Kirsten Lepore: Last News

Groot, the beloved character from “Guardians of the Galaxy”, is getting his own mini spinoff on Disney+ in August.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor A24’s “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On” is an awards season darling. The live-action hybrid stop-motion film recently picked up the Annie Award for indie feature as well as two other awards. Jenny Slate won the voice acting prize for her performance as Marcel while Slate, Dean Fleischer Camp, Nick Paley and Elizabeth Holm won for feature writing. Camp called on animation director Kirsten Lepore to help merge the worlds of animation and live-action. As Oscar voting closes on Tuesday, Camp and Lepore discussed bringing Marcel to life, collaborating and the film’s reception. Kirsten Lepore: I’ve had many texts and calls from friends who said that that was the first movie that their kids had ever seen in a movie theater. It was so wild and an honor.

As Marvel Studios forges ahead with phase four of its interconnected series of films and TV, Disney+ is reaping the benefits. This year alone, the platform has already seen the release of “Moon Knight” and “Ms.