Hollywood stars Bradley Cooper and Ayo Edebiri have been roped in to lend their voices to Academy Award-winning filmmaker Bong Joon-ho’s first animated film “Ally”.
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Actors Dave Bautista, Finn Wolfhard, Alex Jayne Go, Rachel House and filmmaker Werner Herzog are also part of the cast.
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Directed by Bong and co-written with Jason Yu, “Ally” centres on a curious and endearing piglet squid living in the uncharted depths of the South Pacific Ocean who dreams of one day seeing the sun and starring in a wildlife documentary.
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When a mysterious aircraft sinks into the ocean, she is thrust into an extraordinary journey alongside unlikely companions that takes her all the way to the surface.
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The film has been in development since 2019 and will be produced by Seo Woo-sik. It is expected to be completed in the first half of 2027 and released later that year.
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Neon, which previously partnered with Bong on the multiple Oscar-winning movie “Parasite”, has acquired North American rights to the film. CJ ENM, Penture Invest and Pathe have co-financed and will co-distribute the project.
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Bong, also known for internationally-acclaimed titles such as “Memories of Murder”, “Mother”, “The Host” and “Snowpiercer”, last directed Hollywood sci-fi drama “Mickey 17”, starring Robert Pattinson and Mark Ruffalo.