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A Second Life of Stoick with Gerard Butler

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Gerard Butler is doing something pretty unique: reprising the role of an animated character he voiced… in live-action form. He will once again play Hiccup’s father Stoick in the new live-action version of the iconic DreamWorks animated movie “How to Train Your Dragon”. This is one of Universal’s tentpole releases for the summer, opening on […]
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Guest: ‘BEARBRICK’ Showrunner Meghan McCarthy

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New DreamWorks animated series “BE@RBRICK”, based on Medicom Toy’s figures, premieres this Friday March 21st on AppleTV+. Showrunner, EP and writer Meghan McCarthy joins me to talk about the show’s vision, themes, music and spirit. 2015 LCJ Q&A Podcast guests included Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody (“Juno”) and “Hotel Transylvania” trilogy director Genndy Tartakovsky. 2016 saw […]
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Guest: ‘Dog Man’ Director Peter Hastings

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Peter Hastings is a six-time Emmy-winner who’s worked on the DreamWorks Animation Television “Epic Tales of Captain Underpants” and various “Kung Fu Panda” spin-offs. Now he’s the director of the studio’s new theatrical “Dog Man” movie, in theaters this Friday January 31st. Adapted from author Dav Pilkey’s popular books, this is an action and comedy […]
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Guests: ‘Mighty Monsterwheelies’ Showrunner Stephanie Simpson and Story Editor Kyel White

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DreamWorks “Mighty Monsterwheelies” morphs classic movie monsters and monster trucks, creating a fun group of characters and episodes for families as we approach Halloween. It premieres Monday October 14th on Netflix. Kyel White developed the series and serves as story editor. Stephanie Simpson is the four-time Emmy-winning executive producer and showrunner. 2013 LCJ Q&A Podcast […]
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Guests: ‘The Wild Robot’ Director Chris Sanders and Producer Jeff Hermann

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DreamWorks Animation celebrates its 30th Anniversary with the release of “The Wild Robot” (now in theaters). Director Chris Sanders (of “How to Train Your Dragon” and “The Croods”) and producer Jeff Hermann (“The Boss Baby: Family Business”) share details on how they brought specific scenes to life and what this movie has meant to them […]
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Animation Scoop: DreamWorks Land Q&A

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DreamWorks Land is Now Open at Universal Orlando Resort. Find out what DreamWorks fans can look forward to seeing in this 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 of 7. Jackson has written over 1,000 reviews of new releases. […]
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Biggest DreamWorks Animation Opening Weekends

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With $58 million, “Kung Fu Panda 4” just delivered DreamWorks Animation its biggest opening weekend since 2012’s “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted” ($60.3M). That’s not adjusted for inflation. But still — it’s very impressive. Where does “KFP4” rank on DreamWorks’ all-time opens list? And where does “Shrek 2” (which is returning to theaters on April […]
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Guests: ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Director Mike Mitchell, Co-Director Stephanie Ma Stine and Producer Rebecca Huntley

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DreamWorks’ “Kung Fu Panda 4” is directed by Mike Mitchell, co-directed by Stephanie Ma Stine and produced by Rebecca Huntley. I first spoke with them back in December at the launch of the film’s first trailer. Now that I’ve seen the entire movie (which opens in theaters this Friday March 8th), here’s my new LCJ […]
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