The animation film will start on Wednesday Trolls World Tour in the cinema. Buddy Vedder was immediately transported back to his childhood by speaking the voice of the character Knoest.
“When they asked me about this, I thought: everything will come together again,” the actor tells NU.nl. “In primary school, all the girls in my class were combing the long hair of those dolls, that’s what our little break consisted of.” The brightly colored figures with their pronounced head of hair originally date from the 1960s, but were also extremely popular in the 1990s.
Sharon Doorson also knew the figures from her childhood. The role of Poppy, the main character of the film, is close to her heart. “Poppy is a nice hysterical character in a hysterical, colorful world full of music. Her energy level is very high, and I have that too – although I was allowed to exaggerate it a bit for this role. Whenever I thought: this is a bit too much, then I took it even further. “
Vedder did not have to search long for agreements with Knoest. “Knot is very uncomfortable and I certainly recognize that. He is in love with Poppy, but struggles with the best way to tell her. What is the best timing, what words should I choose? questions we may all know. “
Great shoes to fill
In the original film, Justin Timberlake plays the role of Knoest. For Vedder, those were quite big shoes to fill. “We all know Timberlake as an amazing singer, but as an actor he is also very good. In the acting profession we often talk about links: you start a sentence in a certain emotion, such as joy, and then end it very sad, just to To give a very black and white example, Timberlake is very strong in this and that is very useful in animated films, in which you often have to quickly switch between all kinds of different emotions.These dolls experience everything we experience as humans, but then ten I listened carefully to how Timberlake did it and then added a ‘Buddy sauce’ over it. “
Vedder, who was trained as a musical actor, actually liked the fact that he could not use dance and movement. “Normally my focus is very spread, now I only had to focus on one thing: how can I give my character a voice as best as possible? If I did this every day, I would miss presenting, dancing and moving, but this precision work is also a lot of fun. “
Previous DreamWorks Animation films, such as Shrek in Madagascar, are known that there is also something for the parents to enjoy. That’s according to the actors Trolls World Tour not different. “It’s really for all ages,” says Doorson. “There are a lot of jokes for the older viewer, I regularly broke down during the recording. Moreover, it is of course full of good music. Many adults will immediately recognize many new versions of songs.”
And the message of the film is one that concerns all viewers. Doorson: “We are together in this world, but we are also different and all have our own preferences. That is very cool. Music is a perfect way to get that message across.”
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