If you’re not sold on DreamWorks Animation and Pearl Studio’s upcoming animated featureAbominable, we’ve got what could be the game changer right here. After the film celebrated its world premiere at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, writer-directorJill Cultonand starsChloe Bennet,Albert TsaiandTenzing NorgayTrainorswung by the Collider Lounge for an interview, and their enthusiasm and passion for the project is incredibly infectious.
Bennet leads the voice cast as Yi, a teenager who crosses paths with a young Yeti she dubs Everest. With the help of her friend Jin (Trainor) and his cousin Peng (Tsai), Yi sets out on an epic journey to reunite Everest with his family. Along the way they must steer clear of Burnish (voiced byEddie Izzard), a wealthy financier hellbent on capturing Everest.
During our chat with the team behind the movie, they highlight the highly collaborative nature of the project and what surprised them most about voicing characters in an animated feature. In addition to that, the group also plays a round of “Collider’s Most Memorable,” discussing favorite foods, unusual wrap gifts, and the one scene fromAbominablethat might go down as the most memorable scene they’ve ever done. You can hear about it all for yourself using the video player at the top of this article!
You can find a full breakdown of the interview and the official synopsis forAbominablebelow:
Jill Culton, Chloe Bennet, Albert Tsai, Tenzing Norgay Trainor:
When teenage Yi (Chloe Bennet, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) encounters a young Yeti on the roof of her apartment building in Shanghai, she and her mischievous friends, Jin (Tenzing Norgay Trainor) and Peng (Albert Tsai), name him “Everest” and embark on an epic quest to reunite the magical creature with his family at the highest point on Earth. But the trio of friends will have to stay one-step ahead of Burnish (Eddie Izzard), a wealthy man intent on capturing a Yeti, and zoologist Dr. Zara (Sarah Paulson) to help Everest get home.
