Robin Williams’ improvisation praised

(Cover) - EN Movies - Robin Williams improved the Happy Feet Two script in a matter of seconds, says the screenwriter.

Gary Eck was involved in penning the script for the Happy Feet sequel. Hollywood comic star Robin lends his voice to several characters in the 3D animation and he regularly improvised in the studio.

“Robin Williams just brought so much to the table,” Gary explained. “He came up with these lines, and we sit there and you say, ‘That’s great! We’ll use that! Sure, we spent eight months coming up with that line, but you just made it even better in two seconds. So thank you!’”

Robin voices the characters of the penguins Ramon and Lovelace in the movie.

The funnyman was thrilled to play such charismatic roles and has offered some insight into Lovelace’s background.

“Lovelace was rescued from an oil slick. After being cleaned up, penguins lose some of the warmth from their feathers, so there are folks who knit little sweaters for rescued penguins. They can’t swim in them, but until they’re ready for release, they wear them. Lovelace’s is striped; he looks like a tiny colourful Rasta penguin,” he said.

“Lovelace is a kind of Foghorn Leghorn/Barry White preacher, and he’s there to testify.”

Happy Feet Two is released in cinemas worldwide from this month.

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