Rita Moreno, Whoopi Goldberg, Jacob Tremblay Among Voice Cast for Cartoon Saloon’s ‘My Father’s Dragon’ at Netflix
thewrap.comNetflix has unveiled the voice cast for its upcoming animated film “My Father’s Dragon,” which is the next feature from the award-winning studio behind “Wolfwalkers” and “The Secret of Kells” Cartoon Saloon.
Jacob Tremblay will lead a voice cast that also includes Gaten Matarazzo, 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 with Whoopi Goldberg and Ian McShane.Nora Twomey (“The Breadwinner”) is directing “My Father’s Dragon” based on Ruth Stiles Gannett’s Newbery Award winning book of the same name.
Meg LeFauve (“Inside Out”) wrote the screenplay based on a screen story by LeFauve and John Morgan. “My Father’s Dragon” is the fifth animated feature for the animation studio based out of Kilkenny, Ireland.“My Father’s Dragon” is the story of a boy who, struggling to cope after a move to the city with his mother, runs away in search of Wild Island and a young dragon who waits to be rescued.
The boy’s adventures introduce him to ferocious beasts, a mysterious island and the friendship of a lifetime.Bonnie Curtis and Julie Lynn are producing for Mockingbird Pictures, and Paul Young is producing for Cartoon Saloon.
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