When Nickelodeon greenlit a preschool animated collection primarily based on the Baby Shark from the South Korean firm Pinkfong that grew to become a worldwide sensation, it didn’t come as a whole shock. So a film aptly titled Baby Shark’s Big Movie appeared the logical subsequent step. Following the adventures of the titular character Baby Shark (voiced by Kimiko Glenn) and his finest pal William (Luke Youngblood), Baby Shark is pressured to depart behind the world he loves after his household’s transfer to the large metropolis and should regulate to his new life with out his finest pal William. When Baby Shark encounters an evil pop starfish named Stariana, who plans to steal his reward of tune so as to dominate all underwater music, he should break her spell to revive concord to the seas.
Ahead of the movie’s launch on the Paramount+ streaming platform this Friday, we had the likelihood to talk not solely with the Kimiko Glenn and Luke Youngblood who voice Baby Shark and his bestie William, but in addition Chloe Fineman, of Saturday Night Live fame, who performs the hyper lovable lantern fish named Lannie.
Taimur Dar: One of the benefits of voiceover is that the actors don’t essentially must be in the similar room. Did any of you file collectively or was all of it solo?
Kimiko Glenn: All solo, sadly. Although, we’ve a tv present as effectively and generally in that scenario we get to be on the similar Zoom collectively. Luke and I typically share a Zoom. When we do an ensemble file and we’ve a bunch of the totally different gamers in the forged, it’s in all probability the world’s cutest Zoom. I want it wasn’t in my headphones as a result of there are such a lot of occasions I want I might simply file how cute it’s. It’s all these adults doing child voices! It’s unreal!
[Laughter]
Dar: Guiding the actors is voice director Sirena Irwin. As Kimiko talked about, each she and Luke work with her on the tv present whereas that is the first time for Chloe. What was the expertise being directed by somebody who is taken into account one of the finest in the enterprise?
Chloe Fineman: Sirena is a legend. She is unimaginable. I used to be so blown away. Her voice by itself can do each sound and each form. Sometimes I felt like I used to be watching a cartoon. You get to look at a present whereas being directed. She’s superb. I used to be so honored. I really feel like I discovered extra about voice appearing simply watching her.
Glenn: She’s such a form individual. I like that you just’re calling her out on this method as a result of she’s really such a pleasure to work with. Her readings are simply so lovely when she’s studying the scene with you as no matter character you’ve got the scene with. [She has] no ego, and pure vitality and so candy. [She] makes it very straightforward to take pleasure in your job.
Luke Youngblood: And only a complete genius. I’m at all times blown away by the indisputable fact that she’s in a position to know that we’ve given the proper efficiency once we’re not even in the room with the different actors. You [can] see her stitching and piecing all of it collectively. The indisputable fact that it comes out as the most seamless product, you’ll do not know we recorded weeks and even months aside and in separate elements of the nation. She’s a whole and complete genius. I bow to that lady each time I’m in a studio.
Fineman: She can sort of do each voice of each character.
Youngblood: It’s loopy!
Fineman: [She’s like], “I’ll read you in as Mommy Shark!” She would learn for me as Baby Shark. Her vary is Meryl Streep stage.
Glenn: I wish to hear her do Baby! [Laughs].
Youngblood: She’s truly actually good and I’m like, “What do I sound like?” I haven’t ever requested her to do William, however I believe I’m going to must ask her the subsequent time.
[Laughter]
Dar: You’ve all have labored tasks meant for older audiences in addition to youthful viewers like Baby Shark’s Big Movie. What sort of pleasure and satisfaction do you get out of working in kids’s media?
Glenn: It’s clearly balanced, working in each equally. I didn’t notice how a lot it will make me really feel like I used to be doing one thing good in the world once I began doing extra kids’s programming and seeing what the youngsters are studying that week. It’s simply so lovely. I begin the week on a Monday morning 9 a.m. and finish the week Friday 6 p.m. doing Baby Shark. It’s the finest flanking of every week. I really feel like I begin out so constructive and I finish the week so constructive. It jogs my memory of the goodness in the world. I’m loving it!
Dar: Chloe, you voice Lanni, a task which undoubtedly performs into your power with impressions. How did you come up with such a novel voice?
Fineman: I really feel like I embody her once I’m speaking to my canine after which taking my nervousness and social awkwardness in my very own life and mixing the two was actually pleasant. I believe most individuals can relate to a personality who is aware of they’ve a giant persona and is afraid of overwhelming folks. But then lets their coloration shine and freak flag fly. I actually associated to her journey in a method that I wasn’t anticipating. I used to be genuinely touched. She’s a homosexual icon! She’s the voice of the folks and he or she’s lovely.
Dar: Finally, is there a celeb or musician you’d like to see seem in the world of Baby Shark?
Youngblood: I truly haven’t considered this which could be very foolish contemplating we get such iconic folks on the present. I believe that’s why I haven’t considered it as a result of I’m at all times shocked by the superb forged members we’re at all times put with. You guys go first whereas I believe of a solution.
Glenn: I’m at all times so impressed by the forged checklist once I see it. I can’t even imagine we acquired Cardi B. I might love to listen to Jessie J sing on a observe in some way. Obviously, I used to be pondering of Ariana Grande with Stariana. As I give it some thought, Beyoncé would sound actually good.
Fineman: I might like to see two sharks, one is Britney Spears and the different is Paris Hilton, they usually sing a tune collectively.
Youngblood: I used to be listening to a podcast the different day that Busta Rhymes was being interviewed on and his voice and vocal high quality alone simply sends chills by way of my physique. He needs to be on the present.
Fineman: That’s like the good concept. No notes!
Baby Shark’s Big Movie will probably be accessible to stream December eighth on Paramount+.
Discussion about this post