The Wild Robot

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The Wild Robot
Cinematography
Directed by	Chris Sanders
Produced by	Jeff Hermann
Executive Producer(s)	Dean DeBlois Ellen Goldsmith-Vein Peter Brown
Co-Producer(s)	Heather Lanza
Written by	Chris Sanders
Based on	"The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown
Starring	Lupita Nyong'o Pedro Pascal Kit Connor Bill Nighy Stephanie Hsu Mark Hamill Catherine O'Hara
Music by	Kris Bowers
Editing by	Mary Blee
Production company(s)	DreamWorks Animation The Gotham Group Little Brown & Company
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date(s)	September 8, 2024 (TIFF) September 27, 2024
Language	English
Chronology
Preceded by	Kung Fu Panda 4
Followed by	Dog Man

The Wild Robot is an upcoming American computer-animated science fiction adventure drama film based on the book of the same name. It was written and directed by Chris Sanders, produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures. It will be the studio's 47th feature film.

Synopsis

The movie follows the epic journey of a robot — ROZZUM unit 7134, "Roz" for short — that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling.

Voice Cast

• Lupita Nyong'o as Roz
• Pedro Pascal as Fink
• Kit Connor as Brightbill
• Stephanie Hsu as Vontra
• Catherine O'Hara as Pinktail
• Bill Nighy as Longneck
• Mark Hamill as Thorn
• Matt Berry as Paddler
• Ving Rhames as Thunderbolt

Production

Development

On September 28, 2023, DreamWorks Animation announced an animated film adaptation of the book series The Wild Robot by Peter Brown, with Chris Sanders writing and directing, Jeff Hermann producing, and Sanders' longtime creative collaborator Dean DeBlois executive producing. Other crew members have also been revealed, including production designer Raymond Zibach, editor Mary Blee, and head of story Heidi Jo Gilbert.

It will be the last film to be animated entirely by DreamWorks Animation in-house studios in Glendale. Cartoon Brew reported in October 2023 that DreamWorks was moving away from producing films in-house to rely more on outsourcing to other studios after 2024, as part of a layoff by chief operating officer Randy Lake in a series of meetings the previous month. According to the report, Sony Pictures Imageworks in Canada was named as the animation producer for one of DreamWorks' two unannounced films scheduled for release in 2025.

In March 2024, the cast list for the film was revealed as Lupita Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal, Catherine O'Hara, Bill Nighy, Kit Connor, Stephanie Hsu, Mark Hamill, Matt Berry, and Ving Rhames.

It was also revealed that Kris Bowers is set to compose the film's original score for The Wild Robot, marking his first score for an animated film. He is also the first person of color to score a DreamWorks film.

On April 23, 2024, it was announced that the released date for The Wild Robot moved one week later from its original release date, September 20, 2024.

Gallery

Promotional

Miscellaneous

Roz and Brightbill

Videos

THE WILD ROBOT - Official Trailer

The Wild Robot - Official Trailer 2

The Wild Robot - Wild

The Wild Robot - Biggest Dream Featuring “Birds of a Feather” by Billie Eilish

The Wild Robot - A Wild Vision

ドリームワークス・アニメーションの新作『野生の島のロズ』 はロボットと野生の動物たちの感動の物語【2025年2月7日公開】

The Wild Robot - feat. Maren Morris

The Wild Robot - Maren Morris Announcement

EXCLUSIVE CLIP- Raccoons Attack THE WILD ROBOT! (New DreamWorks Movie)

THE WILD ROBOT SNEAK PEEK- A Goose That... Can't Swim?

The Wild Robot - Final Trailer

Trivia

• This is the final DreamWorks film to be fully animated in-house by the studio before they begin to rely more on outsourcing to other animation companies.
• The film has a similar style to Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.
• The film will mark the return of Chris Sanders in the director's chair for a DreamWorks film following The Croods.
• This is the second DreamWorks Animation film to be released in September following Abominable (2019).
• This is the first film since The Croods: A New Age to be released in IMAX.
• This is the first DreamWorks Animation film to feature a robot, and therefore, genderless character as the main protagonist.
• This is the twenty-fifth DreamWorks Animation film to be presented in the 2.39:1 widescreen aspect ratio, after Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Kung Fu Panda, Monsters vs. Aliens, How to Train Your Dragon, Shrek Forever After, Megamind, Kung Fu Panda 2, Puss in Boots, The Croods, Turbo, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Kung Fu Panda 3, Trolls, The Boss Baby, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Trolls World Tour, The Croods: A New Age, Spirit Untamed, The Boss Baby: Family Business, The Bad Guys, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken, Trolls Band Together and Kung Fu Panda 4.
• This is the eleventh DreamWorks Animation film not to be composed by Harry Gregson-Williams, Hans Zimmer, John Powell, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Henry Jackman, Lorne Balfe, Steve Mazzaro, or Theodore Shapiro, as the film is composed by Kris Bowers; the first ten being 2005's Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (which was composed by Julian Nott), 2012's Rise of the Guardians (which was composed by Alexandre Desplat), 2013's The Croods (which was composed by Alan Silvestri), 2014's Mr. Peabody & Sherman (which was composed by Danny Elfman), 2016's Trolls (which was composed by Christophe Beck), 2020's The Croods: A New Age (which was composed by Mark Mothersbaugh), 2021's Spirit Untamed (which was composed by Amie Doherty), 2022's The Bad Guys (which was composed by Daniel Pemberton) and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (which was composed by Heitor Pereira), and 2023's Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (which was composed by Stephanie Economou).
• The Wild Robot is the second DreamWorks Animation film to be released on September 27th, after Abominable.

External links

• The Wild Robot on Dreamworks
• The Wild Robot on Wikipedia
• The Wild Robot on IMDb

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Media Films: The Wild Robot Characters Main Characters: Roz • Fink • Brightbill Support Characters: Pinktail • Longneck • Vontra • Thorn • Paddler • Thunderbolt See also Cast: Lupita Nyong'o (Roz) • Pedro Pascal (Fink) • Kit Connor (Brightbill) • Catherine O'Hara (Pinktail) • Bill Nighy (Longneck) • Mark Hamill (Thorn) Crew: Chris Sanders • Dean DeBlois

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