Shrek creators plot world domination with new animated film Trolls
Singer Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick play the odd couple who have to save the miniature dolls from the troll-eating Bergens in a film that’s dominated by music
The world is about to be overrun by millions of grinning pink and blue plastic dolls whose hair stands on end.
That, at least, is what DreamWorks boss Jeffrey Katzenberg was hoping for this week as he gave the first sneak preview of Trolls at the Cannes film festival, which he is eyeing as his studio’s next animated children’s blockbuster.
After the screening, fans and even some grown journalists screamed with pleasure as pop star turned actor Justin Timberlake and co-star Anna Kendrick appeared on stage to sing True Colours from the soundtrack.
The pair voice the 3D film’s two main characters, the ever-smiling Princess Poppy and the lugubrious Branch, the odd couple who have to save the miniature dolls from the troll-eating Bergens.
Katzenberg said that thanks to Timberlake, who is also the film’s executive musical producer, “music plays a bigger role in this film than any DreamWorks film before”.
