The Star Wars legend was part of a San Diego Comic-Con panel discussing the new animated film starring Lupita Nyong'o.
. But one of the supporting characters is voiced by an actor of particular interest to the San Diego Comic-Con crowd, which was thrilled to see
Hamill, of course, is also a storied voice-over actor in addition to his work in a galaxy far, far away . And he brought his wide range of experiences to voicing Thorn, a grizzly bear, in the animated film adapted from Peter Brown’s illustrated novel. First, though, he explained what drew him to the project.], the first thing I did was order the book, and I was just knocked out,” Hamill said.
“But it’s just—you have to see it,” he said. “I feel like back in the day, when I was trying to describe] is emotional and it works on so many levels. The kids will love it, but everyone’s going to love it. I remember when my kids were small, take them to see these movies , keep your opinions to yourself enjoying it. this is one that the the whole family is just going to fall in love with.”
When it came to voicing Thorn, Hamill explained, “We always have to take a step back and say, what’s my function in the film, to make everything work? What function do I serve? And one of the aspects of the book and movie is that all these disparate animals are thrown into this situation where they have to restrain themselves. Obviously a bear is a predator, but they have to work for the greater good, so they peacefully coexist with the animals that that would ordinarily be their dinner.
Thorn is just one of the creatures that Roz the robot encounters when she’s unexpectedly marooned on an island filled with a wilderness unlike anything she’s ever encountered. It’s a found-family story with plenty of sci-fi elements; it’s also a story where Pascal voices a crafty fox. The rest of the voice cast includes Catherine O’Hara as an opossum, Bill Nighy as a goose, Kit Connor as a gosling, Stephanie Hsu as a rival robot, and Matt Berry as a beaver. Ving Rhames is also in the cast.
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