With Warner Bros. and Warner Animation Group’s new animated adventure-comedy,Smallfoot, now playing in theaters, I recently sat down withYara Shahidito talk about the film. Directed byKarey Kirkpatrick(Annie Award-winning director ofOver the Hedgeand Annie-nominee for the screenplays forChicken RunandJames and the Giant Peach),SmallfootstarsChanning Tatumas a yeti that sends his hidden village in the mountains into an uproar when he announces that the legend of the smallfoot (aka humans) is true. The film also features the voices ofJames Corden, Zendaya, Common, LeBron James, Gina Rodriguez,Danny DeVito,Ely HenryandJimmy Tatro. If you’re a fan of animated movies, or just a parent looking to take your kid to the movies, I absolutely recommendSmallfoot. I had a really good time watching it and all the kids in my theater loved it. Watch thetrailer here.
During my time with Yara Shahidi, she talked about what people would be surprised to learn about the making of the film, if anything changed with her character, and she played “Get to Know YourSmallfootCast Member” which includes questions like what TV show she’d like to guest spot on, what TV show has she watched all the way through more than once, what she collects, and a lot more.
Check out what she had to say in the player above and below is exactly what we talked about followed by the official synopsis.
Yara Shahidi:
Here’s the official synopsis forSmallfoot:
An animated adventure for all ages, with original music and an all-star cast, “Smallfoot” turns the Bigfoot legend upside down when a bright young Yeti finds something he thought didn’t exist—a human.
News of this “smallfoot” throws the simple Yeti community into an uproar over what else might be out there in the big world beyond their snowy village, in an all new story about friendship, courage and the joy of discovery.
“Smallfoot” stars Channing Tatum (“The LEGO Batman Movie,” the “Jump Street” films) as the yeti, Migo, and James Corden (“Trolls,” “The Emoji Movie”) as the Smallfoot, Percy. Also starring are Zendaya (“Spider-Man: Homecoming”), Common (“Selma”), LeBron James (upcoming “Space Jam 2”), Gina Rodriguez (“Jane the Virgin”), Danny DeVito (“The Lorax,” Oscar nominee for “Erin Brockovich”), Yara Shahidi (TV’s “Black-ish”), Ely Henry (TV’s “Justice League Action”), and Jimmy Tatro (“22 Jump Street”).
