Natasha Lyonne Jokes About Comparisons To ‘Smurfs' Role Mama Poot: 'Women, Don't Age In Hollywood'
The 2x Golden Globe nominee revealed how she got the voice role of Mama Poot in the new animated feature adaptation, which is now in theaters, and how she feels about comparisons to the character.
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'So, they said, 'You wanna be a Smurf in a Smurfs picture?' It's an email, I say, reply all, 'Sure, who doesn't?' I mean, it's not Strawberry Shortcake, but I'll take it,' she recounted on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Fallon confirmed, 'Oh, Rihanna is Smurfette?'
Lyonne quipped, 'Turns out, I'm not. I'm a character called Mama Poot. Well, it's okay. I'm older now, and that's what they mean. 'Women, don't age in Hollywood or you'll become Mama Poot.' The character they showed me is a hairball with one bottom snaggle tooth, not even a top (tooth).
'They're looking at me like, 'Isn't this charming that you guys seem so similar?' I said, 'Yeah, no, it's definitely going to help me get dates, I'm sure,'' added Lyonne. 'And guys, it's not about this, but I just want to remind everyone that I have a full set of real teeth. And I'm really proud of that. Not Mama Poot, though!'
Written by Pam Brady and directed by Chris Miller, Smurfs also features the voices of James Corden, John Goodman, Nick Offerman, Dan Levy, Amy Sedaris, Sandra Oh, Jimmy Kimmel, Octavia Spencer, Nick Kroll, Hannah Waddingham, Alex Winter, Maya Erskine, Kurt Russell, Billie Lourd and more.
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