Julie Andrews still isn’t quite sure which character she voiced in Aquaman
The DC film apparently isn't worth mentioning within Andrews' illustrious voice acting career
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Look, when you have a resumé as stacked as Julie Andrews’, a supporting role in Aquaman just isn’t that impressive. Or even memorable. Especially since it was a voice acting role she recorded from the comfort of her own home. We can’t expect Karathen to rank up there with Mary Poppins or Queen Clarisse Rinaldi.
This is not to say she finds her voice acting career beneath her. In fact, she told Vanity Fair that the animated chapter of her career has been “wonderful.” “I don’t have to get hair and makeup anymore. I just go into the studio and do my voiceovers. It’s a whole other kind of moviemaking. You just chuck everything at the wall and they take what they want out of it. So there’s a lot of experimentation,” she said.
Karathen was definitely a departure from Dame Julie’s usual roles, but it doesn’t sound like she’s seen it herself: “Apart from Despicable Me and Bridgerton, and, umm … [laughs] I’m not going to mention Aquaman, where I play some kind of a sea serpent or something,” she told the outlet, before adding diplomatically, “But what interesting things to get one’s voice into!”
If only the sea monster was as lovable as her Despicable Me costars (“I love the Minions. I adore them”), perhaps Aquaman would have left more of an impression on her.
Bridgerton has made a bigger splash, as Andrews called her involvement with the sexy Regency romance series “delicious.” Speaking with the Los Angeles Times, the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award recipient cited Maggie Smith as inspiration for Lady Whisteldown (“I decided to go upper class, mature and a tad caustic”). She gushed, “Who knew it would become such a big hit? I just knew I found the script intriguing and it really was such a comfort during the pandemic.” Sorry Aquaman, you just can’t compete with horny aristocrats!
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I wonder how much money Disney is willing to throw at Julie to make her be grandmotherly Mary Poppins. I liked Emily Blunt well enough but the character is just too linked to Julie Andrews.
I thought Mary Poppins was like an ageless magical being.
In my long, long existence I’ve met maybe eight other ageless magical beings, and only three of them had boobs as nice as Julie Andrews, and none of them seemed to actually be Julie Andrews. I’m not complaining, I’d just like to meet her once in our Immortal Hottie Sex Room. Just once
I mean, she passed on doing a cameo as the Balloon Lady because she didn’t want to overshadow Emily Blunt.So they gave the part to Angela Lansbury, who immediately overshadowed Emily Blunt in one final song.
Which amused me to no end as Angela Lansbury has a professional rivalry going back to Mary Poppins and going through Bednobs and Broomsticks and Beauty and the Beast.
It’s probably like the bishop reading the Treadmill lager ad; he didn’t really know what he was reading or care particularly.
She is a treasure and I am glad she gets to do things of her choosing.
Can you believe she’s never won a Tony Award?
I saw Aquaman, and after reading this article, still have no idea which character Andrews provided a voiceover for.