Chris O’Dowd (My Father’s Dragon) and Amy Huberman (A Cat Known as Jam) have signed on to steer the voice solid of Puffin Rock and the New Buddies, a brand new animated function from WestEnd Movies in collaboration with Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon and Northern Eire’s Canine Ears.
The pic is at the moment in post-production, and WestEnd will launch gross sales at EFM the place it is going to be displaying patrons footage of the movie.
Based mostly on the Irish TV collection Puffin Rock, the function is directed by Jeremy Purcell, whose credit embody the animated TV collection Joe and Jack in addition to the unique Puffin Rock collection and the animated options Track of the Sea and The Secret of Kells.
The voice solid is rounded out by Beth McCafferty and Eva Whittaker (Wolfwalkers).
Puffin Rock And The New Buddies will observe favorites from the animated collection, together with Oona, Baba, Could, and Mossy, who’re joined by a brand new solid of characters as Isabelle, Phoenix, and Marvin arrive on the island. The story begins because the final Little Egg of the season disappears underneath mysterious circumstances. Oona and her new associates race in opposition to time to deliver the Little Egg dwelling earlier than an enormous storm hits Puffin Rock and places the complete island in peril.
The pic is “billed as an action-packed story that celebrates our magnificent pure surroundings and options themes of belonging, braveness, and friendship.”
Sara Daddy wrote the screenplay and was the Head Author on the unique collection. The movie is produced by Paul Younger, Tomm Moore, Nora Twomey from Cartoon Saloon, and John McDaid and Fionnuala Deane from Canine Ears, with the function movie created by each studios.
Different crew members embody editor Sophie Borlée, assistant director Lorraine Lordan and artwork administrators Fran Bravo and Stefano Scapolan. The rating consists by Eberg.
The Puffin Rock Film would be the first animated function produced in Northern Eire and is co-funded by Northern Eire Display screen, Display screen Eire, RTÉ, and BBC Alba. Wildcard Distribution can be releasing theatrically in Eire and Northern Eire.
The unique collection was nominated for an Worldwide Emmy, and picked up two Kidscreen Awards and a Royal Tv Award. It was acquired by varied worldwide broadcasters, together with a world cope with Netflix and a Chinese language acquisition by China Nebula Group (CNB), the place it was broadcast on TenCent.
Purcell stated: “Puffin Rock is a superb place to dwell, however what if it simply doesn’t really feel like your private home. Sadly on the earth we dwell in an increasing number of youngsters are being pressured to depart all they’ve identified and transfer someplace new. Puffin Rock and the New Buddies is a narrative of 1 little puffin’s journey to creating associates, discovering happiness and, most significantly, making a brand new place a house.”
Paul Younger, CEO of Cartoon Saloon, added: “I’m very completely satisfied to announce our Puffin Rock function with our good companions Canine Ears, China Nebula Photos, and WestEnd Movies. There are numerous youngsters hungry for some extra adventures with Oona, Baba, and Buddies, and we don’t need to allow them to down! Our film has a number of laughs and thrills for youthful viewers, and for a lot of, we anticipate Puffin Rock and the New Buddies can be their first cinema expertise!”.
