Exclusive: Vanessa Hudgens talks voicing Sunny Starscout in Netflix's My Little Pony: A New Generation
Coming out this week on Netflix is My Little Pony: A New Generation, featuring the voices of Vanessa Hudgens (‘Sunny’), Kimiko Glenn (‘Izzy’), James Marsden (‘Hitch’), Sofia Carson (‘Pipp’), and Liza Koshy (‘Zipp’). Additional voice cast members include Ken Jeong (‘Sprout’), Elizabeth Perkins (‘Phyllis’), Jane Krakowski (‘Queen Haven’), Phil LaMarr (‘Alphabittle’), and Michael McKean (‘Argyle’).
The unimaginable has happened...Equestria has lost its magic! Earth Ponies, Unicorns, and Pegasi are no longer friends and now live separated by species. But idealistic Earth Pony Sunny (Vanessa Hudgens) is determined to find a way to bring enchantment and unity back to their world. Teaming up with open-hearted Unicorn Izzy (Kimiko Glenn), the pair travel to faraway lands where they encounter the likes of charismatic and brave Pegasi Pipp (Sofia Carson) and Zipp (Liza Koshy) and the ever-responsible fellow Earth Pony Hitch (James Marsden). Their mission is full of misadventures, but these new best friends each possess their own unique and special gifts that may be just what this ponyverse needs to restore magic and prove that even little ponies can make a big difference.
Best known for her role in Disney Channel’s breakaway sensation “High School Musical,” Hudgens has since done a number of projects in the TV, Film and Theater world. Having made her feature film debut in Catherine Hardwicke’s controversial “Thirteen,” Hudgens has appeared in the critically acclaimed “Bandslam,” “Beastly,” “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island,” “Spring Breakers,” “Gimme Shelter,” “Second Act,” “The Knight Before Christmas” and “Bad Boys For Life” alongside Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. Upcoming projects for Hudgens include the third installment of “The Princess Switch” series, and Lin Manuel Miranda’s “Tick Tick Boom.”
BlackFilmandTV.com’s Wilson Morales caught up with Hudgens as she spoke about being a fan of My Little Pony and voicing Sunny Starscout.