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‘Spider-Verse’ Directors on What to Expect From Third Movie and Demanding Respect for Animation: ‘Without It, Everybody Hurts’
Awards Circuit Podcast: "Spider-Verse" directors Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson and Joaquim Dos Santos on the state of animation and what to expect from a sequel.
On this episode of Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast, we sit down with the directing trio of “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” as they discuss their passion for the medium, what to expect from the upcoming third installment, and the needed changes Hollywood made to give animation the respect it deserves. Before “Across the Spider-Verse,” Thompson worked in various animation departments on television series such as “Star Wars: Clone Wars” and for films such as “The Emoji Movie.” Dos Santos has also worked in various animation and art departments for series such as “The Legend of Korra” and executive producing “Voltron: Legendary Defender,” directing several episodes of both. Variety’s “Awards Circuit” podcast, hosted by Clayton Davis, Jenelle Riley, Jazz Tangcay, Emily Longeretta and Michael Schneider, who also produces, is your one-stop source for lively conversations about the best in film and television.
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