Albert Brooks joined the cast on 12 September to voice The Businessman, a villain. Thanks to Osborne's emotionally engaging pitch and the global popularity of Saint-Exup*ry's book, a group of A-list actors were able to be recruited to lend their voices to the film's characters. As Osborne explained, ``It began with Jeff Bridges. He was our first and only choice to play the Aviator, so after a great deal of time trying to get to him, I finally got the chance to go to his home in Santa Barbara to talk to him directly.
Albert Brooks joined the cast on 12 September to voice The Businessman, a villain.
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Albert
Albert
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flat
Number=Sing
Brooks
Brooks
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Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
join
joined
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det
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the
the
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DT
obj
Number=Sing
cast
cast
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case
on
on
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IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
12
12
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CD
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September
September
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mark
to
to
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TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
voice
voice
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det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
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DT
obj
Number=Sing
businessman
Businessman
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NN
punct
,
,
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,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
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DT
appos
Number=Sing
villain
villain
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punct
.
.
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Thanks to Osborne's emotionally engaging pitch and the global popularity of Saint-Exup*ry's book, a group of A-list actors were able to be recruited to lend their voices to the film's characters.
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thanks
Thanks
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case
to
to
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IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Osborne
Osborne
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case
's
's
PART
POS
advmod
emotionally
emotionally
ADV
RB
amod
Degree=Pos
engaging
engaging
ADJ
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nmod
Number=Sing
pitch
pitch
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NN
cc
and
and
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CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
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DT
amod
Degree=Pos
global
global
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conj
Number=Sing
popularity
popularity
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case
of
of
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IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Saint
Saint
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punct
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HYPH
flat
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Exup<UNK>ry
Exup<UNK>ry
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case
's
's
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POS
nmod
Number=Sing
book
book
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NN
punct
,
,
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,
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a
a
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group
group
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case
of
of
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compound
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A
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punct
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-
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HYPH
compound
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list
list
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nmod
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actor
actors
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NNS
cop
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be
were
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root
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able
able
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mark
to
to
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TO
aux:pass
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be
be
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xcomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
recruit
recruited
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VBN
mark
to
to
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TO
advcl
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lend
lend
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nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
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obj
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voice
voices
NOUN
NNS
case
to
to
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det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
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DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
film
film
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NN
case
's
's
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POS
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character
characters
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NNS
punct
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.
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As Osborne explained, ``It began with Jeff Bridges.
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Osborne
Osborne
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advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
explain
explained
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,
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it
It
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PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
begin
began
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VBD
case
with
with
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IN
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Jeff
Jeff
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flat
Number=Plur
Bridge
Bridges
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NNPS
punct
.
.
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He was our first and only choice to play the Aviator, so after a great deal of time trying to get to him, I finally got the chance to go to his home in Santa Barbara to talk to him directly.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
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cop
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be
was
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our
our
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amod
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first
first
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JJ
cc
and
and
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CC
conj
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only
only
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JJ
root
Number=Sing
choice
choice
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
play
play
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
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DT
obj
Number=Sing
Aviator
Aviator
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NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
so
so
ADV
RB
case
after
after
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IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
great
great
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JJ
obl
Number=Sing
deal
deal
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
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IN
nmod
Number=Sing
time
time
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NN
acl
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try
trying
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VBG
mark
to
to
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TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
get
get
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VB
case
to
to
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obl
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
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PRP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
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PRP
advmod
finally
finally
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RB
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
get
got
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VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
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DT
obj
Number=Sing
chance
chance
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
go
go
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VB
case
to
to
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IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
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obl
Number=Sing
home
home
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Santa
Santa
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Barbara
Barbara
PROPN
NNP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
talk
talk
VERB
VB
case
to
to
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IN
obl
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
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PRP
advmod
directly
directly
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
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.