Guest: ‘X-Men ’97’ Supervising Producer & Director Jake Castorena
Jake Castorena is the supervising producer and head director of Marvel Animation’s “X-Men ’97” (premiering Wednesday March 20th on Disney+). The show gives us new adventures with these iconic characters in the hand-drawn, comic book animation style of the popular “X-Men: The Animated Series” from the ’90s. Since the podcast began in 2011, Jackson has […]
Guests: ‘IWAJU’ writer/director Olufikayo Ziki Adeola, production designer Hamid Ibrahim and cultural consultant Tolu Olowofoyeku
“Iwájú” is a new six-episode animated event series premiering this Wednesday February 28th on Disney+. It’s a collaboration of Walt Disney Animation Studios and African studio Kugali. The story centers on 10-year-old girl Tola and friend Kole in a futuristic Lagos, Nigeria. Crime threatens them and their families. Director and writer Olufikayo Ziki Adeola, production […]
Animation Scoop: John Musker ‘I’m Hip’ Q&A
John Musker directed some of the most beloved Disney animated movies of all-time, including “The Little Mermaid”, “Aladdin”, “The Princess and the Frog” and “Moana”. Musker retired from The Mouse House in 2018 and set-out to make his own short. Four-minute “I’m Hip” is now on the 2024 Oscars Best Animated Short Film shortlist. Here’s […]
Disney Animated Movies for Thanksgiving is Walt’s Legacy
The first time a Walt Disney Animation Studios movie opened in the month of November was “Fantasia” in 1940. The next was “Robin Hood” in 1973. The film after that was “Oliver & Company” in 1988, followed by the next four Disney animated movies in a row — “The Little Mermaid”, “The Rescuers Down Under”, […]
Animation Scoop: Jennifer Lee Interview
Academy Award winning “Frozen” co-director and Walt Disney Animation Studios Chief Creative Officer Jennifer Lee joins me for this Animation Scoop Q&A. We discuss “Wish”, “Once Upon a Studio”, the theatrical and at-home experiences, her time at Disney and the advice Bob Iger gave her when she became CCO. —————————- Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson […]
Guest: ‘Mickey and Friends: Trick or Treats’ Director David Brooks
David Brooks and Stoopid Buddy Stoodios follow-up their hit special “Mickey Saves Christmas” with Halloween-themed “Mickey and Friends: Trick or Treats”. It airs Sunday Oct. 1 at 7pm on Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD and is available on Disney+ starting Monday Oct. 2. Brooks gives me the inside scoop on this LCJ Q&A […]
Animation Scoop: ‘Wish’ Makers Interview
Disney’s new animated musical feature “Wish” opens in theaters this Thanksgiving. For this Animation Scoop Q&A, I visited Hollywood to screen footage and speak with directors Chris Buck & Fawn Veerasunthorn and producers Peter Del Vecho & Juan Pablo Reyes Lancaster-Jones. ———————————— Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment […]
Animation Scoop: ‘Steamboat Silly’ Q&A
After a decade, Disney’s “The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse” series is coming to an end with the final short, “Steamboat Silly”. It premieres this Friday July 28th on Disney+. EP / Supervising Director Paul Rudish joins me for this Animation Scoop Q&A. —————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a […]
Guests: ‘Hailey’s On It!’ Creators Devin Bunje & Nick Stanton
Television duo Nick Stanton and Devin Bunje (writers on Disney live-action series “Zeke and Luther”) now team-up as creators and executive producers of a new animated comedy for The Mouse House. “Hailey’s On It!”, starring Auli’i Cravalho (Moana) as the title character, premieres Thursday June 8th at 8pm on Disney Channel and Disney XD. Episodes […]
