Academy Award winner Mark Andrews (director of Pixar’s “Brave”) is now the director and EP of new, innovative Netflix animated series “Super Giant Robot Brothers”. Andrews describes how using video game technology, motion capture and real-time techniques help make this show (premiering Thursday August 4th) come to life. ———————————————- LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by […]
Like many, I discovered actress Keke Palmer through her breakthrough performance in 2006’s “Akeelah and the Bee”, for which she earned a Critics Choice Awards nomination. (Then I found out she and I share a birthday.) Two years later, she was starring opposite Ice Cube in football film “The Longshots” and headlining her own Nickelodeon […]
Chris Evans became a household name through his role as Johnny Storm / Human Torch in the “Fantastic Four” movies from 2005 and 2007. He soon followed them up with voice work in “TMNT” and “Battle for Terra” and roles in moderate live-action hits “The Nanny Diaries”, “Street Kings”, “Push” and “The Losers” (along with […]
Pixar’s Oscar winning “Brave” turns 10 this month and airs on ABC for the first time this Monday June 6th at 8pm. I talk with “Brave” co-director Steve Purcell for this new Animation Scoop Q&A. —————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age […]
If this spring has taught us anything, it’s that families still want to go to the movies. Paramount’s live-action/CG combo “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” has already earned $146 million — the amount of money the first “Sonic” made in 2020 before theaters shut down. The sequel still has many, many laps to run before its […]
On June 17th, Pixar presents new sci-fi action/adventure film “Lightyear”. It’s not about the “child’s play-thing” from the “Toy Story” franchise. “Lightyear” is the movie Andy saw when he was young that made him fall in love with the space ranger Buzz Lightyear character, voiced by Chris Evans. After screening 30 minutes of footage, I […]
Academy Award winning director Domee Shi (short “Bao”) and producer Lindsey Collins team-up for Pixar’s new 25th feature “Turning Red”. It debuts this Friday March 11th on Disney+ and in three select U.S. theaters. Shi and Collins discuss this, as well as specific scenes and core themes. ————————————- LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by Emmy […]
The five nominees for the Critics Choice Award for Best Animated Feature are the same five up for the Academy Award. The Critics Choice winner will be announced on March 13th and the Oscar winner will be named on March 27th. I’ve had the chance to interview makers of all five nominees for Animation Scoop. […]
Bob Peterson was the co-director and co-writer of Pixar classic “Up”. His recent “Dug Days” shorts on Disney+ were big hits. And now one of the episodes, “Science”, is nominated for a 2022 Annie Awards. Peterson joins me for this “Dug Days” Animation Scoop Q&A. ——————————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career […]
Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast” earned seven Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Song (“Down to Joy” by Van Morrison). Many expected it would also receive some acting love, but not like this. Critics Choice nominees Jamie Dornan and Caitriona Balfe were snubbed in favor of older cast members Ciaran Hinds and Judi […]