What would you do if you stumble upon a singing crocodile who can sing like pop singing sensation Shawn Mendes? Well, you become BFFs of course!
In the live-action / CGI musical comedy “Lyle Lyle Crocodile” – which is on the best-selling book series by Bernard Waber – Shawn Mendes’ character Lyle communicates through song, rather than talking. If you’re familiar with the books, you’d know that Lyle has a gift of song and is discovered by Hector P. Valenti.
In speaking to CinemaBlend, director Will Speck explains the reasoning behind Lyle. “It was a conscious choice on our part… Hector leaves him with a digital player that has music on it [early in the film]. So that’s our justification for how he taught himself these songs. But I think for us it was really important that we had a character where the other characters could infer a lot from him. I think Lyle is a great listener and I think a lot of people just need that kind of space and partner in order to make changes, as opposed to being led completely. So I think for us it’s something that we thought was a really unique way [to tell a story],” he said.
The plot synopsis reads:
“When the Primm family (Constance Wu, Scoot McNairy, Winslow Fegley) moves to New York City, their young son Josh struggles to adapt to his new school and new friends. All of that changes when he discovers Lyle – a singing crocodile (Shawn Mendes) who loves baths, caviar and great music-living in the attic of his new home. The two become fast friends, but when Lyle’s existence is threatened by evil neighbor Mr. Grumps (Brett Gelman), the Primm’s must band together with Lyle’s charismatic owner, Hector P. Valenti (Javier Bardem), to show the world that family can come from the most unexpected places and there’s nothing wrong with a big singing crocodile with an even bigger personality.”
In conjunction with the premiere of “Lyle Lyle Crocodile” on 1st December, we’ve got some awesome movie merchandise and 20 pairs of movie tickets to give away. (*Do note that the merchandise will be given out randomly and are subject to availability.)
- Sticker Scene Books
- Microphone Topper Pens
- Record Drinks Coasters
- Smartphone Mini Microphones
Details of the tentative screening as per below:
- Date: 29th November, Tuesday
- Time: 9pm
- Venue: GSC The Starling Mall
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