John Leguizamo’s thrilling escapade in ‘Walking with Dinosaurs’ | VIDEO

A new kind of adventure is making its way to the big screens on December 20, with the release of the animated family-comedy, Walking with Dinosaurs, starring John Leguizamo and Justin Long.

For the first time in movie history, audiences will experience what life was like when dinosaurs ruled the world.

The film, directed by Barry Cook and Neil Nightingale, tells the story of Patchi, a friendly and heroic pachycephalosaurus growing up in the Jurassic times.

In this movie you will encounter the prehistoric squad of carnivorous and herbivorous dinosaurs, all while receiving an educational but fun lesson on their characteristics.

Join the loveable Patchi (Justin Long) and his best friend, the witty alexornis bird, Alex (John Leguizamo) as they embark in this 3D epic journey through time.

Leguizamo’s role as a prehistoric bird

The story is under the wing of the captivating narration of Emmy award winner, John Leguizamo, who is transformed to a unique character, which as quoted in a scene in Walking with Dinosaurs is “the whole package.”

“I am an alexornis that they found in Mexico,” Leguizamo said in an interview with VOXXI.

“He’s like the first reptilian parrot and they call me Alex for short.”

In the film, Alex is the comic relief and counselor of Patchi, who is trying to find his path in life.

The Hispanic American actor said preparing for the role did not come easy.

He received all the information about the alexornis and practiced different voices to best fit the Mexican bird.

“I tried things that had strong accents, but it was too comical and people couldn’t understand me too much,” he said.

After attempting various voices, including a Spaniard accent, Leguizamo gave life to Alex with a soothing and paternal voice, like that of Mexican actor, Ricardo Montalban.

With a collection of versatile roles during his career, from the bad boy in Carlito’s Way to the silly sloth in Ice Age, Leguizamo admitted to loving theater but getting a real kick out of doing animated voices.

His goal is to have people “forget John Leguizamo” when they see the character.

“I want them to believe that the voice only exists for that character and I think that’s when you create magic.”

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