Disney Junior’s new family animated series SuperKitties premieres this Wednesday January 11th at 10:30am. Episodes will also be on Disney+. Creator and executive producer Paula Rosenthal and Co-EP Kirk Van Wormer join me for a cat-tacular conversation. —————————– LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by Emmy award-winning film critic, entertainment reporter and media personality Jackson Murphy. […]
Antonio Banderas returns as the beloved cinematic cat in “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”, opening in theaters this Wednesday December 21st. It has already received Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards Best Animated Feature nominations. Director Joel Crawford discusses his goals with the story, visuals and tone of this new “Puss In Boots” chapter. […]
Sonic the Hedgehog zooms onto Netflix with the new CG animated series “Sonic Prime”. It premieres this Thursday December 15th. Deven Mack, the new voice of Sonic, and executive producer Logan McPherson are excited to share this cool, dramatic, action-packed and energetic entry in the SEGA saga. ———————————- LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by Emmy […]
Adam Reed has taken his popular holiday book “Reindeer in Here” to the screen, with a new one-hour animated special premiering Tuesday November 29th at 9pm (right after “Rudolph”) on CBS. Reed serves as executive producer, and Lino DiSalvo (head of animation on “Frozen”) is the director. They join me to discuss how they collaborated […]
Hot Dog! Nov. 18 is Mickey Mouse’s 94th Birthday. To celebrate, Disney+ is premiering a new 90-minute documentary on the iconic character. “Mickey: The Story of a Mouse” is directed by Jeff Malmberg. He discusses the deep exploration into every aspect of Walt’s beloved creation. ——————————- LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by Emmy award-winning film […]
Blue and Josh are taking The Big Apple by storm in Nickelodeon’s new musical movie “Blue’s Big City Adventure”, premiering this Friday November 18th on Paramount+. Steve and Joe return to the “Blue’s Clues” franchise to join in on the fun. I spoke with director Matt Stawski about the film from my own Thinking Chair! […]
New CG animated series “Transformers: EarthSpark” premieres this Friday November 11th on Paramount+. (You can also watch the one-hour debut episode Friday at 4pm on Nickelodeon.) “EarthSpark” comes from EP Ant Ward and Co-EP Dale Malinowski. They spoke with me about how some legendary characters — and whole-hearted new ones — will excite franchise fans […]
Stop-motion animation directing icon Henry Selick (“The Nightmare Before Christmas”, “James and the Giant Peach”, “Coraline”) is back with a new feature just in time for Halloween. “Wendell & Wild” opens in select theaters this Friday Oct. 21 and is on Netflix Oct. 28. Selick is quite proud of the picture, and he shares some […]
It’s the 250th Episode of the LCJ Q&A Podcast! From New York Comic-Con, I’m joined by Janet Varney and Dante Basco, the hosts of “Avatar: Braving the Elements Podcast”. It’s Nickelodeon’s official podcast about everything in the Avatarverse. We have a fun chat about “BTE”, the lasting impact of Avatar and much more. ————————————— LCJ […]
The Dark Knight has some new help fighting crime. Family animated series “Batwheels” premieres this Monday Oct. 17 at 9am on Cartoonito and Cartoon Network, with episodes streaming Tuesday Oct. 18 on HBO Max. Co-Executive Producer Michael G. Stern and Supervising Producer Simon Smith suit up to discuss the vehicles, the style and the multi-generational […]