Inspired by the best-selling picture book by Marla Frazee, this riotous
comedy for all ages features the voices of Alec Baldwin as Boss Baby,
Steve Buscemi as the villainous Francis E. Francis, Jimmy Kimmel and
Lisa Kudrow as Tim and Boss Baby's unsuspecting parents, Miles Bakshi as
Tim, and Tobey Maguire as the film’s narrator.
Actor Tobey Maguire (Spider-Man trilogy, The Cider House Rules)
narrates the movie. “Tim is a happy seven-year-old with two loving
parents, who is initially an only child, but when he gets the news that
he is getting a little brother, he is not too pleased that he has to
share the love and time of his parents,” explains Maguire. “He is
struggling with the transition, so he has kind of created all these
things about Boss Baby because he has a very strong imagination.”
Maguire points out that Tim’s relationship with his brother is very
contentious. “Tim is very suspicious of his new baby brother because
he’s like a little man who’s got an agenda, and he would like to expose
him so he can get the attention of his parents back. But then they have
to join forces and help each other fight Francis and stop his plot to
destroy Baby Co.”
When the baby’s mission is accomplished, and he has to go away, Tim
thinks he’s happy, but he’s grown really fond of his little brother, and
he ultimately doesn’t want him to go away.” The talented actor says he
finds the movie quite funny and very relatable. “The movie’s themes are
demonstrated through fantasy—through this really fun idea of
essentially Alec Baldwin being a Boss Baby, which is a blast. But it’s
also relatable because if you’ve been in any of these roles, as a
sibling or a parent, it’s certainly something you have probably
experienced.”
Maguire is also quick to point that he has had a great time working
with Tom McGrath and the rest of his creative team. He notes, “He has
been great and very easy to work with, but I really admire his
creativity. He’s really imaginative, and very funny. I just think he has found such a charming and unique tone for this movie.”
An ideal Easter weekend movie for the whole family, “The Boss Baby” opens April 15 (Saturday) in cinemas nationwide from 20th Century Fox to be distributed by Warner Bros.
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