NEW YORK, March 20 (UPI) -- Parks & Recreation and The Last of Us icon Nick Offerman says he wasn't familiar with The Pout-Pout Fish phenomenon before he signed on to voice the beloved character from Deborah Diesen's children's books in an animated movie.
"I was not aware, but as soon as I looked it up and then began mentioning it to people, they bowled me over, held me to the ground by my lapels and said: 'This is the greatest series of books. You've got to do this!' which makes it really fun to do, makes it a no-brainer to jump on board with," the 55-year-old Emmy winner told UPI in a recent Zoom interview.
"TV cartoons are super-fun in their own way, but when you work on a feature, it takes a really long time and so much more detail is put into the animation," he said. "So, when you finally sit in a theater and see it, it makes me feel like I'm five years old again and I'm seeing the Disney cartoons of my childhood that are so filled with wonder."
In addition to being beautiful to look at, the film also has loads of visual jokes for both the kids and the grown-ups watching with them.
"That's a big deal because you've got to keep Mom and Dad happy as they sit through repeat viewings of this," Offerman said.
