Monster Movies Can Learn Something From MONSTERS UNIVERSITY |
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Monsters University (release date June 20, 2013): 51% Hotel Transylvania (release date Sept. 28): 30% ParaNorman (release date Aug. 17): 14% Tim Burton's Frankenweenie (release date Oct. 5): 4% Unfortunately, kids have the longest wait for Monsters University, which doesn't come out until next summer. |
by Miranda R., Age 15
At 11 years old, Ty Simpkins already has quite a few credits on his resume. Simpkins has been in movies since he was barely 3 months old, and has roles in flicks such as Insidious, The Next Three Days, and Little Children. Maybe even more interesting is how many times he's been cast in films with his real life sister Ryan Simpkins - they play siblings in Revolutionary Road, Pride and Glory and Arcadia, among others.
But for Iron Man 3, Ty's first action movie, he goes it alone. Ty plays Harley Keener, an intelligent kid who has a run-in with Iron Man and actually helps him save the day.
Ty's favorite part of working on Iron Man 3 was being able to spend time with its star Robert Downey Jr. "Robert's really fun to work with. He's a really nice guy."
Like many kids his age, Ty is a huge Iron Man fan. "My favorite superhero is Iron Man and I'm not just saying that because I worked on the Iron Man movie. It actually is Iron Man," he says very emphatically....
To read more about Ty Simpkins, click HERE.
Monster movies for kids will be taking over the theaters for the next several months, but Monsters University is scaring up the most interest from kids. KidsPickFlicks.com asked readers to vote for the monster movie they were most excited to see; here are the results: