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DESCRIPTION: This episode we chat with Teddy Newton, who provided the voice of the mission briefing in both “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” and, he confirms this week, “Rogue Nation.” Learn how Newton is inadvertently responsible for matching composer Michael Giacchino with director Brad Bird, how J.J. Abrams wasn’t crazy with his voice, and various stories about his time working at Pixar and with Bird. Plus, he gives us his hair rankings and movie rankings! Released December 3rd, 2021.

SHOW NOTES: In the interview Teddy talks about how he adopted a way of speaking for the mission briefing voice that was more common in the 1950s, like the way Rod Serling spoke in “The Twilight Zone”...

We also discuss the Pixar short Teddy directed, “Day & Night.” Here’s a behind-the-scenes video about the making of the film...

You can watch the full short of “Day & Night” on Disney Plus.

Teddy designed the end titles for “Ratatouille” and “The Incredibles.” You can watch videos of both by clicking here.

He also did additional character design and voiced this lawyer character in “Ratatouille”...