Francesca Capaldi – Meet the Little Red Haired Girl from ‘The Peanuts Movie’

Tourist Meets Traveler had the awesome privilege of chatting with Francesca Capaldi, the voice of the Little Red Haired Girl from ‘The Peanuts Movie.’ Francesa discussed what it was like bringing the voice to an iconic and classic character who won the heart of Charlie Brown. Capaldi is the first person to give a voice to the apple of Charlie Brown’s eye and discussed her appreciation and love of ‘The Peanuts’ gang and the new movie which is now out in theaters.

Were you a big Peanuts fan before you got this part?

“My family and I watched the specials during holidays. Other than that I didn’t know too much about it. But since I was cast in the role I’ve gotten to know the characters and I really love them.”

Who was or is your favorite Peanuts character? Why?

“I love Snoopy. He’s so awesome! I love how he flies his doghouse. He has such a great imagination. I also like Charlie Brown, too.”

The Little Red-Haired Girl has never spoken before in any of the Peanuts specials — did you feel a lot of pressure being the first one to give her a voice?

“I can go both ways. It was easy not to have to base my performance off another voice that played her. But there was also pressure because I didn’t want to do a voice that people didn’t think sounded good for her. Basically I just used my natural voice. Steve [Marino, the director] really helped me create her voice.”

Does the Little Red-Haired Girl like Charlie Brown as much as he likes her? Or is she going to break his heart??

“I cannot tell you that! They do end up being friends…that’s all I can say! We’ll just have to find out in another movie.”

Have you spent much time with the other cast members? Do you guys all get along? Do you hang out together?

“We didn’t actually meet until last Thanksgiving, then we started a chat page. We don’t meet up a lot since some of them live in New York. But when we did Peanuts tour, we got really close and hung out a lot.”

Are you going to make more Peanuts movies?

“I hope so! I’m hoping for a sequel, a Peanuts 2. It took a long time to make this one, but I think it’s possible. That would be really fun. Hopefully it does well and they want another one!

We can’t wait to see the new ‘Peanuts Movie’ and enjoy the fun of Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and all the gang! When do you plan on seeing the family-friendly movie? Let us know in the comment section below.