{"id":38885,"date":"2020-04-29T16:45:12","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T16:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/?p=38885"},"modified":"2022-07-14T10:01:28","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T10:01:28","slug":"podcast-kris-pearn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/podcast-kris-pearn\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast interview with Kris Pearn (&#8216;The Willoughbys&#8217;)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.soundcloud.com\/stream\/809709223-skwigly-skwigly-podcast-98.mp3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-38886 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SAP98-450x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/podcasts\/skwigly-animation-podcast-98\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">episode 98<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/podcast_type\/skwigly-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Skwigly Animation Podcast<\/a> we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/podcasts\/skwigly-animation-podcast-16\/\">welcome back<\/a> Kris Pearn, director of the animated feature film adaptation of Lois Lowry&#8217;s <em>The Willoughbys<\/em>, released this month on Netflix!<\/p>\n<p>Produced by <a href=\"https:\/\/bronstudios.com\/divisions\/animation\">Bron Animation<\/a> and Creative Wealth Media in association with Netflix, the film stars Will Forte, Maya Rudolph, Alessia Cara, Terry Crews, Martin Short, Jane Krakowski, Se\u00e1n Cullen, and Ricky Gervais with a distinctive design sensibility courtesy of Craig Kellman.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Willoughbys | Bringing the World of THE WILLOUGHBYS to Life I Netflix\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xc6DtJHUems?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>Convinced they\u2019d be better off raising themselves, the Willoughby children hatch a sneaky plan to send their selfish parents on vacation. 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