LCJ Q&A Podcast

Guest: ‘Praise Petey’ Actress Annie Murphy

This interview with actress Annie Murphy was conducted over Zoom on Monday June 26th, 2023 (prior to the SAG-AFTRA Strike) as part of a virtual press junket organized and provided by Freeform. Emmy-winner Annie Murphy ("Schitt's Creek", "Kevin Can F--- Himself") lends her voice to the title character of the new Freeform animated comedy series "Praise Petey". The one-hour series premiere is this Friday July 21st at 10pm. I join this fellow Murphy for a fun chat about "Petey", her voice work in this summer's "Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken" and more.

Guests: ‘Nimona’ Directors Nick Bruno and Troy Quane

N.D. Stevenson's popular graphic novel finally comes to life with the long-awaited animated feature Nimona, about a girl in a futuristic/medieval society who joins forces with a knight to clear his name after he's accused of murder. Directors Nick Bruno and Troy Quane (Spies in Disguise) are excited for audiences to experience this action, humor and emotion packed adventure, which premieres this Friday June 30th on Netflix.

Guests: ‘Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken’ Director Kirk DeMicco and Producer Kelly Cooney Cilella

DreamWorks Animation's new family action/adventure comedy Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken opens this Friday June 30th. It's already made a big splash this summer at Annecy and through early preview showings at Regal Cinemas locations nationwide. Oscar nominated director Kirk DeMicco (The Croods) and producer Kelly Cooney Cilella (Trolls World Tour) join me to discuss making studio history with the story of a teen who seeks to finally embrace her whole self.

Guests: ‘Pupstruction’ Creator Travis Braun, EP Victor Cook & Supervising Director Abigail Nesbitt

Raise The Woof! New animated family series Pupstruction premieres Wednesday June 14th at 8am on Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney+. Creator Travis Braun, Executive Producer Victor Cook and Supervising Director Abigail Nesbitt tell me how they built this show (through story, characters, education and entertainment).

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 begin streaming June 9th on Disney+. Stanton and Bunje can’t wait for audiences to embrace Hailey and join her on quite the rollercoaster ride.

Guests: ‘Mulligan’ Co-Creators Robert Carlock & Sam Means and Supervising Director Colin Heck

Washington DC survives a global disaster — an alien attack. Society must start over. What will go right, and what will go terribly wrong? Robert Carlock and Sam Means (of 30 Rock and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) team-up once again, this time as co-creators of the new adult animated comedy series Mulligan. It premieres this Friday May 12th on Netflix. They, and supervising director Colin Heck (The Simpsons Movie), share what makes the show unique, relevant and quite funny.

Guests: ‘BlackBerry’ Actors Jay Baruchel and Glenn Howerton

Jay Baruchel ("How to Train Your Dragon") and Glenn Howerton ("A.P. Bio") star in the thrilling new true story drama "BlackBerry", which IFC Films is releasing in theaters nationwide this Friday May 12th. Baruchel plays BlackBerry co-founder Mike Lazaridis, and Howerton plays Research in Motion co-CEO Jim Balsille, in this entertaining and fascinating depiction of the rise and fall of the cell phone giant. On this LCJ Q&A Podcast episode, Baruchel and Howerton discuss BlackBerry devices and their dynamic roles. Baruchel also shares what the "Dragon" saga has meant to him. (Interview Contains Adult Language.)

Guest: ‘Rally Road Racers’ Director Ross Venokur

The Summer Movie Season heats up with a terrific new animated feature the entire family will enjoy. It's Rally Road Racers — in theaters nationwide this Friday May 12th. Director Ross Venokur presents an entertaining and moving underdog story with cool visuals and a talented voice cast. Buckle up as we explore this sweet ride.