Sam kadi why me films best feature foreign drama the promise of chuncao china director. Quintel whos also the voice of mordecai, regular shows wonderfully bizarre animation and overthetop plotlines have earned widespread critical acclaim, gained a legion. Sep, 2016 regular show began as a project by quintel during his time as a student at calarts, and was the first series to be greenlit from cartoon network studios awardwinning artists program in 2008. Quintel pronounced quintell, is the creator of regular show.
After being delayed for years, jg quintel, creator of regular shows new cartoon, close enough finally has a home on hbo max. Interview with jg quintel, creator of regular show animac. James garland quintel born september, 1982, better known as j. The plot involves pops who in this short is an ambassador of lolliland having lunch, trying to pay for his meal with lollipops, and then getting violently attacked by the restaurant staff. Developed loosely from the student shorts of calarts graduate jg quintel, the shows freeform creative approach to writing and design is a breath of fresh air which has proved appealing to all ages. Quintel, formerly best friends, are on opposite sides of a galactic war to stop a rift in the spacetime. Wed like to ask about your original short film, 2 in the am pm. Quintel has his own series, regular show, on cartoon network.
The movie is rightly considered one of the greatest films ever made. When i was a little kid, ive always dreamt of becoming a very successful film director. The animation is not that good, but, this is a film where very little people worked on, plus, it only. Sep, 2016 there will be no ninth season for emmywinning series regular show. Robin williams, actor and on the th day, god created spike and mike, so sayeth the d. Close enough has been a long anticipated animated series to premiere on either tbs or adult swim as it would serve as a spiritual successor to regular show, including that its also being produced.
Brian miller 20 film excellence award charles floyd johnson, ncis executive producer presenter. I love going back and watching flapjack from the start because you get episodes from jg quintel regular show, pen ward adventure time, and pat mchale over the garden wallyou can see each of their distinct story styles come through. There will be no ninth season for emmywinning series regular show, from creator and executive producer jg quintel. Quintel, creator of regular show, and this is how i work. Margaret loesch hub tv best feature drama the citizen directorproducerwriter. The film has the freakedout energy of a kid on a sugar rush, and assembles its plot in roughly as coherent a manner. The upcoming eighth season of regular show will be the last for the cartoon network.
Hanford highs jg quintel uses his talents on cartoon network. Cartoon network said the series eighth season, set to debut on september 26, will be its last. The only way to do this is for a mortally wounded rigby to travel back to the present. Annecy reveals short film competition selections for. Well when i was at calarts one of my student films 2 in the am pm. This is going to be my extra page since i ran out of space on my first one. When asked why he made the decision to voice mordecai, quintel responded. Quintel born september, 1982 is an american animator, television writer, and voice actor. Would be a main inspiration for his first show regular show. Many of regular show s characters were loosely based on those developed for quintels student films at california institute of the arts. Oct 31, 2011 hanford highs jg quintel uses his talents on cartoon network.
The movie on cartoon network tonight its also available on dvd with commentary, we chatted with creatorvoice actor j. He has worked with other shows on cartoon network such as the marvelous. Gremlins, and the lego movies, along with every dc film from the last decade, including. The surreal comedy about a family growing up without getting old marks the first collaboration. It involves two clerks voiced by and greatly resembling quintel and marin in real life working on halloween night at an ampm note an ampm is slang for a gas station convenience store thats open all day and all night. I wanna spend my entire life into making films aswell as television shows.
Turners tbs has greenlit close enough, a new animated series from regular show creator j. Tbs greenlights new animated series close enough from j. James garland quintel, or simply jg, was born on september 14, 1982, in hanford, ca, to terri. Apr 10, 2012 the first appearances of mordecai and benson from regular show.
Jg quintel 105 character images behind the voice actors. Oct 31, 2011 the fresno bee mcclatchytribune information services via comtex back when jg quintel was a student at hanford high, he thought the short films he made for class assignments were just a fun way to do homework. At calarts, quintel and about 20 fellow students, including nowvoice artist sam marin, developed their short films by throwing title names such as lollypop or candy into a hat, drawing them out, and reading them aloud at midnight as a warmup, where they would each then rush back to their desks in a marathon effort to make a film in 48 hours based on the one word drawn. The naive man from lolliland, which introduced pops, won two awards from the 2005 nicktoons film festival. The movie continues to influence producers of films, television shows, and video games more than 4 years after its release. Heres your first look at tbs close enough, a surreal adult comedy series from regular show creator j. Quintel, formerly best friends, are on opposite sides of a galactic war to stop a rift in the spacetime continuum for devouring all of existence. The film features the voices of william salyers, j. With the shows first two seasons coming out on bluray and dvd on july 16, we talked with series creator jg quintel about everything from how the show has evolved to the presence of thomas the. Moreover, as quintels first exposure to the animation industry, quintel obtained a 2004 internship at cartoon network to work on the tv series star wars. The former was one of the winners of the 2005 nicktoons film festival and received international attention after being broadcast on nicktoons network. Jg quintel, creator of cartoon networks regular show at comic con 2011 image via wikipedia the following interview with jg quintel, the creator of cartoon networks regular show, took place outside an east hollywood bar earlier this year. Quintel became friends when they were in the same class at calarts. Quintel, during his time at calarts with voice acting by himself and sam marin.
Quintel, sam marin, and mark hamill reprising their respective roles from the series, while jason mantzoukas. Take a visual walk through his career and see 105 images of the characters hes voiced and listen to 3 clips that showcase his performances. He is best known as the creator of the animated television series, regular show on cartoon network. Quintel was at this years annecy festival where skwigly were fortunate enough to find out more about the show, its success and its future. Im the creator of regular show and the voice of mordecai. Well, a bunch of the characters came from my student films. Epic in scope while maintaining a patience and intimacy characteristic of european art cinema, regular show. At calarts, quintel and about 20 fellow students, including nowvoice artist sam marin, developed their short films by throwing title names. Regular show to end after eighth season on cartoon network. He voices benson, pops, and muscle man on regular show. Nov 25, 2015 in advance of the premiere of regular show.
Basically, its of one of the main series voiceactors doing. A teacher at cal arts told me that after pitching him an idea i had for a student film. Every page goes through several hundred of perfecting techniques. At calarts, quintel would also meet another student by the name of pendleton ward with whom he would later work with on. Regular show is the second cartoon network series to produce a theatrically released film and the first since the powerpuff girls movie back in 2002. At calarts, quintel and about 20 fellow students, including nowvoice artist sam marin, developed their short films by throwing title names such as lollypop or. Jg quintel born september, 1982 was a creative director for the. Quintel simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Some characters in regular show are based on concepts from this short. Jg quintel is a voice actor known for voicing mordecai, and hi five ghost. Quintel, is an american voice actor, animator, television writer, producer and director best known as the creator of cartoon networks regular show, in which he also voiced the characters mordecai and high five ghost, and the forthcoming hbo max series close enough.
He was also the creative director of the marvelous misadventures of flapjack on cartoon network. Jack black of tenacious d, actor against all odds, spike and mikes sick and twisted festival of animation has persevered for over twenty years, leaving indelible scars on our. In honor of the regular show finale and pops, jg quintels student film that first introduced pops. The naive man from lolliland, jg quintels student film, is surprisingly somber. While we were making it we were having a great time. Quintel voices the cashier with the long hair, sam marin voices the cashier with the short hair. He would help quintel on his student films, which include the naive man from lolliland and 2 in the am pm, in which marin voiced characters, which led to the start of.
Quintel provides the voice of mordecai, and uses his regular speaking voice to voice him. Quintel talks about finding a satisfying ending for himself, the crew and the characters of his longrunning cartoon network series regular show. Quintel titled his new film the naive man from lolliland. As a student, he found early success with his irreverent animated shorts, which introduced characters hed later include in regular show. He also voices mordecai and hifive ghost after his introductory episode.
Quintel provides the voice of mordecai and uses his regular speaking voice to voice him. The first appearances of mordecai and benson from regular show. I had done the voice of mordecai in my student film, so when it came up and i was making a short i really wanted to do the voice again because i felt like he was already done. Quintel was as an animation student and the character is truly hilarious in this amazingly creative short student effort.
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