WHAT: The RATCHET & CLANK Junior Ranger Event
WHEN: Saturday, April 16, 2016
WHERE: Google in Venice, California
VENICE, CA – RATCHET & CLANK,
the new family event movie based on the PlayStation game, hosted
fun-filled kids Junior Ranger event for kids over the weekend at Google
in Venice, CA. The afternoon included
a preview screening of the animated movie, a Q&A with JAMES ARNOLD TAYLOR and DAVID KAYE (the longtime voices of Ratchet & Clank) and the movie’s director KEVIN MUNROE,
moderated by Roth Cornet from Hitfix, as well as an animation demo by
RAINMAKER and a game demo by INSOMNIAC. The event
was designed to encourage inner-city kids and young girls to get
hands-on experience with the technical side of animation and gaming.
Once the demos completed, the kids broke up into small groups and were challenged with designing a gadget for the RATCHET & CLANK universe. The winning groups received copies of the new RATCHET & CLANK PlayStation
game.
The Junior Ranger event
was attended by 130 students from the Downey School District who have
implemented Project Lead the Way (Project Lead the Way is a United
States 501 non-profit organization that develops
STEM curricula for use by elementary, middle, and high schools) and
have also started a “Femineers” program to encourage girls to learn and
interact more with engineering and science. An additional 15-20 kids
came from LA Makerspace program, which, like Project
Lead the Way, is a non-profit organization focused on increased access
to STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) for low-income
children, youth, and families.
For photos from the event, go to:
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RATCHET & CLANK opens in theatres nationwide Friday, April 29, 2016.
About RATCHET & CLANK
From Rainmaker Entertainment and Blockade Entertainment,
RATCHET & CLANK is a CG-animated
movie based on the iconic PlayStation video game. Two unlikely heroes
struggle to stop a vile alien named Chairman Drek from destroying every
planet in the Solana Galaxy. Ratchet is the last of his kind, a
foolhardy “lombax”
who has grown up alone on a backwater planet with no family of his own.
Clank is a pint-sized robot with more brains
than brawn. When the two stumble upon a dangerous weapon capable of
destroying entire planets, they must join forces with a team of colorful
heroes called The Galactic Rangers in order to save the galaxy. Along
the way, they will learn about heroism, friendship, and the importance
of discovering one’s own identity.
Directed by: Kevin Munroe
Co-Director: Jericca Cleland
Written by: T.J. Fixman, Gerry Swallow, Kevin Munroe
Produced by: Kim Dent Wilder, Brad Foxhoven, David Wohl
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 94 Minutes
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