Animated block buster "Happy Feet" which has grossed almost $200 million at the domestic box office, and won numerous awards, including 2006 Oscar, is getting its sequel. According to "The Hollywood Reporter" Elijah Wood and Robin Williams are currently negotiating to reprise their roles as lead voices while George Miller is back as the director.
Aliah Wood will give voice to cute Mumble, the penguin who can't sing but can dance as crazy. Robin Williams is back as the hyper-acting and wise-cracking penguin Ramon. George Miller has wrote the new script himself, but the details are still being kept on ice. The actors are expected to fly over to Australia in January or February to record the voice tracks.
I had hot feelings about the first one prior to the release, but my anticipation for the follow-up is lukewarm at best. Has our dear Dr Miller run out of new ideas? Between this and Mad Max 4 it is looking a little likely...
ReplyDeleteI wasn't overamazed by the film myself, and the hype I was in, seduced by its trailer, just disappeared when I saw the movie. But, still, there is something soooo warm in the characters and in the story, something we don't see often in cinemas, so I just have to give my thumbs up for the sequel as well. Kids need positive stories instead of robots killing each other and similar...
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