Antonio Banderas’ finest films could also be within the realm of violent motion movies just like the Zorro films or NC-17-rated flicks like Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! Nevertheless, the Spanish actor additionally does nicely within the family-friendly style. With roles within the finest youngsters films like Shrek 2 and Spy Children, the Academy Award nominee shares a candy motive why doing “films for teenagers” continues to be so rewarding.
The primary time that I ever heard of Antonio Banderas was when the Spy Children films got here out. Little did I do know that he beforehand was in critically acclaimed films like Philadelphia, Desperado and The Masks of Zorro as a result of I wasn’t sufficiently old. However the gifted actor being within the Roberto Rodriguez spy films helped me notice who the Golden Globe nominee was. Whereas being interviewed on the set of Paddington 3, Banderas shared with BAFTA why doing “films for teenagers” continues to be so “rewarding” for him in spite of everything of those years, and I really feel like I’m gonna cry:
You already know, the truth that I’ve been doing films for teenagers for a very long time now, with all of the Shrek and the Spy Children, and SpongeBob, it pays off with the years. I’ve many individuals now, a few of them, they’re even film critics, they arrive to me and so they say ‘Oh my god, you already know, I keep in mind the primary time that I noticed Spy Children I used to be 10 years previous, or I used to be 8 years previous. And now I’m writing for this journal, and I’ve to do a evaluation of you. You’re one in all my heroes since you had been the daddy on this film, otherwise you had been this character, or Puss in Boots’ or no matter, you already know? So, it’s totally rewarding.
I can perceive why it should be so endearing for Antonio Banderas to have individuals come as much as him to speak in regards to the youngsters’ films he did. Because the Evita actor helped these adults make a journey down reminiscence lane because of his films from their childhoods, it really should be a “rewarding” feeling to try this for somebody. For all we all know, these specific adults may very well be mother and father of their very own who’d prefer to introduce their youngsters to their childhood idol by means of Banderas’ age-appropriate movies.
After Spy Children, Antonio Banderas continued to please the kiddies by collaborating within the Shrek films as Puss in Boots. The lovely cat proved to be an awesome speaking animal companion for the lovable inexperienced ogre (subsequent to Donkey, in fact). Utilizing inspiration from Banderas’ iconic character Zorro, the anthropomorphic cat is a swashbuckling skilled who’s helpful with a sword and distracting threats with these lovely large eyes.
Puss’ boots had been made for strolling with Antonio Banderas voicing the enduring cat in two spinoffs: Puss in Boots which adopted the crime-fighting cat’s origin story and Puss in Boots: The Final Want the place the notorious cat is in a race to save lots of eight of his 9 lives. For his first time voicing an animated character, Banderas did an incredible job bringing humor and allure into the function, making him memorable for individuals of all ages. In between the 2 Puss in Boots films, Banderas additionally performed the antagonist Burger Beard in Spongebob Squarepants: Sponge Out of Water the place he continued to convey humor and aptitude to the scheming pirate who stole the Krabby Patty secret formulation.
The child-friendly enjoyable for Antonio Banderas wasn’t over but. He is within the forged of Paddington 3 enjoying riverboat captain Hunter Cabot who’s a part of Paddington and the Browns’ household journey in Peru. Because the threequel journey comedy continues the spectacular streak of the Paddington films with a formidable Rotten Tomatoes rating of 93%, Banderas appears to be a superb luck allure for one more kid-friendly franchise. You possibly can watch the 9 actor’s candy TikTok interview in full under:
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It’s no surprise that Antonio Banderas finds doing youngsters’ films nonetheless so “rewarding” if adults can come as much as him and name him their childhood hero. If not for family-friendly films like Spy Children and Shrek, youngsters wouldn’t get the possibility to know the stellar actor the Emmy Award nominee is. It’s all of the extra motive why actors have to star in films made for adults and youngsters to attraction to a mass viewers. You possibly can see Banderas in Paddington in Peru when it opens January twenty fifth on the 2025 film schedule.