It was good that Gab is a real mom because Gabrielle could give them that mom eye that would bring them in line. Some of the little ones wanna go wrestle and they wanna play with stuff they’re not supposed to be touching like sea stands, so they had to be wrangled, but we had fun. I’m gonna go hide in the corner and just zen out for a moment.” It was really hard. I am so glad I’m not directing this movie.
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I’m a director myself, and I turned to Gail one day when there was 10 kids, four adults, two dogs and the full crew, and I was like, “This is double black diamond directing. RELATED: 'Cheaper by the Dozen' Trailer Showcases More Baker Family Anticsīetween the mom, the dad, the nine kids, the two dogs, the two exes and a cousin, what was it like to have everyone on set, all at once? Was it just loud? Did the dogs behave? What was that whole experience like?īRAFF: There were some days where it was mayhem. I said, “If I’m gonna do a family movie, I wanna do one where the adults will find it funny too,” and I thought this was hilarious. I thought it was hilarious when I read it. Obviously, it took great writing from Kenya Barris to be able to do this blended family version because he’s so good at that kind of thing. And when you have 10 kids, you can create 10 unique personalities and it’s always funny to see all of them butting up against each other. Parents can relate to the struggle between managing their work life with their parental life, and their goals and aspirations. Can you imagine having 10?” Everyone can relate their own life to this heightened version of it.
And of course, the parents go, “Oh my goodness, we think we got it tough with one or two or three. ZACH BRAFF: I think everyone's kids tap into the idea of, “Can you imagine how much fun it would be to have nine siblings?” It’s a fantasy. Why do you think it is that this story can continue to be updated and modernized and work is an entertaining movie, no matter the decade? There are movies that can’t or shouldn’t be updated or remade, and yet somehow, this one keeps working.
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The first movie adaptation was in 1950, and it’s had a few movies and sequels since then. He also talked about how he came to direct an early episode of Ted Lasso, and what audiences can expect from Florence Pugh’s performance in his latest directorial effort, A Good Person.Ĭollider: Cheaper by the Dozen started as a semi-autobiographical novel that was published in 1948. Zoey ( Gabrielle Union) and Paul ( Zach Braff), who also own a local eatery that serves round-the-clock breakfast, have a lot going on, but they seem to always manage to stare down the challenges and celebrate the successes.ĭuring this 1-on-1 interview with Collider, Braff talked about why this is such a universal story, the days of mayhem during the shoot, avoiding chaos in his own life, and how he’s invested in a restaurant himself, just like his character. From director Gail Lerner and co-written by Kenya Barris & Jenifer Rice-Genzuk Henry, the family comedy Cheaper By the Dozenfollows the Bakers, a blended family made up of one mom, one dad, nine kids, two dogs (cleverly named Bark Obama and Joe Biten), one cousin, and two exes, who are just trying to get it all done and hold it all together, albeit in a louder and more hectic way.
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