INTERVIEW: At The Starting Line For “Grand Prix Of Europe”

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Viva Kids’ new animated feature Grand Prix of Europe opens in theaters this Friday Nov. 7. It’s about a mouse named Edda who meets her racecar driver idol Ed (voiced by Emmy nominee Thomas Brodie-Sangster) and actually races in disguise as him in a high-stakes competition. Brodie-Sangster, who also voiced Ferb on the first four seasons of Phineas […]

INTERVIEW: Going Wild For “Night Of The Zoopocalypse”

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When a meteor crashes into a zoo, it unleashes a virus, and many of the animals become… zombies. Viva Kids’ new animated feature Night of the Zoopocalypse, from an idea by Clive Barker and starring the voice of David Harbour, opens in theaters nationwide on Mar. 7. Directors Rodrigo Perez-Castro and Ricardo Curtis, who previously […]

REVIEW: “Hitpig!”

Berkeley Breathed is back in animation, and his many fans are the better for it. The mildly eccentric cartoonist behind the famous Bloom County comic strip was known to animation fans for his 1991 special A Wish For Wings That Work: An Opus Christmas Story. In 2000, Breathed made a nine-minute short for Nickelodeon, Edwurd […]

INTERVIEW: Buckle Up For Rockin’ Ride “HITPIG!”

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Cow and Chicken creator David Feiss and Open Season senior animator Cinzia Angelini are the directors of the new energetic animated action comedy HITPIG!, starring Jason Sudeikis and Lilly Singh, which opens in theaters nationwide on November 1st. (This Animation Scoop Q&A was edited for length and clarity. Images Credit: Viva Kids) Jackson Murphy: David, […]

INTERVIEW: Upbeat ‘Down Under’ Chat About “200% Wolf”

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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 (who joined me on Zoom from his home in Australia) discusses his return to this universe, […]

INTERVIEW: Upbeat ‘Down Under’ Chat About “200% Wolf”

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 (who joined me on Zoom from his home in Australia) discusses his return to this universe, […]