Of all the stars i was able to interview as part of the press event i attended for universals the lorax movie earlier this month, danny devito was the most familiar to me. This year marks the 50th anniversary of earth day, and there is no better way to celebrate this occasion than to have dr. In his nearly threehour archive interview, danny devito talks about his early love of television and film, and reminisces about growing up in new jersey. Danny devito, ed helms, zac efron theodor geisels uneven cinematic track record gets neither better nor worse with universal bigscreen adaptation of the lorax. Greenfriendly lorax plays loose with seuss by chang. A while ago, danny devito released a funny psa urging people to stay home during the coronavirus pandemic.
Danny devito speaks for the lorax exclusive video by anthony breznican updated march 01, 2012 at 07. The war of the roses, throw momma from the train, l. Cast of the lorax buzzine film interview excerpt youtube. The score is beautiful, passionate, and underrated i personally think it is the best part of the film. Therefore, the lorax was well known even before it began screening. He is also the cofounder of jersey films, which has produced several memorable movies such as pulp fiction and erin brokovich. Danny devito is the voice of the grumpy, diminutive lorax, the heart and soul of the justreleased. Danny devito the lorax and twins sequel interview collider.
The lorax is a new cgi animated movie from universal studios and illumination entertainment, based on the 1971 book by dr. His comedic edge was very sharp, but he always maintained that warmth. Sep 26, 2018 smallfoot director karey kirkpatrick and danny devito share some of the challenges of making an animated movie. Danny devito zac efron, betty white, ed helms, and rob riggle will provide voice acting in the 3d adaptation of dr. Five things i learned about the loraxs danny devito geekdad. Rhea perlman was born on march 31, 1948 in brooklyn, new york city, new york, usa as rhea jo perlman. Critic david edelstein says the movie is far from the best seuss adaptation. Seuss environmentally themed childrens book and stars the voices of ed helms, danny devito and zac efron. Actor danny devito participated in the stayathome earth day celebrations with a reading of dr.
Danny devito latest news, breaking stories and comment. Our interview with danny devito on lending his voice. The character voice overs are made up of an allstar cast, consisting of danny devito the lorax, ed helms the onceler, zac efron ted, taylor swift audrey, and betty white grammy norma. The 1971 childrens book is a cautionary tale about environmental destruction that teaches young. Seuss classic, environmentally themed childrens book comes to the big screen in this tale of a young boy who encounters a cantankerous forest creature after venturing outside of his artificial city in search of a tree. Seuss glum environmental fable, this latest cganimated effort from the writers of horton hears a who. Danny has this wonderful ability to be acerbic and grouchy but at the same time absolutely lovable. Danny devito has amassed a formidable and versatile body of work as an actor, producer and director that spans the stage, television and film. Seuss the lorax behind the scenes with danny devito 2012.
A blog about media, entertainment, celebrity and the arts. Plus an interview with producer chris meledandri for dr. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. The factors that were required for such a film were that it either had to be set in the future, space, deal with time travel or have a treasure hunting theme. Horton lent itself more easily to the threeact structure.
Devito has an affinity with his lorax role the northern. Devito, efron, helms, and director chris renaud sat down with buzzines roxanna bina to discuss the value. Danny devito is the person who played the lorax character in the lorax movie. Meaning, i got to meet icons like betty white and danny devito, who plays the lorax and, as such, speaks for the trees. Seuss short stories work far better as animated featurettes, such as the 70s era tv specials and the more recent cat in the hat series on pbs. As the lorax, i can fart any time i want as his new animated film is released in cinemas, the small but mighty actor talks dr seuss, new jersey and his famous trollfoot. Danny devitos 10 best movies books turned into movies, but in 2004, he told entertainment weekly that the rainmaker was the best. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. The 1971 childrens book is a cautionary tale about environmental destruction that teaches young readers to stand up for those who cant. Danny devito, zac efron, taylor swift, ed helms, betty white, chris renaud, kyle balda.
Devito plays the lorax, in five different languages. Seuss the lorax by chris renaud chris renaud, danny. As he embarks on his journey, ted discovers the incredible story of the lorax, a grumpy but charming creature who speaks for the trees. Five things i learned about the lorax s danny devito geekdad.
This video was shot with permission by read across america and by the lorax. Corine cohen of and was invited to cover the reading of the lorax by dr seuss. Seuss read by danny devito this year marks the 50th anniversary of earth day, and there is no better way to celebrate this occasion than to have dr. Romancing the stone is a quintessential eighties actionadventure movie. Universal and illumination entertainments cgianimated adaptation of the childrens book classic. Danny devito s big onscreen presence made him the perfect actor to voice dr seuss gruff character the lorax. In the new animated reimagining of the childrens book, from the creators of despicable me, devito voices the strange, brightly coloured creature that is fighting to protect the worlds last remaining trees. Other actors include betty white, danny devito, and.
Actor danny devito had his big break when he starred in one flew over the cuckoos nest 1975. Danny devito on the lorax jump to media player over the last forty years, danny devito has played a number of various roles. Danny devito and betty white, perfectly suited for the lorax. Danny devito speaks in four languages including spanish. May 20, 2017 in what turned out to be a savvy marketing hook borne out of what he thought would be an interesting challenge, danny devito did the dub for his lead role in illuminations the lorax 2012in. To find one, he must learn the story of the lorax voiced by danny devito from the enigmatic and bitter old hermit, known as the onceler voiced. Seuss the lorax opening in theaters on march 2 nd, is the beloved childrens story thats also its authors favorite work. He rose to fame on the sitcom taxi 19781983, for which he won a golden globe award and an emmy. He was familiar with the story of the lorax long before he was offered the part, thanks to his three kids. Seuss the lorax behind the scenes with danny devito 2012 hd duration. Facebook messenger click the button below and wait for a message from our.
Danny devito is the lorax mnn mother nature network. Seuss beloved book the lorax have announced that danny devito will voice the squatty, round creature of. Danny devito with the parenting bloggers, including me. Danny devito and zac efron read the lorax at the new york. They decided that not only should devito speak for the trees as the lorax. When animation directors are on the search to find the perfect actor to perform voiceover duties, the diminutive danny devito must undoubtedly crop up as the perfect fit for many having lent. To find it he must discover the story of the lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world. In his latest film, he plays an animated character, the lorax. Jul 16, 2012 when animation directors are on the search to find the perfect actor to perform voiceover duties, the diminutive danny devito must undoubtedly crop up as the perfect fit for many having lent. Jan 23, 2017 to get it, ted delves into the story of the lorax danny devito, once the gruff guardian of the forest, and the onceler ed helms, who let greed overtake his respect for nature. Danny devito on the lorax and being a hairdresser bbc news.
Featuring the voice talents of danny devito, ed helms, zac efron, taylor swift, rob riggle, jenny slate, and betty white, dr. To get it, ted delves into the story of the lorax danny devito, once the gruff guardian of the forest, and the onceler ed helms, who let greed overtake his respect for nature. Danny devito cracked open a great childrens classic dr. Jul 23, 2012 danny devito on the lorax jump to media player over the last forty years, danny devito has played a number of various roles. She is an actress and producer, known for cheers 1982, matilda 1996 and canadian bacon 1995. The lorax, center, is voiced by danny devito in dr. Danny devito talk the lorax and the sequel to twins. Seuss the lorax is a rollicking tale thats aesthetically pleasing, thanks to its vivid pastoral visuals and proenvironmental, antigreed message wrapped in a bright package of dazzling colors. But believe it or not, he also provides the voices in german, italian, spanish and russian languages too. Seuss the lorax danny devito and zac efron overview dr.
Well, i have three kids so we started out with all the books. Born daniel michael devito jr, danny as he is affectionately known by millions of filmgoers, was brought up in the city of asbury park in new jersey. Today, entertainment weekly delivered the most wonderful and ultimate of earth day message. Browse the independent s complete collection of articles and commentary on danny devito. Now, for earth day he shared a sweet video of himself reading dr. The 3dcg animated adaptation is an adventure that follows. Seuss the lorax is a 2012 american 3d computeranimated musical fantasy comedy film produced by illumination entertainment and based on dr.
As the lorax, i can fart any time i want radio times. The film was released by universal pictures on march 2, 2012, on what would have been seuss 108th birthday. Our interview with danny devito on lending his voice talent to. Illumination entertainment chief chris meledandri said this about choosing devito to voice the titular lorax. Seuss, would have been 108yearsold this friday, march 2nd and in celebration of the event, universal pictures is unveiling their latest contribution to the seussian canon of adaptations.
Danny devito was approached to play the lorax and the actor, a longtime environmentalist who once owned an ev1 electric car, agreed readily. Seusss classic 1971 picture book, the lorax, for a special virtual reading. Our interview with danny devito on lending his voice talent to the lorax in theaters march 2 kathleen spencer danny devito was an environmentalist way before the lorax made it cool. Oct 09, 2019 actor danny devito had his big break when he starred in one flew over the cuckoos nest 1975. Danny devito is certainly high up there on that list. Confidential, and even batman returns he was, no surprise, the very smarmy.
What came more naturally was casting danny devito to voice the lorax. The lorax tells the story, in a playful and hopeful way, of the beautiful truffula trees and the danger of taking our earth for granted. These are just some of the words i would use to describe dr. Either way, its too nice for that friend who always crashes at your place. The new animated film that opens on march 2 depicts the lorax perhaps a little more orange than the original, but dr. Seuss the lorax for a special reading and ew has your exclusive first look. Danny devito is the lorax, the one who speaks for the. Jul 27, 2012 danny devito interview dr seuss the lorax empire magazine empire magazine. Apr 03, 20 early life although his profile has dwindled of late, there is no denying that danny devito, all 4ft 9 of him, can be considered a true hollywood legend. Danny devito delivers the ultimate earth day message. Facebook messenger click the button below and wait for a.
Today, on this 50th anniversary of earth day the lorax s message is even more relevant. So much so, that the producers at universal couldn. The movie is based on the childrens book of the same name, and is the fourth feature film based on a book by seuss and the first to be released in 3d. Chris meledandri, who executive produced horton, who had this to say of devito, danny has this wonderful ability to be acerbic and grouchy but at the same time absolutely lovableits almost like walter matthau had. Seuss the lorax, a 1971 childrens book about environmental destruction. With zac efron, taylor swift, danny devito, ed helms. Chris renaud, kyle baldas the lorax 2012 movie trailer 2 stars zac efron, danny devito, ed helms, taylor swift, and betty white. The evolution of the lorax from a book to a movie wired. Actors include taylor swift and zac efron, both beloved by younger generations. In the new animated reimagining of the childrens book, from the creators of despicable me, devito voices the strange, brightly coloured creature fighting to protect the worlds last remaining trees. Decorate your laptops, water bottles, notebooks and windows.
Danny devito speaks for the trees marchapril 2012 sierra. He speaks of early roles in films such as one flew over the cuckoos nest and early television roles on starsky and hutch. For his new film, the lorax, devito took on the unprecedented task of recording foreign versions. Danny devito s big onscreen presence made him the perfect actor to voice dr seusss gruff character the lorax.
A 12yearold boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. The decor has been arranged for the tv interview for his new movie, dr seuss the lorax, an animated version of the 1971 childrens book. I didnt expect too many surprises, having watched him from taxi to hercules, and currently to its always sunny in philadelphia devito is perfectly cast as the title character of the movie and even arrived for his. Danny devito speaks for the trees you know grumpy, diminutive danny devito from his television roles in the classic taxi and the ongoing its always sunny in philadelphia, or from dozens of darkly comic films. Danny devito the latest news about danny devito from the wsj speakeasy blog. Devito boarded at a number of schools and even attended the wilfred academy of hair. Seuss fluffy, elaboratelymustachioed creature who speaks for the trees comes to life in this flick, largely due to the perfectly cast actor providing his voice, none other than danny devito. Jan 30, 2012 hit the jump for 10 things to know about the lorax, our interview with chris. Devito did the main voice for the lorax, and when momtastic talked to him about the role and the beliefs behind it, they found that it was more than just a movie, it was in line with what hed. Producers for the upcoming 3d animated feature film adaptation of dr. And most exciting of all, danny devito has signed on to give voice to the lorax, who speaks for the trees. Seuss, has occasionally been caught up in squalls of controversy, most of it cooked up by people choosing to be outraged by the book s mild allegorical moral of ecological responsibility. Danny devito will speak for the trees as the lorax.
Seuss the lorax this weekend, its safe to say that well be hearing a lot more of that unmistakable voice. He is also known for his role as frank reynolds in its always sunny in philladelphia philoctetes from hercules and harry wormwood in matilda. It is an interesting take on the story, but i was slightly disappointed with many of the book interpretation. Our interview with danny devito on lending his voice talent. The film boasts an impressive voice cast that includes zac efron, taylor swift, ed helms, betty white and of course, the lorax himself, danny devito. In honour of earth days 50th anniversary earlier this week, actor danny devito revisited dr. She has been married to danny devito since january 28, 1982. High quality danny devito inspired duvet covers by independent artists and designers from around the world. You go back to the book and the answers are there its right there in the background, paul says.