Month: March 2011

Phil Hendrie + Napoleon Dynamite = Sweet!

We are thrilled to report that one of our favorite radio personalities ever, Talk Radio Network’s own Phil Hendrie, has been commissioned to put several of his many unique character voices to excellent use in a new TV project — an animated version of the 2004 cult classic Napoleon Dynamite. Jared Hess, the co-writer and director of the movie, is spearheading this new version, and most of the original cast, including Napoleon himself, Jon Heder, are reportedly lending their voices to this new animated series, which further chronicles the ongoing misadventures of awkward Idaho teenager Napoleon Dynamite and his cadre of quirky friends. [Ed. note: “Vote for Pedro!”]

 

Hendrie was hired to breathe life into several new characters: the pivotal role of a “liger farmer,” who crossbreeds tigers and lions to form the mythical “liger,” which Napoleon famously called “probably my favorite animal.” Hendrie will adapt the voice of one his regular characters “Steve Bosell” for the farmer. He will also play a school counselor who sounds eerily like one of his most popular characters, the annoyingly endearing “Bobbie Dooley.” Oh look — our special Hendriephone is ringing! “I love doing animation,” he tells RAMP, “and creating the animated version of an already successful film is fun because it lets the audience see just how surreal you can take things,” Hendrie says. “Jared Hess is a great director, encouraging lots of ad-lib.”