Kelly Marie Tran is still hoping to meet some of her The Croods: A New Age co-stars, including Nicolas Cage. The just-released animated movie is a follow up to 2013’s The Croods. The first film followed a cave family during a prehistoric period called “The Croodaceous.” Throughout the movie, the Croods work together to find a new home after their original one is destroyed in a massive earthquake. The film starred Cage, Emma Stone, Catherine Keener, and others as the Croods, while Ryan Reynolds played Guy, a stranger who develops feelings for Stone’s character. The Croods was a box office success for DreamWorks and received mostly positive reviews.

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Despite The Croods‘ relatively warm reception, there will be seven years between the release of the first film and its sequel. This is a longer period of time than usually comes between movies in a franchise. However, The Croods 2 has been in development for several years and was pushed back to 2018 a little over four years ago. Soon after, it was cancelled outright, though at the time a source mentioned it could be revisited in the future. That’s exactly what happened a year later in 2017, when The Croods 2 was put back in development and received a new release date. Since then, it’s been moved around quite a bit, but will finally release in open theaters today. It will then be available via premium VOD on Christmas Day.

With The Croods: A New Age‘s release finally here, the movie’s stars are in the middle of promoting it. This week, Tran, who plays a new character, Dawn Betterman, spoke to CinemaBlend about her co-stars on the film, stating she hasn’t met many of them, including Cage. Tran said:

I met Emma Stone. I think it was like a week and a half ago on Zoom doing interviews. I haven’t met anyone else and I’m dying to meet everyone, but especially Nic Cage. I grew up watching so many of his movies. I love National Treasure.

Tran’s comments aren’t too surprising, considering The Croods: A New Age is an animated film. For the most part, voice actors do their work on a movie separately, as there’s really no need for them to meet face-to-face. Sometimes, co-stars meet at the film’s premiere, but those types of red carpet events are largely non-existent in the COVID-19 era. For now, Tran’s probably hoping for a virtual meeting with Cage, similar to what she experienced with Stone. An in-person interaction is unlikely at this time, though Tran did mention her hope for a cast-wide potluck in the future.

Of course, if The Croods: A New Age performs well, a third film could happen. This would give Tran a new opportunity to meet her co-stars. The movie faces an uphill battle with theaters closures, but animated films have done well on VOD during the pandemic. Hopefully, The Croods: A New Age follows that pattern.

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Source: CinemaBlend

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