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Oscar and Cannes Palme d’Or-winning Korean writer-director Bong Joon Ho hotly awaited debut animated characteristic movie Ally, following nan adventures of an endearing piglet squid, has unveiled a star-studded sound cast.
The actors lending their voices to the Parasite director’s first foray into animation will see Alex Jayne Go (Searching), Ayo Edebiri (Clarissa), Bradley Cooper (Maestro, A Star Is Born), Dave Bautista (Dune: Part Two), Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things), Rachel House (A Minecraft Movie) and Werner Herzog (Encounters astatine nan End of nan World).
Created from a screenplay co-written by Bong Joon Ho pinch Jason Yu (Sleep), nan movie revolves astir Ally, a funny piglet squid surviving successful nan depths of nan South Pacific Ocean pinch dreams of 1 time seeing nan sun and becoming nan prima of a wildlife documentary.
When a mysterious craft sinks into nan ocean, Ally’s serene world is thrown into danger. She is thrust into an bonzer travel that will return her each nan measurement to nan surface, accompanied by her colorful, loyal and improbable companions.
Inspired by real-life marine creatures, nan movie explores themes of relationship and courage, arsenic encounters betwixt humans and nan creatures of nan heavy reshape some worlds. Set against underwater worlds and pinch epic action sequences, nan movie is billed arsenic a family escapade blending joke and emotion.
Neon will merchandise nan movie successful North American theaters. Pathé will grip distribution successful France, Benelux, Switzerland and West Africa while CJ and Penture will administer successful South Korea, Vietnam, Turkey and Indonesia. Pathé represents world income excluding Japan and China, for which CJ and Penture will grip sales.
Go is represented by Coast To Coast Talent Group and Schreck Rose Dapello Adams Berlin & Dunham. Edebiri by CAA, Entertainment 360, and Del Shaw Moonves Tanaka Finkelstein Lezcano Bobb & Dang. Bautista by WME and Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trattner Auerbach Hynick Jaime LeVine Sample & Klein. Wolfhard by CAA, Venture Entertainment Partners, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trattner Auerbach Hynick Jaime LeVine Sample & Klein. House by Sue Barnett and Associates. Herzog by Gersh.
