
Actors Chris Rock
, Jada Pinkett Smith
, and Ben Stiller
are back to lend their voices in the new animated film, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
, and have turned it into a family production with Jada and Ben's kids getting in on the action! For Jada, it was a dream come true -- for both mother and daughter -- when the role of little Gloria was offered to Jada's daughter, Willow Camille Reign, after the 7 ½-year-old became fascinated with the behind-the-scenes production of an animated film. Willow was given the chance to "come in, do some lines, and she got to see the process for herself, rather than [Jada] telling her."
While Willow began to grasp the concept of voice-overs, Ben Stiller's son Quinlan Dempsey, 3, and his daughter Ella Olivia, 6, were "sort of wary of the situation." Eventually, Quinlan and Ella both made it to the microphone and had a great time "making sounds," but after a few minutes little Quinlan understandably became "a little intimidated by the microphone and the whole thing." Although Ben is the first to admit that he is thrilled that both of his kids are in the movie, he is equally happy that his kids weren't top-notch performers. Explains Ben,
"I was happy that they weren't like, sort of, getting up there and going like, all Shirley Temple
or something."
While Willow began to grasp the concept of voice-overs, Ben Stiller's son Quinlan Dempsey, 3, and his daughter Ella Olivia, 6, were "sort of wary of the situation." Eventually, Quinlan and Ella both made it to the microphone and had a great time "making sounds," but after a few minutes little Quinlan understandably became "a little intimidated by the microphone and the whole thing." Although Ben is the first to admit that he is thrilled that both of his kids are in the movie, he is equally happy that his kids weren't top-notch performers. Explains Ben,
"I was happy that they weren't like, sort of, getting up there and going like, all Shirley Temple
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