In Sing, set in a world inhabited only by animals, a koala named Buster Moon (voiced by Matthew McConaughey) who led a once-thriving musical theater has fallen on some hard times. In a last-ditch effort to save it, he holds a singing competition that ends up with five leading contestants: a conniving mouse, Mike (Seth MacFarlane); Meena, the shy elephant (Tori Kelly); a busy mama pig, Rosita (Reese Witherspoon); punk-rock porcupine Ash (Scarlett Johansson); and Johnny (Egerton), a gorilla hoping to break free of his gangster family. Check out Egerton with his character in this exclusive new poster:
TARON EGERTON AND JOHNNY
For the first time ever, TARON EGERTON appears with his character, Johnny, from Illumination Entertainment’s Sing.
Johnny is a reluctant part of his dad’s bank-robbing crew, as well as an aspiring singer who longs to step out and show who he really is.
Like all the stars of Sing, Egerton does his own singing in the film, including renditions of Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me,” John Legend’s “All of Me” and Elton John’s “I’m Still Standing.”
EGERTON QUOTE:
“I think that one of the biggest fears we all have is that we will disappoint our parents. All you want is their acceptance, but as you come into your own, you begin to realize that your dreams don’t always intersect with theirs. Johnny’s relationship with his father epitomizes this. He only needs Big Daddy to listen, to actually hear him, just once. If that happens, Johnny believes he can become his own man and really soar.”
The shot was created by the animation artists of Illumination Entertainment and photographer Norman Jean Roy in a unique collaboration.
Enjoy the full gallery of the seven lead cast and their characters at www.SingGallery.com.
Illumination Entertainment’s Sing arrives in theaters as the holiday event of the year on December 21. Credit: Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures
