![]() ![]() Having spent the entire scene explaining machinations, LaMarche admitted, “I’ve never wanted Pinky by my side more than during that scene.” North then slipped into a spot-on Pinky. ![]() Hearing The Brain face off with Gilbert Gotfried was a delight and seeing LaMarche perform The Brain live was an honour. The third scene, at sea, brought us the long awaited appearance by The Brain (as Vissini), Gilbert Gotfried as Inego Montoya, Jean Grey narrating, and Bastila Shan (Hale’s Jedi from Knights of the Old Republic) as Buttercup.Apparently Walken hates recording ADR, so Nolan has the rare distinction of being Walken’s voice in many films as one of the most imitated actors in the world, it’s a real joy seeing a literal professional tackle Walken’s bizarre delivery. Of these characters, we really only got Walken, but it was entirely worth it as Nolan has famously been recording Walken’s ADR for films for years. We also got Nolan doing Christopher Walken (as Wallace Shawn’s Vizzini, explaining why he’s starting a war), Rosie O’Donnell, Hedonismbot, and us as the crowd. For the second scene (the announcement by Humperdink that he will marry Buttercup), we had Daddy Warbux, Bill Cosby (Cosby impressions are apparently a running, off-colour gag in the show: Hayter gamely replied in a perfect Cosby, “I remember when Cos-play was when Cliff Huxtable gave you a Benadryl.” The room exploded into shocked laughter and a few parents with young kids in the audience saw the error of their ways and quietly exited).There were lots of small improvisiations, but it’s also just interesting from a structural perspective – you really come to realize how short and economical the scenes of the film are when played out in isolation without the visuals. McConaughey actually works remarkably well for Wesley in the opening scene as he’s just responding with “As you wish” (with a bunch of “Alright, alright, alright”s thrown in for good measure). North’s Mickey was spot on, but damn that voice gets grating fast – though it was fun watching Mickey fall in love with Wesley “Stableboy” has never sounded so shrill. Hale found herself in a slightly difficult position having to reconcile the kid’s lines (“Is there KISSING?”) with Cinderella’s love of all the elements the kid was repulsed by. Having just re-watched The Princess Bride the night before, it was as though Peter Faulk himself were performing (though LaMarche threw in a lot more glass eye jokes than Faulk would have!), he’s truly as impressive as you’d imagine. ![]() LaMarche performing live is pretty much exactly what you’d hope it would be, acting out each grand gesture. For the first scene, we had Homer Simpson (David Hayter) narrating (essentially reading stage directions), Maurice LaMarche doing a spot-on Peter Faulk as Peter Faulk, Cinderella as the kid (Hale), Mickey Mouse as Buttercup (North), and Matthew McConaughey as Wesley (Hayter).Something like this is a truly unique Fan Expo experience and it’s a shame it isn’t better advertized. The result is a mix of unbelievable fantasy casting, virtuous performances, and a fun way to re-experience classic characters. ![]() At first, I was just excited to see these actors read the script, but Twisted Toonz’s premise takes it one step further, having the host assign new voices to each actor and character for each scene. Plus he does Christopher Walken’s ADR), and the legendary Maurice LaMarche (Brain from Pinky and the Brain and most of the support characters from Futurama, such as Kiff and Hedonismbot). Presented by the YouTube series Twisted Toonz, the show brought together Jennifer Hale (Commander Shepard of Mass Effect and Disney’s current Cinderella), David Hayter (Solid Snake from Metal Gear Solid), Nolan North (Nathan Drake from Uncharted, and pretty much every video game ever. This year, the event that blew my mind was a live reading of The Princess Bride on paper, neat, but without announcing the cast I wasn’t too interested…then, days before the Expo, the cast was announced – and they were all legends. Often, these are lectures, debates, or conversations with an expert applying their knowledge to fandom or sketch duels between great artists, who chat during their impromptu sketching, providing insight both into the artist and their method. Every year, buried deep in the Fan Expo programme book are hidden gems that are tremendously easy to overlook. ![]()
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