CoComelon: The Movie\u00a0director Kat Good ensured there was \u201csomething I wanted to say\u201d with the film before she signed up to helm it.<\/p>\n
The adventure is the first time JJ and his pals have ventured onto the big screen, and also marks Kat\u2019s directorial debut.<\/p>\n
And now the director has opened up to The Au Review about the film, insisting she really gave it some thought before she agreed to the project.<\/p>\n
She mused: \u201cEven just accepting the job and really putting my hat in the ring to direct this movie, it was important for me to know that there was something I had to say \u2013 that there was an emotionally resonant story I wanted to try to tell within the storyline we\u2019d been given. It had to be about something, you know?<\/p>\n
\u201cSo there had to be something I could relate to personally, something I thought was worthy of saying to an audience and a story worthy of telling.\u201d<\/p>\n
One of the main reasons Kat eventually agreed to direct the film was because of the plot, which will see the character visit the \u201cnew realm\u201d of \u201cLost and Found.<\/p>\n
She explained: \u201cThere was an opportunity to build something that had never existed before, to put a mark and a stamp on that, and create this magical place where kids\u2019 imaginations could come alive.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo I think that\u2019s a component of why you go theatrical: what creates that big cinematic experience for the family?\u201d<\/p>\n
Kat also said that there was one question that she never wanted to hear any of CoComelon: The Movie\u2019s younger viewers ask.<\/p>\n
She recalled: \u201cI was reminded of when I was in college, in film school, and I went to see an animated film that I will not name. A six-year-old was sitting in front of me, and they turned to their mother and said, \u201cMommy, what\u2019s happening?\u201d And that\u2019s like a kiss of death, right? You never want to hear that.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo you\u2019re always checking yourself. You\u2019re always paying attention to where your audience\u2019s attention is. Do you still have them? Are they invested in the journey? And I think that\u2019s true whether you\u2019re two, 22 or 52.\u201d<\/p>\n