — Star Wars Insider 227
  • Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures Completes Season 2 This March - New Images Revealed on StarWars.com (backup link)

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Appearances