Karey Kirkpatrick: “You can’t afford to be boring anymore”

The writer-director who's working on the next Peanuts movie breaks down how viewing habits are reshaping family storytelling—but what writers can still do to keep audiences hooked.

By Jocelyn Christie

March 25, 2026

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Animation Dingle, Charlotte's Web, Chicken Run, Karey Kirkpatrick, Over the Hedge, Peanuts, Peanuts Worldwide, Q&A, Smallfoot, The Rescuers Down Under, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Wildbrain

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