On 25 February 2018, filmmaker John Walsh, a trustee of the Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation gave a talk at the historic Regent Street Cinema for a special 45th anniversary screening of a restored version of "The Golden Voyage of Sinbad", along with Caroline Munro. John Walsh revealed how Harryhausen's legacy has improved with age. "What’s fascinating is that since Ray retired, he’s become more popular. All those young people who saw his films in cinemas are now making films, like Peter Jackson. And when Ray left us in 2013, George Lucas said that without Ray Harryhausen, there would likely have been no "Star Wars". His place in the world of film and special effects is unrivalled."