By SDCN Editor
San Diego, CA–DreamWorks Animation is set to bring Peter Brown’s beloved, award-winning novel, “The Wild Robot,” to the big screen.
This adaptation of the #1 New York Times bestseller promises to capture the hearts of both young and old, just as the book did. Stay tuned for more updates on this exciting new film that brings Brown’s enchanting story to life.
The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot—ROZZUM unit 7134, “Roz” for short — that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling.
“The Wild Robot” stars Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o (Us, The Black Panther franchise) as robot Roz, Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us, The Mandalorian) as Fox Fink, Emmy winner Catherine O’Hara (Schitt’s Creek, Best in Show) as opossum Pinktail, Oscar nominee Bill Nighy (Living, Love Actually) as goose Longneck, Kit Connor (Heartstopper, Rocketman) as gosling Brightbill, and Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Fall Guy) as Vontra, a robot who intersects with Roz’s life on the island.
The film also features the voice talents of Emmy-winning pop-culture icon Mark Hamill (Star Wars franchise, The Boy and the Heron), Matt Berry (What We Do in the Shadows, The SpongeBob Movie franchise), and Golden Globe winner and Emmy nominee Ving Rhames (Mission: Impossible films, Pulp Fiction).
A powerful story about the discovery of self, a thrilling examination of the bridge between technology and nature and a moving exploration of what it means to be alive and connected to all living things, “The Wild Robot” is written and directed by three-time Oscar nominee Chris Sanders—the writer-director of DreamWorks Animation’s “How to Train Your Dragon,” The Croods,” and Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch”—and is produced by Jeff Hermann (DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby 2: Family Business; co-producer, Kung Fu Panda franchise).
Peter Brown’s “The Wild Robot,” an illustrated middle-grade novel first published in 2016, became a phenomenon, rocketing to #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. The book has since inspired a trilogy that now includes “The Wild Robot Escapes” and “The Wild Robot Protects.” Brown’s work on the series and his other bestselling books have earned him a Caldecott Honor, a Horn Book Award, two E.B. White Awards, two E.B. White Honors, a Children’s Choice Award for Illustrator of the Year, two Irma Black Honors, a Golden Kite Award, and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book Award.
“The Wild Robot” will be released in theaters on September 27.
