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Chatting with Aaron Pierre on his character Main Attraction in the new animated film Goat!
Hey All!
We had the amazing opportunity to chat with Aaron Pierre about his amazing new character Main Attraction from the new Sony Pictures Animation film GOAT. This film comes to you from the studio behind Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and the artists that made KPop Demon Hunters.
It’s an original action-comedy set in an all-animal world. The story follows Will, a small goat with big dreams who gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to join the pros and play roarball – a high-intensity, co-ed, full-contact sport dominated by the fastest, fiercest animals in the world.
Will’s new teammates aren’t thrilled about having a little goat on their roster, but Will is determined to revolutionize the sport and prove once and for all that “smalls can ball!”
It’s a great film about believing in yourself and never giving up on your dreams. It’s a fun film that the whole family can enjoy! Check it out in theaters now!
It was so fun to chat with Aaron Pierre about his character in the film and about what his dream animated character to voice would be. I felt like I already knew the answer since he was already the voice of Mufasa!
Aaron Pierre:
Mufasa was it. I’m not going to sit here and pretend it was anything else. I’ve already done it, however, uh, you know, there are so many animated characters available to play, available to voice and, you know, much more being created every year. So this is something certainly that I have every intention of, you know, alongside my film work and alongside my work on stage. I have every intention of doing this. um again and again and again. I have so much fun every time I do it. it’s quite addictive actually.
I was curious to know what quality does he love and relate to most about his character Main Attraction?
Aaron Pierre:
I think the quality that I love the most is his relentless pursuit of excellence. You know, granted, I think there are moments where his emotional maturity is not quite there and you know how that maybe presents itself is not always the most digestible way for those around him and is really not the most ideal objectively. But I think yes, his relentless nature is something that I really love and relate to. I think if I could have a conversation with main attraction, I would actually say to him that he doesn’t need to lose his tenacity. He doesn’t need to lose that relentlessness that he has in pursuing his goals and his dreams, but it can just be engaged with in a way that is kind and not detrimental to those around him.
Aaron Pierre was such a pleasure to chat with. You can check out the full interview below or over on our YouTube!
Check out this fun animated film GOAT in theaters now!
: Across the Spider-Verse and the artists that made KPop Demon Hunters.
