New Delhi July 16 (IANS) "Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation" director Genndy Tartakovsky says his family helped him find a story for the third part of the film franchise.
"The whole thing came together after I finished the second movie. I was like I am not going to do another one and that year my in-laws surprised us with a cruise for New Year holiday " Tartakovsky told IANS over the phone.
"When I was getting off the ship with my family and I thought I am stuck with my in-laws for a week. Then I realised after seeing all these different families...What a perfect location for our monster family. And when we thought of picking them out of the hotel letting them explore the world a little and suddenly a story started to develop."
Sony Pictures India will bring the film to India. It will release here on July 20.
The first two "Hotel Transylvania" films have been the company s largest animation box office hits outside of the first "Smurfs" movie. The franchise has earned over $931 million worldwide.
The film kicks off in the same hotel from the first two films but when Mavis sees her father Dracula who seems a bit down she organises a cruise vacation so that he can spend more time with his increasingly overworked family. She also invites his friends and their families. They quickly set off on their water-bound adventure.
Written by Tartakovsky and Michael McCullers Mark Mothersbaugh has given music for the film.
On the idea for the third part he said: "It felt very organic and very natural. I returned and pitched the idea to the head of the studio and she loved it."
Actors Adam Sandler Andy Samberg Selena Gomez Kevin James David Spade Steve Buscemi Keegan-Michael Key Molly Shannon Fran Drescher Kathryn Hahn Jim Gaffigan and Mel Brooks have lent their voices to various characters in the film.

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