"Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure" star Raven-Symoné was at the United Nations Sunday for a ceremony where Disney's Tinker Bell was named "Honorary Ambassador of Green."
Posted: 8:30 am EDT October 27,2009Updated: 8:09 pm EDT October 27,2009
When Raven-Symoné flies with Disney, she's always comforted to know that her wings are glittered with gold.Raven, the namesake star of The Disney Channel hit "That's So Raven" and the movie releases like "College Road Trip," is taking flight with the studio again as the voice of the fairy Iridessa, one of the flittering friends of the title character in "Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure."The made-for-video feature makes its debut on DVD and Blu-ray Tuesday. In a recent @ The Movies interview, Raven said that she's in no hurry to graduate from Disney projects because she's proud of the family values it promotes."I love working with them because all of their projects have a great message," Raven said. "They're beautiful, and I'm proud of the work that gets done after I'm done doing my part. Disney isn't going to let anything bad go through."In "Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure," Tinker Bell (voice of Mae Whitman) is summoned to create a scepter that will hold a colorful stone that will help replenish the pixie dust in Pixie Hollow when the Blue Moon rises. But when things go awry with her assignment, Tinker Bell secretly ventures out across the sea in an effort to make things right and, ultimately, save the place she calls home.
Raven, of course, is no stranger to the "Tinker Bell" experience, having voiced Iridessa in the first release in 2008. But anyone involved in animated projects, whether the person is a voice actor or graphic artist, knows very well that putting a feature film together is a long and involved process."I've been a part of Tinker Bell since I was 18 and I'll be 24 soon and still doing the movies. It's interesting to see how long a film takes, from the drawing stage to the 2-D stage to see what they're doing now with the technology," Raven said. "The visuals are so beautiful and cozy that I feel like I'm right there in Pixie Hollow."
Raven said that the great part about watching an animated film you're in is that, for the most part, you are transported to a fantastical land just like any other viewer because the atmosphere is so engaging.
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Raven-Symone voices Iridessa in "Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure"
"I do get caught up in it, I must say. But sometimes the artist will capture some of my facial expressions in the fairy and I'll realize, 'Oh, that is me!' That's the cool thing about doing animated projects, that I take myself out of it," Raven said. "With all of the shows and movies that I've done that I watch, I say to myself, 'I could have done that differently' or 'I'm never going to do that face again,' or whatever. With this, I finally get to watch it as a spectator."That's not to say Raven isn't excited about bringing the character to life at some point, though. In a year from now, she might just be flittering in a neighborhood near you."I won't be around this Halloween, but I'm definitely going to be Iridessa," Raven said, laughing. "When I go up to kids, I'm going to be saying, 'Hey, what's up?' in my Iridessa voice. I wonder what they're going to say!"No matter what sort of reaction she gets from her fans about "Tinker Bell," Raven intends on doing the sort of work that ensures that they're all positive. Entertaining families in their living rooms is a job that Raven doesn't take lightly."I want to be the big sister or the little sister to families, and Disney is giving me that opportunity with the projects they have brought to me," Raven explained. "When I was younger and living with my parents, we all watched TV together. There's a responsibility with my job."I just want to make sure that my grandchildren's children watch my shows and movies and are proud of the things that I've done," Raven added. "With it, hopefully, I'll be able to help teach them, or make them laugh, or make them more comfortable with a topic to talk with their parents that they know how to communicate."
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Raven Flies High Again With 'Tinker Bell'
Actress Reprises Iridessa Voice For New Feature
Posted: 8:30 am EDT October 27,2009Updated: 8:09 pm EDT October 27,2009
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Raven-Symone voices Iridessa in "Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure"
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