It helped that they filmed on practical sets in Santa Clarita, California, Ford adds. Still, he admits, “My great fear about doing live-action-and I had stayed up nights thinking about it-was, ‘What if we do a scene and a week later I realized I forgot part of it?’ But my producers assured me, ‘That won’t happen, and we’ll all be there to make sure you don’t forget something.’”
Or I got over it.”ĭirector Chris Sanders, who previously created and voiced Stitch in the beloved 2002 Disney film Lilo & Stitch, says the combination of live-action performance and computer-generated imagery makes for a “fairly magical” experience. “To have him there, to be able to scratch him behind the ear and rub his shoulders… that seemed a little weird at first. “We had no ‘dog’ in the movie, but we had a wonderful actor and former Cirque du Soleil gymnast who was an emotional presence for me to relate to,” Ford says of Notary.
Terry Notary did the live-action reference performance for Buck, who was digitally animated onscreen. The Call of the Wild, adapted from Jack London’s classic novel, follows Buck, a big-hearted dog whose idyllic domestic life is turned upside down when he is suddenly relocated from his California home to the exotic wilds of the Canadian Yukon during the 1890s Gold Rush. And it fits like a glove.”įord leads an all-star ensemble that includes Omar Sy (Perrault), Cara Gee (Francoise), Dan Stevens (Hal), Bradley Whitford (Judge Miller), Michael Horse (Edenshaw), Karen Gillan (Mercedes), and Colin Woodell (Charles).
That’s not always what you’re getting in the portrayal of a character, but happily, that’s the fit in this case. “That’s curated aspects of my personality, my understanding, my conviction. “That’s the edited me,” Ford says of his character in Twentieth Century Studios’ latest adventure, The Call of the Wild, opening in theaters February 21. Chances are though, that if you take children to see this, you’ll all leave the cinema smiling.In many ways, Harrison Ford and John Thornton are one and the same. The impact of one bullet will cause sensitive little’uns to howl.īuck is as artificial as Sonic the Hedgehog. And there’s definitely an emotional kick. Ever noticed how “sexy” female beasties, in movies aimed at the young, often have white fur? Anyway, there’s a wolf, just like that, who takes a shine to Buck. Kids will adore the playful humour, the sledge rides, the Edenic landscapes, maybe even the cod-Celtic music and the thread of doggy romance. A night-time land-grab, involving Perrault’s wife, Francoise (Cara Gee) is amusing, as is Buck and John’s stint at panning for gold and their team spirit when making home improvements. Sy, too, is authentically warm, and there are some neat visual gags. Embracing old age, Ford is more beautiful and involving than ever. His cautiously avuncular smile is irresistible. His bulbous cheeks and nose resemble freshly-whittled wood. When he and Buck head to the hills, he tells Buck they're going where no one has gone before. That, in turn, allows John to play the pioneer. Sanders solves the tricky issue of indigenous tribes by making them magically disappear. In the film, Buck’s nemesis is a white man and the only Native American we meet lives in a town. In the book, Buck savages the Yeehats who kill John. They’ll be thinking, “John Thornton didn’t have a little son called Timmy! He had two rugged mates, called Hans and Pete! And he swore ALL THE TIME! And what’s happened to the fun bit where Buck rips out the throats of a bunch of Native Americans?” Indeed, the many tweaks made by Sanders’ team will probably leave die-hard fans, who view the book as a kind of bible for manly thrill-seekers, frothing at the mouth. London’s novel offers a far more gritty take on mutts and men. New West End Company BRANDPOST | PAID CONTENT.
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