The world needs bigger heroes in “G-Force”
Walt Disney Pictures presents “G-Force,” a comedy adventure about the latest evolution of a covert government program to train animals to work in espionage. Armed with the latest high-tech spy equipment, these highly trained guinea pigs discover that the fate of the world is in their paws.
Tapped for the G-Force are guinea pigs Darwin (voice of Sam Rockwell), the squad leader determined to succeed at all costs; Blaster (voice of Tracy Morgan), an outrageous weapons expert with tons of attitude and a love for all things extreme; and Juarez (voice of Penelope Cruz), a sexy martial arts pro; plus the literal fly-on-the-wall reconnaissance expert, Mooch, and a star-nosed mole, Speckles (voice of Nicolas Cage), the computer and information specialist.
“The genesis of the movie is interesting,” says director Hoyt H. Yeatman Jr. “I’d wanted to develop a project that broke new ground visually; it was actually my five-year-old son who came up with the spark of the idea. He brought home the class guinea pig from preschool and started talking about guinea pigs as soldiers, wearing uniforms and little army helmets. So I said, ‘well, why not have a band of these guys who are secret agents?’
“We all laughed,” continues Yeatman, “but then I got on the internet and found some really interesting and bizarre stories about animals being trained by the American government for covert activities, including cats, dolphins, sharks and insects. It just lit up the imagination and off we went.”
“Out of the mouths of babes,” says producer Jerry Bruckheimer. “The idea was utterly off-the-wall, which was just fine with us, because it was also completely original. The amazing thing is that the fantasy element of ‘G-Force’ is based on certain realities. For years, the government has engaged in top-secret programs in which they train animals to help defend the nation—from dolphins detecting mines to cockroaches carrying recording devices. So we kicked it to the next level—what if a scientist figured out a way to not only train such animals, but to actually communicate with them?”
Building on the guinea-pigs-as-secret-agents concept, filmmakers created a G-Force that consists of three guinea pigs, a star-nosed mole and a house fly—all extremely dedicated to their work. “They know that at any given moment, the fate of the world may very well be in their paws,” says Bruckheimer.
The G-Force’s training and high-tech spy equipment are put to the test when they uncover a billionaire industrialist’s sinister plan to destroy the world. Duty calls, and the G-Force springs into action.
Opening soon across the Philippines, “G-Force” is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International.