Christian Bale, Florence Pugh, Robert Pattinson lead English dub cast for ‘The Boy And The Heron’
Studio Ghibli‘s upcoming animated film The Boy And The Heron has been revealed.Yesterday (October 17), film distributor GKIDS took to social media to announce the English voice dub cast, which was recorded “in compliance with SAG-AFTRA” during the ongoing Hollywood actors’ strike.The cast, per GKIDS, includes a star-studded roster of performers including Christian Bale, Florence Pugh, Robert Pattinson, Willem Dafoe, Dave Bautista, Mark Hamill, Karen Fukuhara, Gemma Chan and more.See GKIDS’ announcement below.#TheBoyandtheHeron featuring the voices of:CHRISTIAN BALEDAVE BAUTISTAGEMMA CHANWILLEM DAFOEKAREN FUKUHARAMARK HAMILLROBERT PATTINSONFLORENCE PUGHhttps://t.co/wqel2S3guU— GKIDS Films (@GKIDSfilms) October 17, 2023Per a report from Variety, the film’s English voice cast will see Christian Bale voice Shoichi Maki, Dave Bautista as The Parakeet King, Gemma Chan as Natsuko, Willem Dafoe as Noble Pelican, Karen Fukuhara as Lady Himi, Mark Hamill as Granduncle, Robert Pattinson as The Gray Heron and Florence Pugh as Kiriko.Supporting roles will be performed by Luca Padovan as protagonist Mahito Maki and Mamoudou Athie, Tony Revolri and Dan Stevens as the Parakeets.The Boy And The Heron will receive a cinematic release in North America from December 8 onwards, with screenings in IMAX, as well as screenings with the film’s original Japanese version. Tickets are set to go on sale soon.