- THE CROODS
Featuring the vocal talents of Nicolas Cage, Ryan Reynolds,
Emma Stone, Clark Duke, Cloris Leachman, Catherine Keener and more, The Croods,
is a film that follows an introverted prehistoric family, who find themselves
guided out of their cave into this dynamic world by a resourceful newcomer
(Reynolds) who may bring more stress than relief to the patriarch (Cage) of the
family.
Here's a new look at the whole family in DreamWorks
Animation's The Croods (via EW):
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| Thunk, Gran, Sandy the baby, Ugga, Eep and Grug |
And here's some details on each character in the photo,
moving from Right to Left, from the directors:
Grug (voiced by Nicolas Cage): The
filmmakers call him the animated caveman version of well-meaning but hopelessly
outdated cinematic dads such as Steve Martin in Father of the Bride or Spencer
Tracy in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. “Everyone deals with change in their
family, and who deals with change more than a father with kids growing up?”
says DeMicco. “Nic Cage has done a great job of making him likeable, while at
the same time overprotective, which is not an easy thing to do.”
Eep (voiced by Emma Stone): “Of all The
Croods, she was the one who liked the cave they lived in the least,” Sanders
says. “The Croods spent much of their time in the dark, and that was Grug’s way
of keeping his family safe. When their cave falls down and they’re forced to go
on this journey, everyone is a little freaked out — but not Eep.” She’s eager
to do some traveling. “For The Croods, anything new is super scary. New is bad.
On this journey, every single thing they come across is going to be new. For
Grug, it’s a nightmare. For Eep, it’s the greatest thing that ever happened to
her.”
Ugga (voiced by Catherine Keener): “She’s
probably more open-minded than Grug when it comes to change, but she’s very
much his partner in this thing,” Sanders says. “For a mom, she has the world’s
hardest job. Keeping this family alive is not easy. Just getting lunch is a
life and death situation. This is the universal thing — dads, moms all want to
keep their family safe. ‘How much freedom do I let them have? … I wish I could
keep them in sight all the time, because then everything will be okay.”
Sandy the baby: Sanders calls her “half
Tasmanian devil and half child.” She
doesn’t speak; growling is more her thing and Oscar-winning sound designer
Randy Thom (The Incredibles, The Iron Giant and more) is building her voice from
compiled creature noises. “She’s still ferocious, still bites, and it’s kind of
the way that Grug wants his kids to be. She’s a survivor. She might be the one
to make it better than any of them.”
Gran (voiced by Cloris Leachman): “She’s
like this ferocious, almost crocodile-type woman,” DeMicco said. “We always
say: ‘She’s older than dirt — some say she’s 45. She has lived a very long life
in a short amount of time.” She is the main antagonist for Grug, Nicolas Cage’s
pater familias.
Thunk (voiced by Clark Duke, Hot Tub Time
Machine): This middle-sibling is described by DeMicco as “6-foot-9, 320 pounds,
and 9 years old. He’s so big and so wants to be like his sister and his dad. He
has the best heart and the worst coordination.” Though everyone in the family
is evolving, Thunk may already be at the zenith of his intellect. (Think of him
as the caveman Fredo.) “I don’t think Thunk will ever catch up,” Sanders says.
“We love him.”
And finally, there's Guy, voiced by Ryan Reynolds.
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| Guy |
Co-director Chris Sanders says, "Guy is human being
2.0; he’s not as a strong as the Croods but he’s more about using his brain.
When they discover he can make fire, they kidnap him, stick him in a hollow
log, and keep him." But the plan turns out to stir some trouble for the
family's leader. Sanders says, "This is really Grug’s nightmare. Guy is
full of ideas. Croods don’t really have ideas.” This makes Emma Stone's
character fall for him pretty hard. After all, introducing people to the
concept of shoes would be a pretty smooth move to get all the cave ladies.
How To Train Your Dragon collaborators Chris Sanders and
Kirk DeMicco are co-directing this prehistoric animated feature film, which was
also developed with the help of Monty Python troupe member John Cleese
Catherine Keener, Emma Stone, Clark Duke and Cloris Leachman
also voice characters in the DreamWorks Animation film slated to theaters in 3D
on March 1st, 2013.
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