Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Fans believe Puerto Rican actor, Anthony Ramos, should play role of Handy Manny and not Bob The Builder.
Anthony Ramos has been tapped to play a live-action version of ‘Bob the Builder’ — but the move is turning heads … ’cause his character is apparently going to be Latino, explicitly.
Here’s the deal … AR was announced as the lead of Mattel’s newest toy-to-movie offering, meaning he’s going to play Bob himself — although, in the press release that’s going around … it says his character’s real name is actually “Roberto.
Ramos, who is producing alongside Lopez, added that elements of the film were inspired by his own life, and paid tribute to the character’s positive reinforcement catchphrase.
He said: “For years, Bob the Builder’s characters have inspired young people around the world,” he said. “A movie about friends working together, a celebration of a beautiful home they share, and how love can help to conquer any obstacle in your way. Can we fix it? Yes, we can!”
Bob the Builder began as a masonry specialist who, along with colleague Wendy and assorted friends, neighbours and talking excavators, took on a variety of construction jobs in a cartoon broadcast on the BBC’s children’s channels between 1999 and 2011.
The series was exported worldwide, with small adjustments in terminology as well as a local voice cast. Neil Morrissey, who voiced Bob in the original and scored a UK No 1 single with the song Can We Fix It?, was replaced by Greg Proops for the bulk of the US run of the show.
The official description of the plot reads … “When Roberto ‘Bob’ travels to the enchanting island of Puerto Rico for a major construction job, he takes on issues affecting the island and digs deeper into what it means to build. Bob’s journey will celebrate the vibrant and colorful textures of the Caribbean Latin nations and their people.”
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