Directed by Dreamworks veteran Tom McGrath (“Megamind,” “Madagascar”),
“The Boss Baby” is a family comedy featuring the voices of Alec Baldwin,
Steve Buscemi, Lisa Kudrow and Jimmy Kimmel and Miles Bakshi.
Exploring the wonders of a child’s imagination and celebrating the
precious bond that can form between siblings in a family, “The Boss
Baby” (Baldwin) and his older brother Tim (Bakshi) discover that love
isn’t finite after all.
The heartfelt nature of the story and the remarkable charm of the main
characters were immediately appealing to producer Ramsey Naito. “The
story mirrored my life. My oldest son was seven years old when my
youngest arrived, and he was really jealous, just like our main
character, Tim. I related to the brother’s story instantly,” says
Naito. “I love that we celebrate the power of children’s fantasy and
imagination in this film.”
Tim’s parents are voiced by Lisa Kudrow (“Friends”) and funny
television host (also 2017’s Oscars host) Jimmy Kimmel. Tim’s parents
are simply oblivious to the chaos unleashed by Boss Baby in their
household. Barely hanging on to the slightest resemblance of domestic
order at home, they have no clue about the strange machinations of Baby
Corp. and Puppy Co. where they work.
“The parents have a new baby in the house and are both working full
time. They are sleep-deprived and barely holding it together, and this
needed to be captured in their design,” says Naito. “We wanted to get
away from an idealized version of parents,” says production designer
David James. “Mom, especially needed to be a very real person, at the
same time, she had to exude this warmth. Her beauty and her maternal
nature go hand in hand.”
Meanwhile, Tim’s dad is just trying to keep up. “Like many new
fathers, he has this slight deer-in-headlights look,” notes James. “He
tries his best to keep everything under control, but he is a bit
overwhelmed by all the changes. They are both loving parents – and the lesson of the movie is that there is love enough going around for everybody. They do have unconditional love for both of their kids, and that’s something that Tim learns by the end of the movie.”
Baldwin, who voices the titular character, Boss Baby is
immensely impressed by the work and devotion of the DreamWorks animators
in the movie. “I was so impressed by the meticulous world created by
the film’s director Tom McGrath and the rest of their talented team.
When we experience the movie as a whole, we are immersed in a parallel
world that looks vaguely familiar but unlike any we’ve seen before on
the big screen. Packed with memorable characters and insightful
revelations, “The Boss Baby” celebrates human experiences and foibles,
and delivers its final message tenderly – with pure, genuine emotion.”
An Easter weekend movie for the entire family, “The Boss Baby” opens April 15 (Saturday) from 20th Century Fox to be distributed by Warner Bros.
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