Noah Weisberg on Super Pumped, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, and Home Decorating in a Pandemic

04/22/22 • 38 min

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Noah Weisberg is an actor and director, known for Super Pumped (2022), Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2020) and Modern Family (2009).

I had Noah on the show today to discuss his role in Super Pumped. The Showtime limited series tells the “stranger than fiction” story about the rise of Uber.

Noah Weisberg is an actor and director, known for Super Pumped (2022), Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2020) and Modern Family (2009).

I had Noah on the show today to discuss his role in Super Pumped. The Showtime limited series tells the “stranger than fiction” story about the rise of Uber.

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Gigi Gaston on 9 BULLETS

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Today I’m joined by Gigi Gaston to discuss her film 9 BULLETS.

9 BULLETS stars Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister in Game of Thrones) as a former burlesque dancer turned author who suddenly becomes the guardian of her 11-year-old neighbor after he witnesses his parents’ murder.

Along with Headey, the film stars Lala Anthony (Power) and Sam Worthington (Avatar) in supporting roles. You can read more about the film and their other upcoming projects below.

Lena is EP’ing and starring in a new series called Beacon 23 which shoots in Toronto in April; she is a voice in the animated superhero adventure family series New-Gen with Henry Rollins; and she will co-star in Crooks with Juno Temple.

La La Anthony has Power Book II: Ghost; Kenya Barris’ You People with Jonah Hill, Julia Luis Dreyfus and Eddie Murphy; and The Perfect find with Gabrielle Union, Gina Torres and Aisha Hinds coming up.

Sam Worthington is hard at work on Avatar 4&5, and also has The Georgetown Project with Russell Crowe completed and SeaCole with Gugu Mbatha Raw coming up, among many other projects.

A former burlesque dancer turned author (Lena Headey) discovers a second chance at life and redemption when she risks everything to rescue her young neighbor after he witnesses his parents murder. Now on the run from the local crime boss (Sam Worthington), who happens to be her longtime ex, she makes a desperate attempt to get the boy to safety.

9 Bullets will be in Theaters and On Demand April 22, 2022

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Michael Surrey and Shawn Krause on SPIRE

The newly formed animation company, Spire Animation Studios has created a new way to produce animated movies that is game changing for filmmaking. Most recently, they have announced two new films in development, Century Goddess and Trouble with Danny McBride.

Spire Animation has created a team of elite industry leaders to form their own ‘creative cadre’ to bring a new wave in animation. Together, animation pioneers including Michael Surrey (Creative Director of Story and Animation), Shawn Krause (Creative Director of Story and Animation),Ted Mathot (Creative Director of Development), Karen Disher (Creative Director of Development), Ricky Nierva (Production Designer) and Michal Makarewicz (Head of Character Animation) combine their decades of work from leading films including The Lion King, Toy Story, The Incredibles, Up,Inside Out , Soul, Onward, and more to spearhead a new era of original and culturally relevant stories that resonate with audiences worldwide, rather than offer reboots.

Today I'm joined by Michael Surrey and Shawn Krause to discuss SPIRE.

About Michael Surrey- Creative Director (Story and Animation)

Michael Surrey serves as creative director, story and animation, at Spire Animation Studios. An award-nominated animator, Surrey has more than two decades of experience in animation working on acclaimed films such as Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King, and also spent ten-plus years as a storyboard artist. In 1995, he was nominated for an Annie Award for his work in animation on The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

About Shawn Krause- Creative Director (Story and Animation)

Shawn Krause serves as creative director, animation and story, at Spire Animation Studios. He joined Spire after 26 years at Pixar Animation Studios, where he led animation for the films Up, Cars 2, and Inside Out. Shawn holds strong blend of technological fluency and effective storytelling skills needed to lead feature animation teams.