Chairman of Board, EVice President, President of Scholastic Entertainment & Chief Strategy Officer, Scholastic
Search every verified Iole Lucchese interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Iole Lucchesi discussed the 2022 film adaptation of "Clifford the Big Red Dog," describing the character as a "beloved iconic character for Scholastic for well over 50 years" with millions of fans worldwide. She stated that the film's technology allowed the studio to "take him and make him a real life dog" and introduce the character to "a whole bunch of new kids and parents who maybe weren't reading the books." Lucchesi said it was "so important to get his message of empathy and accepting differences and kindness and love out now more than ever." Lucchesi praised the film's cast, noting the "chemistry between Jack Whitehall and Darby Camp" and that "fabulous comedians" who "grew up with" Clifford wanted to participate. She described the movie as "timeless" and "absolutely pays homage to everything that is Clifford, yet so current, so funny, so emotional." She added that director Walt Becker "made a huge expansive movie out of what started as a black and red color book more than 50 years ago" and that the film "starts small and ends big, kind of like Clifford."
“Clifford has been a beloved iconic character for Scholastic for well over 50 years; he has millions of fans all over the world and it's exciting that we can take him and make him a real life dog with the technology and take Clifford out to more people across the world.”
“It's so important to get Clifford's message of empathy and accepting differences and kindness and love out now more than ever.”
“It's been amazing to see what I've grown up with and what has been canon for Scholastic turned into a really vibrant movie that is timeless and absolutely pays homage to everything that Clifford is, yet so current, so funny, so emotional, so full of laughs.”
“The chemistry between Jack Whitehall and Darby Camp in the movie is really something to watch; they are almost related at this point with a real natural rhythm.”
“Introducing Clifford to a whole bunch of new kids and parents who maybe weren't reading the books is exciting.”
“When shooting the Clifford movie throughout New York, people would get a little more smiley and happy and relax about the chaos because he's a beloved character who stands for all the right things.”
“We have so many fabulous comedians in the movie who maybe remember Clifford and grew up with him and want to participate in this project.”
“The movie has a message that's so important now without being pedantic or hitting you over the head with it; it's a feel-good movie that's lots of fun but will make you feel like you want to hug your mom or your dad or your daughter or your son afterwards.”
“Walt Becker has made a huge expansive movie out of what started as a black and red color book more than 50 years ago; it's amazing to think of where we've taken the world of Clifford.”
“Clifford has taken us on an emotional adventure journey that starts probably with a tear or two and includes hilarity, car chases, mean girls, family strife, and ultimately neighborhoods and even cities coming together to do the right thing.”
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