A new UK teaser trailer and poster has been released for Hayao Miyazaki’s new film, The Boy and the Heron. The film comes to the screen from Studio Ghibli and will land in cinemas on Boxing Day, 26th December. Very much looking forward to this one. You can see The Boy and the Heron trailer below.
The film has screened at countless film festivals, most recently the BFI London Film Festival back in October. The film has had some great word of mouth from those screenings. Here’s a little more about the feature.
A young boy named Mahito yearning for his mother ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead. There death comes to an end, and life finds a new beginning. A semi-autobiographical fantasy about life, death and creation, in tribute to friendship from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki.
The English language dubbed version of the film will feature the voices of Christian Bale (Ford v Ferrari, Amsterdam, The Pale Blue Eye), Dave Bautista (Dune, Guardians of the Galaxy), Gemma Chan (The Creator, Eternals, Crazy Rich Asians), Willem Dafoe (At Eternity’s Gate, The Florida Project), Karen Fukuhara (The Boys, Suicide Squad), Mark Hamill (The Machine, House of Usher), Robert Pattinson (The Batman, Tenet,upcoming Mickey 17), and Florence Pugh (Oppenheimer, Black Widow, Little Women). Luca Padovan joins the cast as Mahito Maki, and Mamoudou Athie, Tony Revolori, and Dan Stevens are featured as the Parakeets. US distributor GKIDS handled casting and produced the English version in close consultation with Studio Ghibli, with ADR direction by Michael Sinterniklaas at NYAV Post, and English script adaptation by Stephanie Sheh.
The English language dub was produced in accordance with the SAG-AFTRA Foreign Dubbing Agreement. More on the film as we approach that Christmas release date.
Check out The Boy and the Heron trailer below.
