Some stellar names are part of the English voice cast for The Boy and the Heron, including Christian Bale and Florence Pugh.
The Boy and the Heron marks Academy Award-winning director Hayao Miyazaki’s return to feature filmmaking after a decade. Ahead of its release, the American distributor of the film, GKIDS announced the voice cast and it boasts of diverse talent.
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— Studio Ghibli (@GhibliUSA) September 6, 2023
Like many anime releases in recent years, the upcoming Studio Ghibli film will offer audiences the option to watch it in its original Japanese language with English subtitles, as well as an English language dub. Curious to know the voice cast behind the characters in the English version of The Boy and The Heron? Hint: Batman!
From Robert Pattinson to Willem Dafoe, Meet the star-studded English voice cast of ‘The Boy and the Heron’
If you are curious about the plot, the release date of the movie and other details, keep scrolling for all the information on the new Miyazaki film.
The voice cast for The Boy and the Heron’s English-dubbed version includes a remarkable lineup of top-tier expertise. This eagerly awaited movie, previously speculated to be the final masterpiece of Miyazaki, features Hollywood A-listers like Christian Bale, Florence Pugh and Mark Hamill.
The complete list of voice actors unveiled:
Luca Padovan as protagonist Mahito Maki
Christian Bale as Shoichi Maki
Dave Bautista as The Parakeet King
Florence Pugh as Kiriko
Gemma Chan as Natsuko
Willem Dafoe as Noble Pelican
Robert Pattinson as The Gray Heron
Karen Fukuhara as Lady Himi
Mark Hamill as Granduncle
Mamoudou Athie, Tony Revolri and Dan Stevens as the Parakeets
The English-language dub was created under the SAG-AFTRA Foreign Dubbing Agreement.
What is the plot of the upcoming Studio Ghibli film?
Penned and directed by Miyazaki, this semi-autobiographical tale tells the story of a 12-year-old boy named Mahito Maki. Following the tragic loss of his mother in a fire-bombing incident, Mahito is sent to live with his aunt, Natsuko, in a secluded countryside residence by his father, Shoichi.
There, Mahito starts observing a heron and decides to follow it through a tunnel. Upon emerging from the tunnel into a magnificent hall, he encounters an illusion of his mother. Accompanied by the heron, he goes on to explore the imaginative wonderland described as a realm shared by the living and the departed.
When will the ‘The Boy and the Heron’ be released?
Both the Japanese and English-language versions of The Boy and the Heron are scheduled for a theatrical release on 8 December 2023.
(Hero and feature image credits: Courtesy IMDb/The Boy And The Heron)
This story originally appeared in Augustman Singapore
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