Exclusive: Liza Koshy (Zipp Storm) and Kimiko Glenn (Izzy Moonbow) talk My Little: Pony A New Generation
Coming out this week on Netflix is My Little Pony: A New Generation, featuring the voices of Vanessa Hudgens (‘Sunny’), Kimiko Glenn (‘Izzy’), James Marsden (‘Hitch’), Sofia Carson (‘Pipp’), and Liza Koshy (‘Zipp’). Additional voice cast members include Ken Jeong (‘Sprout’), Elizabeth Perkins (‘Phyllis’), Jane Krakowski (‘Queen Haven’), Phil LaMarr (‘Alphabittle’), and Michael McKean (‘Argyle’).
The unimaginable has happened...Equestria has lost its magic! Earth Ponies, Unicorns, and Pegasi are no longer friends and now live separated by species. But idealistic Earth Pony Sunny (Vanessa Hudgens) is determined to find a way to bring enchantment and unity back to their world. Teaming up with open-hearted Unicorn Izzy (Kimiko Glenn), the pair travel to faraway lands where they encounter the likes of charismatic and brave Pegasi Pipp (Sofia Carson) and Zipp (Liza Koshy) and the ever-responsible fellow Earth Pony Hitch (James Marsden). Their mission is full of misadventures, but these new best friends each possess their own unique and special gifts that may be just what this ponyverse needs to restore magic and prove that even little ponies can make a big difference.
Koshy, who voices Zipp Storm, is the co-creator, executive producer, and star of Liza on Demand and was most recently seen starring opposite Sabrina Carpenter in the Netflix Original film Work It. She also served as a host of the competition series, Chopped Next Gen. The series, which is currently streaming on Discovery+, challenges a new guard of rising, Generation Z chefs. She has also hosted two seasons of the Nickelodeon Double Dare revival alongside Marc Sommers.
Glenn who voices Izzy Moonbow, is best known for playing Brook Soso in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black. She also originated the role of Dawn Pinkett in the Broadway musical Waitress and has provided the voices in Voltron: Legendary Defender, DuckTales, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, BoJack Horseman and Close Enough. She recently voiced the character of Auntie Mei in Netflix’s Over The Moon.
BlackFilmandTV.com’s Wilson Morales recently spoke with both Koshy and Glenn on the experience voicing characters for the film.