English-language voice cast for THE BOY AND HERON includes Christian Bale and Robert Pattinson

After unveiling the primary trailer final month for The Boy and the Heron, the much-anticipated animated movie from Hayao Miyazaki, GKIDS has introduced the English-language voice cast which includes Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Gemma Chan, Willem Dafoe, Karen Fukuhara, Mark Hamill, Robert Pattinson, Florence Pugh. The voice cast additionally options Luca Padovan, Tony Revolori, and Dan Stevens.

I’m positive it’s not misplaced on anybody that the English voice cast includes two actors who’ve portrayed Batman in the identical movie.

Check out the official press launch under:

GKIDS, the acclaimed producer and distributor of award-winning animation from across the globe, has introduced the English voice cast for acclaimed Oscar-winning filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki’s new characteristic, THE BOY AND THE HERON. The English language dubbed model of the movie will characteristic 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 because the Parakeets. GKIDS dealt with casting and produced the English model in shut session with Studio Ghibli, with ADR path 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.

GKIDS will deliver THE BOY AND THE HERON to cinemas nationwide on December 8, 2023 in each the unique Japanese and English language variations. The newest characteristic from Japan’s celebrated animation home, Studio Ghibli, begins particular preview engagements on November 22 earlier than increasing to cinemas nationwide and in Canada on December 8, 2023. The hand-drawn, animated characteristic – director Miyazaki’s first characteristic movie in 10 years – is an unique story written and directed by Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki, produced by Academy Award-nominee and co-founder Toshio Suzuki, and that includes a musical rating from Miyazaki’s long-time collaborator Joe Hisaishi. Its theme music, “Spinning Globe,” was written and carried out by international J-pop celebrity Kenshi Yonezu.

THE BOY AND THE HERON made its worldwide premiere as Opening Night Gala of the forty eighth Toronto International Film Festival on September 7. Tickets to all 5 TIFF screenings bought out in file time, and the movie obtained glowing evaluations and positioned prime three for the TIFF People’s Choice Awards. The movie made its U.S. premiere on the New York Film Festival, its European Premiere because the Opening Night of San Sebastian International Film Festival, and made its UK premiere on the BFI London Film Festival. The movie will probably be introduced in IMAX at LA’s Chinese Theater on October 18 as Opening Night of the Animation is Film Festival.

GKIDS has a long-standing partnership with Studio Ghibli and handles North American distribution for the studio’s famed library of movies throughout all theatrical, house video, digital, and streaming platforms. The firm has launched Studio Ghibli’s most up-to-date movies in theaters nationwide, together with the Academy Award-nominated The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, the Academy Award-nominated When Marnie Was There, From Up on Poppy Hill and extra. Since 2017, GKIDS has produced the annual Ghibli Fest, a month-to-month nationwide theatrical program of Studio Ghibli movie screenings in over 800 theaters throughout the nation. The collection continues this yr with a give attention to the movies of Hayao Miyazaki.

Bale is represented by WME, Viewpoint and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson & Christopher. Bautista is repped by CAA, Meisner Entertainment Group’s Jonathan Meisner, Kovert Creative and Jackoway Austen Tyerman’s Karl Austen. Chan is represented by Independent, WME and M88. Dafoe is represented by Circle of Confusion, WME and Narrative. Fukuhara is represented by UTA and Stride Management. Hamill is represented by Gersh, R&CPMK and Robert M. Lange. Pattinson is represented by WME, Curtis Brown, 3 Arts Entertainment, Narrative and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern. Pugh is represented by CAA, Brillstein Entertainment Partners, Shelter PR and Gregory Slewett from JSSK.