Wendell & Wild will stream on Netflix on October 28, 2022.
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Synopsis
From the delightfully wicked minds of Henry Selick (director of The Nightmare Before Christmas and Coraline) and Jordan Peele (Nope, Us, Get Out) comes the story of Kat (Lyric Ross), a troubled teen haunted by her past, who must confront her personal demons, Wendell & Wild (played by Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele) to start a new life in her old hometown.
Ok so everyone is talking great things about jack black as bowser and Charlie as Luigi as they all should. But everyone is completely ignoring my man Keegan Michael Key as toad. He’s truly whole pussy outing this thing too he deserves some recognition
since wonka is on digital now that means i can FINALLY post the sweet tooth clip (would've earlier but there were only cam recordings and those are not too good)
(also i hope its not just me noticing this but mat's voice is exceptionally clearer here than it is on the official soundtrack. not complaining though ofc)
Actors who are used to doing live action work aren’t incapable of doing good voice work and they never have been, it’s just that voice acting requires additional skills that they probably haven’t learned or had time to practice. The real issue comes when that live action actor has to decide if they are going to try to learn those skills and give a good voice performance OR if they’re just going to cash a paycheck, and so far it’s very fucking clear which actors in the Mario movie are trying to give a good voice performance and which ONE is just cashing a paycheck.
"With the enthusiasm of an underpaid retail worker, who just realized they have to clean the bathroom." Is an incredibly accurate way to describe Taylor-Joy's line delivery as Peach.
The article goes into several examples of films that still failed, even with A list celebrities in the cast and talks about films that succeeded and why they did. Mario was going to succeed no matter WHO voiced him, but we deserved to get a performance from someone like Charles Martinet.
People deserve to watch animated movies that aren't just a glorified "which celebrity of the week is it" guessing game.
I'd recommend taking a read through it. I will say I slightly disagreed with his take on Charlie Day as Luigi, because he seemed good, but yeah a voice actor would probably have done better. He even mentions movies I loved like Rise of the Guardians and how the movie still flopped even with a stacked cast.
“[Wonka] is unlike anything…you know just something my grandma would have loved to see. My mom says it’s her favorite movie I’ve been in. My dad said ‘nice to see you smile.’”-Timothée Chalamet