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pos: Edna Mode among fans. While film critics agree that Edna is a scene-stealer, particularly praising her humor and dialogue, Bird has also been lauded for his voice acting, earning an Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production for his performance. Edna has been recognized as one of Pixar's greatest characters by several prominent media publications. Edna was created for "The Incredibles" by writer and director Brad Bird. Having watched several superhero-themed films and television shows prior to developing "The Incredibles", Bird had often found himself wondering who is responsible for making the superheroes' elaborate costumes. Bird conceived Edna upon discovering

pos: Brad Bird Award and Saturn Award wins, Bird holds the record of the most animation Annie Award wins with eight, winning both Best Directing and Best Writing for each of "The Iron Giant", "The Incredibles" and "Ratatouille", as well as Best Voice Acting for "The Incredibles". His eighth Annie was the 2011 Winsor McCay Award for lifetime contribution to animation. Brad Bird Phillip Bradley Bird (born September 24, 1957) is an American animation director, voice actor, comedian and screenwriter. He is best known for his animated feature films, "The Iron Giant" (1999), "The Incredibles" (2004), "Ratatouille" (2007), and "Incredibles 2" (2018). Bird

pos: Dashiell Robert Parr speedster. Dash has been recognized as one of Pixar's greatest characters by many prominent media publications. When designing the Incredibles family, Brad Bird wanted each of their superpowers to be related to their personality. He stated that ten-year-old boys are hyperactive energy balls thus conceived Dash as "the average ten-year-old boy that can move twice as fast as anybody else". The filmmakers cast rising eleven-year-old Spencer Fox who made his feature film debut in "The Incredibles" to voice the diminutive and mischievous son of Bob and Helen Parr. Brad Bird wanted to give Dash a realistic out-of-breath voice in certain

pos: Assassination Vacation order of appearance, the cast was: As mentioned above, Brad Bird was part of the cast; he wrote and directed the film "The Incredibles", in which author Vowell had a voice-acting part. Michael Giacchino, composer for "The Incredibles", composed the music for the audiobook. Assassination Vacation Assassination Vacation is a book by Sarah Vowell, published in 2005, in which she travels around the United States researching the assassinations of U.S. Presidents Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield and William McKinley. While most of the book is devoted to facts about the assassinated presidents and the men who would murder them, Vowell

pos: Brad Bird Brad Bird Phillip Bradley Bird (born September 24, 1957) is an American animation director, voice actor, comedian and screenwriter. He is best known for his animated feature films, "The Iron Giant" (1999), "The Incredibles" (2004), "Ratatouille" (2007), and "Incredibles 2" (2018). Bird developed a love for the art of animation at an early age and was mentored by Milt Kahl, one of Disney's reputed Nine Old Men. He was part of one of the earliest graduating classes of the California Institute of the Arts alongside John Lasseter and Tim Burton. Afterward, Bird worked as an animator for Disney in "The

pos: The Incredibles of Violet unexpectedly, Bird wanted to cast Vowell as Violet after hearing her voice on the National Public Radio program, "This American Life". Bird stated that she was "perfect" for the part and immediately called her to offer her the role. "The Incredibles" is the first Pixar film to be scored by Michael Giacchino. Brad Bird was looking for a specific sound as inspired by the film's retrofuturistic design – the future as seen from the 1960s. John Barry was the first choice to do the film's score, with a trailer of the film given a rerecording of Barry's theme

pos: Incredibles 2 Spencer Fox, the original voice of Dashiell "Dash" Parr, was replaced in the sequel by younger newcomer Huckleberry Milner. Also that July, Brad Bird and John Ratzenberger were confirmed as reprising their characters from the first film. In November 2017, Pixar announced that Bob Odenkirk and Catherine Keener had been signed to the cast, In January 2018, it was announced that Sophia Bush and Isabella Rossellini would voice new characters Voyd and The Ambassador, while Jonathan Banks would voice Rick Dicker after the character's original voice actor Bud Luckey retired in 2014; after his death in 2018, the film was

pos: Incredibles 2 Incredibles 2 Incredibles 2 is a 2018 American computer-animated superhero film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. Written and directed by Brad Bird, it is the sequel to "The Incredibles" (2004) and the second full-length installment of the franchise. The story follows the Parr family as they try to restore public's trust in superheroes while balancing their family life, only to combat a new foe who seeks to turn the populace against all superheroes. Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell and Samuel L. Jackson reprise their roles from the first film; newcomers to the

pos: Animalympics the lion star of "Animalympics," appropriately went on to direct "The Lion King." Kroyer later wrote and directed the animated feature "." Brad Bird went on to work as story editor of "The Simpsons", and later achieved even greater success writing and directing "The Iron Giant", "The Incredibles" and "Ratatouille". Director Lisberger went on to conceive, co-write and direct the science fiction cult classic "Tron", which some of the "Animalympics" crew were involved in. Its soundtrack supervisor was Michael Fremer, who was involved in "Animalympics" as a co-writer, voice artist, dialogue/music track editor and sound mix supervisor. Fremer went on

neg: Edna Mode who speak about Edna's influence on the fashion industry. Impressed by their commitment to pretending Edna is real, Halle Kiefer of Vulture.com joked that the tribute features some of the participants' "most impressive onscreen roles to date". Rachel Kolb of Uproxx wrote that having Edna design new costumes for the family in "Incredibles 2" would be one way to ensure that the sequel is better than the original. Beginning in 2018, Edna has been used heavily in "Incredibles 2"'s first advertising campaign. In February 2018, the character's likeness was used heavily on several bus and subway posters within Manhattan, New

neg: Edna Mode Edna Mode Edna "E" Mode is a fictional character who appears in Pixar's animated superhero film "The Incredibles" (2004) and its sequel "Incredibles 2" (2018). She is an eccentric fashion designer renowned for designing and creating the costumes of multiple famous superheroes before they are forced to retire, having worked particularly closely with Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl (Bob and Helen Parr), both of whom she has maintained a close friendship with. When the couple resumes their superheroic careers after fifteen years of inactivity, Edna is summoned out of retirement to assist both characters, first by equipping Mr. Incredible with a

neg: The Incredibles animators at Pixar," who were admiring the challenges the film provoked. He recalled, "Basically, I came into a wonderful studio, frightened a lot of people with how many presents I wanted for Christmas, and then got almost everything I asked for." Lily Tomlin was originally considered for the role of Edna Mode, but later turned it down. After several failed attempts to cast Edna Mode, Bird took on her voice role himself. It was an extension of the Pixar custom of tapping in-house staff whose voices came across particularly well on scratch dialogue tracks. Sarah Vowell was offered the role

neg: Edna Mode "The Incredibles" capable of making superheroes feel uncomfortable. Bird described Edna as a character who is "not remotely intimidated by superheroes or anyone", refusing to accept the word "no" when it is used in opposition of her opinions or beliefs. Describing Edna's physical attributes as "severe", Bird had envisioned the character having glasses and a pageboy haircut, while still wanting her to appear modern and elegant at the same time. Edna's ethnicity has been identified as half-German and half-Japanese. Both Edna's physical appearance and voice are widely believed to have based on those of costume designer Edith Head, with whom

neg: Edna Mode York surrounding New York Fashion Week. Disney-Pixar's announced on their Twitter account: "If you thought she’d miss #NYFW, you thought wrong, dahling". The poster features a black and white closeup image of the character with only her lips colored red, accompanied by the caption "It's been too long, dahlings." Bucksbaum called the poster "stunning". Edna Mode Edna "E" Mode is a fictional character who appears in Pixar's animated superhero film "The Incredibles" (2004) and its sequel "Incredibles 2" (2018). She is an eccentric fashion designer renowned for designing and creating the costumes of multiple famous superheroes before they are forced

neg: Paul Haenen and Schippers, that they are the only Bert and Ernie in the world who are allowed to write their own material. Subsequently Haenen and Schippers have recorded a whole series of self written Bert and Ernie record albums, and they also appear as Bert and Ernie in interviews. Haenen was also the voice of Edna Mode in the Dutch version of The Incredibles. Paul Haenen Paul Haenen [pɔɫ 'haːnə(n)] (born 30 April 1946) is a Dutch comedian and voice actor. Paul Haenen is a well-known comedian in the Netherlands and also provides the voices of Bert, Grover and other minor

neg: Edna Mode her comedic rapport with the titular characters and passion for superhero costumes. Gregory E. Miller of the "New York Post" cited Edna's impact since "The Incredibles" as significant in spite of her relatively brief appearance, while HelloGiggles contributor Sydney Bucksbaum crowned her "the real hero" of "The Incredibles". "Vogue Italia" contributor Valentina Fabbri wrote that Edna's debut ended "superheroes [dressed] in homemade outfits" in film. According to Fabbri, Edna is one of Pixar’s most beloved characters, while Hollywood.com's Julia Emmanuele dubbed her "one of the most memorable Pixar characters of all time" who has ultimately "become the film’s enduring legacy",

neg: Incredicoaster Studios' "The Incredibles". On January 8, 2018, the attraction closed. It reopened as Incredicoaster on June 23, 2018. Guests enter as TV screens display footage of the Incredibles and Edna Mode being interviewed for the ride's rechristening as the Incredicoaster. While they are being interviewed, Jack-Jack begins using his unpredictable super powers much to his family's frustration and Edna's amusement. As the riders board the cars and take off from the station, Elastigirl asks Edna to look after Jack-Jack. The riders pass by the VIP room showing Edna with Jack-Jack as he teleports around. Moments later Edna announces that Jack-Jack

neg: Brad Bird and the Great White Thing." He worked on several other animated television series, including "The Critic" and "King of the Hill", before pitching Warner Brothers to write and direct the animated film "The Iron Giant". Despite receiving near-universal acclaim from critics, it failed at the box office due to lack of marketing and promotion from Warner Bros. He was then hired by Steve Jobs who wanted him to work for Pixar. Bird pitched the idea for "The Incredibles" to Pixar. In the finished picture, Bird also provides the voice of costume designer Edna Mode. As an inside joke, the character

neg: Edna Mode film was released in 2004, which Racked's Carlye Wisel has attributed to the character's combination of wit and style. Several critics have referred to Edna as a scene-stealing character; "Fashion" magazine's Erin Dunlop crowned Edna "the undisputed scene-stealer of" the film. Dubbing her "One of the great scene-stealing characters in "The Incredibles"", HowStuffWorks contributor Vicki Arkoff called Edna "deliciously deadpan". Ken Hanke, writing for the "Mountain Xpress", considers Edna to be among the film's gags and characters who "are delightful and very funny", particularly highlighting the character's anti-cape monologue while deeming her "worth the price of admission". Film critic Peter

neg: Edna Mode fashion in the film represents "The highest pinnacle of human achievement. Without them the world would come to an end." Edna first appears in "The Incredibles" as a fashion designer to superheroes and close friend of the titular characters. During the “golden age of superheroes", Edna is one of a few elite guests who attend the private wedding ceremony of Bob and Helen Parr, then better-known to the public as the superheroes Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl. After all superheroes have been outlawed and forced to retire following a series of lawsuits, forcing Edna to retire from superhero work due to

neg: The Incredibles (franchise) 2018 with the film's DVD and Blu-ray release. In a similar manner to "Jack-Jack Attack", the short follows Edna during the events of "Incredibles 2" as she babysits Jack-Jack while coping with his newly discovered powers. A video game developed by Heavy Iron Studios and published by THQ based on the 2004 film was released on October 31, 2004 for PlayStation 2, mobile phone, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, and Xbox. A video game presented as a direct continuation of "The Incredibles" (until "Incredibles 2" rendered it non-canon), released in October 24, 2005 for PlayStation 2,

neg: Edna Mode author George Wales crowning her "One of Pixar's finest comic creations". Additionally, "GamesRadar+" considers Edna to be among Pixar's 12 greatest supporting characters. D23.com recognized Edna as one of Pixar's "23 Favorite ... Supporting Characters", deeming her "An icon in her own right". /Film ranked Edna Pixar's sixth best female character, crowning her "the wisest character in the entire Incredibles universe" due to her anti-cape stance, which she has described as the film's "most valuable piece of advice". "The Odyssey Online" published an article discussing "Why Edna Mode Is The Disney Heroine We Never Knew We Needed", in which author

neg: Edna Mode his exact location to her. Edna appears in the film's sequel, "Incredibles 2" (2018). When Helen is recruited by a pair of entrepreneurs to change the public's perception of superheroes and thus returns to work to fight crime as Elastigirl, Edna is upset to learn that Elastigirl's costume has been designed by a rival designer. Bob soon becomes overwhelmed by Jack-Jack's emerging superpowers, and recruits Edna for assistance with controlling him. Although Edna is initially reluctant to babysit Jack-Jack, she soon develops a strong liking for the baby and she is willing to babysit him free of charge, during which

neg: Edna Mode she further customizes the super suit for him that is equipped to assist his father and siblings with raising him and understanding his abilities. She gives the enhanced suit to Bob in a custom shopping bag, which bears a logo for her services that incorporates her signature eyeglasses into its lettering. Edna also appears in Disney on Ice's adaptation of the film: "The Incredibles in a Magic Kingdom Adventure". The public was immediately captivated by Edna upon her debut, becoming particularly enamored with the character's combination of irreverence and sulkiness. Edna instantly established herself as a fan favorite when the

neg: Lou Romano in Portland, Oregon. Lou and his wife reside in the Bay Area. Lou Romano Lou Romano (born April 15, 1972 in San Diego, California) is an American animation production artist and voice actor. He did design work on "Monsters, Inc." and "The Incredibles", and he provided the voices of Bernie Kropp in "The Incredibles", Snot Rod in "Cars" and Alfredo Linguini in "Ratatouille". Romano had an interest in drawing and painting at an early age and studied theater arts, performing in plays throughout junior high and high school. He studied acting at the San Diego School of Creative and Performing

neg: Lou Romano Lou Romano Lou Romano (born April 15, 1972 in San Diego, California) is an American animation production artist and voice actor. He did design work on "Monsters, Inc." and "The Incredibles", and he provided the voices of Bernie Kropp in "The Incredibles", Snot Rod in "Cars" and Alfredo Linguini in "Ratatouille". Romano had an interest in drawing and painting at an early age and studied theater arts, performing in plays throughout junior high and high school. He studied acting at the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA). After graduating in 1990 he studied animation at the California

neg: Edna Mode science and engineering, thereby envisioning Edna as a scientist and technical genius in addition to being a fashion designer. The director elaborated, "The way I saw it, the costumes had to be created by somebody with a scientific and engineering background", thus conceiving Edna as "a half-German, half-Japanese, tiny powerhouse of a character". "The Incredibles" was the first Pixar film to earn a PG rating; Edna is considered to be one of the studio's earliest attempts at approaching "darker, edgier comedy," which is particularly demonstrated by the scene in which the character cites several graphic examples of capes directly resulting

neg: Edna Mode trials of superheroic activities, and ultimately conceived her as a short, confident character of both German and Japanese descent based on these countries' reputations as small yet powerful nations. Inspired by Q from the "James Bond" franchise, Edna is widely believed to have been primarily based on costume designer Edith Head, although there continues to be constant speculation as to whether or not other real-life celebrities inspired Edna, particularly "Vogue" editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and actress Linda Hunt. Despite having only a supporting role in both films, Edna has since established herself as "The Incredibles" breakout character due to her popularity

neg: The Incredibles everyone can become "super", rendering the term meaningless. Helen visits Edna and learns what Bob has been up to. She activates a beacon Edna built into the suits to find Bob, inadvertently causing him to be captured while infiltrating Syndrome's base. Helen borrows a private plane to head for Nomanisan. She finds out that Violet and Dash have stowed away, leaving Jack-Jack with a babysitter. Helen's radio transmissions are picked up by Syndrome, who sends missiles to shoot her down. The plane is destroyed, but Helen and the kids survive and use their powers to reach the island. Helen infiltrates

neg: Edna Mode alleged inspiration. However, animator Teddy Newton, who co-designed Edna with Bird, revealed that he and Pixar were inspired by the film "Unzipped" (1995), a documentary depicting the petulance of fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi and stylist Polly Allen Mellen. Fans have long speculated about the real-life inspiration behind Edna's design and appearance. Bird stated he has constantly been told by various fans and viewers that the character reminds them of at least 15 different celebrities since the character debuted in "The Incredibles". Contributing to "Fashion", Erin Dunlop described the character as "a supercharged hybrid of every fashion industry legend we can

neg: Edna Mode Bradshaw, contributing to "The Irish Times", described Edna as "a joy with her wonderful and appropriate maxim: 'I never look back, darling. It distracts from the now.'" Dorothy Woodend, writing for "The Tyee", praised Edna as "a more interesting creature than all the Incredibles put together." Describing her as "a personage I'd like to see more of", Woodend continued that the character "steals the show, and does fabulous things with it, darling." Referred to as one of the film's "high point[s]", Kevin Lally of "Film Journal International" described the character's anti-cape montage as "pricelessly funny", a sentiment with which Matt

neg: The Incredibles (franchise) Another short film titled "Mr. Incredible and Pals" was also included on the first film's DVD release. The short is a fictional episode of a low-budget 1960s animated series in the style of "Clutch Cargo." It follows Mr. Incredible, Frozone, and their rabbit pal Mister Skipperdoo's attempt to prevent a bridge from being destroyed. Craig T. Nelson and Samuel L. Jackson appear in character as Mr. Incredible and Frozone respectively in the short's commentary track. A short film entitled " Auntie Edna" was released on October 23, 2018 included with the digital release of "Incredibles 2" and on November 6,

neg: Edith Head the Paramount Pictures Archive left Hollywood—for just the second time—to be shown exclusively at the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio in Lancaster in "Designing Woman: Edith Head at Paramount 1924-1967" as presented by the Fox Foundation from June 7 through August 17, 2014. The visual appearance of Edna Mode, the costume designer in Pixar's "The Incredibles" and "Incredibles 2", was inspired by Head in a tribute to the late designer's work in Hollywood. A fictionalized version of Edith Head appears as one of the protagonists in the mystery novels by Renee Patrick, "Design for Dying" (2016) and "Dangerous to Know"

neg: Lego The Incredibles the Crime Wave. Usually, the final quest is about defeating the super-villain. There are 10 Crime Waves in total and 5 super-villains to defeat. 3 are taken from the movies: Bomb Voyage, Underminer and Syndrome, while 2 are new original characters: Brainfreezer and Anchor-Man. The game also has a complex character costumiser similar to the one from "Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2". It is located inside Edna Mode's home. The game closely follows the plot of both of the "Incredibles" movies, but with some modification in order to be more child-friendly and adapt to the two players gameplay. In the

neg: Spencer Fox guitarist. Spencer Fox Spencer Fox (born May 10, 1993) is an American musician, singer and actor, best known for his role as Dash Parr in the 2004 film "The Incredibles". He is currently the lead guitarist for the indie rock band Charly Bliss. He provided the voice of Dash Parr in "The Incredibles", and again in the Disney on Ice show "Disney Presents Pixar's The Incredibles in a Magic Kingdom Adventure". He also provided the voices of Jim and Tim Possible for the fourth season of "Kim Possible", and he was the voice of Mudbud in the first "Air Buddies"

neg: Spencer Fox Spencer Fox Spencer Fox (born May 10, 1993) is an American musician, singer and actor, best known for his role as Dash Parr in the 2004 film "The Incredibles". He is currently the lead guitarist for the indie rock band Charly Bliss. He provided the voice of Dash Parr in "The Incredibles", and again in the Disney on Ice show "Disney Presents Pixar's The Incredibles in a Magic Kingdom Adventure". He also provided the voices of Jim and Tim Possible for the fourth season of "Kim Possible", and he was the voice of Mudbud in the first "Air Buddies" movie.

neg: The Incredibles not been, but I have. Because I love those characters and love that world," said Bird. "I am stroking my chin and scratching my head. I have many, many elements that I think would work really well in another "Incredibles" film, and if I can get ‘em to click all together, I would probably wanna do that." Disney announced their intentions to develop "Incredibles 2" in March 2014. Bird returned to direct and write the screenplay. Nelson, Hunter, Vowell, Jackson, Bird, and Ratzenberger returned to voice their characters, while Dash was voiced by Huck Milner as Fox's voice had deepened

neg: John Ratzenberger John Ratzenberger John Dezso Ratzenberger (born April 6, 1947) is an American actor, voice actor, and entrepreneur. He played Cliff Clavin in the TV show "Cheers", for which he earned two Emmy nominations, and plays voice roles in Pixar Animation Studios' films, including Hamm in the "Toy Story" franchise, The Underminer in "The Incredibles" franchise, and Mack in the "Cars" franchise. He is the only actor to appear in all of Pixar's feature films, and with minor appearances in major films such as "Superman" and "The Empire Strikes Back", he is one of the most successful actors of all time

neg: Ami Trivedi Karan Trivedi took over as the second Hindi dubbing voice for Harry Potter, until it was passed to Rajesh Kava after the fifth film. Since then, she has lent voices in various animated and live-action films like "The Incredibles" and "Barbie Mariposa". She has dubbed for some Gujarati films also. She's also said that to be the official current Hindi voice for Disney character, "Hiro Hamada". Ami's father, Tushaar Trivedi is now directing plays as a drama director at the Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan in London. Ami's mother, Jaya Trivedi is a housewife. Jaya is the greatest inspiration in her life.

neg: Edna Mode capes "priceless." Scott Chitwood, writing for ComingSoon.net, agreed that Bird is " absolutely hilarious as Edna". "Empire"'s Colin Kennedy dubbed Bird's voice work "an unmistakable highlight". BBC's Stella Papamichael agreed that the director "steals the show" as Edna. Carla Meyer, wrtiing for the "San Fransicso Chronicle", wrote that Bird's performance as Edna "shows his versatility". In 2005, Bird won an Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production at the 32nd Annie Awards for his performance as Edna, in addition to being rewarded for writing and directing the film. Bird was rewarded over actor Samuel L. Jackson, who had

neg: Brad Bird an international hit, grossing almost $700 million. Bird directed and co-wrote Disney's science fiction film "Tomorrowland" (2015), whose screenplay was co-written with Damon Lindelof. Bird returned to Pixar to write and direct "Incredibles 2" (2018). Released 14 years after "The Incredibles" (2004), the sequel received critical acclaim and was a box office success. Bird has three sons. One of his sons, Nicholas, was the voice of Squirt in "Finding Nemo". Another son, Michael, voiced kids in "The Incredibles". Michael later voiced Tony Rydinger in "Incredibles 2". Critical response to films Bird has directed: In addition to his Academy Award, BAFTA

neg: Alessia Amendola voiced Mikaela Banes in the "Transformers" film franchise, Violet Parr in "The Incredibles" and "Incredibles 2" and Gretchen Ross in "Donnie Darko". Alessia Amendola Alessia Amendola (born February 27, 1984) is an Italian voice actress. Born in Rome, Amendola is the daughter of actor Claudio Amendola and the granddaughter of voice actors Ferruccio Amendola and Rita Savagnone. Amendola started her career at quite a young age. She is the official Italian voice actress of Lindsay Lohan, Kat Dennings, Megan Fox, Amber Tamblyn, Ellen Page, Michelle Trachtenberg and Danielle Panabaker. Some of her well known Italian dubbed television roles include Max

neg: The Incredibles (franchise) Bird and John Ratzenberger were confirmed as reprising their characters from the first film. In November 2017, Pixar announced that Bob Odenkirk and Catherine Keener had been signed to the cast, but did not disclose their roles as new characters Winston and Evelyn Deavor until a later date. In January 2018, it was announced that Sophia Bush and Isabella Rossellini would voice new characters Voyd and The Ambassador, while Jonathan Banks would voice Rick Dicker, after the character's original voice actor, Bud Luckey, retired in 2014; after his death in 2018, the film was dedicated to Luckey's memory. The Incredibles

neg: Incredibles 2 to regain public trust in superheroes. Winston chooses Helen to spearhead the stunt under her old identity, Elastigirl, as she causes less property damage than Bob, and provides the Parr family with a new home. While Helen is away, Bob struggles with his new role as a stay-at-home parent: Dash has trouble with math, Violet becomes withdrawn after Tony unintentionally stands her up due to his memory wipe, and Jack-Jack wreaks havoc with his burgeoning superpowers. Bob brings Jack-Jack to Edna Mode, who develops a suit that controls his abilities. Meanwhile, Elastigirl captures the Screenslaver, a supervillain who projects hypnotic

neg: Violet Parr in me, and he’ll also be able to find the take that is the best one." Vowell stars in a documentary about her work in the film, "Vowellet: An Essay by Sarah Vowell", which is included as a bonus feature on "The Incredibles"' 2004 DVD release. In the "video essay", Vowell discusses the various differences between voicing a superhero and becoming an action figure while she was writing about presidential assassinations, contrasting the two distinct careers. The animators also animated Violet to some of Vowell's dialogue from the documentary. Bird, who voices costume designer Edna Mode, was the only other

neg: The Incredibles him, resulting in his dismissal. Returning home, Bob receives a message from a woman called Mirage, who gives him a mission to destroy a savage tripod-like robot, the Omnidroid, on the remote island of Nomanisan. Bob battles and disables it by tricking it into ripping off its own power source. Bob finds the action and higher pay rejuvenating. He improves his relationship with his family and begins rigorous physical training while awaiting more work from Mirage for the next two months. Finding a tear in his suit, he visits superhero costume designer Edna Mode to have it mended. Assuming that

neg: Edna Birch is buried, in the hope that visiting his grave may give Edna some comfort. However, he is shocked to discover instead that Lawrence White (John Bowe) is still alive. He visits Edna and the pair make their peace, although Edna finds it difficult when he later moves to the village. In December 2014, Edna is devastated and distraught to discover that her house has been robbed and her pension has gone missing. The culprit turns out to be Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor-Draper), who has been experiencing hearing the voice of her late friend, Gemma Andrews (Tendai Rinomhota), who forced her

neg: Sarah Vowell "Incredibles 2", in 2018. Additionally, Vowell has also lent her voice to the character for various related video games and "Disney on Ice" presentations in the years following the film's release. The makers of "The Incredibles" discovered Vowell from episode 81 – "Guns" "This American Life", where she and her father fire a homemade cannon. Pixar made a test animation for Violet using audio from that sequence, which was included on the DVD of "The Incredibles". She also wrote and was featured in a documentary included on the same DVD entitled "Vowellett - An Essay by Sarah Vowell", where she

neg: Jean Sincere Jean Sincere Jean Sincere "Sinny" Zambello (August 16, 1919 – April 3, 2013) was an American film, television, theater and voice actress. Her credits included the films "Roxanne" and "The Incredibles", as well as recent roles in the television musical, "Glee". Sincere was born on August 16, 1919, in Mount Vernon, New York. In 1941, she debuted in her first Broadway performance in a production of "Arsenic and Old Lace". Sincere joined the United Service Organizations (USO), entertaining American troops during World War II. Sincere provided the voice for Mrs. Hogenson in the 2004 Pixar film, "The Incredibles", directed by

neg: Edna Krabappel Edna Krabappel Edna Krabappel is a fictional character from the animated television series "The Simpsons", who was voiced by Marcia Wallace until her death in 2013. She is the teacher of Bart Simpson's 4th grade class at Springfield Elementary School. She married Ned Flanders in the twenty-third season, helping raise Rod and Todd Flanders until her death. Edna is the only character that Wallace voiced on a regular basis. Following Wallace's death, the show's producers announced their intention to retire the character. Episodes featuring Edna since then have been small no-dialogue cameos, until the epilogue (which includes Wallace's voice) of

neg: Edna Mode among "15 Actors Who Should’ve Won an Oscar for Their Voice Work". In 2013, Screen Rant crowned Edna "The world’s greatest fashion designer". "Fashion" ranked Edna among the magazine's "10 coolest fashion industry pros". In their "critical assessment of 7 fictional fashion designers", Mary Sollosi of "Entertainment Weekly" wrote that she is "consistently impressed by Ms. Mode’s truly groundbreaking textile work" despite feeling that she tends to limit herself to familiar silhouettes, joking, "we are perplexed by her stubborn refusal to incorporate new design features — most notably capes." In June 2018, Carlye Wisel of Racked crowned Edna "Film’s greatest

neg: Dame Edna Everage where Madonna shops for loved ones". Dame Edna spent many years accompanied by her bridesmaid and constant companion Madge Allsop (played by Emily Perry), a New Zealander from Palmerston North who assisted Dame Edna with her appearances and television shows. (Perry died at the age of 100 in 2008 and now Dame Edna's daughter Valmai has replaced her on stage). Madge never spoke a public word (although she sang on Comic Relief), and while she was often the butt of Dame Edna's jokes, the two were devoted. In "Handling Edna, the Unauthorised Biography", Humphries gives Madge a voice and explains

neg: Dame Edna Everage In 2000 and 2004, Dame Edna appeared on Broadway, and toured America with both shows. These were ostensibly not "performances", but rather "appearances", with Dame Edna giving monologues and interacting with audience members. Her 2000 show, "The Royal Tour," won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show, and a Tony Award. During 2001 and 2002, Dame Edna appeared in the fifth season of the television show "Ally McBeal" playing the guest role of Claire Otoms, a client of the show's law firm who later became a secretary at the same firm. The character shared Dame Edna's voice and style

neg: Edna de Lima Edna de Lima Edna de Lima (born after 1875 – died after 1959), born Edna Burton and later known as Edna Burton Van Dyke, was an American lyric soprano singer and translator. Edna O. Burton was from Lima, Ohio, the daughter of Dr. Enos G. Burton and Emma Jane Brown Burton. She took her professional name from her hometown. She studied voice in Paris with Marcella Sembrich and Jean de Reszke. In 1910, Edna de Lima appeared in the operas "Louise", "Gli Ugonotti", "Faust" and "La bohème" at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden in London. Edna de Lima

neg: Amanda Lear of Edna Mode in French and Italian versions of the Disney/Pixar's blockbuster "The Incredibles", and her 1978 song "Enigma" enjoyed success in Central and Eastern Europe after exposure in the Kinder Bueno TV advert. In 2005, the singer became a judge on "Ballando con le stelle", the Italian version of "Dancing with the Stars", and released two new dance singles, "Paris by Night" and the remake of Barry Manilow's "Copacabana", as well as two compilations, "Forever Glam!" and "Sings Evergreens". In 2006, Lear opened another art exhibition in New York, "Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's Amanda Lear", and was decorated

neg: The Incredibles Helen knows what Bob is doing, Edna also makes new suits for the entire family. Setting out for Nomanisan once again, Bob discovers Mirage is working for Buddy Pine, a disaffected former fan whom Mr. Incredible had rejected as his sidekick. Having adopted the alias of Syndrome, he has been perfecting the Omnidroid by hiring different superheroes to fight it, killing many of them in the process. Syndrome intends to send the latest Omnidroid to Metroville, where he will secretly manipulate its controls to defeat it in public, becoming a "hero" himself. Later, he will sell his inventions so that

neg: Edna de Lima was not mentioned in Van Dyke's obituary in 1939. However, "Mrs. Edna Van Dyke" was mentioned as still alive and living in New York City in her sister Elma Burton Baxter's obituary in 1960. Edna de Lima Edna de Lima (born after 1875 – died after 1959), born Edna Burton and later known as Edna Burton Van Dyke, was an American lyric soprano singer and translator. Edna O. Burton was from Lima, Ohio, the daughter of Dr. Enos G. Burton and Emma Jane Brown Burton. She took her professional name from her hometown. She studied voice in Paris with Marcella

neg: Craig T. Nelson final film, "The Osterman Weekend". He has appeared in many other motion pictures (most notably the "Poltergeist" series) and had featured roles in five television shows ("Coach", "Call to Glory", "The District", "My Name Is Earl", and "Parenthood"). "Coach" ran from 1989 to 1997, with Nelson starring as college football coach Hayden Fox. He provided the voice of Bob Parr (also known as Mr. Incredible) in the computer-animated superhero film, "The Incredibles", and returned to the role for its sequel, "Incredibles 2". Nelson also reprised the role again in the video games "" and in the "Disney Infinity" video game

neg: Violet Parr a reputation for declining several voice acting jobs prior to "The Incredibles", to the point at which her agent warned Bird, "She's a serious writer and she wouldn't do this, so don't waste your time!" However, Vowell states that she simply avoided pursuing animated roles in general because she was content being a writer and found few animated projects particularly interesting prior to "The Incredibles". The animators animated a rough test sequence to some of Vowell's dialogue from the radio segment about her father's cannon, in which Violet is depicted being startled by a gun that repeatedly fires in her

neg: Rubén Procopio participate in Masked Avenger Studios to offer its clients more than 60 years of combined artistic experience and talent to numerous major motion picture, animation and television studios, comic book publishers, and manufacturers and designers of toys and collectible statues. Procopio is a key contributor to the award-winning Walt Disney Classics Collection, bringing Disney characters to life through three-dimensional porcelain sculptures and promoting the products through gallery appearances. His works include Elastigirl and Edna Mode from "The Incredibles", Ursula from "The Little Mermaid", Genie from "Aladdin", Chernabog and the 2006 Signature Series Magical Maelstrom from "Fantasia" (for which Procopio animated

neg: Sophia Bush year, she was cast in a main role in the television pilot "Hatfields & McCoys", but the project failed to be picked up to series. In August 2013, Bush joined the cast of NBC's "Chicago Fire" police spin-off "Chicago P.D." as Det. Erin Lindsay. The series premiered on January 8, 2014. Bush also frequently appeared on the third Chicago franchise series, "Chicago Med". In 2018, Bush provided the voice of Voyd, an aspiring superhero, in Pixar's film, "Incredibles 2", the sequel to 2004's "The Incredibles". Bush became engaged to her "One Tree Hill" co-star Chad Michael Murray in May 2004,

neg: The Incredibles (video game) witnessed by Mirage and her anonymous employer through the eyes a robotic bird. The shadowy employer remarks that Mr. Incredible's victory is surprising, and asks Mirage to issue him new assignments. After weeks of rigorous training and having received an improved suit from superhero tailor Edna Mode, Mr. Incredible returns to Nomanisan well-prepared for another mission. When he reaches the conference room, he fights through numerous armed security guards, deadly robots and laser systems in the robot arena, but once he reaches the empty meeting room, an improved Omnidroid (the Mark 09), appears suddenly from behind a huge sliding wall

neg: Cigarette holder did Jade in "Jonny Quest". Comedian Phyllis Diller had a stage persona which included holding a long cigarette holder from which she pretended to smoke (though she was a nonsmoker in real life). Fictional "Peter Pan" character Captain Hook possessed a unique double-holder, which allowed him to smoke two cigars (not cigarettes) at once. Batman's nemesis The Penguin also commonly uses a cigarette holder in the comics and the 1960s television series, as well as in the live-action film "Batman Returns". Edna Mode from The Incredibles franchise is often seen with an unlit cigarette holder. Johnny Depp uses a cigarette

neg: Incredibles 2 reviews and praise for its animation, voice acting, humor, action sequences, and musical score, although it received some criticism for being derivative of the original film. The film made $182.7 million in its opening weekend, setting the record for best debut for an animated film, and has grossed over $1.2 billion worldwide, making it the fourth highest-grossing film of 2018, the second highest-grossing animated film and the 15th highest-grossing film of all-time. "Incredibles 2" was named by the National Board of Review as the Best Animated Film of 2018. The film was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the

neg: The Incredibles calling it "one of the year's best" and saying that it "doesn't ring cartoonish, it rings true." Giving the film three-and-a-half as well, "People" magazine found that "The Incredibles" "boasts a strong, entertaining story and a truckload of savvy comic touches." Eleanor Ringel Gillespie of "The Atlanta Journal-Constitution" was bored by the film's "recurring pastiches of earlier action films", concluding that "the Pixar whizzes do what they do excellently; you just wish they were doing something else." Jessica Winter of "The Village Voice" criticized the film for "playing as a standard summer action film", despite being released in early November.

neg: Edna Garabedian the Bavarian State Opera, the Frankfurt Opera, the Houston Grand Opera, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the San Diego Opera, the San Francisco Opera, the Staatsoper Stuttgart, the Staatstheater Kassel, and Theater Bonn among others. In 2000 Garabedian founded the California Opera Association of which she currently remains Artistic Director. She is a former faculty member of the voice departments at American University, California State University, Fresno, Northern Illinois University, and the University of San Francisco. Edna Garabedian Edna Garabedian is an American operatic mezzo-soprano, voice teacher, and opera director. Born to Armenian immigrants to the United States in Fresno,

neg: Domee Shi developed her interest in writing stories about food while making "My Food Fantasies". The first feature film she worked on with Pixar was "Inside Out" (2015) as a storyboard artist. After briefly working on "The Good Dinosaur", she began working on "Toy Story 4" in 2015. She also drew storyboards for the 2018 film "Incredibles 2", where she worked on a sequence featuring the characters Jack-Jack and Edna Mode. The short film "Bao" was developed as a "side-project" before and during Shi's full-time work on "Inside Out". It, alongside two other projects, had eventually been pitched to her mentor Pete

neg: Edna Howland Edna Howland Edna Howland (born Sadie Edna Howland; September 22, 1886 – October 14, 1964) was an American vaudeville artist. She was best known for her piano playing and soprano voice. Between 1910 and 1920, she toured with Jack Kammerer, an acrobatic comedian. Billed as Kammerer & Howland, the duo described themselves as a “Classical Comedy Singing and Talking Act,” and as performers of “Jollity and Jingles Mirthfully Mingled.” Howland retired from show business in the early 1920s. Edna Howland was born Sadie Edna Howland on September 22, 1886, to Benjamin L. Howland and Mary (Murray) Howland, in Somerset, Massachusetts.

neg: Holly Hunter "Thirteen". The film was critically acclaimed along with Hunter and her co-stars and earned her nominations for the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2004, Hunter starred alongside Brittany Murphy in the romantic satire "Little Black Book", and provided the voice for Helen Parr (also known as Elastigirl) in the acclaimed computer-animated superhero film, "The Incredibles". Hunter has also voiced Elastigirl in the "Disney Infinity" video game series, and reprised the role for the film's sequel, "Incredibles 2" in 2018. In 2005, Hunter starred alongside Robin Williams in the black comedy-drama "The Big White". Hunter

neg: Edna Mode was based around Bird's "slave-driver voice" that he used during production. Bird's voice for the character originated during the story boarding process, during which various Pixar employees typically provide characters' voices temporarily while the filmmakers and animators organize the film's pacing and staging in order to "get a sense of the film." Although these voices are usually eventually replaced by professional actors and voice actors, there are some situations in which "those voices stick", as was the case with the voice Bird had created for Edna. Bird had also provided the temporary voices of other characters during this time, including

neg: Edna Mode in an animated film, calling it "a scene- and movie-stealing performance". Similarly, "Entertainment Weekly" placed Edna fourth on their ranking of "The 10 greatest Pixar voice performances", with author Marc Snetiker calling it "an all-too-short but memorably delicious appearance" in which Bird "left an indelible mark on his own universe". Snetiker called the character "overwhelmingly funny thanks to Bird’s unrestrained efforts on even the simplest lines." IndieWire ranked Bird's performance as Edna the 14th "30 Best Voice Performances In Pixar Movies". Kiko Martinez of the "San Antonio Current" found Bird's performance to be worthy of an Academy Award, ranking him

neg: Australian Film Development Corporation to England in order to keep up the family name. Barry's aunt, Edna, decides to come with and keep an eye on Barry. After Barry stops in Hong Kong, he smuggles into Europe iced Fosters. Barry ends up getting into trouble with plenty of Pommies while being accompanied by many different British women. In the end, Barry gets offered a BBC series, however, his aunt ends up taking him back to Australia. Barry Crocker plays Barry McKenzie and Barry Humphries plays Aunt Edna. This 1974 film is about an undercover cop, Stone, who investigates the murders of a motorcycle gang,

neg: A Dog's Life A Dog's Life A Dog's Life is a 1918 American short silent film written, produced and directed by Charlie Chaplin. This was Chaplin's first film for First National Films. Chaplin plays opposite an animal as "co-star". "Scraps" (the dog) was the hero in this film, as he helps Charlie and Edna toward a better life. Edna Purviance plays a dance hall singer and Charlie Chaplin, The Tramp. Sydney Chaplin (Chaplin's brother) had a small role in this film; this was the first time the two brothers were on screen together. Charles Lapworth, a former newspaper editor who had met Chaplin

neg: Edna Mode in the deaths of several superheroes, one of whom is shown being consumed and killed by a jet turbine. According to Bird, the creation of Edna took the notion of superheroes wearing designed costumes "to a further extreme". Edna was named after EMode, a software Pixar used at the time the film was made. Bird identified Edna as the "most fun character" he had written for the film, recalling, "Any day that I was writing her, I was one happy camper." Edna follows the tradition of having a director voice one of the film's secondary characters in animated films, which

neg: Edna Howland music locally as part of an ensemble organized by Mrs. Eli E. Wilcox. Sadie Edna (Howland) Lindstrom died on October 14, 1964. Edna Howland Edna Howland (born Sadie Edna Howland; September 22, 1886 – October 14, 1964) was an American vaudeville artist. She was best known for her piano playing and soprano voice. Between 1910 and 1920, she toured with Jack Kammerer, an acrobatic comedian. Billed as Kammerer & Howland, the duo described themselves as a “Classical Comedy Singing and Talking Act,” and as performers of “Jollity and Jingles Mirthfully Mingled.” Howland retired from show business in the early 1920s.

neg: The Incredibles in the intervening years and Rick Dicker was voiced by Jonathan Banks after Bud Luckey retired in 2014. The film is a direct continuation of "The Incredibles". The sequel gives Holly Hunter's character, Elastigirl, a more developed plotline. The teaser trailer for the sequel premiered on November 18, 2017. It featured Jack-Jack, who is revealed to have powers, with Bob, happy at this discovery. Originally, " Incredibles 2" was to be released on June 21, 2019 as Pixar's next film after "Toy Story 4". Due to delays on that title, Pixar swapped the release dates, and "Incredibles 2" was then

neg: Minnie Mouse a flamethrower in a botched attempt to incinerate their would-be superhuman saviors. After the robot Syndrome is congealed by Frozone, Mickey and Minnie are finally liberated, the Walt Disney World Resort is restored to its former glory, and the Incredibles become Mickey and Minnie's newest friends. Minnie was first voiced by Walt Disney, who was also the original voice of Mickey Mouse. Marjorie Ralston, a Disney inker who joined the animation team as Disney's thirteenth employee, voiced her in the 1929 short "Wild Waves", but did not further pursue the role out of shyness. Then, from 1930 until 1939, she

neg: The Incredibles (video game) The Incredibles (video game) The Incredibles is a video game based on the film "The Incredibles", released in by THQ for mobile phones, OS X, Microsoft Windows, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and Game Boy Advance. The game's music was composed by Michael Giacchino, who also scored the film. Samuel L. Jackson (Frozone/Lucius Best), Spencer Fox (Dash), Sarah Vowell (Violet), and Jason Lee (young Buddy Pine; Syndrome is absent from the game on the console and PC versions aside from scenes directly taken from the film) are the only actors to reprise their roles from the film, with the rest of

neg: Herbert Marshall Edna Best in "Brown Sugar". He also appeared in "John Ferguson" and the Shakespearean plays, "The Merchant of Venice" and "As You Like It". Marshall recalled, "Jacques in "As You Like It" has given me more pleasure than any part I have played". The following year, he toured North America with Australian star Marie Löhr and starred in "A Safety Match" in London. By 1922, Marshall was making regular appearances on both sides of the Atlantic, debuting on Broadway in "The Voice From the Minaret" and starring in Coward's "The Young Idea" (with then-wife Maitland) and "The Queen Was in

neg: Richard McGonagle recurring character Judge Lathrop in the crime drama "Close to Home" and provided the voice of Sanders on the sitcom "Community" in the second-season episode "Basic Rocket Science". He appeared in the TV series "Rules of Engagement" as a doctor. Richard McGonagle Richard Francis McGonagle (born October 22, 1946) is an American actor and voice actor. He is known for his voice-over work in video games, movies and television shows. He is also known for his work by voicing Colonel Taggart in "Prototype", Orlovsky in "", Mr. Incredible through various "The Incredibles" projects (replacing Craig T. Nelson), Victor Sullivan in

neg: Wallace Shawn Pels International Foundation for Theater Award as a Master American Dramatist. Shawn is also a voice actor for animated films and television series, including Rex in the "Toy Story" franchise and "Kingdom Hearts III", Mr. Gilbert Huph in "The Incredibles", Principal Mazur in "A Goofy Movie", Bertram in "Family Guy", Munk in "Happily N'Ever After", Purple Pirate Paul in "", and as a caricature of himself in "BoJack Horseman". In "The Fox and the Hound", he was originally going to voice "Boomer", but dropped out and was replaced by Paul Winchell. In "", Shawn replaced Jon Lovitz as the voice

neg: Casualties of Peace plans are thrown into disarray when she finds she is pregnant... Casualties of Peace Casualties of Peace, published in 1966, is Irish writer Edna O'Brien's fifth novel. "Casualties of Peace" is dedicated to 'Rita Tushingham, whose coat it is'. Rita Tushington starred in the 1963 film, "Girl with Green Eyes" which was written by Edna O'Brien; a fur coat plays a crucial role in the plot of the novel. Set in London it concerns Willa McCord, an artist in glass (who is starting an affair with Auro, a married Jamaican) and her best friend and housekeeper Patsy (who lives with

neg: Casualties of Peace Casualties of Peace Casualties of Peace, published in 1966, is Irish writer Edna O'Brien's fifth novel. "Casualties of Peace" is dedicated to 'Rita Tushingham, whose coat it is'. Rita Tushington starred in the 1963 film, "Girl with Green Eyes" which was written by Edna O'Brien; a fur coat plays a crucial role in the plot of the novel. Set in London it concerns Willa McCord, an artist in glass (who is starting an affair with Auro, a married Jamaican) and her best friend and housekeeper Patsy (who lives with her violent husband Tom) Patsy decides to leave Tom but her

neg: Edna Mode how much personality was in this small body." In terms of animation, Bird wanted all of the film's characters to move differently from each other, providing Edna with a very confident walk to represent the fact that she has "never experienced doubt in her life." The animators found the fact that Bird provided the character's voice himself to be very helpful as he would often act out the way in which the character acts and behaves himself, which helped in further defining the animator's vision of Edna. According to Bird, Edna, despite her petite stature, is the only non-superhero in

neg: Edna May Edna May Edna May Pettie (September 2, 1878 – January 1, 1948), known on stage as Edna May, was an American actress and singer. A popular postcard beauty, May was famous for her leading roles in Edwardian musical comedies. May was born in Syracuse, New York, to Edgar and Cora Petty. The family later changed the surname to "Pettie". Her siblings were Adelbert, Jennie and Marguerite. At the age of 5, she played Little Willie Allen in a production of "Dora". The next year, her performances "charmed a number of audiences lately with her child voice". By the age of

neg: Half of a Yellow Sun by Odenigbo. Professor Ezeka – Professor at Nsukka University who later becomes Director of Mobilization in the Biafran Army. Okeoma – A friend of Olanna and Odenigbo in Nsukka. Okeoma is a renowned poet, as one point called, “the voice of our generation.” He cites Olanna as his inspiration. Okeoma later becomes an officer in the Biafran Army and stops writing poems. Edna – Olanna's neighbor in Nsukka. Edna is an African American woman with strong opinions on racial and gender injustice. Jomo – Jomo works as the gardener at both Richard's house and Odenigbo's house in Nsukka. He is

neg: Edna Mode two small countries that have amazing design and amazing technology", citing cameras and cars of examples of technology in which they specialize. Urban Cinefile's Louise Keller described the character's voice as "mid European ... complicated by an Asian touch". Although Bird's performance is considerably broad, he avoids allowing Edna to become too much of a caricature in order to maintain the illusion that she is one of the film's smartest characters. In the Italian and French-language versions of the film, Bird's comic accent is replaced by that of French-Italian entertainer Amanda Lear, who offers a more seductive, "biting" interpretation. Lear

neg: A Delicate Balance (play) takes on the role of mother to Julia. Although Edna's manner is dissimilar, her sentiments are comparable to Agnes's. Edna is not afraid to voice her opinions. Edna tells Julia that she is no longer a child and should take more responsibility for her life. She also declares that Julia no longer has rights in her parents’ house. Edna also confronts Agnes and tells her to stop making fun of her and her husband Harry. Although Edna may not be able to name the fear that has driven her out of her own house, she appears to be quite capable

neg: Reform School Girls area and voice their grudges. Edna, however, gets a hold of a gun and opens fire on them. Edna shoots Charlie and climbs up the tower from which Sutter has broadcast religious-oriented messages as the girls are going to sleep. Charlie climbs a fence and commandeers a school bus, which she drives toward the tower with Edna standing at the top. Just before impact, Charlie leaps from the bus and it explodes as it hits the tower. The scorched body of Edna tumbles to the ground and many of the girls cheer. Charlie crawls and before she dies shouts out,

neg: Violet Parr her own hair." In addition to praising Pixar's decision to cast the "unknown" Vowell as Violet, Joshua Tyler of CinemaBlend dubbed Violet his "favorite character" in "The Incredibles", praising her many "goose-bump worthy moments as she starts to accept who she is." Commending the multidimensionality of the film's characters, Hollywood.com's Julia Emmanuele enjoyed the way in which audiences can "understand how awkward and insecure being a teenager can be, even without the addition of superpowers." Vulture.com's Abraham Riesman described Vowell's voice acting as "terrific". In addition to praising Vowell's performance, Carla Meyer of the "San Francisco Chronicle" wrote that the

neg: Violet Parr eventually finds her own voice is one of the most moving aspects of the film." Similarly, The Playlist also ranked Vowell's performance 19th. The Cinemaholic ranked "The Incredibles" the third best film featuring invisible characters, with author Clarisse Tenreiro writing that Violet "possesses perhaps the coolest power of" the film's characters. In 2017, Violet served as inspiration behind the BBC article "Can a 'superpower force field' protect us from hackers?", in which technology writer Matthew Wall likened cybersecurity firm Bromium anti-malware software to the character's abilities several times. Violet Parr Violet Parr is a fictional character who appears in Pixar's

neg: Day & Night (2010 film) not be something to fear, which is echoed by a similar speech by Albert Einstein, who said, "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious". Pixar honored Dyer by providing him with a private screening of the film. The score was created by Oscar winning composer Michael Giacchino, who also created the score for "The Incredibles", "Ratatouille", "Up", "Inside Out" and "Coco". The short has been critically acclaimed. "The Wall Street Journal" described "Day & Night" as a "sensationally original short", and said it "looks like nothing you've ever seen, and plays like a dream of glories to

neg: Bernice Hansen Bernice Hansen Berneice Edna Hansell (July 11, 1897 – April 16, 1981), known as Bernice Hansen, was an American voice actress who was best known for providing the voice for female and young characters in the mid to late 1930s for various cartoon studios, most notably Warner Bros., where she played Little Kitty in "I Haven't Got a Hat" (1935). Because of a lack of on-screen voice credits on cartoons throughout the 1930s, identifying many actors has been a challenge to historians, resulting in incorrect guesses, especially with many female voices portraying young animals that sound very similar. She has,

neg: Marcia Wallace and in 2009 appeared on the daytime soap opera "The Young and the Restless", playing Annie Wilkes, an inefficient assistant kidnapper. After "The Simpsons" started in 1989, Wallace joined the voice acting cast as the voice of Edna Krabappel, a role she kept until her death. In 1992, she received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for the episode "Bart the Lover". On film, Wallace appeared in such features as "My Mother the Werewolf", "Teen Witch", and "". In the 2008 film "Tru Loved", she played a high school drama teacher who sponsors a gay–straight alliance. Wallace's work

neg: Dame Edna Everage and was explicitly listed in the opening credits as being played by Dame Edna Everage (although Barry Humphries received a credit in the closing credits). Claire Otoms is an anagram of "A Sitcom Role". In the 2002 motion picture "Nicholas Nickleby" Dame Edna plays the role of Mrs. Crummles, an actress and wife of the manager of a provincial theatre company. Barry Humphries also appears in the film as Mr. Leadville. Dame Edna appeared at the Party at the Palace in London in 2002 where she referred to the Queen as the "jubilee girl". The nostalgic "Barry Humphries: Back to

neg: Edna Mode said that dubbing Edna's voice was not an easy process, but accepted the job after being offered the role upon seeing the film at the Cannes Film Festival in order to fulfill her dream of having always wanted to voice a Disney character. Edna was the first character Lear was hired to dub in Italian. Bird believes that he shares some of Edna's personality traits, specifically the way in which he prefers to be involved in virtually every creative aspect of his projects, including story boarding, writing and cinematography, admitting that he and his character demonstrate both a high level

neg: Edna Mode Brunson of Creative Loafing agreed. The "National Post" described Edna as "exactly the kind of person you want at your dinner party". Notable Biographies identified Edna as "one of the audience's favorite characters". Bird has also garnered critical acclaim for his performance. Nell Minow of Common Sense Media wrote that Bird "plays the funniest character in the film", while AllMovie's Perry Seibert described his performance as "screamingly funny". Pete Vonder Haar of "Film Threat" wrote that Bird contributes "the best work" to the film as Edna in terms of dialogue and vocal performance, calling her rant about the "idiocy" of

neg: Stargate Atlantis (season 1) in the Season 5 episodes "Proving Ground", "Summit" and "Last Stand". Writer Martin Gero compared Ares in "Childhood's End" to a villain in "The Incredibles". In the scene of the final confrontation with Major John Sheppard, he began "monologuing," which is a key feature of villains in the film. The dog that appeared in Dr. Weir's illusion in "Home" is actually owned by actress Torri Higginson who plays her. Michael Puttonen, who played Smeadon in "The Storm", first appeared in the second season of "Stargate SG-1" as Simian, the blind prisoner in the episode "Prisoners." "The Defiant One" was filmed

neg: Dame Edna Everage is often used by Humphries to poke fun at the political leaders and fashions of the times. Her exuberant persona and scathing commentary on society and celebrity, as well as her habit of treating celebrities like ordinary people (on her TV shows) and ordinary people like celebrities (in her stage shows) have become signatures. Although Humphries freely states that Edna is a character he plays, Edna refers to Humphries as her "entrepreneur" or manager. Humphries and his staff of assistants and writers only refer to Edna as "she" and "her", never mixing the character with Humphries himself. It is this

neg: Edna Mode heavily convince him to voice the character himself. Finally succumbing to "popular demand" from his fellow Pixar employees, Bird joked that he was ultimately cast as Edna simply because he was both affordable and available at the time. A similar tactic was used for several other supporting characters in the film: animator Bret Parker voices Kari, the Parr family's babysitter, writer Bud Luckey voices government agent Rick Dicker, and production designer Lou Romano voices Bernie Kropp, Dash's teacher. Bird described Edna's voice as a combination of a Japanese and German accent, deciding to draw influence from these countries because "they're