Why Turning Red's Sandra Oh Wanted To Star In New Pixar Movie
Turning Red star Sandra Oh explains why she was interested in joining Pixar's new movie. The Golden Globe-winning actress voices Ming Lee, the mother of main character Meilin «Mei» Lee, voiced by Rosalie Chiang. Early reviews for Turning Red have already been positive, with critics commenting on its heartfelt story and praising Oh and Chiang for their voice acting.
The latest animated feature from Disney and Pixar is written and directed by Domee Shi, best known for her 2018 Pixar short film Bao which won her the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. Turning Red centers around Mei Lee, a Chinese-Canadian teenager from Toronto who turns into a giant red panda whenever she gets excited or stressed out. The Turning Red trailers have also featured Oh as Mei's mother, with her overprotectiveness being a contributing factor to Mei transforming into a red panda.
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At the world premiere of Turning Red in Los Angeles, Oh spoke with Variety about what inspired her to join the production. She spoke specifically about what she wanted to bring to her character with the focus on growing up as a teenage girl and relationships with mothers, which will serve as major themes for the film. Oh commented:
«The thing that grabbed me was there's an entire film focused on the inner life of a 13-year-old girl. And that perspective, directed from that perspective, written from that perspective was something I really wanted to be a part of. And then, you know, how I could help out as Ming is to also explore the very tender and difficult and fraught time that we all have, all of us have with our mothers. And to kind of bring as much humanity and humor to Ming as possible.»
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