Guest: ‘Smurfs’ Director Chris Miller
Academy Award nominee Chris Miller appeared on Episode #2 of The LCJ Q&A Podcast in 2011 for the release of his DreamWorks feature “Puss in Boots”. He returns to the animation director’s chair for Paramount’s “Smurfs”, which is now playing in theaters nationwide. Just a few hours after I saw the film, we reconnected for […]
Paramount’s Mission: A Successful ‘Impossible’ Finale
1996’s action adaptation of the TV series “Mission: Impossible” was the highest grossing film of that year for Paramount, with $181 million at the domestic box office. It was the studio’s second biggest release of the 1996-1999 period, only behind “Titanic”. Sequel “Mission: Impossible II” was the Paramount winner for the year 2000, with an […]
‘Transformers One’ Movie Review
“Transformers One” is my favorite animated film of 2024 so far. I don’t want to give away much of the story. What I will say is that it’s the origin story of these Transformers characters, including Optimus Prime (voiced by Chris Hemsworth) and Megatron (Brian Tyree Henry). They were initially friends. How do we get […]
Guests: ‘Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Co-Showrunners Chris Yost and Alan Wan
New animated series “Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”, starring the voice actors from last summer’s hit movie “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem”, premieres Friday August 9th on Paramount+. Co-Showrunners Chris Yost and Alan Wan share insights on this fresh chapter in the ‘heroes in a half shell’ saga. 2013 LCJ Q&A Podcast […]
Connecting ‘Mutant Mayhem’ to new TMNT series
‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ Movie Review
“A Quiet Place: Day One” is the latest installment in Paramount’s popular sci-fi action horror franchise. 2018’s “A Quiet Place”, starring Emily Blunt and John Krasinski (with Krasinski also in the director’s chair) opened to $50 million, totaled $188 million domestically and earned Blunt the Best Supporting Actress SAG Award. “A Quiet Place: Part II” […]
The Stunts of ‘IF’
Guest: ‘DORA’ EP & Showrunner Rich Magallanes
Time to explore a new series starring one of Nickelodeon’s most iconic characters — this time in CG. “DORA” premieres this Friday April 12th on Paramount+. Executive Producer and showrunner Rich Magallanes explains what goes into making sure the returns of Dora, Boots and Swiper are satisfying for fans of the original “Dora the Explorer” […]
Guest: ‘The Tiger’s Apprentice’ Director Raman Hui
Two-time Annie Awards nominee Raman Hui (co-director of “Shrek the Third”) directs the new Paramount+ animated feature “The Tiger’s Apprentice”, which is now streaming. It’s based on a popular book about 15-year-old Tom, who teams-up with the animals of the Zodiac to prevent the evil Loo (voiced by Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh) from destroying all […]
