Ariel
Winter, one of Hollywood’s most promising young talents with notable roles both
television and film who currently stars on ABC’s critically acclaimed and Emmy
winning hit series, “Modern Family” stars in DreamWorks’
wild-action-family-adventure “Mr. Peabody & Sherman (3D).”
Mr.
Peabody, the world’s most accomplished dog is parent to Sherman who uses his
most ingenious invention, the WABAC machine, to hurtle back in time to
experience world-changing events first-hand. But when Sherman breaks the rules
of time travel along with his friend Penny (Ariel Winter), our two heroes find
themselves in a race to repair history – and save the future.
From
the animation dream team of DreamWorks and the director of blockbusters “The
Lion King” and “Stuart Little,” director Rob Minkoff puts together a talented
voice cast in “Mr. Peabody & Sherman” including Ty Burrell, Max Charles,
Ariel Winter, Stephen Colbet, Leslie Mann, Patrick Warburton and Allison
Janney. The movie’s time travel is a compelling notion
that lends an intriguing dimension to an exciting, adventure-filled story. The film’s contemporary characters interact
with equally entertaining famous figures from history – a dynamic that provides
surprising fish out of water moments and myriad culture clashes.
Mr.
Peabody and Sherman’s entrée to the infinite folds of history is a wondrous
contraption called the WABAC, which is the singular creation of the world’s
greatest inventor, Mr. Peabody. The
perspicacious pooch built the device so Sherman could experience history up
close and personal. Soon thereafter, Peabody, Sherman and Penny
pay a visit to Peabody’s old friend and the original Renaissance Man, Leonard
Da Vinci, portrayed, hilariously, by Academy Award nominee Stanley Tucci. Our
trio finds the famed artist/scientist/engineer/inventor/scholar
Next
to Mr. Peabody, the person who becomes closest to Sherman is his classmate
Penny Peterson. Penny is a double threat
– cute and smart. Penny rules her elementary school until she encounters
Sherman, who is even more of a “brain” than Penny is. But her natural charisma and daring nature,
as well as her caring and loyalty, draw her into a friendship with Sherman that
truly stands the test of time.
“Initially,
Penny is at odds with Sherman,” producer Schwartz explains. “But we soon realize there’s a lot more to
her, and as soon as she’s able to put aside her initial jealousy of Sherman,
she begins to see that he’s a pretty interesting kid. The great thing about Penny is that we really
see her grow over the course of the movie.”
The
character’s dynamism, smarts and fearlessness made it a tough part to cast –
until Ariel Winter, who plays the teenage daughter of Ty Burrell’s Phil Dunphy
in “Modern Family,” auditioned. Minkoff,
who was initially unaware of Winter’s connection to Burrell, says it was “a
great coincidence that they came to work together on MR. PEABODY &
SHERMAN. Ariel brings tremendous energy
to Penny. She is a witty and wry teenager,
and though Penny is younger [than the actress], Ariel brings some natural
sparks and understanding of the character.”
But
even with that o f any period’s danger, action, adventure and a dash through
the Paris sewer system, the duo’s (and Penny’s) biggest time traveling
adventures lie ahead. A Sherman-Penny
time traveling joyride takes them to Ancient Egypt, where Penny finds herself
betrothed to a nine-year-old King Tut.
Travel
through time in a wild ride with the trio when “Mr. Peabody & Sherman (3D)”
opens March 6 nationwide, a DreamWorks Animation presentation from 20th
Century Fox to be distributed by Warner Bros. (in Phils. Cinemas).
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