Walt Disney’s “Bolt” opens on November 26

Thursday, November 20, 2008, 23:14
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Filmmakers of Walt Disney Pictures’ new animated adventure Bolt knew that the title character called for a special talent, a voice that could showcase the character’s action-TV persona and his real world discoveries. To do this, they tapped John Travolta, one of the most enduring and endearing actors working today.
Bolt tells the tale of a TV super-dog forced to face his own real-life limitations while on a cross-country rescue mission to save best pal and owner Penny (voiced by Miley Cyrus) from fiendish criminal mastermind, Dr. Calico. The power pup soon discovers his laser vision, lightning speed, super strength and devastating superbark–capable of leveling tall buildings–are merely the result of TV special effects.
“We were really fortunate in having John Travolta voice our main character,” says director Chris Williams. “He is someone who’s had a lot of success playing tough characters in his career. One of the reasons why he’s so good at that is because there is an innate sweet quality in him–as bad and mesmerizing as a character can be, he’s still somehow likeable. This was the perfect combination for playing a dog who thinks that he’s a very threatening, menacing figure but underneath it all is really a normal loving puppy who loves his owner. It plays to two of John’s biggest strengths. It was a thrill working with an icon who’s been in so many great movies, and I think his performance really brought something special to the character of Bolt.

Opening across the Philippines on November 26, Bolt is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International. (with reports from PEP)

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