DreamWorks' "Turbo" NYC Premiere
Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti, Michelle Rodriguez and the rest of the star-studded cast of DreamWorks' Turbo were revved up for its New York City premiere at AMC Loews Lincoln Square. Racecar stars, Tony Kanaan and Ryan Hunter-Reay also came out to see the animated 3D film about Turbo, the little snail with big racing dreams.
Hitting the red carpet with wife Blake Lively, Reynolds (the voice of Turbo) shared the scoop on the movie, "He is a snail with an impossible dream. His dream is to win the Indianapolis 500 but he's got a lot of people who are kind of holding him back particularly his brother Chet... is telling him he shouldn't do this, he cant do this, and that he'd die trying."
Paul Giamatti plays Turbo's pessimistic brother. "It's about my brother who is out of his mind and wants to become a race car driver, but he's a snail and this is a big mistake that he's making," says Giamatti.
But Turbo also encounters supporters along his racing journey. "I play this guy Tito who sells tacos, and he's an entrepreneur and a dreamer and so he decides to make it his life mission to try to get this snail into the Indy 500," says Michael Pea.
Another one of Turbo's cheerleaders, Michelle Rodriguez who plays mechanic, Paz admits she isn't as mechanically inclined as her character. "Yeah I can't really do all of the mechanic stuff that most mechanics do. I just like being in fast cars," says the former The Fast and the Furious star.
So does Indy 500 winner, Tony Kanaan, who offered his real-life knowledge to help create the movie. "We had a little bit of feedback to the DreamWorks guys about how to make the movie," said Kanaan, "They tried to make it as perfect as it is in real life and I have to say, once you guys watch it, it is the real thing."
IndyCar Series champion, Ryan Hunter-Reay was also hyped for the film's debut. "You know this has been a highly anticipated release from the IndyCar Series perspective--we really wanted to see this come out. I'm rooting for Turbo, yeah I'd somehow like to find what he's got going on. I need his go."
But you don't have to be a racing pro to relate to the underdog tale of Turbo explains Reynolds, "I think that is the goal of these kinds of films. We have that idea that we are not good enough, or smart enough, or strong enough, or fast enough. Life is about pushing past that however small or large they are."
Check out the Turbo website for more on the movie and catch it in theaters July 17th.