LCJ Q&A Podcast

Guests: 'Light of the World' Directors John J. Schafer and Tom Bancroft

Directors John J. Schafer and Tom Bancroft present the new hand-drawn animated feature Light of the World, which opens in theaters on September 5th (John's birthday). They hope audiences, especially families, respond well to their portrayal of the story of Christ, successfully made outside the major studio system.

Guests: 'Shape Island' Creators Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen

Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen are the creators and EPs of "Shape Island", the Emmy-winning and Annie Awards nominated stop-motion animation family comedy series. It returns for Season 2 this Friday Aug. 29 on AppleTV+.

Guests: 'Fixed' stars Adam Devine, Beck Bennett and River Gallo

Director Genndy Tartakovsky's longtime passion project, the raunchy R-rated, Sony Pictures Animation comedy "Fixed", is finally here. You can check it out now on Netflix. But first... here's a fun new conversation with three of its voice actors — Adam Devine, Beck Bennett and River Gallo.

Guests: 'Marvel's Iron Man and His Awesome Friends' Showrunner Sean Coyle and Co-EP / Story Editor James Eason-Garcia

Sean Coyle and James Eason-Garcia discuss the characters, visuals and inspirations of new animated series "Marvel's Iron Man and His Awesome Friends", premiering Monday August 11th on Disney Jr. and Tuesday August 12th on Disney+.

Guest: 'Sketch' Director Seth Worley

Seth Worley is the director of the new adventure dramedy "Sketch", in theaters nationwide on Wednesday August 6th. Worley discusses the origins of the story, working with star Tony Hale, and the film's unique animated characters.

Guest: 'Tim Rex in Space' Series Director Sam Dransfield

Join me and Sam Dransfield for a 'Dinogalactic' conversation as we discuss his new Nickelodeon animated family series "Tim Rex in Space", premiering Monday Aug. 4.

Guests: 'The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball' EPs Ben Bocquelet, Erik Fountain and Matt Layzell

Get ready for the start of 40 new wild adventures on "The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball", from executive producers Ben Bocquelet, Erik Fountain and Matt Layzell. It premieres next Monday July 28th on Hulu.

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 a conversation about how working on this adventure 'blue' him away.