Interview With Tom and Tony Bancroft (Part Two) in the MCL

Kronk (voiced by Patrick Warburton)
and Yzma (Eartha Kitt), The Emperor's New Groove

Eddie Murphy liked to record in the dark. Gilbert Gottfried got quiet when the microphone was off. Patrick Warburton drove an old beat up truck to the studio.

You learn a lot about people when you make an animated feature.

Tom and Tony Bancroft learned plenty.

The former Disney animators are back in The Mouse Castle Lounge this week for part two of our conversation about their fascinating careers--and they have some stories to tell about working in-studio with the voices of Mushu, Iago and Kronk. Tom and Tony also talk about the many artistic projects they've taken on since leaving Disney. Oh, and they've also managed to write a few well-regarded books on animation. And Tony is directing an animated film with a former Beatle. But other than that, the Bancroft Brothers haven't been busy at all.

Were doubling down with a twin bill today in The Mouse Castle Lounge. Enjoy!

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The Bancroft Brothers and the Annie Awards in the MCL

Mushu and Mulan

Tom and Tony Bancroft are identical twin brothers who each spent about a dozen years at Disney working on memorable films like Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and The Lion King. They worked closely together on Mulan, which Tony co-directed and where Tom animated the tiny and feisty dragon Mushu.

The Bancroft Brothers are my guests in The Mouse Castle Lounge today and they talk with me about their mutual interest in drawing growing up, their education at Cal Arts, and the people who inspired and mentored them at Disney. They also give their insight into the state of 2D animation, which Tom says is "not dead, but it's in a coma."

Also in the Lounge, I recap this past weekend's Annie Awards, where Disney had a strong showing with Frozen, Toy Story OF TERROR and Disney Mickey Mouse.

We're celebrating animation in today's edition of The Mouse Castle Lounge. Enjoy!

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