The Wild Robot Film Details
The Wild Robot is a 2024 American animated science fiction survival film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures. Based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Peter Brown, it was written for the screen and directed by Chris Sanders and features the voices of Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Kit Connor, Bill Nighy, Stephanie Hsu, Mark Hamill, Catherine O’Hara, Matt Berry, and Ving Rhames. The film follows Roz (Nyong’o), a robot shipwrecked on an uninhabited island who must adapt to her surroundings, build relationships with the local wildlife, and become the adoptive mother of an orphaned goose, Brightbill (Connor).
Sanders first encountered the original book through his daughter and years later was offered an opportunity to direct a film adaptation at DreamWorks. The film uses a hand-painted aesthetic, inspired by classic Disney animated films and the works of Hayao Miyazaki. It was the final film to be animated entirely in-house at DreamWorks, as the studio will begin relying heavily on outside vendors for future films. Kris Bowers composed the score, marking his first score for an animated film.
The Wild Robot premiered at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2024, and was released in the United States on September 27. The film received acclaim and has grossed $152.8 million worldwide against a production budget of $78 million. A sequel is in development.
STORY
CAST
- Lupita Nyong’o as ROZZUM unit 7134 (“Roz”), an abandoned robot that was washed onto a forest island and learns to adapt to the new environment. The name of her product line, ROZZUM, and her manufacturer, Universal Dynamics, are references to Rossum’s Universal Robots, the play that created the term “robot”.
- Nyong’o also voices ROZZUM unit 6262 (“Rummage”), a broken robot that was washed onto the same island as Roz, who gives Roz her transponder to return home.
- Pedro Pascal as Fink, a mischievous red fox who is the first animal that Roz helps and befriends.
- Kit Connor as Brightbill, an orphaned runt Canada goose who is raised by Roz as her own son after losing his biological family.
- Boone Storme as Baby Brightbill.
- Catherine O’Hara as Pinktail, a maternal Virginia opossum who gives Roz some advice on raising Brightbill.
- Bill Nighy as Longneck, an old Canada goose who helps Roz understand teaching Brightbill how to fly.
- Stephanie Hsu as Vontra, a squid-like robot that is sent to retrieve Roz.
- Mark Hamill as Thorn, a grizzly bear.
- Matt Berry as Paddler, a beaver that spends his days trying to gnaw down a giant tree.
- Ving Rhames as Thunderbolt, a peregrine falcon who helps Brightbill learn to fly.
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 set to write and direct, Jeff Hermann set to produce, and Sanders’ longtime creative collaborator Dean DeBlois set to serve as executive producer. Other crew members were announced, including production designer Raymond Zibach, editor Mary Blee, and head of story Heidi Jo Gilbert.
Sanders first encountered Brown’s book through his daughter, though he never read it himself. Years later, while looking for his next project at DreamWorks, Sanders was offered an opportunity to direct an adaptation of the book for the studio. Upon reading it, Sanders immediately fell in love with the story and felt he was the right person to adapt it to film. He described the book as “deceptively simple” and “emotionally complex”. Sanders had previously considered the idea of a creature bonding with animals in a forest for his directorial debut Lilo & Stitch (2002). Sanders contacted Brown and would later describe the phone call as critical to the film’s development. Brown told the production team that his intended theme for the book was that kindness could be a survival skill. Sanders sought to weave that theme through the film and felt he achieved that goal. Another theme in the story that Sanders was drawn to was that of motherhood. He felt he had never done a story of this nature before.
Changes were made to the book’s story for the film. In the book, Roz is in constant search of a task but also in the wrong place and with no one to give her tasks. Sanders felt that she risked becoming monotonous at points in the story, so he strived to make Roz constantly interesting and compelling throughout.[13] Some character roles from the book were reduced in order to give others more substantial screen time and impact. The changes to the characters and their roles were also made to prevent the film from becoming too crowded.
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