The Wild Robot

The Wild Robot
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChris Sanders
Screenplay byChris Sanders
Based onThe Wild Robot
by Peter Brown
Produced byJeff Hermann
Starring
CinematographyChris Stover
Edited byMary Blee
Music byKris Bowers
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08) (TIFF)
  • September 27, 2024 (2024-09-27) (United States)
Running time
102 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$78 million[2]
Box office$321 million[3][4]

The Wild Robot is a 2024 American animated science fiction adventure 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 service 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's visuals utilize a watercolor aesthetic, inspired by the Spider-Verse franchise[5] 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 a fully 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 was a critical and commercial success, grossing $321 million worldwide on a production budget of $78 million and becoming the fourth-highest grossing animated film of 2024. A sequel is in development.

  1. ^ "The Wild Robot (U)". British Board of Film Classification. September 2, 2024. Archived from the original on September 2, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  2. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (September 25, 2024). "Francis Ford Coppola's $120 Million-Budgeted 'Megalopolis' Could Open to Disappointing $5 Million". Variety. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  3. ^ "Wild Robot (2024)". The Numbers. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "The Wild Robot (2024)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  5. ^ Fenn, Archie (September 30, 2024). "The Wild Robot Director Reveals Why Older 3D-Animated Movies All Look the Same". MovieWeb. Retrieved November 19, 2024.

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