LCJ Q&A Podcast

Guest: ‘200% Wolf’ Director Alexs Stadermann

There's a new sequel to 2020 hit 100% Wolf opening in theaters nationwide on August 23rd. 200% Wolf is double the energy and double the fun for families, with main character Freddy on another life-changing adventure. Director Alexs Stadermann discusses his return to this universe, creating memorable characters, and how A.I. is impacting the animation industry.

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.

Guests: ‘Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie’ EPs Vincent Waller and Marc Ceccarelli

Sandy and SpongeBob head to Texas in the live-action/CG feature "Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie". It premieres Friday August 2nd on Netflix. Executive Producers Vincent Waller and Marc Ceccarelli celebrate 25 years of SpongeBob with a deep dive into the beloved characters and the wild new film.

Guest: ‘Harold and the Purple Crayon’ Director Carlos Saldanha

At Blue Sky Studios, Carlos Saldanha directed "Ice Age" and "Rio" installments, as well as "Ferdinand", which earned him a Best Animated Feature Oscar nomination. Now Saldanha is the director of a new live-action family film featuring some hand-drawn and CG animation. "Harold and the Purple Crayon", adapted from the beloved book, opens in theaters on Aug. 2.

Guest: ‘Primos’ Creator Natasha Kline

Natasha Kline is the creator of the new Disney animated series "Primos", which is inspired by her childhood growing up in Los Angeles. Tater, who's about to turn 10, has a memorable summer at home with her 12 cousins. "Primos" premieres this Thursday July 25th at 8pm on Disney Channel and this Friday July 26th on Disney+.

Guests: ‘Exploding Kittens’ Showrunners and Creators Matthew Inman and Shane Kosakowski

Phenomenon card game Exploding Kittens is now an adult animated comedy series, premiering this Friday July 12th on Netflix. Find out how a cat exorcism and Bruce Willis movies have inspired showrunners and creators Matthew Inman (who also co-created the game) and Shane Kosakowski.

Guests: ‘Sausage Party: Foodtopia’ Co-Creators Ariel Shaffir and Kyle Hunter

Ariel Shaffir and Kyle Hunter co-wrote 2016's hit adult animated comedy Sausage Party. They're now the co-creators, showrunners and EPs of new follow-up series Sausage Party: Foodtopia, premiering Thursday July 11th on Prime Video.

Guests: ‘Disney Jr.'s Ariel’ EP Lynne Southerland and Art Director Chrystin Garland

It's been 35 years since Disney released the game-changing The Little Mermaid. Disney Jr.'s Ariel, premiering June 27th on Disney Jr. and June 28th on Disney+, is a new CG family music series that spotlights the title character's youth 'under the sea'. Executive Producer Lynne Southerland and Art Director Chrystin Garland share why they enjoy being part of this world.