Studio Ghibli-Lucasfilm Undertaking Teased – Deadline

UPDATED, 4:15 p.m.: Studio Ghibli set the web abuzz on Thursday when it hinted at a doable collaboration with Lucasfilm. And now, Disney+ has given the mission a reputation — that being Zen – Grogu And Mud Bunnies.

Zen is an authentic, animated quick directed by Katsuya Kondo for Disney+, which was made in celebration of the third anniversary of the streaming service and its acclaimed Star Wars sequence, The Mandalorian.

The hand-drawn piece options music by Ludwig Göransson and can debut on Disney+ on November 12. Take a look at a poster for the quick, unveiled this afternoon, beneath.

PREVIOUSLY, NOVEMBER 10: Studio Ghibli took to Twitter on Thursday to trace at a collaboration with Lucasfilm.

It’s not but clear what the mission is, what medium it’s in or who’s concerned. The revered Japanese animation studio’s video submit merely flashed its personal emblem alongside that of the famed Disney subsidiary, and the latter studio couldn’t be reached for remark this morning.

However the notion of one thing main stemming from the enigmatic message was given some weight when it was retweeted by Walt Disney Photos’ President of Advertising and marketing Asad Ayaz, in a submit which you’ll view beneath.

Based in 1985 by filmmakers Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and Toshio Suzuki, Studio Ghibli is the Oscar-winning firm behind such traditional movies as My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away and Howl’s Shifting Fortress, amongst many others. The corporate most just lately launched the Gorō Miyazaki-directed fantasy Earwig and the Witch, primarily based on the novel of the identical title by Diana Wynne Jones, again in 2020.

Lucasfilm is, after all, the long-lasting manufacturing firm based by George Lucas in 1971, which is greatest recognized for its work on the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises. The corporate notably partnered with seven anime studios only recently on its anthology sequence Star Wars: Visions. Different latest releases embrace the sequence Obi-Wan Kenobi and Andor.

Lucasfilm will launch the sequence Willow, primarily based on its traditional 1988 movie of the identical title, on Disney+ on November 30. Additionally developing for the corporate is the fifth Indiana Jones movie, directed by James Mangold, which is slated for launch on June 30, 2023.

Studio Ghibli’s Twitter tease, and Ayaz’ retweet, will be seen beneath.