I mean, the amount of creativity and passion and expertise of the people who are involved just blows my mind. And afterward, I kept calling him and saying, 'Was that a dream? Did that really happen?' It just felt like I wanted to keep pinching myself. When I first saw that part, I was with my agent, and we were in one of the studios at DreamWorks. I'm thrilled that the se-up - the way the boss arrives - is very similar to the way I drew that happening. So I think it's fantastical and funny, and I find it delightful. As I've watched it develop, I think it's amazing how tight that story has become. Because the movie is a completely different form, I knew that there was going to be some kind of a story. You are trying to get as much emotion and story into that very spare form. One of the things that I love about picture books is that you have to be so spare, because of the short length of them.
When you take a 32-page picture book and turn it into a 90-minute film, there's going to be, like, so much backstory. The film is loosely based on your illustrations, but it's gone in a completely different direction from the book. So I don't have any real involvement except as a very enthusiastic parent. I'm such a fan of animation and also have such respect for it. My involvement is like a parent sitting in the stands at a soccer game watching their kid on the field. So the vibe is definitely from that time period.įrom little screen to big screen - not too big of a leap! What was the book-to-movie process like for you? Were you involved?
I thought maybe the book would be in black and white in the beginning and sort of framed up with an old TV screen.Īnd as I was thinking of the title page and the front of the book, I was almost imagining that there was a TV jingle or theme song going on while he came in as the main character. In a sort of a midcentury modern context. And when I started to design the book and the look of it, I definitely was thinking of it as being a TV show. It was funnier in my mind if he was a white, stereotypical, male boss in the way that the TV shows of my youth showed that sort of character. The illustrations in the Boss Baby are very distinct - almost retro. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title The Boss Baby Author Marla Frazee
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