ROTTEN TOMATOES: Poehler Reveals More "Horton" Characters

Poehler Reveals More "Horton" Characters

by Fred Topel | May 27, 2007

Making feature length films out of Dr. Seuss books has been iffy. Live-action versions have been lucrative though artistically questionable. They're sticking to animation with "Horton Hears a Who," but they've still got a lot of story to fill in. Amy Poehler, providing one of the Who voices, explained some of the film's characters.

"I play the mayor's wife, Steve Carell's wife, the mayor of Whoville," said Poehler. "She might be [called] Mrs. Mayor. Her role is she's kind of the frustrated mother in charge. They have a really spazzy son so she's kind of the beleaguered mother and her husband who just thinks that this whole world is living on the tip of an elephant, right? You know how it goes."

An expert at characters and voices from her work on "Saturday Night Live" and "Upright Citizens Brigade," Poehler found a voice that perfectly suited this frazzled character. "I do a little bit more home[body], a little bit more like very typical sweet mother."

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bat-fink writes:
on May 27 2007 03:04 PM

[b]Isnt this the next Jim Carrey movie?[/b]
I read a while back that this movie is a Jim Carrey film, and he plays the voice of a cgi animated elephant? I hope Carrey is still the voice for this, iv been waiting to see him do a voiceover for an animation. Bout time, i hope they do good face matching for the character, although, sounds pretty difficult for an elephant.

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buddablz writes:
on May 27 2007 06:10 PM

^Yeah, this is that Jim Carrey movie u heard about. Jim Carrey does the voice of Horton, an elephant.

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Karthik Selvakumar writes:
on May 27 2007 08:07 PM

Yep, Jim Carrey is the voice of the main character.

I can't wait for this film.

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Metafact writes:
on May 28 2007 01:16 AM

Ugh, yet another beloved Dr. Seuss story ruined by Hollywood greed...

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Cindy_Lou_Who writes:
on May 28 2007 05:31 AM

Needless to say I'm very pleased and hope to be included!

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Mr. Kong writes:
on May 28 2007 04:04 PM

If Cat in the Hat didn't completely suck, I wouldn't be worried about this movie. I'll probably end up seeing it anyway, but still, I have my doubts.

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Mr. Kong writes:
on May 28 2007 04:44 PM

In reply to this comment (#867059)
Blame his damned wife; all the Dr. himself wanted as a movie was the animated Grinch, then after he died she sold the rights to hollywood.

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