Danger Mouse cast interview
Here are quotes from Danger Mouse cast members Ed Gaughan, Shauna Macdonald, Morwenna Banks and Lena Headey...
Shauna Macdonald is Prof Squawkencluck
I play Professor Squawkencluck. She is a chicken and a genius inventor of the most amazing gadgets the world has ever seen. She works from her lab at HQ.
"She is very passionate about her job and works tirelessly to create groundbreaking inventions to assist Danger Mouse in saving the world. She is a little too serious and hard on herself sometimes. She is very calm and collected except with Danger Mouse, who knows just how to wind her up!
Ed Gaughan plays Baron Greenback
Baron Greenback wants to rule the world. He despises Danger Mouse but he kind of needs him because he's his nemesis. He's very mid-European, like a Bond baddy kind of person. He gets very animated and laughs like 'mu ha ha ha', and then he can be quite quiet as well, and a bit shy at times. Then he gets very angry as well, which is fun, so he's a lot of fun to do.
Morwenna Banks plays Danger Moth, Pink Dawn and The Queen
The world of Danger Mouse is populated by literally hundreds of excellent characters and I get to play several of these, from the tour guide whose tours are constantly interrupted by catastrophic disasters, to the invisible Russian spy who can never remember where she parked her invisible rocket.
One of the character I play is Danger Moth, a highly trained secret agent who is always ready to fill in for DM. She'd do a great job too as long as she's not distracted by a light bulb, window, the sun or any other light source...
Lena Headey plays Jeopardy Mouse
I wanted to do the part because it was pure nostalgia for me. I have a child now and it's just a treat to be involved in something that you loved as a kid and be able to share it. Those moments only come along once in a while and are not to be missed. It was an immediate reaction when my agent said Danger Mouse had come up and I was like 'yes!'
I grew up watching Danger Mouse and I have very fond memories of it. Even as a kid I remember the humour in it which was very dry and I found that very interesting. It has a very British sensibility to it. I've just got very fond memories of watching it.
I am playing an American mouse who is sort of the American counterpart of Danger Mouse which is fun and she happens to be female! The humour is absolutely exactly as I remember in the original. It doesn't take itself seriously and has goofy fun characters in it. I can't wait to see it and I can't wait to show my children.