Wreck-It Ralph Sequel Coming to Theaters March 2018

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WRECK-IT RALPHI am so excited for the announcement that Disney made yesterday. WRECK-IT RALPH is one of my all time favorite movies. I even had the opportunity to do a little voice over work on a press trip. Watch as I do the voice of Vanellope. So I can’t wait for the sequel to come out March 2018!

WALT DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS WELCOMES “WRECK-IT RALPH” BACK TO THE BIG SCREEN FOR A SMASHING SEQUEL

Original Voice Cast Members John C. Reilly and Sarah Silverman Set to Return

Ralph Wrecks the Mobile Game Disney Crossy Road in Celebration of the Announcement

BURBANK, Calif. (June 30, 2016) – Wreck-It Ralph is heading back to the big screen, and this time, he’s wrecking the internet. The Oscar®-nominated Walt Disney Animation Studios team from the original film is reteaming for the follow-up, including director Rich Moore (“Zootopia,” “The Simpsons”) and producer Clark Spencer (“Zootopia,” “Bolt”). Phil Johnston (writer, “Wreck-It Ralph,” “Zootopia,” “Cedar Rapids”) joins Moore as director and a writer on the project. John C. Reilly and Sarah Silverman return as the bad-guy-turned-good, Ralph, and the girl with the game-winning glitch, Vanellope von Schweetz. The untitled sequel will hit theaters—literally—on March 9, 2018.

The filmmakers and Reilly made the announcement on Facebook Live today.

“From the moment we started working on the first ‘Wreck-It Ralph,’ we knew there were so many possibilities with these characters,” said Moore, who has been developing it since shortly after the release of the first film, and while directing this year’s critically-acclaimed hit “Zootopia” with Byron Howard. “This time, Ralph’s wrecking wreaks havoc on the Web—as only he can do. Characters we loved in the first film are back and we are ecstatic to be working with them—and the actors who voice them—once again.”

“The world of the internet is the perfect place to send Ralph and Vanellope,” said Johnston. “The scope and scale are so vast and the possibilities for comedy are endless.”

“Ralph is a character very near and dear to my heart,” added Reilly. “I’m really looking forward to playing the big lug again. Making the first ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ was one of the most special experiences I’ve ever had and I’m really looking forward to bringing him back to life. So many kids I’ve met all over the world are excited to see him again, too. They tell me all the time!”

When “Wreck-It Ralph” opened on Nov. 2, 2012, it turned in the highest opening weekend ever for a Walt Disney Animation Studios film at the time of release. Nominated for an Oscar® and Golden Globe® for best animated feature, “Wreck-It Ralph” won the PGA Award for outstanding producer of an animated theatrical motion picture as well as five Annie Awards, including best animated feature, director, cast and screenplay. The film was named best animated feature by the Broadcast Film Critics Association, earned outstanding achievement in casting for an animated feature by the Casting Society of America, and won the Kids’ Choice Award for favorite animated movie.

DISNEY CROSSY ROAD WRECKED

At 12 p.m. PT today, Disney’s hit mobile game, Disney Crossy Road, will be wrecked by Ralph in celebration of the announcement. As fans play through the 12 different Disney and Pixar worlds of Disney Crossy Road, Ralph may appear and ‘wreck’ part of their gameplay.

“Wreck-It Ralph has been one of the most popular worlds to play in Disney Crossy Road, so it made perfect sense to celebrate Ralph’s return by letting him go outside his world and ‘wreck’ other parts of the game,” said Chris Heatherly, SVP & GM, Disney Apps and Games. “We are big fans of the first film, as are our players, and can’t wait to see how the next chapter unfolds.”

“GIGANTIC” DATE-CHANGE

The animated feature “Gigantic,” originally announced as Disney’s March 9, 2018, release, will be released on November 21, 2018.

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I am so obsessed with this movie!  In celebration of this week’s release of Wreck-It Ralph on Blu-ray Combo Pack, why not head to the arcade this weekend with your family to see what intergenerational fun can be had! Kids can learn about the classic games that their parents played as kids and young ones can share their latest tricks and tips with their folks! Everyone is bound to be a winner!

Also, check out the bonus clips below featuring Chris Hardwick explaining some of the fun items you may have missed in the movie like Hidden Mickeys and where to find Walt’s Birthday!

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I have to say that Wreck-It Ralph is my favorite Disney movie.  I might even go as far as saying it is my favorite movie in general.  I just love it.  And what’s not to love.  Nostalgic video games, a lovable  “Bad Guy”, and an adorable “glitch”.  I was honored to be able to see a sneak screening before the movie was even completed when I went to LA this past summer as part of a Disney Blogger’s Press Event and toured the Disney Animation Studio.  And I was even more blessed to be able to try my hand at doing a voice-over for the movie at the same event.  Maybe that’s why Wreck-It Ralph has such a place in my heart.  I was so excited when the DVD arrived the other day.  I am not sure who was more excited, my girls or me.  We watched it several times since we received the DVD.   You can see more of my Wreck-It Ralph review here.
In celebration of today’s release of 
Wreck-It Ralph on Blu-ray Combo Pack, are you and your family ready to test your bad guy skills? First check out the behind the scenes clips straight from Bad-Anon meetings to get inside the bad guys’ heads. Then flex your memory muscles in the character quote match-up! Now that you’ve proven yourself, get creative and design your very own bad guy! Feeling like a winner? Check out the Ultimate Wreck-It Ralph Quiz below!

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THE ULTIMATE WRECK-IT RALPH QUIZ!

Calling all fans of Wreck-It Ralph! Think you know the arcade-hopping adventure inside out? Well, put yourself to the test with this ultimate quiz on the animated action…

SECTION ONE: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
This section includes random questions on the hit movie and its video game characters. Put your thinking cap on and get to work!

QUESTION ONE
In what year was the arcade game Fix-It Felix Jr. first plugged in?

QUESTION TWO
How heavy is Ralph?

QUESTION THREE
Who gave Fix-It Felix, Jr. his magic hammer?

QUESTION FOUR
In the movie, Ralph attends a special meeting alongside Zangief and Bowser. What’s the name of the group?

QUESTION FIVE
What is the color of Ralph’s eyes?

QUESTION SIX
At one point in the story, Ralph meets an orange ghost from PAC-MAN. What is the ghost’s name?

QUESTION SEVEN
After his meeting, what colorful fruit does Ralph take back to Game Central Station?

QUESTION EIGHT
Ralph gives a piece of fruit to an arcade character in Game Central Station. Who?

QUESTION NINE
Who does Fix-It Felix, Jr. think will be fashionably late to the penthouse party?

QUESTION TEN
What color baseball cap does Fix-It Felix, Jr. wear?

QUESTION ELEVEN
What is the name of the Nicelander that made the party cake?

QUESTION TWELVE
How many quarters do you need to play Hero’s Duty?

QUESTION THIRTEEN
Can you name the arcade in the movie?

QUESTION FOURTEEN
What word is written on the medal from Hero’s Duty?

QUESTION FIFTEEN
Can you name the candy-cart racing game in the movie?

QUESTION SIXTEEN
Who is the ruler of the kingdom made entirely of candy?

QUESTION SEVENTEEN
What color is Sour Bill?

QUESTION EIGHTEEN
What’s written on the mat outside the candy castle?

QUESTION NINETEEN
What is a ‘vurp’?

QUESTION TWENTY
Who is the best man at Fix-It Felix, Jr.’s wedding?

SECTION TWO: WHO SAID WHAT?
Can you match up the movie quotes with the correct characters from Wreck-It Ralph? You know you can do it!

QUOTE ONE
“I’ve always wanted to try cake!”

QUOTE TWO
“Standby… My Q*Bert-eze is a little rusty!”

QUOTE THREE
“The code is the sweet lifeblood of the game!”

QUOTE FOUR
“Hey, are you a hobo?”

QUOTE FIVE
“Oh boy… Looks like the game’s gone cuckoo!”

SECTION THREE: WHO’S WHO?
How well do you know the characters, cast and crew of Wreck-It Ralph? Find out by answering these tricky teasers… Good luck!

QUESTION ONE
Can you name the actor who provides the voice of Ralph in the movie?

QUESTION TWO
Who is the Director of Wreck-It Ralph?

QUESTION THREE
What is the full name of the Sugar Rush character voiced by Sarah Silverman?

QUESTION FOUR
What color is Q*bert?

QUESTION FIVE
Which American actor provides the voice of Fix-It Felix, Jr. in the movie?

ANSWERS: [NO CHEATING, GANG!]

SECTION ONE: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
QUESTION ONE: 1982
QUESTION TWO: 643 pounds
QUESTION THREE: His father
QUESTION FOUR: Bad Anon
QUESTION FIVE: Brown
QUESTION SIX: Clyde
QUESTION SEVEN: Cherries
QUESTION EIGHT: Q*bert
QUESTION NINE: Mario
QUESTION TEN: Blue
QUESTION ELEVEN: Mary
QUESTION TWELVE: Eight
QUESTION THIRTEEN: Litwak’s
QUESTION FOURTEEN: HERO
QUESTION FIFTEEN: Sugar Rush
QUESTION SIXTEEN: King Candy
QUESTION SEVENTEEN: Green
QUESTION EIGHTEEN: WELCOME
QUESTION NINETEEN: A vomit and a burp!
QUESTION TWENTY: Ralph

SECTION TWO: WHO SAID WHAT?
QUOTE ONE: Ralph
QUOTE TWO: Fix-It Felix Jr.
QUOTE THREE: King Candy
QUOTE FOUR: Vanellope Von Schweetz
QUOTE FIVE: Mr. Litwak

SECTION THREE: WHO’S WHO?
QUESTION ONE: John C. Reilly
QUESTION TWO: Rich Moore
QUESTION THREE: Vanellope Von Schweetz
QUESTION FOUR: Orange
QUESTION FIVE: Jack McBrayer

HOW DID YOU DO?
If you correctly answered 0-10 questions…
Uh-oh! You’re not the most sharp-eyed viewer of Wreck-It Ralph – but don’t let that put you off. Why don’t you watch the movie a few more times and take the test again? We’re sure you’ll beat your old score with ease next time. Good luck, gamer!

If you correctly answered 11-20 questions…
Great work, arcade fan! When it comes to the video games of Wreck-It Ralph, you’re not quite on the high score board – but you’re definitely on your way to the top. Want to power up and see if you can do better next time? Go on, you know you can do it…

If you correctly answered 21-30 questions…
Congratulations on your amazing high score! Are you best friends with Ralph, Vanellope and Felix? Well, you should be with your expert knowledge of the movie. You’ve earned a top spot on the leaderboard hall of fame for your efforts. Game on!

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In anticipation of Disney’s WRECK-IT RALPH releasing on Blu-ray Combo Pack on Tuesday, March 5th, turn your world into a classic arcade game this weekend with these fun 8-Bit projects! Use the printable stencils to jazz up everything from clothes to book covers! Then break out the scissors for a Pixilated Paper Craft and a Picture Puzzler featuring all of your favorite characters!

Bonus Clip: Creating the 8 Bit World – The animators discuss creating the different worlds within Wreck-It Ralph and what it was like asking some of the best animators in the business to ignore years of training to go back to linear worlds and pixelated characters.


Fun Wreck-It Ralph Activities:
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Check out these awesome bonus clips from the new movie Wreck-It Ralph out on DVD March 5th!
I hope you enjoy them as much as we did!  Wreck-It Ralph is my favorite movie.  I am so excited that I was able to see it in California at the Disney Movie Studios before it came out in theaters and then again in theaters with my family.  I’ve been waiting for it to come out on video and I was so excited when my preview copy arrived at my door this afternoon.  I am sure I will be watching it a lot this weekend with my girls!

Bonus Clip: Sugar Rush – The animators share the original inspiration for Sugar Rush- the architecture of Antoni Gaudi and how concept models of the game’s landscape were made out of actual candy and cookies!

Bonus Clip: Creating the 8 Bit World – The animators discuss creating the different worlds within Wreck-It Ralph and what it was like asking some of the best animators in the business to ignore years of training to go back to linear worlds and pixelated characters.

Film Clip: Bad-Anon – Ralph attends his first Bad-Anon meeting to talk about his feelings.


Film Clip:
Game Central Station – Ralph makes his way through Game Central Station.

Film Clip: Lickety-Split – Vanellope shows off her new go-cart, Lickety-Split.

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Sometimes we don’t have the best way with words. This Valentine’s Day help your kids say something sweet to their friends with Wreck-It Ralph Valentine’s Cards!
Wreck-It Ralph will be available on HD Digital 2/12 and on 3D Blu-ray Combo Pack on 3/5!
I can’t wait for Wreck-It Ralph to come out!!!! 

 

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I have seen Wreck-It Ralph  twice now and I can’t wait to see it again now that it is in theaters.  That says a lot about a movie as I am not one to watch a movie over and over again.  Wreck-It Ralph has become my new favorite movie.
Wreck-It Ralph is about a video game “Bad Guy” names Ralph who breaks windows in his game Fix-It Felix.  The “Hero” of the game, Felix, then comes through and repairs all of Ralph’s damage with his magic hammer.  Ralph is tired of not getting any respect from all the Nicelanders in his game.  Everyday the Nicelanders celebrate Felix while Ralph is left by himself in his garbage dump home.  One day when he can’t take it anymore, he decides to game jump to earn a hero’s medal and hopefully the love and respect of the Nicelanders.

Ralph consults with his fellow Bad Guys at a Bad-Anon meeting where they tell him that “Just because you’re a Bad Guy, doesn’t mean you’re a BAD Guy”.  But Ralph wants more.

So instead of going back to his game when he reaches Game Central Station, he finds another game to try to win a medal in, Hero’s Duty.
There is a striking contrast from Fix-It Felix and Hero’s Duty.  I love how every game in the movie has a different look and a different feeling.  From the graphics to the music, you can tell right away that you are in a whole different world.  Hero’s Duty has realistic details that you don’t see in Fix-It Felix.  The colors are dark and it has a hard, military feeling as they shoot the cybugs.
Ralph earns the Hero’s Medal but ends up crashing into another game- Sugar Rush, which is my favorite game in the movie.  Sugar Rush is a candy-filled game world that you just want to jump in and eat.  In Sugar Rush Ralph meets Vanellope Von Schweetz who is just the cutest character ever since Boo in Monsters Inc.  Again, this new game world is totally different from the other two worlds.   Ralph and Vanellope form a friendship and realize they need each other.

Want to find out more?  Head to your local theater and check out Wreck-It Ralph.  It is the perfect movie for the whole family.  It’s one of those movies that has underlying humor that adults will pick up on, but just enough potty humor that will get the kids giggling.  My whole family LOVED Wreck-It Ralph!  My younger daughter even made a Vanellope pumpkin.

Here are some great clips to get you in the mood:




Want to play Fix-It Felix, Hero’s Duty, and Sugar Rush?
Wreck-It Ralph Games on Disney.com
Let your kids play the games featured in the film now on the official Wreck-It Ralph website!

Play Fix-It Felix, Jr. featuring Wreck-It Ralph :  http://di.sn/e4w 

Play Sugar Rush Speedway featuring Vanellope von Schweetz :  http://di.sn/e4x

Play Hero’s Duty featuring Sergeant Calhoun :  http://di.sn/n5K

Wreck-It Ralph is now open in a theater near you!
DON’T MISS IT!!!  Bring the whole family!
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Disclosure: Thank you to Disney who paid for transportation, food, and accommodations for this event.  No other compensation was given.  All opinions are 100% my own.

 

 

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I am so excited that Wreck It Ralph is finally opening tomorrow!  I’ve seen it twice and I can’t wait to see it again.  Here are some fun activities for your kids!  Click the images below to open them larger and print.
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I have said it several times in my previous posts but one of the most memorable things that I took away from my trip to LA last month was being able to pick the brains of the directors, producers, and other important people who created the movies I had the privilege of previewing.  Meeting with Director Rich Moore and Producer Clark Spencer who were the creative geniuses behind my new favorite movie, Wreck-It Ralph, was no exception.  Here’s a little insight into the making of Wreck-It Ralph.

Q: How difficult was it to get approval from the game companies, and the commanding companies?  This sounds like a legality nightmare. 

RM : If you’re gonna do it, you should do it right.

CS :  Well, I will say, when Rich first pitched the idea, and Rich talked a lot about wanting authenticity, which means you have to have the real video game characters.  I always wondered, and we always wondered, what will we be able to get?  And I think we always said, well, if we can get a few characters, that’ll really help ground it.  But amazingly when we went out to the companies and they heard the idea for the film, they were very excited about it.

And I think we had this moment when we both went to E3, the big gaming convention here in Los Angeles, this is two years ago.  And we went and Rich pitched the movie to the companies.  Talked about where the characters might sit in the film.  And they got really excited very quickly.  And then it was a process over the course of many months, where we were talking with the companies and the legal teams were all meeting with each other to talk about what can and can’t get done.  Not simply, but surprisingly, it went a lot smoother than you might ever expect.

RM:  [INTERRUPTING] The lawyers may not agree.

CS :  But I think it was one of those things where it felt — because there were gonna be a lot of characters in the film and because the characters weren’t gonna be the main characters, companies were interested in being a part of it.  And I think in some ways, TOY STORY blazed the trail for that.  When people saw it’s great to be a part of the TOY STORY franchise and film because it’s ways for different toys to be in the same world and be represented.  So I think it was one of those things where we were sort of able to use that as a reference point, in game company stock.  This could be an exciting project to be a part of.

Q :  Where did the idea stem from? 

RM   :    Well, the idea began about four years ago, when I started here at Disney.  I was invited by Ron Lasseter, who’s an old friend and colleague, to come into the studio and develop ideas to be movies.  And I thought, okay, he likes to hear several different ideas before heapproves one to go into production. I was sitting and thinking about what would make a good movie, someone had brought up that they had a notion of a story about video games.  An idea that had been kind of floating around here for many years.  And had kind of appeared in different iterations.  You know ever since like the early ‘90s, I think, but never really got off the ground.  You know, always kind of ended up being shelved and so it had been shelved about a year before I started here.  I thought well that’s kind of an interesting world, you know, of video games. You know I like video games and it seems like, [LAUGHS] it’d be fun.  It’s like the audience would really like to visit something like that. I could see the potential for spectacle and comedy, and drama.  And so it seemed like a great idea.

So without kind of going to the material that had been developed before, I just started from square one.  Okay, just the world of video games and their characters and what their lives are like. I started to kind of develop that.  And after about two days I thought, well, this is the worst idea [LAUGHS] ever, because they have one job that they do, day in and day out.  There’s no free will.  You know they’re programmed to do things.  This would make a horrible movie.  No one would want to watch these characters do their jobs.

And then it hit me- that would be great if you had a main character who didn’t like his job.  And was wondering is this all there is to life, this one thing that I do? You know, and what if he was uncomfortable in his own skin, doing that job?  And then it — that felt like, oh well, that’s juicy.  That, that’s really great.  So it really simply began with just those two things, like a big overarching world or universe of video games.  And a very kind of personal conflict, internal conflict between the character and his world. And as I said, that was one of the pitches that I presented to John.  It was pretty apparent that was the strongest one.  When you’re presenting an idea you can kind of feel the energy of like, wow, I know this idea [LAUGHS] myself but in telling it to another person, I’m getting excited about something I already know what it is.  And we could really feel it together as we’re talking about it.  And I’ve been moving on with that ever since.  So, about three and a half years.

Q    :    I have a question about choosing the voiceovers.  But I think the voices really worked.  Especially with Wreck-It Ralph.  Did you have an idea of the actor in mind, or did you listen to different voices? ‘Cause they fit very perfectly. 

CS   :    There’s an old saying, “Directing — good directing is 75% good casting.”  And I believe that.  I think that’s true.  So it was important to me that we not just cast voices just for the sake of casting a popular voice.  Or someone we think, “Oh well, if so and so’s in it, more people will come and see it.  And it equals dollar signs.”  You know I wanted really the actors to kind of come from the heart of the characters.  So as we were developing — Phil Johnston is the writer, and he and I, were just the two of us, on the idea in the early days, for around nine months.  And as we were developing the characters in the story, we would always say, “Well, now who is this like, who would be good doing this?”  Because ultimately I think someone is eventually going to voice this character.  So why not be thinking now would do it justice?  So as we were developing and fleshing out and imagining the characters, we would always say like, “Well, it’s kinda like so and so”, and we had a big board that we would put up pictures of people.  And say, “Well, Ralph is kinda like this person.”  And sometimes it would change day to day, “No, he’s more like kinda this.” You know it was our process of kind of focusing in to who the character is and who would really do justice to that character.  We knew pretty early on that John C. Reilly would be great for this character.  I think Sarah (Silverman) was on that original pitch to John. I kinda knew that we wanted to have a candy world.  And that Sarah is the voice of like a little candy.

You know the role of the character Sergeant Calhoun was a man, for a long time.

RM   :    No jokes.

CS   :    Yeah.  [LAUGHS] And at one point we just said, well, what if Calhoun’s a woman?  And this was all pre Jane on GLEE, you know.  So that star was kind of right, because Phil and I liked her from a lot of movies that she had done previous to GLEE, you know. Then Jack, we just knew, well, Felix needs to be the nicest man in the world.  So if Ron Howard’s not available.  [LAUGHS]  No, we knew from the beginning Jack would be perfect for Felix.  So it was all kind of developed in tandem.

RM   :    I like it.

CS   :    Like I love, Dory, in FINDING NEMO. Something about just taking that fish design, it’s not just the fish and it’s not just Ellen Degeneres.  Something magical happened and combining those two elements, a third thing kind of appears. And it’s Dory.  And you can’t imagine that the world ever existed without that character in it.  I hope that for the characters I create, too.  You know, that they have that feeling of, they’ve been forever.  It’s like I know them.  You have a warmth for them.

Q    :    Talk about the different games. 

RM   :    Well in doing a movie about video games I knew early on that I wanted to celebrate the different — I think video games have been around long enough now, they have history to them.  You can look at games from the beginning– like PONG.  And you can put it next to HALO, or the most modern game today. If you want to wonder, how far we’ve come.  So I wanted to celebrate that, the differences between them.  So we chose different genres of games that would illustrate that history of games.  I would think, well, what would be fun ones to see kind of juxtaposed.

RM   :    We wanted like an old arcade game.  You know, we wanted like an old 9-bit one.  And we wanted a modern one.  You know, a shooter game, and we wanted to do kind of a car racing game.  But a whimsical one.  So everything within those worlds, we wanted to kind of celebrate what made those different genres.  You know, unique and special. So with the, uh, Fix-It Felix, Jr. world, it was all simple. From the design, from the camera work in it, to the animation style.  We wanted it to be kind of when you’re in that world, everything about it says that it’s simple.  You know, it’s fun.  From the early days,the design of the windows, how it’s kinda notched.  There’s no circles or round or anything.  It’s all based on squares.  It was tough.  If there was a big challenge in this movie, it was convincing the artists that work on it that, everything that you usually do when you’re working on a movie, don’t do that. [LAUGHS] You know, we’re gonna do some — don’t, don’t try and homogenize it.  They’re gonna try and celebrate everything that makes these things unique.  And when the audience goes to the movie, I want them to feel like they’re seeing three different movies.  It sounds good in theory.  But when you’ve been doing that a long time in your career, trying to homogenize, it’s not something you just change overnight.  So as the director, I had to be the one that was like, let’s make it simpler.  Let’s really celebrate what makes 8-bit, 8-bit in this world.

And then when we get to Hero’s Duty, now go very realistic, super realistic.  You know from the character designs to the animation, to the design of the world.  And the amount of detail to it, the camera work.  Now really kind of kinda pump that up.  And take it as far as we can there.  And then to be kind of thrown on its ear by going to Sugar Rush.  Now this is a very whimsical world.  This one kind of involves and celebrates classic Disney animation.  

Check out my Wreck-It Ralph recording booth experience and animation studio experience.  And keep an eye out for my upcoming Wreck-It Ralph movie review.
Wreck-It Ralph opens in theaters this Friday, November 2nd!
DON’T MISS IT!!!  Bring the whole family!
“Like” WRECK-IT RALPH on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WreckItRalph
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Visit the official site: www.disney.com/wreckitralph

Disclosure: Thank you to Disney who paid for transportation, food, and accommodations for this event.  No other compensation was given.  All opinions are 100% my own.

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There were so many highlights from my trip to LA last month.  I had an amazing time at the star studded movie premiere of Frankenweenie, interviewing the child actors of Frankenweenie, and seeing Frankenweenie in the theater.  I loved going behind the scenes at the Disney Annimation Studio and learning how Wreck-It Ralph was created.

Photo courtesy of Marshall Weinbaum
There were so many “once in a lifetime” moments on my trip but I was especially excited to have the opportunity to go into the same recording booth that Sarah Silverman and John C. Reilly recorded their lines for Wreck-It Ralph and try my hand at doing a voice over.  It was a little scary at first with all the other bloggers watching.  I will say that I wasn’t the first to volunteer.  It took a little while to get up my nerves but I am so glad I did it.  Vanellope Von Schweetz is my favorite character so I am so grateful that I was able to get a chance to be her even if just for a moment.  I LOVE this movie.  Check back soon for my movie review but I am sure you will love it, too!
Here I am recording the voice of Vanellope Von Schweetz:

Here’s the final product:

And here is the extended version of the scene from the actual movie.  Sarah Silverman doesn’t have to worry about losing her job to me, that’s for sure!  LOL


Come back next week to check out my interview with Wreck-It Ralph Director Rich Moore and Producer Clark Gregg!
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Disclosure: Thank you to Disney who paid for transportation, food, and accommodations for this event.  No other compensation was given.  All opinions are 100% my own.

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