In Ralph Breaks The Internet, Disney`s lovable classic arcade duo of Ralph (John C. Reilly) and Vanellope (Sarah Silverman) are leaving their cabinets behind and heading to the wild world of--surprise!--the internet In doing so, they`re set to meet all sorts of characters--Disney princess, Marvel heroes, wink-nudge personifications of social media sites--you name it, it`s probably there. But one such introduction is a totally unique invention for the film, found in her own totally unique game. Shank, voiced by Gal Gadot, is a driver in the ominously titled Slaughter Race, a `wicked dangerous` game that Ralph and Vanellope find themselves having to play once they`re officially online.Slaughter Race has all the hallmarks of your traditional `violent video game` parable waiting to happen. It`s brutal and over-the-top in a way that`s meant to hark back to games like Grand Theft Auto or Saints Row, and full of characters with names like `Felony` and `Butcher Boy.` In short, it`s really no place for a literally candy coated princess and her dumb-but-lovable sidekick--or is it?GameSpot sat down with co-directors Rich Moore and Phil Johnston alongside producer Clark Spencer to talk a bit more about the idea behind Slaughter Race, the ways it evolved between drafts of the script, and why it was important to not turn Ralph Breaks The Internet into a cautionary tale about the dangers of violent video games.`We wanted to create something that felt like what people who aren`t from big cities think big cities are like. When I moved to New York City from Wisconsin, my parents were like, `What? It looks gross, it smells like pee, there`s graffiti everywhere,` but that was the point for me,` Moore laughed. `I loved the grit and the `weirdos`--like Ralph calls [the Slaughter Race characters] in the movie--but they didn`t get it. What we wanted to do was create an arc for Vanellope where she`s coming into this cinematic adulthood and she`s interested in this thing that`s the polar ...
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