Indeed, the footage previewed, including one completed sequence and several storyboarded or partially rendered scenes, plays like a throwback to classic cartoons where shapes and figures were often distorted for effect and animators could let their imaginations could run wild. "Is there enough love for everybody?" is how McGrath described the conundrum facing his pint-sized characters, in a movie that takes a step back from the computer-generated realism of recent features to explore the more impressionistic side of the medium, finding inspiration in the work of animation pioneers like Chuck Jones, Tex Avery and Maurice Noble. Read more: Annecy: Blue Sky Previews 20 Minutes of 'Ice Age: Collision Course'
Eventually, the two bros team up to take on the evil Puppy Co., which is filling the world with baby dogs and taking the spotlight away from humans.
The catch is that the little cutie can talk and do plenty of other things, like carry a briefcase and order everyone else around. With Alec Baldwin voicing the titular bigwig in diapers, and Jimmy Kimmel and Lisa Kudrow playing the parents, Boss Baby is told through the eyes of a 7-year-old boy whose life is turned upside-down by the arrival of a new brother. A riled-up audience at the Annecy International Animation Festival in the French Alps was the first in the world to see footage of Boss Baby, the upcoming DreamWorks Animation comedy from Madagascar and Megamind director Tom McGrath, who spoke for more than an hour about his latest creation.
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