Sean Bean => Flicks & Films => Topic started by: patch on June 19, 2018, 06:20:20 PM
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Honor Kneafsey has been in the studio recording for upcoming animated feature 'Wolfwalkers'. Honor will voice the lead role of Robyn the daughter of Bill (voiced by Sean Bean).
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https://twitter.com/aj_management/status/1009020038798626816
Wolfwalkers
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5198068/?ref_=nv_sr_1
When Simon McBurney & the gang from wolfwalkers says that your @coffeeinacone is good it must be ! #theramblingrosie #mobilecoffeebar #wolfwalkers #simonmcburney #seanbean #winteriscoming
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http://screenanarchy.com/2017/03/wolfwalkers-watch-the-full-proof-of-concept-trailer-for-tomm-moores-next.html
WOLFWALKERS Concept Trailer (2017) Cartoon Saloon Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZdv_f9f5Jo
http://www.cartoonsaloon.ie/
https://www.facebook.com/cartoonsaloonireland/
https://twitter.com/wolfwalkersfilm
https://twitter.com/hashtag/wolfwalkers
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It’s Official: Apple Has Picked Up Rights To Cartoon Saloon’s ‘Wolfwalkers’
It’s official: Apple’s soon-to-launch video service has acquired the rights to Tomm Moore and Cartoon Saloon’s next film Wolfwalkers. The news was confirmed by Deadline on Saturday evening, but Bloomberg first reported the negotiations between Apple and Cartoon Saloon last June.
Moore, who has directed the Oscar-nominated films The Secret of Kells and Song of the Sea, will co-direct the film with longtime collaborator Ross Stewart, who was the art director of The Secret of Kells, and co-directed with Moore the Cartoon Saloon sequence in the anthology feature The Prophet. “Since we came up with the idea many years ago it felt natural that we would co-direct this film together,” Moore told Cartoon Brew
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/its-official-apple-has-picked-up-rights-to-cartoon-saloons-wolfwalkers-163868.html
Cartoon Saloon's Wolfwalkers Behind-the-Scenes Trailer - Kilkenny, Ireland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NW2QZJSglQ
Apple buys animated film from Kilkenny-based Cartoon Saloon
Bloomberg reported in June that Apple was in negotiations with the Kilkenny-based company over the film, which will reportedly star Sean Bean. Cartoon Studio founder Thom Moore confirmed a deal had been agreed in a tweet sent on Monday.
According to IMDB, Wolfwalkers, which is scheduled for release in either 2020 or 2021, tells the story of a young apprentice hunter called Robyn who comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last pack of wolves. However, her life changes though after she saves a native girl, Mebh, which leads to her discovery of the Wolfwalkers and transforms her into the very thing her father is tasked to destroy.
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/media-and-marketing/apple-buys-animated-film-from-kilkenny-based-cartoon-saloon-1.3625369
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https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/irish-independent/20200505/282003264591056
https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/goin-to-toon-irish-animation-productions-see-372m-spend-39181133.html?fbclid=IwAR1aYYDNMsDrP3dN6XhCF9VZbTIfOKDbwkXgOQkf227c4Dxr2l59DC84IfY
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5198068/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_3
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Annecy: Tomm Moore Reveals Inspirations Behind Cartoon Saloon’s ‘Wolfwalkers’
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One of the most anticipated sessions at Annecy Festival Online this week was the “Work in Progress” look at Cartoon Saloon’s upcoming fall movie Wolfwalkers. Directors Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart and art director Maria Pareja offered a rich collection of character designs, art, animatics and excerpts from the beautifully crafted 2D feature while discussing some of their inspirations, research work and artistic goals for the movie.
The extensively researched film, which will be released by Apple TV+ later this fall, is set in Ireland in the mid-17th century. It tells the story of Robyn, a young English apprentice hunter who comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last pack of wolves in the country. Her life changes after she saves a native girl named Mebh, who leads her to the discovery of the wolfwalkers and her transformation into the very thing her father (voiced by Sean Bean) is tasked to destroy.
https://www.animationmagazine.net/features/annecy-tomm-moore-reveals-inspirations-behind-cartoon-saloons-wolfwalkers/?fbclid=IwAR0G2WlhCsOXwSF8NK7qjk5NCYPqAKtEtQRTPEHCAOZ2Qlh0bJ-x-GjK6Y8
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I thought this was going to be a project like Snow Queen (I'm not saying it was bad).
But, I didn't realize the prestige behind this animation studio. I'm very intrigued and excited for this, however, I hope that it will get a theatrical and a physical media release... I am so sick of subscription only.
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Irish animation 'Wolfwalkers' headed to Apple TV+ after world premiere
Irish animated feature 'Wolfwalkers' will have its world premiere at the 45th Toronto International Film Festival. It will later have a theatrical release before making its way to Apple TV+.
'Wolfwalkers' will stream around the world on Apple TV+ following its theatrical run in late 2020.
https://entertainment.ie/cinema/movie-news/irish-animation-wolfwalkers-headed-to-apple-tv-after-world-premiere-460821/?fbclid=IwAR3blYPWLj7hIo8e8d_6WtR7ExcSaElyNccdsH3oC2S8Vn7bR5kNe21AQqo
https://web-content-tff.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/TIFF_2020_guide.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2bnU2iHf-3oBmczTnq7XX3RYqFOXqIcrpb3qk-7txZX_nbYc237pBdirA
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WolfWalkers: Song Of The Sea Director Tomm Moore Presents Another Irish Folktale – Exclusive Image
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“Because it had been the capital of the Catholic Confederacy, Cromwell’s aim was to crush Kilkenny,” Moore tells Empire in the new issue. “And he did a good job of it!” If that’s the context, the tale itself is one of shape-shifting wolves, the connection between a wild Irish girl and the English hunter girl who stumbles upon her, whose hunter father Bill who is not only voiced by Sean Bean, but visually modelled after him too. “We drew the dad to look like Sean Bean from his Sharpe era,” Moore tells Empire. “He just looks a bit like a dad to me! We were really delighted when he agreed to do the voice.”
https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/wolfwalkers-song-of-the-sea-tomm-moore-irish-folktale-exclusive-image/?fbclid=IwAR1uqXuNbpNXdekxfZtHWAIQEGSAKfjbNogUVS0EqFFwisK8q-0gjUcaUZg
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Apple TV+ Drops Teaser Trailer for Tomm Moore’s ‘Wolfwalkers’
The world will soon again feast on the sumptuous 2D animated mastery of two-time Oscar-nominated director Tomm Moore when his new Apple Original Film, Wolfwalkers, debuts in theatres and Apple TV+ later this year. For now, we only have this teaser trailer; folks taking part in the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival, however, will get access to the film’s North American premiere.
Wolfwalkers, directed by Moore (Song of the Sea, The Secret of Kells) and Ross Stewart (The Secret of Kells), is set in a time of superstition and magic, and tells the story of a young apprentice hunter, Robyn Goodfellowe, who journeys to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last wolf pack. While exploring the forbidden lands outside the city walls, Robyn befriends a free-spirited girl, Mebh, a member of a mysterious tribe rumored to have the ability to transform into wolves by night. As they search for Mebh’s missing mother, Robyn uncovers a secret that draws her further into the enchanted world of the Wolfwalkers and risks turning into the very thing her father is tasked to destroy.
Wolfwalkers stars Honor Kneafsey, Eva Whitaker, Sean Bean, Simon McBurney, Tommy Tiernan, Jon Kenny, John Morton, and Maria Doyle Kennedy. It’s produced by Paul Young, Nora Twomey, Tomm Moore and Stéphan Roelants, from a screenplay by Will Collins. The film is co-produced by the award-winning animation studios Cartoon Saloon (Oscar and Golden Globe nominee, The Breadwinner) and Melusine Productions (Oscar nominee Ernest & Celestine); it will stream globally on Apple TV+ following its theatrical run.
https://www.awn.com/news/apple-tv-drops-teaser-trailer-tomm-moores-wolfwalkers
Wolfwalkers — Official Teaser | Apple TV+
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj72cf3x5KM
🐺 Wolfwalkers (2020) - Official Movie Poster
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Wolfwalkers at 45th Toronto International Film Festival
The Oscar-nominated animation studio behind The Secret of the Kells returns with the tale of a magical, unlikely friendship between two girls in 17th-century Ireland.
The Oscar-nominated animation studio behind the TIFF selections The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea, and The Breadwinner returns with the tale of an unlikely — and magical — friendship between two girls in 17th-century Ireland.
Wolfwalkers opens during Oliver Cromwell’s brutal colonization of Ireland, in the county of Kilkenny, which has fallen to English settlers after a bloody siege. On Cromwell’s orders, a young apprentice hunter, Robyn Goodfellowe (voiced by Honor Kneafsey), and her father, Bill (Game of Thrones’ Sean Bean), are sent from England to track and kill the last of the wolves that live in woods outside the city walls. Adventurous and rebellious, Robyn sneaks into the woods and discovers a world unlike any she’s ever known. There she meets Mebh (Eva Whittaker), a wild girl who was raised by wolves, and through her unique new friend begins to realize it’s not the forest that should be feared, but the “townies.” But, as she grows closer to the forest world, her relationship with her father is put to the test, as Robyn herself becomes one of the very things he is ordered to obliterate.
The final instalment in directors Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart’s “Irish folklore trilogy” is a stunning testament to their singular animation style and storytelling skills. With visual references to pre-Celtic imagery and Studio Ghibli alike — and some catchy songs — Wolfwalkers is an instant classic for all ages.
This film is eligible for the People's Choice Award. Vote for your favourite films at tiff.net/vote.
Showtimes
Sat, Sep 12
Online at Bell Digital Cinema
Streaming in Canada. Available from:
6:00pm
https://tiff.net/events/wolfwalkers
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I really hope for an eventual Blu Ray release... Too many subscription services in my opinion.
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We're delighted to announce that you can preorder the Wolfwalkers board game and puzzles now at the link in our highlighted board game story.
In this original board game, you can choose to play competitively or cooperatively as WolfWalkers.
The objective of the game is to complete a wolf soul before soldiers find its Lair. Find the best roads through the woods, collect runes, buy different tiles, avoid the soldiers and collect wolf souls. Will you be brave enough?
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Wolfwalkers releases in Irish and UK cinemas from Friday, October 30th
Wildcard Distribution has announced that it will be bringing the highly anticipated animated feature Wolfwalkers to Irish and UK cinemas from Friday, October 30th with previews from Monday 26th October.
The third animated feature from two-time Academy Award®-nominee Tomm Moore (The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea) and Ross Stewart, co-produced by Cartoon Saloon and Melusine Productions, will have its world premiere at the 45th Toronto International Film Festival this weekend. It has also just been announced for the prestigious BFI London Film Festival next month
http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4293606&tpl=archnews&force=1
TIFF 2020: How Hand-Crafted Animation Turned ‘Wolfwalkers’ into an Irish Folklore Tour de Force
With “Wolfwalkers,” Cartoon Saloon has achieved a hand-animated tour de force in completing its Irish folklore trilogy, led by Oscar-nominated director Tomm Moore (“Song of the Sea,” “The Secret of Kells”) and art director-turned director Ross Stewart. The mystical adventure about two young girls saving the hunted wolf population of Kilkenny (home of Cartoon Saloon) in the mid-17th century offers a compelling story about female empowerment and animal rights, told with a bold visual aesthetic. The Oscar contender from Apple makes its North American premiere at TIFF this Saturday followed by a theatrical run by GKids and streaming on Apple TV+ later this year.
Moore had great ambitions and twice the budget on “Wolfwalkers,” and he entrusted more responsibility to Stewart after his enormous visual contributions to “Song of the Sea” and “The Secret of Kells.” This was important in designing the two contrasting worlds of the town (rigid line work) and forest (warm curves), which carried over into the character designs as well. Whereas Robyn, Mebh, and the wolves are drawn as round and loose, Robyn’s father and the rest of the townspeople are more solid and square.
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https://www.indiewire.com/2020/09/wolfwalkers-hand-crafted-animation-irish-folklore-1234585696/
Robin's father Wolf Hunter Sean Bean
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https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ja&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fchild-film.com%2Fwolfwalkers%2F%23conetnts_wrapper
https://child-film.com/wolfwalkers/#conetnts_wrapper
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WOLFWALKERS Q&A | TIFF 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjp9BJ9Ht5c
About casting Sean Bean at 11.55 min.
Release Dates
10 October 2020 (London Film Festival)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5198068/releaseinfo?ref_=tt_dt_dt
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Cartoon Saloon to home-premiere Wolfwalkers at Kilkenny Animated
Local audiences will get their first chance to see the exciting new Cartoon Saloon film next month during the Kilkenny Animated festival.
Wolfwalkers had it’s world premiere to huge critical acclaim over the weekend as part of the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival.
The annual festival of local & global animation is hosted every year by the four-time Oscar-nominated local studio.
This year it’s on from from October 2nd to 4th as Co-director Tom Moore outlines “Our home town premiere’s going to be a screening & it’ll be in stages, only 50 people at a time can go in, but we’re going to be screening it non-stop for a couple of days over the festival so hopefully people will get a chance to see it then ahead of the release on the 13 of October but it’ll be in the cinemas from 30 October right through the month of November so I’m hoping that everyone will get a chance to get out and get off their couch & go see it in the cinema and in a cinema experience”.
Co-Director Ross Stewart says “The only kindof feedback that we could see was from like a live feed on Twitter, people sharing their opinions on it but thankfully everyone has, well nearly everyone, has very positive reviews but yeah it is a shame to not have a premiere in a big building where you can guage the audiences response in live time they laugh at the jokes or cry at the sad parts”.
Ross adds that the star-studded cast also includes loads of Kilkenny locals noting “For the actual cast itself because we had a few stars like Sean Bean in there we wanted to get in, for the Kilkenny people, we wanted to get real people who lived in Kilkenny with the proper accent and that so all of the crowds and all of the kids, all of the the tertiary or secondary characters, they’re all Kilkenny people or people that have a good Kilkenny accent so it’s authentic that way”.
https://kclr96fm.com/cartoon-saloon-to-home-premiere-wolfwalkers-at-kilkenny-animated/
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New York Comic Con: ‘Wolfwalkers’, ‘Jurassic World’, ‘Love And Monsters’, ‘Smallville’ And More Set For Confab’s Metaverse
After unveiling their first wave of programming last week, New York Comic Con and MCM Comic Con’s Metaverse have even more panels and entertainment to feed your fandom. The all-digital confab is set to take place October 8-11 via the New York Comic Con YouTube channel.
This year’s edition will include everything the in-person event offers all in the comfort of your own home. They will stream exclusive panels as well as addition content and programming including a look at the Apple film Wolfwalkers,
Inside the World of Wolfwalkers from Apple TV+
Join directors Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart for a deeper look at Wolfwalkers, a new Apple Original Film. Alongside Cartoon Saloon’s Maria Pareja (production designer), Sandra Andersen (character designer), and Mark Mullery (assistant director), they’ll offer insights into the creative process and answer questions directly from fans.
https://deadline.com/2020/09/new-york-comic-con-wolfwalkers-jurassic-park-cretaceous-love-and-monsters-ozzy-osbourne-smallville-metaverse-reedpop-1234578403/
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Oct 8 7:05 P.M.CEST
Inside the World of Wolfwalkers from Apple TV+
https://www.findthemetaverse.com/schedule
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AFI Fest Unveils Lineup With ‘Belushi,’ ‘Dead Presidents,’ ‘Citizen Penn’
The American Film Institute has unveiled its lineup of 124 films
AFI Fest, which is going virtual this year without the usual glitzy Hollywood premieres at the TCL Chinese Theatre
Tickets go on sale on Oct. 7. Here’s the lineup:
WOLFWALKERS: Robyn befriends wild girl Mebh while exploring the magical forest outside an Irish town’s walls and undergoes a transformation in this adventurous animated film from THE SECRET OF KELLS creators, Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart. DIR Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart. SCR Will Collins. CAST Honor Kneafsey, Eva Whittaker, Sean Bean, Simon McBurney, Tommy Tiernan, Maria Doyle Kennedy. Luxembourg, Ireland, USA
https://variety.com/2020/film/news/afi-fest-belushi-dead-presidents-citrizen-penn-1234794471/
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New York Comic Con Schedule: Every TV and Movie Panel, from ‘Walking Dead’ to ‘Evil’
1:05 PM — Wolfwalkers (Apple TV+)
Join directors Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart for a deeper look at Wolfwalkers, a new Apple Original Film. Alongside Cartoon Saloon’s Maria Pareja (production designer), Sandra Andersen (character designer), and Mark Mullery (assistant director), they’ll offer insights into the creative process and answer questions directly from fans. From Cartoon Saloon, the Oscar®-nominated animation studio behind The Secret of Kells and co-produced with Mélusine Productions, comes a magical tale of an unlikely friendship between two girls in 17th-century Ireland. A young apprentice hunter, Robyn Goodfellowe (voiced by Honor Kneafsey), and her father, Bill (Game of Thrones’ Sean Bean), journey to Ireland to help wipe out the last wolf pack. But everything changes when Robyn befriends a free-spirited girl named Mebh (Eva Whittaker) from a mysterious tribe rumored to transform into wolves by night. Coming Soon to Apple TV+.
Watch on YouTube
https://decider.com/2020/10/07/nycc-2020-tv-movie-panel-schedule-how-to-stream/
Inside the World of Wolfwalkers from Apple TV+
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIRqP20reY8&feature=youtu.be
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Wolfwalkers Film | Apple TV+ share a glimpse Inside the World of Wolfwalkers
Join directors Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart for a deeper look at Wolfwalkers, a new Apple Original Film starring Sean Bean and Honor Kneafsey.
Alongside Cartoon Saloon’s Maria Pareja (production designer), Sandra Andersen (character designer), and Mark Mullery (assistant director), the director duo offers insight into the creative process and answer questions directly from fans.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIRqP20reY8&feature=youtu.be
Wolfwalkers — Official Trailer l Apple TV+
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_Z_tybgPgg
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A new #movieposter has been released for the Apple original film #Wolfwalkers.
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I think I may figured out a major twist for the Wolfwalkers movie based on the trailer. I think the Sean Bean dad in the movie is also a wolfwalker, as he and the big grey-black wolf defending the Robyn girl (as a wolf) at the end both have same eye color (and a similar brow?).
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https://twitter.com/Theozilla01/status/1314429487564484609
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London Cinemas Showing Wolfwalkers
UK and Irish Cinemas Showing Wolfwalkers
https://www.londonnet.co.uk/films/wolfwalkers/
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Enjoy a walk with the wolves at Sheffield cinema
https://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/enjoy-walk-wolves-sheffield-cinema-3008133
https://www.showroomworkstation.org.uk/wolfwalkers
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Watch This New Prologue For WOLFWALKERS
Apple TV+ has unveiled this new legendary prologue here below for “Wolfwalkers.” In the cover of darkness, the Wolfwalkers come out to play. Discover the lost legend of the #Wolfwalkers. Coming November 13 to theaters and on Apple TV+ December 11.
An Apple Original Film, “Wolfwalkers” is the latest from two-time Academy Award-nominated director Tomm Moore (“Song of the Sea,” “The Secret of Kells”) and director Ross Stewart (“The Secret of Kells”), and co-produced by the award-winning animation studios Cartoon Saloon (Oscar and Golden Globe nominee, “The Breadwinner”) and Melusine Productions (Oscar nominee, “Ernest & Celestine”). GKIDS will theatrically release “Wolfwalkers” on November 13th and the film will stream around the world on AppleTV+ on December 11th.
https://www.ramascreen.com/watch-this-new-prologue-for-wolfwalkers/
Wolfwalkers — Legendary Prologue | Apple TV+
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnY27zO1pHg
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Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart’s ‘Wolfwalkers’ Hits U.S. Theaters November 13
The Apple Original Film about a young girl confronting something mysterious and unexpected in the wolfpack she and her father are hunting down, is being distributed domestically by GKIDS; produced by Cartoon Saloon and Melusine Productions, the film premieres December 11 on Apple TV+.
GKIDS is bringing Wolfwalkers to U.S. cinemas nationwide, with the film set to open in 500 theaters starting November 13. Tickets are available now at WolfwalkersMovie.com, and participating theater box offices. The U.S. theatrical release will include multi-day event screenings in partnership with Fathom Events on November 13, 14, and 15, as well as simultaneous full theatrical runs with Landmark, Angelika, LA’s Vineland drive-in, and other independent theaters nationwide and in Canada starting November 13. The film premieres globally on Apple TV+ on Friday, December 11.
An Apple Original Film, Wolfwalkers is the latest from two-time Academy Award-nominated director Tomm Moore (Song of the Sea, The Secret of Kells) and director Ross Stewart (The Secret of Kells), and co-produced by the award-winning animation studios Cartoon Saloon and Melusine Productions.
Wolfwalker made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival this year and won the top audience award at AFI Fest; the first time an animated film has taken home the prize. The film currently has a Metacritic scale of 94, and is 95% positive on Rotten Tomatoes, making it one of the best reviewed films of the year.
https://www.awn.com/news/tomm-moore-and-ross-stewarts-wolfwalkers-hits-us-theaters-november-13
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Wolfwalkers Creators Break Down the Film's True Villain & Message of Tolerance
Wolfwalkers creators Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart discussed how colonialism was the real villain, why the lead characters had to be girls and more.
https://www.cbr.com/wolfwalkers-interview-tomm-moore-ross-stewart/
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"Let him know that he's going to survive - and maybe he'll take the part" - #Wolfwalkers' Co-Director @TommMoore
on the secret to securing the talents of Sean Bean for your movie #MAF2020
https://twitter.com/mcranimation/status/1329162750287896580
Lots of people asking if there'll be a #Wolfwalkers DVD at some point in the future. According to Co-Director @TommMoore,
anything could happen: "I just don't know at this stage... maybe there will be an Irish language DVD? I just don't know" #MAF2020
https://twitter.com/mcranimation/status/1329163527727288324
https://www.manchesteranimationfestival.co.uk/
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Critics Choice Super Awards FILM NOMINATIONS
Designed to honor popular forms of entertainment for both movies and series, the virtual pre-recorded television presentation honoring superhero, science fiction/fantasy, horror, action and animation will air Sunday, January 10, 2021 on the CW as a two-hour special at 8 pm ET/PT.
BEST ANIMATED MOVIE
Wolfwalkers (Apple / GKIDS)
BEST VOICE ACTRESS IN AN ANIMATED MOVIE
Honor Kneafsey – Wolfwalkers (Apple / GKIDS)
https://deadline.com/2020/11/palm-springs-lovecraft-country-lead-critcs-choice-super-awards-nominations-1234618498/?fbclid=IwAR39GvY_iBRprKDLobi60vWOT_K6Sr1gq2A7xq6bq0RlGvCHNxlvs3Oyjl4
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Wolfwalkers' directors on difficulty of hiring British actors to play British villains in Irish movies
The new Irish movie is a huge Oscar favourite, and will be one of the first movies to be shown in cinemas when the Level 5 restrictions are lifted.
Let us not beat around the bush here, Wolfwalkers is probably going to win the Oscar for Best Animated Feature at the 2021 Academy Awards.
Sure, it is going up against Pixar and Disney, but we feel good about the gifted storytellers at Kilkenny-based Cartoon Saloon and their chances of winning.
Before we get into the interview, you should know that Wolfwalkers is due for general release in Irish cinemas from Friday, December 4, with advance screenings from Wednesday, December 2.
https://lovin.ie/entertainment/wolfwalkers-directors-on-difficulty-of-hiring-british-actors-to-play-british-villains-in-irish-movies
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"Just tell him he will survive until the end of the movie."
'Wolfwalkers' directors Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart chat about casting Sean Bean in their latest animation feature from Oscar-nominated Kilkenny based studio
@CartoonSaloon
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#Wolfwalkers is in cinemas tomorrow.
https://twitter.com/entertainmentIE/status/1334483991148318720
The full interview
Wolfwalkers | Interview with directors Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eAWr6r5HLs
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Sean Bean taught his young co-star how to mimic him in Wolfwalkers
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/sean-bean-taught-young-co-102000829.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLm5sLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAChk9LXMsMAIgzkPCkgraw2eZGPWq3ct0LXoY4CFX_2CA7-4A1WPHRMF7mi7JA7EWrpu_f4F5KoNOwjFbdiLfYYvurIZd1I3U6-yL0lZDhp4Gd8xh9V71-iJ-H-b92A4_tvM4QEJahePHTxiDPnN_Q1s-86XjJIZfVD1KMZkIAa-
'Wolfwalkers' arrives on Apple TV+
The animated movie is now available!
https://www.imore.com/wolfwalkers-arrives-apple-tv
Wolfwalkers Voice Cast: Who's Voicing Who In The Apple TV+ Movie
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Among the actors who make up the Wolfwalkers cast, Sean Bean is, admittedly, one name you are most likely to recognize. However, he is just one voice out of many to take note of when streaming the AppleTV+ original film.
https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2559945/wolfwalkers-voice-cast-whos-voicing-who-in-the-apple-tv-movie
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Sean Bean discusses Wolfwalkers, one of the year's best animated films
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Sean Bean stars in a medieval-set fantasy playing a strong father who tries to protect his rebellious teen daughter while struggling to fulfill his duty to a corrupt leader – oh, and there are wolves involved.
While the setup might remind Game of Thrones fans of Ned Stark, everything else about the actor's new Apple TV+ animated film Wolfwalkers takes a very different path: The tale is set in 1650 Ireland and Bean voices Bill Goodfellowe, an English hunter ordered by the land's imperious Lord Protector (Simon McBurney) to exterminate wolves so woodcutters can clear a forest. Bill's crossbow-wielding daughter Robyn (Honor Kneafsey), feeling confined by a protected life in their village, ventures into the forbidden forest where she meets a mysterious girl (Eva Whittaker) with the power to communicate with wolves, setting events into motion that lead to an epic clash.
Some critics have declared the hand-drawn film, from directors Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart, the best animated movie of the year while EW's Christian Holub noted the production "has extra resonance in the time of plague."
In the exclusive interview below, Bean discusses his voiceover role, the GoT comparison, and the film's message.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What initially excited you about this project?
SEAN BEAN: Well, I like animation. I used to love it as a kid. The original feature film Snow White – I saw that in the cinema, things like that. I was quite good at drawing myself as a kid, so I always had an interest in it. I quite like doing the voices for the faces – you've got a bit more freedom to create the character as you're going along.
I think some Thrones fans will get a kick out of Wolfwalkers because it's tough – at least at first – to not think about Ned and Arya with the relationship between Bill and Robyn.
I suppose there's a tendency when something is set during this period of time to think about slipping back into Ned Stark or Boromir. But the guy I play is quite a humble man, he's quite sensitive, and he's just an ordinary man following orders and doing what he's told to do. It's not until he sees another world through Robyn's eyes that he realizes the world isn't what he's told it was.
Speaking of Snow White, the hand-drawn style of the film is gorgeous, and a bit refreshing from the sleek CG animated style that we've grown accustomed to.
Yeah, isn't it? There's so much more realism with CGI, it's very clean now and we take that for granted. When something comes from someone with a pen or pencil, drawing pictures, one after the other, to create a whole film, it's brilliant. It's so unusual to see that these days.
There's also a level of – I don't want to say "darkness," because Wolfwalkers really is a family film – but there are some edgy moments in there that you would expect would get crossed out of the script if it was made at a major Hollywood studio nowadays for a summer release.
You feel like it genuinely means something, that there's a good story to be told that it still maintains its Irish roots and mythology and it was done by people who really felt they needed to tell a story that they felt very strongly and passionately about, rather than thinking about it as a commercial venture and having their hands tied by a studio. When I went to Ireland to [record] it, it was in a big old country house with animals running around. It felt like being at a friend's house and they would say, "let's just try this or try that." It was very informal. It brought a more earthy realism to it.
There's a certain amount of environmental theme there in terms of humans pushing into the wilderness. But what do you think is important for viewers to take away from the film?
I think it's important to remember that there are these stories that are made in mythology and are part of a [culture's] heritage. Wolves have kind of a bad reputation but are very free creatures who can teach Robyn a lot. It tells me that we shouldn't lose that wildness, that spontaneity, in our great search for new ideas amid lives that we lead that are often quite structured toward not finding those magical moments. Like I have a garden that attracts a lot of wildlife and I love being out there with the smells of the leaves and the plants and trees and the water. How I feel when I go out into my garden is probably how Robyn feels when she goes into the forest and finds the wolves. But it's the kind of thing I feel we need to hold onto and explore more of instead of being stuck in offices and in rooms with computers and listening to mainstream media. I think it's important that we go out and find out things for ourselves, and that should be encouraged in all walks of life
https://ew.com/movies/sean-bean-wolfwalkers/
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The Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards.
Best Animated Feature: “Soul” (Pixar)
Runner up: “Wolfwalkers” (Apple TV Plus/GKIDS)
https://variety.com/2020/film/news/indiana-film-critics-association-2020-winners-nomadland-1234867793/
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'Wolfwalkers' beats 'Soul' in LAFCA Awards
The Irish animation 'Wolfwalkers' has won Best Animated Feature at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. LAFCA is one of the most important critics groups of awards season.
'Wolfwalkers' is directed by Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart and is the latest from Cartoon Saloon. The studio previously produced 'Song of the Sea', 'The Secret of Kells' and 'The Breadwinner'.
The feature beat Disney Pixar movie 'Soul' for the top prize. This makes the Irish movie's prospects at the Oscars all the more hopeful.
The movie has been getting stellar reviews across the globe following its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival last September.
It also won Best Animated Feature at the New York and Boston Film Critics Circle Awards.
It is showing in cinemas and on Apple TV+ now.
https://entertainment.ie/cinema/movie-news/wolfwalkers-lafca-awards-470176/?fbclid=IwAR1SgHjB6lUh_G_yG961wuluZ6MBxZjLGWbOpF6GFmbfbHDrPFNo7QhkKdw
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WolfWalkers soundtrack album in .mp3 format is available for digital purchase on Amazon.com:
https://www.amazon.com/WolfWalkers-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack/dp/B08PFSBWRV/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Wolfwalkers&qid=1609557485&s=dmusic&sr=1-1
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ANIMATED, DOCUMENTARY AND INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILMS ELIGIBLE FOR 93RD OSCARS® ANNOUNCED
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Twenty-seven features are eligible for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 93rd Academy Awards. Some of the films have not yet had their required qualifying release and must fulfill that requirement and comply with all the category’s other qualifying rules to advance in the voting process.
To determine the five nominees, members of the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch are automatically eligible to vote in the category. Academy members outside of the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch are invited to opt in to participate and must meet a minimum viewing requirement to be eligible to vote in the category. Films submitted in the Animated Feature Film category also qualify for Academy Awards in other categories, including Best Picture.
Click here to view the complete list of eligible films for consideration for Animated Feature Film.
https://www.oscars.org/news/animated-documentary-and-international-feature-films-eligible-93rd-oscarsr-announced
https://www.oscars.org/sites/oscars/files/93aa-animated-feature-eligibility-list.pdf
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A HUGE congrats to our friends at @CartoonSaloon on
their @goldenglobes nomination for #Wolfwalkers in
the Best Animated Film category! Delighted for all the team #GoldenGlobes
https://twitter.com/cyclekilkenny/status/1357028174375383044
Thank you to the HFPA and @goldenglobes for WolfWalkers’ nomination in the Best Motion Picture - Animated category.
Well done to the whole team.
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Nominations for the 78th Golden Globe Awards (2021) Announced
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has announced the nominees for the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards. Sarah Jessica Parker, six-time Golden Globe winner, and Taraji P. Henson, Golden Globe winner, disclosed the nominees.
For the first time in the history of the Golden Globes, the nominations were announced virtually, following the current safety measures during the Covid pandemic.
The 78th Golden Globes will take place on February 28, coast to coast from 5 pm to 8 pm PT/8-11 ET on NBC.
https://www.goldenglobes.com/articles/2021-nominations-78th-golden-globe-awards-have-been-announced
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Cork screenwriter part of Golden Globe-nominated animated film
A CORK screenwriter who has already rubbed shoulders with stars at the Oscars is now celebrating a Golden Globe nomination for his new animated film.
Will Collins penned the script for Wolfwalkers, a feature-length animation inspired by Irish history and currently available on Apple's new streaming service
Will said he particularly enjoyed working with Hollywood star Sean Bean, who features in the movie.
"Sean was so soft-spoken and the nicest man you will ever meet. He did anything that was asked of him and was a real pleasure to work with."
https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/arid-40221314.html?fbclid=IwAR3PfaxmU0dsV-WfgXQwIqWTB6WspzBjcz6PJP4iR4daLrAjU5Ij9QtcvOw
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‘Wolfwalkers’ Directors Talk Inspirations Behind Their Most Ambitious Film To Date & The “Epic” Animated Series Cartoon Saloon Is Crafting For Apple TV+
With Wolfwalkers, directors Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart looked to enter uncharted creative territory, while closing out an acclaimed ‘Irish Folklore Trilogy’ that kicked off over a decade ago.
Produced by small-but-mighty, Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon, Moore’s previous features, The Secret of Kells (2009) and Song of the Sea (2014), each earned Oscar nominations. But it’s with Wolfwalkers that he appears to be on the cusp of a breakthrough win.
Marking his longtime collaborator Stewart’s directorial debut, the film distributed by Apple TV+ and GKIDS is set in 1650, in the medieval, Irish town of Kilkenny. Its protagonist, Robyn, is an apprentice hunter, who journeys with her father from England to help take out a pack of wolves. Long confined by the Puritanical society in which she’s been raised, the girl experiences true freedom for the first time only when she befriends Mebh, a girl from a mysterious tribe, which is said to transform into a pack of wolves by night.
Featuring the voices of Honor Kneafsey, Eva Whittaker, Simon McBurney, Sean Bean, Maria Doyle Kennedy and more, the Golden Globe-nominated pic has been named Best Animated Feature by both the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the New York Film Critics Circle, also claiming AFI Fest’s Audience Award for Narrative Feature.
Below, Moore and Stewart reflect on the atmosphere of “polarization” that informed their story and the “unscratched” creative itches that Wolfwalkers allowed them to explore. Explaining why the film was their most ambitious undertaking to date, they also touch on exciting projects currently in the works at Cartoon Saloon, including the Netflix feature My Father’s Dragon and an “epic” animated series for Apple TV+.
https://deadline.com/2021/02/wolfwalkers-directors-tomm-moore-ross-stewart-apple-tv-plus-gkids-animation-interview-news-1234693946/
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WolfWalkers soundtrack album in .mp3 format is available for digital purchase on Amazon.com:
https://www.amazon.com/WolfWalkers-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack/dp/B08PFSBWRV/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Wolfwalkers&qid=1609557485&s=dmusic&sr=1-1
And available on amazon.co.uk
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08PFVQV7Q/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp
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Best of luck to Wolfwalkers tonight at the #GoldenGlobes Here's hoping they win the top prize! It'd be flippin' great #Wolfwalkers #CartoonSaloon
https://twitter.com/AlexOceallaigh/status/1366083324918321152
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Kilkenny based animated studio misses out on Golden Globe
Kilkenny’s Cartoon Saloon was pipped to the post for a Golden Globe last night.
Wolfwalkers had been shortlisted in the Best Motion Picture (Animated) category and hopes were high it would take the title.
However, that went to Disney’s Soul.
https://kclr96fm.com/kilkenny-based-animated-studio-misses-out-on-golden-globe/
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Thank you to @bafta for #WolfWalkers Animated Film nomination. #eebaftas
https://www.instagram.com/p/CMM5-SEnhoj/
Thank you to @BAFTA
for #WolfWalkers nomination in for Animated Film #EEBAFTAs
https://twitter.com/CartoonSaloon/status/1369292780393140227
https://www.bafta.org/film/awards/2021-nominations-winners?fbclid=IwAR3BKPHOETyc_6D-lrMlEnM7T32m8JUhyMAX4uIuystfhVo0LK4Pb_f7xIo
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Gkids To Bring Oscar-Contending Animated Feature ‘Wolfwalkers’ Back To Theaters On Friday, March 19
On Friday, March 19, Wolfwalkers will be rereleased in theaters, North American distributor Gkids announced today.
The Apple Original Film’s latest theatrical run will kick off in New York, at the Angelika Film Center. In celebration of the Irish roots of the fantastical hand-drawn pic, which is set in Kilkenny, Gkids also has scheduled a special St. Patrick’s Day sneak preview, which will take place at the Angelika on March 17.
Additional theaters in major markets across North America will be added throughout March and April.
https://deadline.com/2021/03/gkids-wolfwalkers-reopening-theaters-apple-tv-plus-news-1234713229/
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Kilkenny's Cartoon Saloon celebrate Oscar nomination for hit animated film Wolfwalkers
The Irish film studio behind the critically acclaimed animated film Wolfwalkers have toasted their latest success after bagging an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature.
Cartoon Saloon, which is based in Kilkenny, was founded in 1999 by art-school friends Paul Young, Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey.
The animation studio snagged its first Oscar nomination a decade ago with The Secret of Kells, with their following two feature films - Song of the Sea and The Breadwinner - both going on to become animated feature Oscar nominees.
The studio has kept up their incredible success streak, with their latest film, Wolfwalkers, picking up a nomination in the Animated Feature Film category when this year's nominees were announced this afternoon.
https://www.buzz.ie/entertainment/kilkennys-cartoon-saloon-celebrate-oscar-nomination-for-hit-animated-film-wolfwalkers-422313
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https://twitter.com/TheAcademy/status/1371440110743396352
The love for #Wolfwalkers is untamable! Congratulations to the team on their Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature.
Watch now on the Apple TV app with an Apple TV+ subscription. http://apple.co/reWQINTz
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https://twitter.com/AppleTV/status/1371449370076319749
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Very proud to be a part of the Academy Award and BAFTA nominee for Best Animated Film WOLFWALKERS. If you haven’t seen it yet check it out on @appletv
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Thank you to @bafta for #WolfWalkers Animated Film nomination. #eebaftas
https://www.instagram.com/p/CMM5-SEnhoj/
Thank you to @BAFTA
for #WolfWalkers nomination in for Animated Film #EEBAFTAs
https://twitter.com/CartoonSaloon/status/1369292780393140227
https://www.bafta.org/film/awards/2021-nominations-winners?fbclid=IwAR3BKPHOETyc_6D-lrMlEnM7T32m8JUhyMAX4uIuystfhVo0LK4Pb_f7xIo
Plans for two-night Bafta Film Awards 2021 announced: Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Hugh Grant, Tom Hiddleston among presenters
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced new details for this year’s EE British Academy Film Awards Weekend taking place across 10 and 11 April at the Royal Albert Hall.
The awards show, which is being split over two years for the first time ever due to the pandemic, will feature all-star awards presenters, musical performances and special appearances across both nights by BAFTA President, HRH The Duke of Cambridge.
Presenters who will be appearing in person at the Royal Albert Hall include Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Phoebe Dynevor, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cynthia Erivo, Hugh Grant, Richard E. Grant, Tom Hiddleston, Felicity Jones, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, James McAvoy, David Oyelowo, and Pedro Pascal.
EE BAFTA Film Awards Opening Night
When: Saturday 10 April from 8pm
Where: On BBC Two and BBC Two HD
Awards presented: Casting, Costume, Make Up & Hair, Production Design, Sound, Special Visual Effects, British Short Film and British Short Animation. Noel Clarke will also be recognised with the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award.
When: Sunday 11 April from 7pm
Where: On BBC One and BBC One HD
Awards presented: 17 awards will be announced (including Best Film, Best Actor, Actress etc), including the public-voted EE Rising Star Award, with each nominee being celebrated individually during the show. BAFTA will also honour Ang Lee with the Fellowship.
https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/two-night-bafta-film-awards-2021-110040478.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLm5sLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAsQv_t-bfs2qHh502Zm4My12oMNPlfKyg_Z1hwSrXhdgtcz-1vTm2kDWS8N7S3AeMwagjYNrBSrGCNMuFS748xjXKNhWbM6JuZT3fOHuVTbDW_EAshHuPuvBPROVDaxFiRG8LkayRMHCn90GUPKtFzq4HEskZUamPtBk7Houw7A
The British Academy Film Awards
Opening Night Tomorrow 20:00 BBC TWO
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000v5hs
The British Academy Film Awards
Sunday 19:00 BBC ONE
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000v4n7
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Irish animation Wolfwalkers misses out on BAFTA to Soul
Irish animation Wolfwalkers, from Kilkenny's Cartoon Saloon, has missed out on the Animated Film BAFTA to Pixar's Soul.
The second ceremony for this year's Bafta film awards has kicked off at the Royal Albert Hall.
A handful of presenters are in attendance this year, with winners and nominees accepting their awards virtually.
https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2021/0411/1209172-irish-animation-wolfwalkers-misses-out-on-bafta-to-soul/
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‘Wolfwalkers’ Directors On Strong Female Leads And Landing Sean Bean – Contenders Film: The Nominees
“The heart of the movie became these two little girls, representing two different views of femininity and attitudes towards females in that time period,” Wolfwalkers co-director and producer Tomm Moore said of the characters of Robyn Goodfellowe and Mebh Óg MacTíre in the Apple TV+ Oscar-nominated animated film. “I think it has a lot of resonance for little girls today — I hope so anyway.”
Moore’s comments came during Deadline’s Contenders Film: The Nominees awards-season virtual event, where he was joined by co-director Ross Stewart and producer Nora Twoney.
Nominated this year for Best Animated Feature and with voice-overs from the likes of Sean Bean and Simon McBurney, Apple Original Films’ Wolfwalkers debuted at the 2020 Toronto Film Festival and premiered on the streaming service December 11. Mixing real history based on the 17th century reign of English Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell, some fantasy, those strong female leads and some amazing aesthetics, the hand-drawn animation is that rare beast that spans the ages and the generations, in more ways than one.
And it has been able to find an even greater audience thanks to its presence on Apple TV+.
“We’re an independent studio and we’ve always had difficulty making sure that our films are seen,” said Twoney of the advantage of Wolfwalkers being on Apple’s streaming platform. “You know, we’re good at making films, but getting them seen is a whole different thing. So, it’s been incredible the exposure we’ve gotten with this film because of Apple; [it] has been absolutely transformative for us.”
This is actually the third film in team’s self-described “Irish folklore trilogy” to be nominated for an Oscar. Back in 2010, the Moore- and Twoney-directed The Secret of Kells was up for Best Animated Feature. In 2015, Moore helmed Song of the Sea which also was nominated in the category.
This time around, Wolfwalkers certainly has extra bite with the thespian who portrayed Game of Thrones’ onetime King of the North onboard. Bean provides the voice for the Bill Goodfellowe, the cunning hunter and Robyn’s father.
“We were actually really really lucky that he said yes, because we had even designed Bill to look like Sean Bean from a couple of years before,” Stewart admitted of the casting of the Yorkshire native. “So, if he had said no, we might have had to redesign the whole character.”
Fortunately for Team Wolfwalkers and the film’s audience, that didn’t turn out to be the case.
Check back later for video of the panel.
https://deadline.com/2021/04/wolfwalkers-oscar-interview-deadline-contenders-nominee-1234731673/
The 93rd annual Academy Awards, designed to honor the best films released between Jan. 1, 2020 and Feb. 28, 2021, will take place at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood on April 25.
https://www.today.com/popculture/2021-oscars-guide-everything-you-need-know-today-t205513
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#sponsored by @AppleTV | Check out this Wolfwalkers
Q&A video with directors Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart and voice actors Sean Bean, Eva Whitaker and Honor Kneafsey, moderated by Mark Kermode. #Wolfwalkers #Oscar Nominee for Best Animated Feature. https://bit.ly/3dWe8pV
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https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1382017653309640710
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https://fycatvplus.com/wolfwalkers/mark-kermode
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Looking forward to the Exclusive Premier thanks to
@AppleTV with @SeanBeanOnline
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https://twitter.com/fvmmagazine/status/1382269933787156482
THURSDAY: Join us for a screening of the Oscar-nominated animated film "Wolfwalkers," followed by a conversation with:
@tommmoore
(director/producer)
@rossstewartart
(director)
Sean Bean, Honor Kneafsey, Eva Whittaker (voice talent)
RSVP: http://mpa.social/wolfwalkers
https://twitter.com/motionpictures/status/1382421328448327686
Please join Apple Original Films and the Motion Picture Association for a screening of the Academy Award-nominated animated Irish film Wolfwalkers.
Following the screening will be a conversation between director/producer Tomm Moore, director Ross Stewart, and voice actors Sean Bean, Honor Kneafsey, and Eva Whittaker, moderated by film critic Mark Kermode.
https://www.motionpictures.org/event/wolfwalkers/
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Wolfwalkers Leads Irish Animation Nominations
The nominees for the 2021 Irish Animation Awards have been announced and leading the pack is Cartoon Saloon and Apple’s Oscar-nominated film Wolfwalkers, which was nominated in all seven available categories.
https://deadline.com/2021/04/wolfwalkers-fishermans-friends-moscow-film-festival-1234734199/
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Magical news to wake up to this morning on this side of the Atlantic.
5 #AnnieAwards wins for #WolfWalkers, including Best Direction & Best Voice Acting for Eva Whitaker.
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https://twitter.com/CartoonSaloon/status/1383324895480741892
Apple TV+ animation 'Wolfwalkers' wins 5 Annie Awards
"Wolfwalkers" won big at the 48th annual Annie Awards, with the Apple TV+ animation securing five awards including "Best Indie Feature."
Ahead of the virtual awards ceremony on Friday, "Wolfwalkers" managed to pick up a total of ten nominations for Annie Awards. In the end, the Apple TV+ show sealed the deal in securing five out of the ten awards it had a chance to win.
The five awards it won were the Best Indie Feature category, as well as Best Character Design, Best Direction, Best Production Design, and Best Voice Acting.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/04/17/apple-tv-animation-wolfwalkers-wins-5-annie-awards
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Will Wolfwalkers make it fifth time lucky at the Oscars for Cartoon Saloon?
It's this year’s David versus Goliath story at the Oscars. Pixar, the global powerhouse behind the Toy Story franchise, and industrious Kilkenny indie studio Cartoon Saloon are both in the running for Best Animated Feature.
Pixar is the favourite to take the glittering prize for their latest movie Soul, while the Marble City will be hoping to be covered in Oscar glory on Sunday night for their superb film Wolfwalkers.
They are very different movies, both thematically and in terms of production. Soul, made with a multi-million-dollar budget, is an existential odyssey about a New York jazz pianist who suddenly finds himself trapped in a strange land between Earth and the afterlife and it deals in some very Big Questions.
Wolfwalkers (budget: €10 million) is set in Kilkenny during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland in the 17th century but it actually trades in issues of a far more tangible nature than Soul, such as the environment, the scars of history, and friendship against the odds.
As well as Soul, Wolfwalkers is also up against A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Onward, and Over the Moon for that prized Oscar on Sunday night.
https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2021/0424/1211784-wolfwalkers-stakes-its-claim-for-an-oscar-glory/
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It's a very different #academyawards this year for all the Nominees.
Keep an eye on our posts and stories later this evening where we'll be sharing some snippets from behind the scenes of getting ready for the #academyawards2021 in #Kilkenny and how the rest of the crew will be celebrating virtually.
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Wolfwalkers: 'This year the Oscars are coming to Kilkenny'
There is no mistaking the pride in Tomm Moore's voice when asked about his animation studio's latest award nomination.
"This year the Oscars are coming to Kilkenny," he said.
It's the fifth time that Cartoon Saloon has been nominated for an Oscar.
But, so far, the gold statuette has eluded them.
Moore is co-founder of the Kilkenny-based operation that is now considered a key player on the animation world stage.
According to the County Down native, previous disappointments don't take the shine off the Oscar nod for the studio's most recent animated feature, Wolfwalkers.
Although he does admit the 2021 Academy Awards will be very different, as Covid-19 travel restrictions mean no glitzy trip to Hollywood for them.
"They're setting up an outside broadcast for us in front of Kilkenny Castle, so we'll be standing there from about 2am onwards," he said.
"It's always exciting to be part of such a big event, the trick is to take it reasonably lightly and enjoy it rather than take it too seriously."
Pixar's latest film, Soul, is the Irish studio's biggest competitor in the Best Animated Feature Film category in Sunday night's Oscars.
Soul features Pixar's first black protagonist, a jazz pianist who goes on an existential journey about the meaning of life. It fended off competition from Wolfwalkers to pick up a Bafta for Best Animated Film earlier this month.
But Moore is pretty relaxed about his chances of winning.
"Its always to hard to beat Disney and Pixar, it would be amazing if it happened, and who knows?
"We've been an underdog for a long time. My favourite film is Rocky you know, so I don't mind being the underdog."
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56829580
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https://twitter.com/TheAcademy/status/1386491832205398016
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Sadly it wasn't 5th time lucky for us but well done to these guys and Stephan Roelants and all the #WolfWalkers crew on the many awards you have already won and all the nominations so far, amazing work, well done!!!
Well done to @pixar on Soul's win in the Animated Feature category.
#Oscars2021 #academyawards2021 #Kilkenny
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NOT GOOD !! I had a DREAM that WOLFWAKERS would win over the other cartoons, maybe next time.
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European Film Awards Nominations 2021
The European Film Academy proudly announces the nominations for the 34th European Film Awards.
The more than 4,100 academy members will now vote for the winners who will be presented during the awards ceremony on 11 December in Berlin.
EUROPEAN ANIMATED FEATURE FILM 2021
WOLFWALKERS
Ireland, Luxembourg
DIRECTED BY Tomm Moore & Ross Stewart
WRITTEN BY Will Collins
PRODUCED BY Paul Young, Nora Twomey, Tomm Moore & Stéphan Roelants
https://www.europeanfilmawards.eu/en_EN/nominations-2021?fbclid=IwAR2L0OZtOR5iWwX7WINO6i9Yi4Bfgduu0a7llJvCkXYrDR_oMwGNdGRQcdU