Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph footage promises a hilarious journey into old-school video games
Wreck-It Ralph stars comedy genius John C. Reilly as the bad guy in an old, 8-bit video game who dreams of proving he's really a hero. This movie might just do for video games what Toy Story did for toys.
Joining him in the voice cast are 30 Rock's Jack MacBrayer as Fix-It Felix, Jane Lynch as the tough-as-nails space Marine Sergeant Calhoun, and Sarah Silverman as Ralph's new friend in Sugar Rush, the young would-be racer Vanellope von Schweetz.
Obviously, it's impossible to judge an entire film from four minutes of unfinished footage, but this was easily the most pleasant surprise for me of D23. A movie like this could probably just coast on John C. Reilly's talents and prove at least mildly entertaining, and I'm optimistic about what Rich Moore, who has brought so many excellent half-hours of The Simpsons and Futurama to life, can do with his first solo feature directing effort.
Here's a newly released official description from Disney, which offers a few more key details on the plot:
Wreck-It Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly) longs to be as beloved as his game's perfect Good Guy, Fix-It Felix (voice of Jack McBrayer). Problem is, nobody loves a Bad Guy. But they do love heroes… so when a modern, first-person shooter game arrives featuring tough-as-nails Sergeant Calhoun (voice of Jane Lynch), Ralph sees it as his ticket to heroism and happiness. He sneaks into the game with a simple plan-win a medal-but soon wrecks everything, and accidently unleashes a deadly enemy that threatens every game in the arcade. Ralph's only hope? Vanellope von Schweetz (voice of Sarah Silverman), a young troublemaking "glitch" from a candy-coated cart racing game who might just be the one to teach Ralph what it means to be a Good Guy. But will he realize he is good enough to become a hero before it's "Game Over" for the entire arcade?
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