Exclusive: Star Wars star Daisy Ridley and Brit national treasure Stephen Fry have boarded the voice cast of The Inventor, a feature stop-motion animation about Leonardo da Vinci written and directed by Jim Capobianco, the Oscar-nominated scribe of Ratatouille.
Fry will voice da Vinci and Ridley will be the French Princess Marguerite. Pic will follow the life of the insatiably curious and headstrong inventor as he leaves Italy to join the French court, where he can experiment freely, inventing flying contraptions, incredible machines, and studying the human body. There, joined by the princess, he looks to answer the ultimate question – what is the meaning of it all?
Deadline can also reveal a first look at the movie below.
French major mk2 films is handling international rights with The Exchange overseeing the U.S. sale; the film will take part in next week’s Cannes Marche.
The $10M project is being...
Fry will voice da Vinci and Ridley will be the French Princess Marguerite. Pic will follow the life of the insatiably curious and headstrong inventor as he leaves Italy to join the French court, where he can experiment freely, inventing flying contraptions, incredible machines, and studying the human body. There, joined by the princess, he looks to answer the ultimate question – what is the meaning of it all?
Deadline can also reveal a first look at the movie below.
French major mk2 films is handling international rights with The Exchange overseeing the U.S. sale; the film will take part in next week’s Cannes Marche.
The $10M project is being...
- 6/19/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Hot on the heels of yesterday's news of Henry Selick's The Shadow King being at Efm, our friends over at Bleeding Cool have scored themselves the sales art and even uncovered the flick's voice cast. Read on!
In The Shadow King Jaden Betts will star as Hap; Pamela Adlon as Richard; Brendan Gleeson as Darce; Jeffrey Tambor as Cuzzie Bell; and Catherine O’Hara as Miss Fern.
The Shadow King is written and directed by Selick. His team includes an impressive array of renowned artists such as Director of Photographer Peter Sorg (Frankenweenie, Coraline); Eric Leighton, Animation Director on Legend of the Guardians: The Owls Of Ga’hoole; Production Designer Lou Romano (The Incredibles); Editor Wyatt Jones (Immortals, Rango, Tron: Legacy, Zodiac); and composer Bruno Coulais (Coraline).
Synopsis
The Shadow King is a deliciously magical tale about nine-year-old New York orphan Hap, who hides his fantastically weird hands with...
In The Shadow King Jaden Betts will star as Hap; Pamela Adlon as Richard; Brendan Gleeson as Darce; Jeffrey Tambor as Cuzzie Bell; and Catherine O’Hara as Miss Fern.
The Shadow King is written and directed by Selick. His team includes an impressive array of renowned artists such as Director of Photographer Peter Sorg (Frankenweenie, Coraline); Eric Leighton, Animation Director on Legend of the Guardians: The Owls Of Ga’hoole; Production Designer Lou Romano (The Incredibles); Editor Wyatt Jones (Immortals, Rango, Tron: Legacy, Zodiac); and composer Bruno Coulais (Coraline).
Synopsis
The Shadow King is a deliciously magical tale about nine-year-old New York orphan Hap, who hides his fantastically weird hands with...
- 2/6/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
After the project was canceled by Disney last year, it was announced yesterday Henry Selick’s The Shadow King was moving forward with K5 International. We now have the first image from the movie and the main voice cast list.
“The Shadow King is a deliciously magical tale about nine-year-old New York orphan Hap who hides his fantastically weird hands with long fingers from a cruel world. But when a living shadow girl teaches him to make amazing hand shadows that come to life, his hands become incredible weapons in a shadow war against a ravenous monster bent on killing Hap’s brother Richard and ultimately destroying New York.
The Shadow King is written and directed by Selick. His team includes an impressive array of renowned artists such as Director of Photographer Peter Sorg, (Frankenweenie, Coraline), Eric Leighton, Animation Director on Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga’hoole,...
“The Shadow King is a deliciously magical tale about nine-year-old New York orphan Hap who hides his fantastically weird hands with long fingers from a cruel world. But when a living shadow girl teaches him to make amazing hand shadows that come to life, his hands become incredible weapons in a shadow war against a ravenous monster bent on killing Hap’s brother Richard and ultimately destroying New York.
The Shadow King is written and directed by Selick. His team includes an impressive array of renowned artists such as Director of Photographer Peter Sorg, (Frankenweenie, Coraline), Eric Leighton, Animation Director on Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga’hoole,...
- 2/6/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Good news for those of you who prefer your horror more on the animated and wondrous side of the fence. This year's European Film Market just may be the place where the world will witness the rise of The Shadow King!
From the Press Release
Henry Selick, the genius behind The Nightmare Before Christmas, James And The Giant Peach and the Oscar® and BAFTA nominated Coraline, is moving forward with Academy Award nominated producer Josh Penn (Beasts Of The Southern Wild) and K5 International on his latest feature, The Shadow King.
The Shadow King is a deliciously magical tale about nine-year-old New York orphan Hap, who hides his fantastically weird hands with long fingers from a cruel world. But when a living shadow girl teaches him to make amazing hand shadows that come to life, his hands become incredible weapons in a shadow war against a ravenous monster bent on killing Hap’s brother,...
From the Press Release
Henry Selick, the genius behind The Nightmare Before Christmas, James And The Giant Peach and the Oscar® and BAFTA nominated Coraline, is moving forward with Academy Award nominated producer Josh Penn (Beasts Of The Southern Wild) and K5 International on his latest feature, The Shadow King.
The Shadow King is a deliciously magical tale about nine-year-old New York orphan Hap, who hides his fantastically weird hands with long fingers from a cruel world. But when a living shadow girl teaches him to make amazing hand shadows that come to life, his hands become incredible weapons in a shadow war against a ravenous monster bent on killing Hap’s brother,...
- 2/5/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
After the project was put on hold by Disney, it has now been announced that The Nightmare Before Christmas and Coraline director Henry Selick has partnered with producer Josh Penn and K5 International for his latest stop-motion project, The Shadow King:
“Henry Selick, the genius behind The Nightmare Before Christmas, James And The Giant Peach and the Oscar® and BAFTA nominated Coraline, is moving forward with Academy Award nominated producer Josh Penn (Beasts Of The Southern Wild) and K5 International on his latest feature The Shadow King.
The Shadow King is a deliciously magical tale about nine-year-old New York orphan Hap who hides his fantastically weird hands with long fingers from a cruel world. But when a living shadow girl teaches him to make amazing hand shadows that come to life, his hands become incredible weapons in a shadow war against a ravenous monster bent on killing Hap’s...
“Henry Selick, the genius behind The Nightmare Before Christmas, James And The Giant Peach and the Oscar® and BAFTA nominated Coraline, is moving forward with Academy Award nominated producer Josh Penn (Beasts Of The Southern Wild) and K5 International on his latest feature The Shadow King.
The Shadow King is a deliciously magical tale about nine-year-old New York orphan Hap who hides his fantastically weird hands with long fingers from a cruel world. But when a living shadow girl teaches him to make amazing hand shadows that come to life, his hands become incredible weapons in a shadow war against a ravenous monster bent on killing Hap’s...
- 2/5/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
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