Where Are They Now: Snakkle Catches Up with the Cast of Napoleon Dynamite Before The New Animated Series Premiere!
A presidential election year is upon us. How better to celebrate democracy than to remember the candidate who supports truth, justice, and tater tots? Napoleon Dynamite is the 2004 cult classic about a 16-year-old boy with a love of ligers and his own “sweet” abilities. Now he has been animated for the small screen by 20th Century Fox TV, reuniting original cast members Jon Heder, Efren Ramirez, Jon Gries, Tina Majorino, Aaron Ruell, Deidrich Bader, Haylie Duff, and Sandy Martin. But what have Napoleon, Deb, and the gang been up to since that last, fateful tetherball game at sunset? Get ready to bust out some serious dance moves—Snakkle has caught up with the cast before the animated version premieres January 15 at 8:30 pm/ET on Fox. By Katherine ButlerProbably the most recognizable face from Napoleon Dynamite, viewers would have remembered Majorino as “that girl who survived Waterworld,” Kevin Costner’s 1995 apocalyptic flop. Majorino, a child actor with roles in Corrina Corrina and Andre, transitioned into television as she aged, taking on Veronica Mars and Big Love. Most recently, Majorino has appeared on TV’s Bones and Castle.
Snakkle caught up with Majorino at the Fox TCA party where she was promoting the animated Dynamite. When asked if she knew the cast had lightning in a bottle back when the were shooting the movie, Majorino said, “That was probably one of the best experiences that I’ve ever had because Jared [Hess, the creator] knew what he wanted from day one and communicated it so that all of us could come together and help him make his project. I don’t think anyone had any motives behind doing it besides loving the script. And they wanted to be there and wanted to be a part of Jared’s vision. And I think that’s what helped make it lightning in a bottle.” Majorino ended by saying, “We weren’t trying to be funny, we weren’t trying to make a Hollywood hit, we were doing something that we all believed in.”