![]() ![]() He talked of his special connection with the second film of the franchise given his relationship with the movie's very own voice of Gru. Joshua Erenburg, actor and co-star with Steve Carrell in "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone" came to the park to focus on the minions. With his daughter in tow, Liddell mentioned, "I want to see her reaction, that's the best part of it for me." "All of my kids think they're older than me now," he said. This was a little bit of a change of pace from Liddell's usual setting, but he claims that he is still a kid at heart no whatter what. "I love the movies, she watches them all the time,"he said. The ride attracted stars of all kinds and their families to begin minion training, including UFC fighter Chuck Liddell and his daughter Guinevere. "I know nothing about it so I'm pretty excited to see what they have in store for us." Parenthood star also shared in the excitement. And, I get invited to cool things like this," the Florida native said. "To be out here for someone like me is just really awesome because you connect with so many people. Jake Miller, upcoming hip-hop recording artist and Despicable Me movie fan was happy for the opportunity to attend the event, despite having to head straight to a studio session right afterwards. It was very collaborative, and very rewarding," Corfino mentioned. "Working with illuminations and the filmmakers it's a rare opportunity, you don't always get a chance to do that. The biggest thing that he hopes fans take away from the experience? Smiles. "You can expect to become a minion, and that does not happen everyday so that's always fun." According to Corfino, guests can even find themselves in the spotlight with the chance of being on screen as part of the movie. Though you have to experience the ride for yourself to unveil all of the surprises, Corfino gave some insight into what guests can expect. ![]() You get to see yourself occasionally and maybe get to be in the film on camera, in the spotlight in some ways and minions are always sneaking up on you," he said. "There's a lot of little surprises and you get to be part of the action. That's exactly what the ride's show producer and Universal's Creative project director, Jon Corfino, was hoping to do, though. "It was kind of a little crazier than I thought it would be because I know it's for kids, but I had a really good time." "I didn't know it was going to make you feel like you were on a roller coaster for a second and that you're supposed to be a minion on the ride." she said. The ride even surprised some of the film's biggest stars like Cosgrove, who most would think knows all of the ride's ins and outs. ![]() Miranda Cosgrove, fellow Trojan and voice of the character Margo in both Despicable Me movies was on hand to help the lovable arch-villain Gru and his three girls press the big red button to open the ride.Ĭosgrove spoke about her involvement with the development of the ride, " I used to come to Universal so often when I was little with my parents, so it was cool to be a part of a ride. It's even my ringtone," said TLC's T-Boz Watkins. "I love that song, it really makes you feel good. Mario Lopez of television’s “Extra” served as the emcee of the ceremony which also included a fun and upbeat dance to the Oscar-nominated song “Happy” from the movie “Despicable Me 2.". Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti also made a special appearance by making a speech in which he thanked Universal for it's pivotal role in driving the city to a record number of visitors last year: 42.2 million. In attendance were “Despicable Me” series stars, including Miranda Cosgrove (Margo), Dana Gaier (Edith) and Elsie Fisher (Agnes), who were also joined by entertainer and host of EXTRA, Mario Lopez Joshua Erenberg, "Parenthood"'s Lyndon Smith and Ultimate Fighting Champion Chuck Lidell. Stars, minions, park executives and politicians alike paraded along the yellow carpet in celebration of the event which immersed them into the world where minions reign. The adventure ride had a grand premiere opening yesterday before opening to the public on April 12, 2014. Grab your goggles and overalls, and get ready to test this out with Universal's all new 3-D Ultra-HD adventure ride, 'Despicable Me 2 Minion Mayhem' which aims to make everyone a minion. Minions (Universal Pictures).So you think you have what it takes to be a minion? ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |