Interview: “Gnomeo and Juliet” Director Kelly Asbury Michael Lee, February 11, 2011February 12, 2011 One might think the story of Gnomeo and Juliet bares too much of a resemblances to Toy Story, when in actuality the story of inanimate objects coming of life is as old as time itself. Director Kelly Asbury (Shrek 2) brings us the story of Gnomeo and Juliet; an animated tale based on the Shakespeare tragedy “Romeo and Juliet”. But it is more than just gnomes reciting lines from the famous English playwright, it also combines songs from Sir Elton John. If you are a fan of Shakespeare, Sit Elton John, or even garden gnomes this is one interview you don’t want to miss, so hit the jump if you want to listen to it. Recently, the director gave us a moment of his time for a one on one interview on how he came onto the project. Asbury humbly told us how wonderful it was to work with a large British cast, especially one with so many Sir and Dame titles. The director also gave us insight on what it was like to work with a variety of animation mediums and animation studios. You also can check out my review of the movie here. You can listen to the full interview in the player below. Subscribe to the podcast on Temp DL: https://movieviral.com/music/podcast/KellyAsburyInterview.mp3 or here. Podcasts Gnomeo and Julietinterview
WonderCon 2011: “Hanna” Roundtable With Director Joe Wright and Star Saoirse Ronan April 4, 2011The action thriller Hanna opens this coming weekend in theaters, so Focus Features held a roundtable interview for the director Joe Wright and Saoirse Ronan, who has the title role in the film. Listen to the interviews after the break. Read More
ViralCast #5: Interview With A Dreamworks PA March 23, 2009March 14, 2010Here’s my unedited interview with Ryan Gerrish, a production assistant at Dreamworks Animation. Just to clarify, we say that the film Monsters vs. Aliens comes out “this weekend”, but we meant next weekend, March 27th. So, check it out that weekend, especially if you have a theater near you with… Read More
“Cars 2” Roundtable: John Lasseter Talks Sequels, Animating Water, and 3D June 21, 2011June 21, 2011If there is anything you must know about Cars 2 director John Lasseter is that he is passionate about his work, and with a great passion about the work you will end up with an equally passionate product. In a roundtable interview, the director talks about the difficulties that come… Read More