We have known for quite some time now that actor, Fred Willard will be appearing in WALL-E come June next year. What we didn’t know was, however, what form Fred Willard would take. We knew that Jeff Garlin would play the character, The Captain, and would be the only animated speaking character, but where did that leave Willard?
"I’m going to be the first live character in a Pixar movie," said Willard. "I appear on a TV monitor but I’m more than a voice. Jeff Garlin is a voice but people are saying, ‘Oh, you’re a voice.’ No, I actually appear. People will say, ‘Oh, that’s Fred Willard.’"
Willard also reconfirms that he is playing the CEO of the Buy ‘n’ Large Corporation. He also mentions that he has finished recording his material, however might be called back for another session. You can read the full article here.
Wow!
(I’d kinda thought he was just going to be a voice too. [short laugh])
I can’t wait to see how this turns out in the movie!
Thanks, Luxo Jr.!
Maybe I just haven’t seen it in a while, but weren’t the “Woody’s Roundup” singers real people? Perhaps he’s the first with more than just a few seconds? 😉
Pixar had a special focus group showing of the yet to be completed Wall-E last night in Portland Oregon. They showed the entire movie but not all of it was in its final animated version. About 1/3 of it was still in story board format. This was mostly the portions with human in it.
Fred Willard did appear in a non-animated format in the movie,
Based on the unfinished story board sections of the movie along with what I thought was a weak story line, the studio must also be looking for more interesting ways to include the humans into the story.