Fanning meanwhile voices Winnie, the girl who befriends Eggs and his surrogate family.
So, have you recovered from eating the bugs yesterday?
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Isaac Hempstead Wright:Just about.
[Laughs] It wasnt very tasty.
Elle Fanning:I havent tried the bugs.
Ive seen the bugs, but hes eaten the bugs.
What kind of bugs did you eat in particular?
The grasshoppers were just awful; I think one of the worst things Ive ever tasted, truly.
So we can quote you on that?
[Laughs]
Did you see visual versions of your characters before you started doing the voice work?
For one of my last sessions I went in, they had my puppet, they had Winnie.
That was an exciting moment.
Its so weird not knowing what youre going to look like in a film!
[Laughs] Well, you leave it up to them.
Theyre the experts, and you trust them completely.
Are you a fan ofGame of Thrones, Elle?
I worked with Peter Dinklage and Lena Headey, and Isaac, so I am a big fan.
My sisters like crazily obsessed with it.
So, shes one of those.
Isaac, have you read ahead inA Dance with Dragonsto see what comes next for your character?
IHW:Ive Wikipedia-ed ahead.
IHW:Selfishly, Id like to see him become evil just because I want to be evil.
[Laughs] But Id like to see him take over the White Walkers or something.
I think that would be fun.
Do you think youll be able to reconnect with the living Stark children?
IHW:I was going to say, those that are still alive.
Its pretty slim chances now that there are so few of them.
Our familys been kind of shrunk down somewhat.
Maybe, that would be fun; we could have a Stark Reunion and take back Westeros.
Youve talked about how Bran was paralyzed.
It made me wonder if youve visited handicapped people to get into that feeling of that?
IHW:No, not at all.
People tend to think its this kind of big acting challenge to be disabled, but its not really.
Im lucky enough that I can get up and walk around.
Really, its doing the same thing, but just sitting down.
Elle, did your sister [Dakota Fanning] give you any advice about working with Laika?
So, they had to work with that.
They brought me in when I was really little, and theyre like, Maybe you might take overCoralinenow.
But Im excited that I get to work with them.
Going to Oregon and seeing their whole sets and everything was so exciting.
And I visited when I was little with her.
She didnt give me any advice.
We give a shot to keep things pretty separate in that way.
We both kind of created our characters.
You talked to the panel about Winnie being gross and obsessed with disgusting things.
What were you like as a little girl?
Did you collect bugs?
EF:I was a very girly-girl.
I have thousands of dolls that I collect and I collect bubble gum wrappers.
So, very strange.
When I was little, I was kind of OCD in that way.
Yeah, I was pretty girly, but I was more athletic [as well].
I come from a family of athletes, so we werent supposed to be actresses at all.
So, its pretty crazy that were doing this.
But Dakota will like run away from the ball.
Shes like get me away!
But Ill dive right in.
What was the biggest challenge in doing voice work onBoxtrolls?
Youre not in a set in a costume, feeling as if youre part of the action.
So, you just kind of take direction from them, and it would be fine.
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Can you guys sum up yourBoxtrollscharacters?
EF:Winnie is nine-years-old, she has crazy red hair, and shes definitely spoiled.
So, shes strong and definitely feisty.
Shes not afraid, a very brave girl.
And then she meets Eggs and brings him out of his box.
Shes like, you oughta get out and live the world!
Just dont stay in the cave and pretend youre a boxtroll when youre actually a boy.
IHW:Eggs is a kind of a plucky, brave 11-year-old boy who thinks he is a boxtroll.
So, hes kind of this melding of the two greatest personality traits of humans and boxtrolls.
The Boxtrolls seem like a great DIY Halloween costume?
Do you like or celebrate Halloween?
EF:Im obsessed with Halloween!
So every year, its a big deal.
I already knowI knew a while agowhat Im going to be.
But its always a secret!
What were you last year?
EF:I was Mary Poppins last year to the tee.
I had to get everything exact, like on the umbrella, I had the bird.
I was a Madame Alexander daughter with my friend one year.
Yeah, I really get into it.
I was Strawberry Shortcake one year.
And Isaac, have you ever been in the U.S. for Halloween?
IHW:No, I hear its much bigger out here than it is at home.
Were all very, very grumpy back home.
The moment someone knocks on your door, youre like Uggh.
[Laughs]
Is this your first year to Comic-Con?
So what do you think about all these people running around, and its not Halloween?
IHW:Its fun.
EF:I love it.
IHW:Its cool.
Its this wonderful gathering of people who are really passionate about things.
Its just like any other convention you go to; its a sort of pop culture fest.
EF:I said that I would be an anime character.
Thats what I would be.
IHW:….I think Id wear a Batman costume.
EF:If I came back, Id dress up.
I saw on the floor just yesterday several Sleeping Beauties.
EF:Oh, thats cool!
And lots of Maleficents.
Do you think we could see you as Sleeping Beauty on the big screen again one day?
I know on set, they were talking about oh, a sequel or something.
That would be way down the road, because this one we just finished.
So, [Im] not even thinking about that again.
But they could be thinking about it.
That would be fun.
And Isaac, weve watched you grow up on screen.
Hows that been at school?
IHW:…Im very normal at home; I just go to school.
The last thing on my mind really is acting or doing all this mad stuff.
Im kind of just like a regular school kid hanging out with my friends.
Its just kind of been this thing you do every year.
Its been a lovely experience, Ive loved it.
What were your favorite animated films growing up?
IHW:I think my favorite film of all time has to beThe Illusionistby Sylvain Chomet.
Beautiful plot, beautiful story.
You know not much happens, but its beautiful.
And when I was young,The Triplets of Bellevillewas one of my favorite movies.
I liked his style a lot.
EF:I guess animated-wise, I loveDumbo.
I like that one.
I like to cry in films.
I lovedBlue Valentine, Im very emotional in that way.
You feel like youre just watching people.
I think its special with Laika.
Are either of you interested in directing one?
IHW:Ive actually done that.
I downloaded the software and used the camera to make some pretty dreadful animated films.
[Laughs] It was something about King Arthur, so I did an Excalibur Factor thing.
Do you haveThe X Factorover here?
IHW:We basically made fun of that.
Did you do the models?
IHW:Yeah, yeah.
I had a little plasticine man, and we did the voices afterwards.
EF:I dont think Id have the patience to do stop-motionits so tedious.
But I would love to direct normal film one day.
Thank you so much for doing this today.
The Boxtrollsis in theaters on Friday, September 26th.
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