The marketing for Disney’s upcoming WRECK-IT-RALPH has been focussing mainly on cameos, but now we have a minute-long advertisement for the fictional ‘Halo’/’Gears of War’/’Call of Duty’ amalgamation, ‘Hero’s Duty’. To be honest, it doesn’t do much for me personally. Don’t get me wrong, I want to see the film, but that is mainly down to some really funny trailers, and while this advert is cute enough (especially the end part for the arcade itself), it’s not something that either increases or decreases interest for me in itself. The official synopsis for the film is as follows:
Wreck-It Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly) longs to be as beloved as his game’s perfect Good Guy, Fix-It Felix (voice of Jack McBrayer). Problem is, nobody loves a Bad Guy. But they do love heroes… so when a modern, first-person shooter game arrives featuring tough-as-nails Sergeant Calhoun (voice of Jane Lynch), Ralph sees it as his ticket to heroism and happiness. He sneaks into the game with a simple plan — win a medal — but soon wrecks everything, and accidentally unleashes a deadly enemy that threatens every game in the arcade. Ralph’s only hope? Vanellope von Schweetz (voice of Sarah Silverman), a young troublemaking “glitch” from a candy-coated cart racing game who might just be the one to teach Ralph what it means to be a Good Guy. But will he realize he is good enough to become a hero before it’s “Game Over” for the entire arcade?
You can check out the TV spot yourself below.
WRECK-IT-RALPH is directed by Rich Moore. It features the voice cast of John C. Reilly, Jane Lynch, Jack McBrayer, and Sarah Silverman. It will hit UK cinemas on 15th February 2013.
