Ua new professional adventure for Edward Leo. The Roman actor lent his voice to the protagonist of a new animated film starting yesterday, Tuesday 21 November, on Netflix and on Sky Glass, Sky Q and via the Now Smart Stick app. The character’s name? Leoclearly.
Edoardo Leo: film and dubbing
This It’s not the first time that Edoardo Leo plays the role of a voice actor. In fact, the actor of I stop whenever I want he dubbed Timon in the remake of The Lion Kingreleased in 2019.
Leoanimated film directed by Robert Marianetti, Robert Smigel and David Wachtenheim it’s the story of a lizard (Leo) and a turtle (Squirtle) that have lived for decades in the terrarium of a Florida fifth grader. When the protagonist, who is 74 years old, discovers that lizards of his species usually live 75, decides to take control of his life. And he ends up at the home of one of the girls in the class.
Edoardo Leo on the red carpet of the film “The Order of Time” at the 80th Venice Film Festival, 30 August 2023. Credit: Elisabetta A. Villa/Getty Images
Edoardo Leo: «I couldn’t not do it… It’s called like me!»
The film Leo is available since yesterday on Netflix worldwide. In an interview with Carmen Pugliese of TV Smiles and Songs, Edoardo Leo said. «It was an extraordinary experience. The biggest challenge was finding Leo’s voice, the synthesis of what Adam Sandler did (voice actor of the original version, ed) it’s my joband I couldn’t help but do it… It’s called like me!”.
And he revealed the moments in which he felt particularly close to the character of Leo. Above all, «The scene with the bitter and mean old substitute teacher, which turns every cliché on its head. This meeting between two souls in which he reminds her that deep down she too was a very nice, sociable girl without the armor she has built over time. I found it sincere and interesting from a human point of view.”
Time that passes: «The only thing that really matters is the perception you have»
Leo addresses the theme of the passing of time. A topic that the Roman actor himself has explored in depth on several occasions. «In recent years I have been confronted with various films that have dealt with the theme of time. From It was time to The order of timeeventually you realize that the only thing that really matters is your perception of it».
And he explained. «The same time can be very fast or very slow based on what you experience. I always have the feeling that the hours I have available in a day are never enough to do the things I do and I believe it will always be like this.”
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