Disney's Planes movie release
Actor
and stand-up comedian Dane Cook (“Dan in Real Life”) brings the lead character
Dusty to life in “Disney's Planes,” showcases an airplane’s desire to do more
than what he was designed to do.
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| Photo courtesy of Disney Studios |
Dusty
is a plane with high hopes—literally. Crop duster by trade, this single-prop
plane sees himself soaring alongside his high-flying heroes in an international
race. The fact that he’s not really built for competitive racing doesn’t deter
him from pursuing his dream—but his fear of heights just might. With a little
help from his friends—and a WWII vet with wisdom to spare—Dusty takes off on an
adventure of a lifetime, going prop-to-prop with champions while daring to
reach heights he never imagined possible.
Director
Klay Hall says he relates to the crop duster that could. “This whole movie and
my experience working on it parallels Dusty’s story in a lot of ways. We
started small, worked really hard, and through a series of fortunate events
have been able to go farther than we imagined.”
Dane
Cook, who was called on to provide the voice of Dusty, also sees a connection
with his character. “As a kid, it took me a lot of years to find my place, my
voice,” says Cook. “I couldn’t even speak in class—I was afraid to put my hand
up and yet I wanted to entertain the world. My journey—much like Dusty’s—was
one of digging down deep and finding something inside myself that would help me
to exceed my own expectations.”
According
to Hall, Cook helped give Dusty the kind of edge he’d need to tackle the racing
circuit. “Once we saw Dane do some of his stand-up and watched a couple of his
movies, it just clicked. His voice is on the deeper side with a bit of
sarcasm—dry wit—to it. We liked how that supported the character’s intense
passion for racing as well as his sense of humor.”
When
asked how exciting is it doing a Disney animated film and with a part like
Dusty, Cook answers, “Would you believe me if I said it's like you really want
to jump up and down and it's like being a kid again. I've known [Pixar legend]
John Lasseter for several years. John has been a fan of my stand-up comedy.
From time to time I would see him and he would say, `Oh, I was on a road trip
listening to your comedy.' And my heart would always race hoping that someday
he might be like, `I've got an idea for something.' And I went to an evening at
Pixar… They had an evening at the Hollywood Bowl, and they played all Pixar
music. I brought a date and we're sitting, and we're looking at the beautiful
visuals, and the L.A. Philharmonic is playing. I'm saying to her like, `Can you
imagine being a part of one of these films. It's so wonderful, the music, and
the attention to detail.'
“I
go back stage after to say thank you to John for inviting me, and he said, `You
know, I'm thinking about something for you.' And two months later he called me
up and we had dinner and he told me what was needed, and he told me about
`Planes.' I'm not even kidding like it took everything in me to just be cool,
and to not at that table just want to just up. Like this is a lifelong dream of
mine. Like I grew up loving, loving animation and musicals and things of that
nature. So I feel like I'm at home.”
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion
Pictures International in Philippine theaters in 3D and presented in Disney Digital 3D™ in
select cinemas.
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