Additionally, a burst labeling the book as the inspiration for the film has been added to the original picture book’s paperback edition.
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Simon Spotlight has released several movie tie-in editions aimed at readers of different age ranges: two board books, a Boss Baby junior novelization, and a leveled reader. Not only is Frazee’s character starring on the screen, but in new book formats as well. There’s a definite affinity between my baby and the character in the film.” “They, in turn, lovingly handed it off to larger and larger teams of brilliant, creative people.” Frazee’s Boss Baby character on the page may seem a far cry from the animated, Baldwin-voiced character on screen, but the author sees a strong connection: “Where my book and their story intersect is interesting to me. “The perfect geniuses happened to fall in love with Boss Baby and see its potential as a movie,” she said. With the movie now a reality, we recently spoke again with Frazee about the experience. She described how, when her picture book was first optioned, she didn’t count on the movie coming to fruition, since so many books are optioned that never get made. Last year, Frazee spoke with PW about having her 32-page picture book adapted to the screen. Francis hatches a nefarious plot against Boss Baby, which necessitates that Boss Baby and Tim join forces to protect their family and the world. The DreamWorks film introduces a plotline involving the CEO of Puppy Co., Francis E. Tim Templeton (Maguire) narrates the story, looking back on his childhood growing up in the shadow of his baby brother, the Boss Baby (Alec Baldwin). The film-which in addition to Baldwin features the voices of Jimmy Kimmel, Lisa Kudrow, and Tobey Maguire-greatly expands upon the premise of the original book. Since publication the book has more than 200,000 copies in print in 2016, Frazee followed with a sequel, The Bossier Baby, which introduces Boss Baby’s infant sister. And, yes, Alec Baldwin-who, incidentally, is also portraying the current POTUS on Saturday Night Live-provides the voice for the titular character.įrazee’s book imagines a family’s newborn baby as a tiny boss with a briefcase and a suit who dictates everything that goes on in the household -a metaphor that may resonate with new parents who find that the arrival of an infant is a bit like a hostile takeover. But an animated film loosely based on Frazee’s picture book arrives in movie theaters on March 31. Alec Baldwin is returning to voice the title character, with James Marsden, Amy Sedaris and Jeff Goldblum joining the voice cast.Back in 2010, when the picture book The Boss Baby (S&S/Beach Lane) was published, author-illustrator Marla Frazee had no inclination that Alec Baldwin would one day voice her character on the big screen. “The Boss Baby,” released in 2017, was commercially successful, generating more than $500 million at the global box office. “Families are at the heart of our decision today to make DreamWorks Animation’s ‘The Boss Baby: Family Business’ available to everyone this July Fourth weekend, and to give those families the freedom to choose whether to see this joyful, hilarious and heartfelt film from a big-screen theater seat or from the comfort of their own homes on Peacock,” said Jim Orr, Universal’s president of domestic distribution. Since April of 2020, NBCUniversal says more than 42 million people have signed up for Peacock. The hybrid release model for “The Boss Baby 2” isn’t expected to be Universal’s new way of doing business, but rather a boost for Peacock ahead of the Olympics in late July.
It later put the DreamWorks pic “The Croods: A New Age” on demand shortly after it debuted in theaters, where the kids’ film became a pandemic-era hit with $168 million in worldwide ticket sales. So far, that method has proved to be lucrative for Universal.
Yet shortly after the “Trolls World Tour” debacle, the studio made nice with theaters and forged a historic agreement to put new movies on premium video-on-demand platforms after 17 days. At that time, all indoor theaters were shuttered to help stop the spread of COVID-19. In what feels like a lifetime ago, theater owners threatened to boycott Universal’s movies last year after the studio decided to put “Trolls World Tour” in cinemas and on demand on the same day. Though the box office has begun to shown signs of life, film exhibitors are still reeling from prolonged theater closures and the onslaught of release date delays that followed. However, they aren’t in much of a position to refuse new movies.
Theater operators, of course, have the option of whether or not to play the movie.
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