{"id":35236,"date":"2019-04-15T07:05:33","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T07:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/?p=35236"},"modified":"2019-04-15T07:05:33","modified_gmt":"2019-04-15T07:05:33","slug":"podcast-missing-link","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/podcast-missing-link\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast interview with &#8216;Missing Link&#8217; director\/writer Chris Butler"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.soundcloud.com\/stream\/606183735-skwigly-skwigly-podcast-90.mp3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35240 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ep90-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/podcasts\/skwigly-animation-podcast-90\/\">ninetieth episode<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/podcast_type\/skwigly-podcast\/\">Skwigly Animation Podcast<\/a> we&#8217;re delighted to welcome back <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/podcasts\/skwigly-animation-podcast-6-halloween-edition-genndy-tartakovsky-peter-saunders-chris-butler-sam-fell\/\">previous podcast guest<\/a> Chris Butler, director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/tag\/laika\/\">LAIKA<\/a>s latest stop-motion feature film extravaganza <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/missing-link-review\/\"><em>Missing Link<\/em><\/a>, now in cinemas worldwide.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Missing Link - Official UK Trailer 2 - In Cinemas April 5\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xkj0SWgrtPU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Hugh Jackman is Sir Lionel frost: a brave and dashing adventurer who considers himself to be the world\u2019s foremost investigator of myths and monsters. The trouble is, no one else seems to agree. He sees a chance to prove himself by traveling to America\u2019s Pacific Northwest to discover the world\u2019s most legendary creature. A living remnant of Man\u2019s primitive ancestry. The Missing Link.<\/p>\n<p>Zach Galifianakis is Mr. Link: the slightly silly, surprisingly smart and soulful beast who Sir Lionel discovers. As species go, he\u2019s as endangered as they get; he\u2019s possibly the last of his kind, he\u2019s lonely, and he believes that Sir Lionel is the one man alive who can help him. Together they set out on a daring quest around the world to seek out Link\u2019s distant relatives in the fabled valley of Shangri-La.<\/p>\n<p>Along with the independent and resourceful Adelina Fortnight (Zoe Saldana), who possesses the only known map to the group\u2019s secret destination, the unlikely trio embarks on a riotous<br \/>\nrollercoaster ride of a journey. Along the way, our fearless explorers encounter more than their fair share of peril, stalked at every turn by dastardly villains seeking to thwart their mission. Through it all, Mr. Link\u2019s disarming charm and good-humoured conviction provide the emotional and comedic foundation of this fun-filled family movie.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Chris Butler&#8217;s previous work at LAIKA includes his directorial debut <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/paranorman-review\/\"><em>ParaNorman<\/em><\/a> (for which he also wrote the original screenplay) as well as his roles as Head of Story\/co-writer on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/kubo-two-strings-review\/\"><em>Kubo and the Two Strings<\/em><\/a> and story supervisor on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/tag\/coraline\/\"><em>Coraline<\/em><\/a>. His prior experience includes design and storyboard roles on a number of high profile projects including <em>Tim Burton&#8217;s Corpse Bride<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>This episode also features an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shinypinkbottle\">Justin K. Thompson<\/a>, production designer on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/spider-man-into-the-spider-verse-review\/\"><em>Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse<\/em><\/a>. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/spider-verse-interview-giveaway\/\">here<\/a> for more info and to find out how to be in with a chance to win a copy of the film on Bluray.<\/p>\n<p>Also discussed in this episode: Early trailers for <em>Toy Story 4<\/em> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/shaun-sheep-farmageddon-trailer\/\"><em>Farmageddon: A Shaun the Sheep Movie<\/em><\/a> as well as recent animated series aimed at adults including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/love-death-robots-review\/\"><em>Love Death + Robots<\/em><\/a> and <em>The Shivering Truth<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.soundcloud.com\/stream\/606183735-skwigly-skwigly-podcast-90.mp3\">Direct download<\/a> or stream below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/606183735&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=true&amp;show_comments=false&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the ninetieth episode of the Skwigly Animation Podcast we&#8217;re delighted to welcome back previous podcast guest Chris Butler, director of LAIKAs latest stop-motion feature film extravaganza Missing Link, now in cinemas worldwide. 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As a freelancer he has produced work for WildBrain, CBeebies, Channel 4, Shy Guys, Plymptoons, Animortal, Wonky Films, A Productions, Slurpy Studios and Rumpus to name a few. As an independent director he has produced six multi-award-winning short animated films that have been showcased at over 200 international film and animation festivals including Clermont-Ferrand, BFI London Film Festival, ITFS Stuttgart, Encounters, London International Animation Festival, Pictoplasma, London Short Film Festival and Anima Mundi. Alongside his work in animation production he is an active writer and researcher on the industry through such avenues as the leading UK animation resource Skwigly, for which he is Editor in Chief, and his books 'Independent Animation: Developing, Producing and Distributing Your Animated Films' (2016, second edition published April 2023) and 'Intimate Animation' (2025, co-written with Dr. Laura-Beth Cowley). As an educator he has lectured and tutored at AUB Bournemouth, University of the West of England, University of Gloucestershire and UAL Central Saint Martins. 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