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‘Trolls’ Star Christopher Mintz-Plasse Talks Working On An Animated Film
Christopher Mintz-Plasse crosses singing with Justin Timberlake off his bucket list!
BackstageOL’s Dave Morales sat down with Christopher Mintz-Plasse to talk about the upcoming animated film, Trolls.
Mintz-Plasse, who voices the character Prince Gristle, has usually worked on comedies like Superbad, that targeted an older demographic. He stated that this time around, it’s a different game for him to try and appeal to children.
“I’m usually doing a rated R comedy, where I’m trying to make you laugh or my friends laugh,” he explained. “Here, you’re going in there and trying to make 10-year-olds laugh.”
The film’s official synopsis:
From the creators of SHREK comes DreamWorks Animation’s TROLLS, a smart, funny and irreverent comedy about the search for happiness, and just how far some will go to get it. This hilarious film transports audiences to a colorful, wondrous world populated by the overly optimistic Trolls, who have a constant dance in their step and a song on their lips, and the comically pessimistic Bergens, who are only happy when they have trolls in their stomachs.
After the Bergens invade Troll Village, Poppy (Kendrick), the happiest Troll ever born, and the overly-cautious curmudgeonly Branch (Timberlake) set off on a journey to rescue her friends. Together, this mismatched duo embarks on a rescue mission full of adventure and mishaps – trying to tolerate each other long enough to get the job done.
Mintz-Plasse concluded by stating how much he enjoyed working on Trolls: “You get to work with these hilarious directors and writers. You get to be very animated, loud and big. You get to sing with Justin Timberlake, which is kind of a bucket list thing for me. I hope it does well and I hope we can make a second one.”
Trolls hits theaters on November 4th. Watch our interview with Mintz-Plasse below:
