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Guest: ‘Chip ‘N Dale: Rescue Rangers’ Director Akiva Schaffer

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Akiva Schaffer makes-up one third of the popular Lonely Island trio. He’s also the director of Disney’s new live-action/animated feature combo Chip ‘N Dale: Rescue Rangers, which premieres this Friday May 20th on Disney+. Turns out Chip and Dale were *actors* on the popular late ’80s/early ’90s Rescue Rangers series. 30 years later, they reunite […]
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Guest: Eric Goldberg — Animator of The Genie

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Legendary Disney animator Eric Goldberg draws the beloved character of The Genie on an episode of the new informational series “Sketchbook” (premiering this Wednesday April 27th on Disney+). Goldberg discusses how The Genie has remained a core part of his life in the 30 years since “Aladdin” — and a highly-anticipated Mickey Mouse short and […]
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Guests: ‘Lightyear’ Director Angus MacLane & Producer Galyn Susman

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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 […]
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Guests: ‘The Bad Guys’ Director Pierre Perifel and Producers Rebecca Huntley & Damon Ross

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New DreamWorks Animation feature “The Bad Guys” opens in theaters this Friday April 22nd. It’s based on a graphic novel series from Aaron Blabey about talking animal criminals in a complicated human world who are out to (possibly) change their image. Director Pierre Perifel and producers Rebecca Huntley and Damon Ross discuss casting, color choices […]
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Guest: ‘Pinecone and Pony’ EP Stephanie Kaliner

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 Stephanie Kaliner is the executive producer and showrunner of new DreamWorks Animation series Pinecone and Pony. It’s adapted from author Kate Beaton’s popular picture book “The Princess and the Pony” and premieres this Friday April 8th on AppleTV+. Pinecone, a curious and adventurous girl, and her best friend — a pony named Pony — […]
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Guest: ‘Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood’ Director Richard Linklater

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Critics Choice and BAFTA-winning director Richard Linklater (Boyhood, the Before trilogy) has now made one of his most personal and exciting films to date. Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (now on Netflix) is an animated exploration of being nine years old in 1969 and living near Houston, TX as NASA was getting ready to […]
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Guest: ‘Team Zenko Go’ EP Jack Thomas

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I interviewed the talented Jack Thomas in 2019 for “Dragons: Rescue Riders”. Now he’s back as executive producer and showrunner of another fun DreamWorks series for families. “Team Zenko Go”, about a group of kids doing good deeds for others, premieres this Tuesday March 15th on Netflix. ————————————– LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by Emmy […]
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Guests: ‘Turning Red’ Director Domee Shi and Producer Lindsey Collins

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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 […]
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Guest: ‘The Boys Presents: Diabolical’ EP Simon Racioppa

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“The Boys” has been a massive success for Amazon since its Summer 2019 debut. Now there’s a new eight-episode spinoff animated show premiering this Friday March 4th on Prime Video. “The Boys Presents: Diabolical” consists of eight distinct 12-15 minute stories involving characters in and around “The Boys universe”. Each episode showcases a different hand-drawn […]
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Guests: ‘The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder’ Creators Bruce W. Smith and Ralph Farquhar

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Bruce W. Smith created Disney’s iconic animated series “The Proud Family”, which premiered in 2001. Ralph Farquhar served as executive producer. Now 21 and a half years later, they’re the creators of Disney+ reboot show “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder”. It debuts this Wednesday February 23rd. Smith and Farquhar are proud to give these […]
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