Jenny Slate Says ‘Marcel The Shell With Shoes On” Has A Meta Twist

A gem of early YouTube virality, the stop-motion video Marcel The Shell With Shoes On — which now has 32 million views — told the story of an odd little mollusk who experiences loneliness, wears lentils as hats, has a pet lint named Allen, and lives with his grandmother Connie. The character and his precious little world, created by comedian and actor Jenny Slate and her ex-husband turned creative partner Dean Fleischer Camp, is coming to the big screen. Slate, naturally, is thrilled. “[Creating Marcel is] like I’m putting a hand down into the richest, darkest part of my psyche… Read Full Article