Mr. Popper’s Penguins was one of the more family-friendly offerings that made it onto out Summer 2011 Movie Preview. The recipe for this comedy is pretty simple (mix Jim Carrey with cutesy animals – stir as necessary) but the results have looked harmless enough so far.
Now a full-length trailer for Mr. Popper’s Penguins is out and it provides further assurance that Carrey is very much up to his usual wacky antics in this film – but that’s what he does best, right?
Richard Atwater’s Newbery Award-winning children’s book is the basis for Carrey’s latest vehicle, which features the Ace Venture: Pet Detective star as Mr. Popper, a “business-first” executive on the rise who’s now divorced and doesn’t spend enough time with his kids. Enter six trouble-making penguins that Popper inherits from his recently-deceased father to help fix that situation.
Co-starring alongside Carry in Mr. Popper’s Penguins are the likes of Carla Gugino (Watchmen), Angela Lansbury (Murder, She Wrote), Ophelia Lovibond (No Strings Attached), and Clark Gregg (Iron Man, Thor). For some reason, Gregg isn’t currently credited on IMDb for this film, but there’s no mistaking our favorite S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent when he shows up as a “villainous” animal control worker in this trailer.
Check out that new Mr. Popper’s Penguins trailer below:
