Chris Sanders, the director of “Dragons”, unveils the trailer for his new feature film: “The Wild Robot”. Adapted from a successful novel, this animated film will arrive in theaters on October 9.
Fourteen years after brilliantly bringing the Dragons of the Book to life How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell, director Chris Sanders – also at work on The Croods and Lilo & Stitch – adapts Peter Brown’s best seller The Wild Robotfor DreamWorks Animation Studios.
Published in 2016, the illustrated novel is the first volume of a trilogy and upon its release ranked No. 1 on the bestseller list of the New York Times.
The adaptation of Wild Robot is revealed today through a first trailer with a visual style completely different from the filmmaker’s previous works. The feature film, which appears hand-drawn, recalls certain scenes from Puss in Boots: The Last Quest.
What is The Wild Robot about?
The following film follows the incredible epic tale of a robot – unit ROZZUM 7134 aka “Roz” – who, after being shipwrecked on a desert island, must learn to adapt to a hostile environment by gradually forming relationships. relationships with the animals of the island. He ends up adopting an orphaned gosling.
An exciting story about learning and self-discovery and the connection between technology and nature that should appeal to both young and old audiences and will remind them of Wall-E from Pixar Studios.
In terms of original voice casting, Lupita Nyong’o (Us, Black Panther) lends her voice to Roz, Pedro Pascal is the fox Fink, Catherine O’Hara (Beetlejuice) doubles the opossum Pinktail, Bill Nighy (Love Actually) is the Longneck goose, Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once) is the robot Vontra while Kit Connor (Heartstopper) doubles the gosling Brightbill.
Mark Hamill, Matt Berry and Ving Rhames are also announced in as yet unspecified roles.
The Wild Robot will be released in our theaters on October 9, 2024. In the meantime, Kung Fu Panda 4, the next film from DreamWorks studios, will be visible in our cinemas from March 27.