At Blue Sky Studios, Carlos Saldanha directed “Ice Age” and “Rio” installments, as well as “Ferdinand”, which earned him a Best Animated Feature Oscar nomination. Now Saldanha is the director of a new live-action family film featuring some hand-drawn and CG animation. “Harold and the Purple Crayon”, adapted from the beloved book, opens in theaters […]
Natasha Kline is the creator of the new Disney animated series “Primos”, which is inspired by her childhood growing up in Los Angeles. Tater, who’s about to turn 10, has a memorable summer at home with her 12 cousins. “Primos” premieres this Thursday July 25th at 8pm on Disney Channel and this Friday July 26th […]
Phenomenon card game “Exploding Kittens” is now an adult animated comedy series, premiering this Friday July 12th on Netflix. Find out how a cat exorcism and Bruce Willis movies have inspired showrunners and creators Matthew Inman (who also co-created the game) and Shane Kosakowski. 2013 LCJ Q&A Podcast guests included Oscar-winning director Chris Wedge (“Ice […]
Ariel Shaffir and Kyle Hunter co-wrote 2016’s hit adult animated comedy “Sausage Party”. They’re now the co-creators, showrunners and EPs of new follow-up series “Sausage Party: Foodtopia”, premiering Thursday July 11th on Prime Video. 2013 LCJ Q&A Podcast guests included Oscar-winning director Chris Wedge (“Ice Age” movies) and the directors of “The Croods”, Chris Sanders […]
It’s been 35 years since Disney released the game-changing “The Little Mermaid”. “Disney Jr.’s Ariel”, premiering June 27th on Disney Jr. and June 28th on Disney+, is a new CG family music series that spotlights the title character’s youth ‘under the sea’. Executive Producer Lynne Southerland and Art Director Chrystin Garland share why they enjoy […]
AppleTV+ and showrunner/EP Bobs Gannaway (of “Monsters at Work”) have adapted author Tony DiTerlizzi’s popular books for the new animated adventure series “WondLa”, premiering Friday June 28th. Gannaway previews the exciting first season and more! 2013 LCJ Q&A Podcast guests included Oscar-winning director Chris Wedge (“Ice Age” movies) and the directors of “The Croods”, Chris […]
Animated action dramedy feature “Ultraman: Rising” is going to be one of the biggest at-home hits of the summer. You can watch it starting next Friday June 14th on Netflix. Emmy-winning director Shannon Tindle (of “Lost Ollie” and “Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends”) and Emmy & Annie-nominated co-director John Aoshima (of “DuckTales” and “Gravity Falls”) […]
Chris and Shane Houghton celebrate six years of “Big City Greens” success for The Mouse House with a new feature-length film. “Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation” premieres this Thursday June 6th at 8pm on Disney Channel and is available on Disney+ starting this Friday June 7th. The Houghtons return to The LCJ Q&A Podcast […]
Pablo Berger won an Annie Award and was nominated for an Oscar this past awards season for his incredible feature “Robot Dreams”. NEON just kicked-off the film’s official North American theatrical release in New York City, and it will continue to expand to more cities across the nation throughout the summer. Berger shares what “Robot […]
Get ready for more dino drama! New DreamWorks and Universal animated series “Jurassic World: Chaos Theory” (premiering this Friday May 24th on Netflix) is the next chapter in a franchise that has delighted and terrified generations. Executive Producers and showrunners Scott Kreamer and Aaron Hammersley detail their latest “Jurassic” journey. In 2012, Jackson interviewed Lee […]