Diogo in Disney's "Aviões" ("Planes")

(image courtesy of Disney Portugal)

How cool is this?  Diogo will be the voice of one the characters in "Aviões," the Portuguese version of the upcoming Disney film, "Planes." Specifically, Diogo will be the voice of the character/plane, "Bulldog":

(image courtesy of infoconew.com.br)

According to the "Planes" official cast descriptions, "Bulldog" (who will be voiced by John Cleese in the US version of the film) "has been racing longer than every other racer on the circuit. As the oldest and arguably wisest, he remembers a time before GPS, when real racers trusted their gyros and navigated by the stars. When it comes to racing, it boils down to two qualities, says Bulldog: good flying and sportsmanship. Period. While the competition secretly wonders if the aging plane is past his prime, he flies his way onto the leader board again and again, proving that this Bulldog has lost none of his bite."

(screencap from "Jornal das 8")

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TVI's "Jornal das 8" talked to Diogo about "Aviões," and playing the British plane, "Bulldog."  Diogo explained as a huge "Monthy Python" fan and especially a fan of John Cleese (the voice of "Bulldong" in the original US version of the film), it was a privilege to voice "Bulldog" for this version.  I will add a full translation of Diogo's brief interview later, but for now, click on the link below to see some cool footage of Diogo recording the voice of "Bulldog" for the film.

Click here to see footage of Diogo recording the voice of "Bulldog" for "Aviões."

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By the way, this is not the first time Diogo has provided the voice of a character.  He was the voice of the "Professor" in a "Harry Potter" video game, and the voice of a cat for a commercial.  :)  In 2010, Diogo also provided the voice for "Special Agent Oso" in "Oso Agente Especial" for Playhouse Disney/the Disney Channel in Portugal. 

You can hear Diogo in Disney's "Aviões" when it opens in theaters in Portugal on Thursday, August 15th, and you can see the trailer for it here.  Disney's "Planes" lands in US theaters on Friday, August 9th, and you can see its trailer here.

--Sara

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