*squee*

[feliciakw]

For those who haven't seen this yet, with mucho thanks to the awesome flistie who gives me a heads-up on stuff like this (because despite impressions to the contrary, I do not actually have my finger on the pulse of all things Jensen):

Honestly, if I didn't know that was Jensen? I wouldn't know that was Jensen. I'd be sitting here going, "I know that voice. I think I know that voice. Where do I know that voice from? Dang, it's gonna drive me nuts! Why do I know that voice?" Because that not his "Dean" voice, and it isn't quite his regular speaking voice, either. And that's awesome!

This is definitely on my Netflix queue. And if we like the movie, I'm sure it will end up in our collection.

Also, links to mucho praise being given to Jensen by the production team of this movie:

Andrea Romano is the casting director who brought Ackles into the project. She's a 25-year veteran of the animation genre and has cast Oscar, Emmy and Tony winners to voice some of the best-loved superheroes in the world.

Romano, herself, is an eight-time Emmy winner and has received 30 nominations for her work as a voice and casting director.

"When you get a first-timer in the booth, there are often risks involved, particularly in understanding the techniques involved in working with the microphone. Jensen picked it up so quickly and was so effective in this very difficult role. Red Hood is written as such an embittered, angry, verging-on-insane character, and it can so easily be overplayed. But Jensen found just the right level of energy and flair. I loved his acting. His quality was dead-on, and he really offers a perfect balance with Bruce (Greenwood).

As a director, you live the emotions with the actor. There’s one scene where Jensen has to let his emotions completely bubble to the surface. I had to work really hard to see my script through the tears that I was crying with him as he let his emotions come through."

Source article is here. (Aside: Hey! She worked on the Animaniacs! I know her work!)

Item #2 from Flistie of Awesome:

Judd Winick who wrote the original Red Hood graphic novel and penned the script for the animated film.

"Red Hood is funny for me because I thought I'd written this character in this incarnation more than anyone else, but I had no clue what he'd really sound like. And yet, when Jensen speaks, that's the right tone and timbre."

Source article.

Item #3 from Flistie of Awesome:

comic book legend, Bruce Timm who developed Batman: The Animated Series, Justice League Unlimited and executive produced many of the DC Universe Original Animated Movies, including Red Hood:

"Red Hood is such a pivotal role in that he needed to be somebody who was forceful, threatening, weirdly sympathetic, and also had to be of a certain age. Not too young, not too old, just right. Andrea and I both knew of Jensen’s work, and he was one of those guys we had in our “Gotta work with that guy some day” file. And he fit the bill perfectly. He’s got an intensity in the booth that really matched the material."

Source article.

This isn't something that would normally show up on my radar, particularly since it's direct to DVD. But I'm kinda really looking forward to his. *nods*

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[feliciakw.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. I'm very much looking forward to his project. I've done a little bit of research on the character, and I totally get why an actor would want to play this role. Heck, I'd love to see Jensen play the role in a live action production. He's so going to rock this.