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My Father's Dragon (2022 film)
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Wikipedia article
'My Father's Dragon' is an upcoming 2D-animated film directed by Nora Twomey and with a screenplay by Meg LeFauve who co-wrote the story with John Morgan. It is based on the 1948 children's novel of the same name by Ruth Stiles Gannett. Co-produced by Netflix Animation, Cartoon Saloon, Mockingbird Pictures and Parallel Films, the film was originally set for a 2021 premiere on Netflix. but was pushed to November 2022.
Premise
Runaway Elmer Elevator searches for a captive dragon on Wild Island and finds much more than he could ever have anticipated.
Voice cast
* Jacob Tremblay as Elmer Elevator
* Gaten Matarazzo as Boris the Dragon
* Golshifteh Farahani
* Dianne Wiest
* Rita Moreno
* Chris O'Dowd
* Judy Greer
* Alan Cumming
* Yara Shahidi
* Jackie Earle Haley
* Mary Kay Place
* Leighton Meester
* Spence Moore II
* Adam Brody
* Charlyne Yi
* Maggie Lincoln
* Jack Smith
* Whoopi Goldberg
* Ian McShane
* Maggie Linton
Production
In June 2016, it was reported that Cartoon Saloon was developing an adaptation of 'My Father's Dragon', with Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey co-directing it. In November 2018, Netflix announced that it had come on board the project. Twomey was now the sole director.
In April 2022, the cast was revealed along with a first image from the film, and Mychael and Jeff Danna as the composers of the film score.
Release
'My Father's Dragon' will have a world premiere at the 66th BFI London Film Festival on October 8, 2022.
In November 2018, Netflix previously announced that the film would be released in 2021. However, in January 2021, Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos revealed that the film's release could be moved to "2022 or later", to meet Netflix's criteria of releasing six animated features per year. In February 2022, Netflix announced that the film will be released in November 2022.
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