One thing the trailer doesn't make clear is how much music there is in this movie.Įven Riggle sings, though he said he had to have autotune for help. They all said that the message is "be good to the land around you."
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The movie doesn't tone the environmental message down though the creative team said there was nothing particularly political about it. And Betty White said she agreed quickly to play Grandma Norma, calling it a wonderful part. Taylor Swift was cast in her first animated role as the inspiring Audrey.
Seuss to him and he even has a tattered copy of One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish still in his home. Zac Efron, who plays Ted, said his mother used to read Dr. Helms' fellow Daily Show alum, Rob Riggle, became the Mayor of Thneed-Ville, O'Hare, a character original to the movie and its main villain.ĭanny DeVito was approached to play the Lorax and the actor, a long-time environmentalist who once owned an EV-1 electric car, agreed readily. Helms said playing the Once-ler had made him seven to eight percent less greedy. Ed Helms heard that a movie was being developed and called on his own initiative begging for even a small part in the movie. Then as the story began taking shape, the actors started coming aboard. But, ultimately, we convinced her," Paul said.
She didn't want to put the focus on her too much. "So, we thought if we just start a love story, make it Ted and Audrey. That the two are named Ted and Audrey isn't coincidence. The result is a movie that stars young Ted knowing something is off in Thneed-ville and, in an effort to win the love of his friend Audrey who dreams of the trees, Ted goes on the adventure to visit the Once-ler.