LCJ Q&A Podcast

Three-time Oscar winner and Pixar Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter is receiving the prestigious Winsor McCay Award at the 2023 Annie Awards on Saturday February 25th. You can watch the ceremony live at 10pmET at AnnieAwards.org. In this Exclusive Interview, Docter reflects on his career, sharing insights on his four directorial features ("Monsters, Inc.", "Up", "Inside Out" and "Soul"), as well as Pixar's first film ("Toy Story") and next film ("Elemental").

One of the most anticipated Disney animated projects of the past several years finally arrives this week. The one-hour series premiere of Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur airs this Friday Feb. 10 at 8pm on Disney Channel. (Episodes will be available on Disney+ beginning Wednesday Feb. 15.) Executive Producer Steve Loter and Supervising Producer Rodney Clouden bring this comic book to life with a series that feels just like... a comic book that's come to life!

Everett Downing and Patrick Harpin are the creators, writers, directors and executive producers of the new Netflix sci-fi animated action comedy series My Dad The Bounty Hunter. It premieres February 9th. When two kids discover their father is an outer space bounty hunter, they’re in for the adventure of their lives. Downing and Harpin take me through the show’s development process and how they hope the mission of the series is accomplished.

It’s time for some excavator action! Nickelodeon’s new Paw Patrol spinoff series Rubble & Crew premieres this Friday February 3rd at 11:30am. Executive Producer Bradley Zweig shares what will make families go “Bow Wow!”

Toby Genkel is the director of The Amazing Maurice, a new animated comedy adventure screening at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and opening in theaters nationwide on February 3rd. It's based on the late Terry Pratchett's beloved book and features the voices of Hugh Laurie, Emilia Clarke, Hugh Bonneville and Himesh Patel. Genkel shares the inside scoop on the story, charm and unpredictability of Maurice.

Vincent Waller and Marc Ceccarelli return to The LCJ Q&A Podcast to talk about the new one-hour SpongeBob special "The Tidal Zone", premiering this Friday The 13th (Jan. 13) at 7pm on Nickelodeon. They also discuss the impact of recent spinoffs "Kamp Koral" & "The Patrick Star Show"... and they tease the 2025 big screen "SpongeBob" movie.

Disney Junior's new family animated series SuperKitties premieres this Wednesday January 11th at 10:30am. Episodes will also be on Disney+. Creator and executive producer Paula Rosenthal and Co-EP Kirk Van Wormer join me for a cat-tacular conversation.

Antonio Banderas returns as the beloved cinematic cat in "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish", opening in theaters this Wednesday December 21st. It has already received Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards Best Animated Feature nominations. Director Joel Crawford discusses his goals with the story, visuals and tone of this new "Puss In Boots" chapter.

Sonic the Hedgehog zooms onto Netflix with the new CG animated series Sonic Prime. It premieres this Thursday December 15th. Deven Mack, the new voice of Sonic, and executive producer Logan McPherson are excited to share this cool, dramatic, action-packed and energetic entry in the SEGA saga.

Adam Reed has taken his popular holiday book Reindeer in Here to the screen, with a new one-hour animated special premiering Tuesday November 29th at 9pm (right after Rudolph) on CBS. Reed serves as executive producer, and Lino DiSalvo (head of animation on Frozen) is the director. They join me to discuss how they collaborated on one of the season's must-watch family programs.