The 'Hillbilly Bone' singer is going to voice a huge green swine who loves country music.
- Dec 30, 2015
AceShowbiz - Blake Shelton has proven his acting chop in Adam Sandler's "The Ridiculous Six" and is now up for a new challenge. The country superstar is signed to voice one of the pigs in the "Angry Birds" movie.
Shelton is voicing a green pig named Earl who has a knack for country music, and whose first look has just been shared. "They kept saying, 'More country! I felt like I was doing a voice-over for Dukes of Hazzard," he told Entertainment Weekly.
Shelton is also pulling a double duty, writing a song for the animated movie. "I can write things about myself and my life. But I don't have a whole lot of experience being shot out of a slingshot at pigs," he said.
He additionally admitted to have played the game a lot before he was hired to write the song. He said, "I wish I had a dollar for every minute I lost playing that freaking game, you know? Well, I guess I do now."
"Angry Birds" is scheduled to hit U.S. theaters May 20, featuring voice talent such as Josh Gad, Jason Sudeikis and Danny McBride as the three main bird characters. Bill Hader will voice one of the "evil" pigs, Maya Rudolph signed up for a character named Matilda, and Peter Dinklage steps in the role of the Mighty Eagle.
