Studio Ghibli's 'The Boy And The Heron' Has Revealed It's English Dub Cast
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As the US theatrical release of Studio Ghibli’s latest film The Boy and the Heron draws near, the film’s US distributor, GKIDS, has revealed the highly anticipated movie's cast for the English Dub. The English Dub includes a star-studded cast and a couple of returning cast members from prior Studio Ghibli Films.
The Boy and the Heron stars Luca Padovan (Are You Afraid of the Dark?) as the main protagonist, Mahito Maki. Joining him are Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy) as The Parakeet King, Gemma Chan (Crazy Rich Asians) as Natsuko, Robert Pattinson (The Batman) as Grey Heron, Karen Fukuhara (The Boys) as Lady Himi, and Florence Pugh (Oppenheimer) as Kiriko.
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Joining them are veteran Ghibli actors Christian Bale (Howl’s Moving Castle) as Shoichi Maki, Mark Hamill (Castle in the Sky and Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind) as Granduncle, and Willem Dafoe (Tales of Earthsea) as Noble Pelican.
The Boy and the Heron is a semi-autobiographical fantasy set in 1943, during the Pacific War, focusing on twelve-year-old Mahito, who encounters a mysterious world shared by both the living and the dead after the death of his mother. The film was written and directed by Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki, and produced by Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki, with the score being composed by longtime collaborator Joe Hisaishi, and its theme song “Spinning Glove” is written and performed by Kenshi Yonezu, known for his opening themes for anime like Chainsaw Man and My Hero Academia. The English Dub was written by Stephanie Sheh, best known for her voice work on Naruto and Sailor Moon, and directed by Michael Tremain Sinterniklaas.
Amidst the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike, the English Dub for The Boy and the Heron was produced in compliance with SAG-AFTRA’s Foreign Dubbing Agreement.
The Boy and the Heron releases in theaters and IMAX nationwide on December 8th.
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Source(s): GKids, Collider, ScreenRant
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