You’re always looking for a story that you can only tell in animation, and, after seeing this baby in a suit, I thought that it would be cool to springboard into a movie.Įarly on, for all of us unanimously, when you think about who is going to be the voice, it had to be Alec Baldwin. McGrath: In 2010, “The Boss Baby” was fresh off the presses, and DreamWorks looks for interesting stories, and they found that book by Marla Frazee. What drew you to this project and what excited you about making this film? Their responses have been edited for brevity and clarity. The Hoya sat down in an exclusive interview with McGrath and Ramsey Ann Naito, the film’s executive producer, to discuss what inspired DreamWorks to produce an animated film about a talking baby. Aliens,” and “Megamind,” anchors the film. Veteran director Tim McGrath, who directed films like “Madagascar,” “Monsters vs.

Loosely adapted from the 2010 best-selling eponymous picture book, the film stars Alec Baldwin as the “Boss Baby” and features Steve Buscemi, Jimmy Kimmel, Lisa Kudrow and Tobey Maguire. “The Boss Baby,” created by DreamWorks Animation, is slated to be released in theaters across America today.

DREAMWORKS ANIMATION Ramsey Ann Naito, executive producer of “The Boss Baby,” said that she drew inspiration for the film’s two protagonists from the rivalrous relationship between her two sons.

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