After the triumph of Wall In 2008 and the commercial failure of Ray Three years ago, Pixar offered a new foray into the genre of science fiction with its latest production: ElioIn cinemas this Wednesday, June 18 in France. And for this Oda to live together, the French version was requested to Jamy Gourmaud, a dubbing rookie, but a popularization figure.
The former presenter of It is not space science He takes his voice to Gunther Melmac’s character, an uncomfortable and enthusiastic scientist who communicates with aliens. His name is a wink to the series ALF, The extraterrestrial fan of cats that was from the planet Melmac.
“I loved this exercise that consists of getting into another’s shoes,” Jamy Gourmaud told BFMTV.
“It seemed quite interesting and reassuring getting into the shoes of a character that already exists,” he continues. “The goal was to really serve the author of the author. And that is what wanted to succeed.”
“A vision full of hope”
For Elio’s character, “successive” he leaves our planet. Orphan and raised by his aunt, this lonely child does not feel in his place on earth. He only dreams of one thing, is being eliminated by aliens. Until the day this dream becomes a reality. Fortunately, the aliens in question prove to be friendly, closer to those of Third type appointments the one ofForeign.
“At the beginning of the film, Elio is very pessimistic on Earth, it is a very dangerous mental state in which we all risk sliding,” warns Madeline Sharafian, co -director of the film with Domee Shi and Adrian Molina, interviewed by the AFP during the last animated film festival Annecy.
Celebrated aboard an intergalactic assembly and became friends with Gordon, a marginalized vermiform extraterrestrial, Elio is even promoted “Earth Ambassador.”
When the young man arrives at the universe, “he has the impression of having found his people and his place,” summarizes Domee Shi. “All these species, all these different planets and cultures understood how to live together and work in peace and harmony,” he adds, “a vision full of hope for our planet.”
Source: BFM TV
