Let’s go.” And so, the intention of the movie was always to make something gigantic and weird and fun. And what appealed to me about it was that it was just nothing but fun, big, gigantic, silly fun.
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And then a take fell into my head, just how to do it and it was how the story should be done. But a couple of months went by, I was in post-production on “Epic,” and a couple of months went by. And how are you reconciling with that?Ĭhris Wedge: I went into this-look, when they pitched me the idea for this movie, that a monster lives in a truck, I thought it was silly, right? And you know, I didn’t jump right on it. It’s been on the shelf, the usual stuff, when a movie gets postponed, but it’s a great kids’ film. And so, in terms of that, how do you kind of weather the expectations when you have a film postponed like that? Because I saw the film, and it’s a great kids’ movie, and there was a lot of trepidation going in, because oh it’s been delayed. It’s been sitting on a shelf since October 2015.ĬS: Wow, okay. RELATED: Monster Trucks Trailer and Set Visit Report!Ĭ: How has the process been getting a chance to work on the film with an extended post period like this?Ĭhris Wedge: (Laughs) Well, you know, the truth is that the post period was never extended. We got the chance to talk 1-on-1 with Chris Wedge about the delays, challenges of directing live-action and making an original family adventure in the age of IP-driven content. Stars Lucas Till, Jane Levy and Thomas Lennon are all terrific, and the cute monster Creech is an adorable and inventive big screen creature. On the contrary, it’s actually a super fun kids movie in the spirit of ’80s Amblin films or Disney live-action movies of the ’60s and ’70s. Fortunately, the movie did not sit on the shelf because it was bad.
We visited the set of this sci-fi family adventure back in June of 2014, and due to various circumstances it is only now getting a wide release stateside. This weekend, Paramount Pictures will release Monster Trucks, the live-action debut of lauded animation director Chris Wedge ( Ice Age, Epic), founder of Blue Sky Studios. This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from Wikipedia ( view authors).Director Chris Wedge Talks Monster Trucks Chris Wedge at the Internet Movie Database.Fayetteville-Manlius Hall of Distinction.Foster (with Carlos Saldanha, Tim Federle and John C.Nimona (2022) (with Carlos Saldanha, Steve Martino and John Powers Middleton).Spies in Disguise (2019) (with Kori Abelson).Ice Age: Collision Course (2016) (with Carlos Saldanha).Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) (with Carlos Saldanha).Horton Hears A Who! (2008) (with Audrey Geisel and Chris Meledandri).Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) (with Chris Meledandri).
Wedge also directed the animated film Epic, based on William Joyce's book The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs. He is also the voice of Scrat in the Ice Age film series, performing the character's "squeaks and squeals". In 1998 he won an Academy Award for the short animated film, Bunny. Some of his other works include Where the Wild Things Are (1983), Dinosaur Bob, George Shrinks, and Santa Calls. In 1982 Wedge worked for MAGI/SynthaVision, where he was a principal animator on the Disney film Tron, credited as an image choreographer. Wedge is co-founder and Vice President of Creative Development at Blue Sky Studios, one of the premier computer animation studios and producer of Wedge's films. He has taught animation at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. He received his BFA in Film from State University of New York at Purchase in Purchase, New York in 1981, and subsequently earned his MA in computer graphics and art education at the Ohio State University. Chris Wedge attended Fayetteville-Manlius High School, graduating in 1975.
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