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Benedict Cumberbatch to voice The Grinch, Blue Sky settles in wage-fixing suit, and the Astro Boy Reboot gets a poster – RubberOnion Animation Podcast #129

Stephen BrooksMay 8, 20161 Mins read1.4k Views

SEGMENT EPISODE! Benedict Cumberbatch will tap into his inner Boris Karloff to voice 2017’s animated Grinch film, Blue Sky is the first to settle in the huge animation studio wage-fixing lawsuit, and the Astro Boy Reboot gets a poster… we also talk about Tax Day and the new TMNT movie trailer. You also get a preview of next week’s episode (our interview with Adam Phillips), there’s an audience question AND your favorite segment… Rapid Fire! Enjoy the show!

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Topics & Timestamps:

(4:54) “How You Doin”

(5:00) Talking about Tax Day

(8:14) “TMNT: Out of the Shadows” trailer

(21:15) Animation News of the Week…

(22:03) ‘Astro Boy Reboot’ TV Series Debuts New Poster

(31:29) Benedict Cumberbatch to voice the Grinch in 2017 Animated Film

(39:37) Blue Sky settles in wage-fixing suit

(50:53) Audience Question: “How many jobs do you do a year? How much time do you ‘budget’ in, to work on your own material? How much time for professional development, learning new software, reading the newest animation books, conventions, etc?” ~Timothy Bergeron

(1:03:38) Preview of Next Week’s show: “Adam Phillips Interview”

(1:07:21) Rapid Fire!!!!!!!!

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Stephen Brooks

Stephen Brooks is a freelance animator in NYC that specializes in a hand-drawn style. Being a professional since 2005, he also produces indie shorts with self-made music, sound fx & voices. Lately Stephen has taken to introducing others to animation with production VLOGs, a podcast, instructional videos and is writing a book on traditional principles in a digital world. View his animation work www.rubberonion.com