Jenny Slate Voices a Tiny Character on a Big Mission in Stop-Motion ‘Marcel the Shell’ Trailer (Video)
thewrap.comA24 might have found its cutest movie yet. The studio released a trailer for “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” Tuesday, which is the first feature-length mockumentary about the tiny shell with a big personality.
In the film, Marcel the Shell is on a mission to find his family. Marcel currently lives with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan.
They were once part of a sprawling community of shells, but they now live alone after surviving a mysterious tragedy. “It’s pretty much common knowledge that it takes at least 20 shells to have a community,” Marcel explains in the trailer, which you can watch above. “My cousin fell asleep in a pocket, and that’s why I don’t like the saying ‘Everything comes out in the wash,’ because sometimes it doesn’t.
Or sometimes it does, and they’re just a completely different person.” The little family now lives a quiet existence. Their favorite past time is watching “60 Minutes.” However, sometimes Marcel can’t help but wonder where his family is — if they’re out there in the world somewhere.So, he decides to be fearless.
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