Monday, 16 June 2014

Albert Brooks Set For Pets Project

Albert Brooks Set For Pets Project


Lake Bell & more aboard the new 'toon from the Despicable Me team

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Way back in January, the first casting information broke for the new Universal / Illumination (AKA Team Despicable Me) ‘toon about pets, with Louis C.K. Kevin Hart and Eric Stonestreet all aboard. We don’t yet know what the thing is called, but we do know that Albert Brooks, Lake Bell, Bobby Moynihan, Hannibal Buress and Ellie Kemper will be joining them in the voice booth.


The film plans to take a Toy Story-style peek into the world of pets inhabiting a Manhattan apartment building, and how they fill their days once their human owners shuffle off to work. Their time usually involves swapping stories, practicing their cute faces to secure the best snacks and generally chilling.


For Max (Louis C.K.) a smart terrier rescue used to being the centre of attention in his home, this particular day will be more challenging than usual thanks to the arrival of mongrel Duke (Stonestreet), and a mishap has the pair find themselves out in the wilds of the New York streets, where they’ll have to stop cunning bunny Snowball (Hart) from turning the tables on humanity.


Brooks will be voicing a pet named Tiberius, while Bell, last seen in her directorial debut In A World… will be sarcastic kitty Chloe. Kemper, a former regular of the US Office is making a deal to be Max’s human owner, while Moynihan will be a pug named Mel. Bad Neighbours actor Buress’ character hasn’t been revealed to The Wrap’s sources. Illumination and Universal are planning to have this one out on February 12, 2016, by which time it’ll hopefully have a name.




















from Empire News

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