DreamWorks Animation will showcase a sneak peek of “The Wild Robotic” on the Annecy Animation Competition (June 9-15). The preview footage will happen June 11, hosted by author/director Chris Sanders (co-director of “The way to Practice Your Dragon” and “Lilo & Sew”).
“The Wild Robotic” (September 27, Common), tailored from Peter Brown’s illustrated ebook and produced by Jeff Hermann, explores the bridge between know-how and nature. It’s a couple of robotic known as Roz (Lupita Nyong’o) washed ashore on an uninhabited island, who should embark on a journey of survival and discovery when she inadvertently turns into the protector of an orphaned gosling chook.
The all-star voice forged additionally consists of Pedro Pascal as fox Fink, Catherine O’Hara as opossum Pinktail, Invoice Nighy as goose Longneck, Package Connor as gosling Brightbill, and Stephanie Hsu as robotic Vontra; plus Matt Berry, Ving Rhames, and Mark Hamill.
The preview can be adopted later that night by a extra in-depth panel dialogue in regards to the movie‘s influences of impressionism and basic animation, led by manufacturing designer Raymond Zibach, head of story Heidi Jo Gilbert, head of character animation Jakob Hjort Jensen, VFX supervisor Jeff Budsberg, and head of look Baptiste Van Opstal.
The night will conclude with an outside screening of the landmark “The way to Practice Your Dragon” (directed by Sanders and Dean DeBlois) in honor of DreamWorks Animation’s thirtieth anniversary this 12 months.