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Among our most anticipated upcoming animated function movies coming to Netflix quickly is Thelma the Unicorn, the brand new function movie helmed by Jared Hess adapting the Aaron Blabey child’s guide that’s arriving on the streaming service in May 2024.
Thelma the Unicorn has been a very long time within the making. Netflix first formally unveiled the Movie in June 2019.
Here’s every little thing else you might want to find out about Netflix’s Thelma the Unicorn, starting with the official trailer:
As it is a large preview – listed below are hyperlinks to what you might want to know!
What’s Thelma and the Unicorn about?
The film is an adaptation of the best-selling Thelma the Unicorn novel by Australian writer Aaron Blabey. The novel was first revealed in 2015 and noticed a follow-up, The Return of Thelma the Unicorn, launched in 2019. Blabey can also be recognized for his guide sequence The Bad Guys (lately tailored by DreamWorks and streaming on Netflix in choose areas) and Pig the Pug.
On the announcement of the film, Blabey mentioned:
“I’m beyond excited that my beautiful phoney Unicorn is going to sparkle her way onto the screen in a big, glittery Netflix film. Thelma is SO ready for her close-up!”
Per GoodReads, right here’s the official synopsis for the guide:
“Thelma desires of being a glamorous unicorn. Then in a uncommon pink and glitter-filled second of destiny, Thelma’s want comes true.
She rises to on the spot worldwide stardom, however at an sudden value. After some time, Thelma realizes that she was happier as her unusual, sparkle-free self. So she ditches her horn, scrubs off her sparkles, and returns dwelling, the place her greatest pal is ready for her with a hug.”
Here’s the official synopsis of the film per Netflix:
“Thelma is a small-time pony who dreams of becoming a glamourous music star. In a pink and glitter-filled moment of fate, Thelma is transformed into a unicorn and instantly rises to global stardom. But this new life of fame comes at a cost.”
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In a few of the descriptions of the film, it’s been known as a “musical comedy.”
Who’s behind Thelma The Unicorn on Netflix?
Mikros Animation is the principle studio behind the film’s animation. Based in Quebec, Canada, they’re behind titles like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem and Paw Patrol: The Movie. They’re additionally presently working in manufacturing on The Tiger’s Apprentice for Paramount and Ozi.
According to a latest put up by the corporate, their groups in Montreal, Bangalore, and Paris are all engaged on the title.
Jared and Jerusha Hess have tailored the guide into the screenplay. Jared is greatest recognized for engaged on Masterminds and The Last Man on Earth whereas Jerusha has labored on Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre.
Jared Hess and Lynn Wang function administrators of the brand new function movie. Wang, earlier than starting working at Netflix in 2020, labored at Warner Bros Animation and Nickelodeon Animation Studio with notable credit, together with being the showrunner on Unikitty! and co-creator on Space Mission: Danger.
Talking about their strategy of working with Mikros Animation, Hess and Wang advised Netflix:
“Mikros Animation is amazing. They’re wonderful to work with and amazing creative partners. They were on board with making Thelma from day one, really pushing all the visuals, and elevating the textures and lighting. But they couldn’t have done any of that without our production designer, Trevor Dalmer and our art director, Paul Sullivan. We worked really closely with those two to home in on what we wanted from the look of the movie. We wanted it to feel very tactile, we wanted it to have a way in with the kids, but then also feel mature enough for adults to come in and watch it as well. We really leaned into pushing angles, textures, and lighting. I think the lighting is really gorgeous in this movie.”
Pictured: Jared and Jerusha Hess and Lynn Wang
Aaron Blabey and Patrick Hughes of Foundation Media Partners are govt producers on the venture, with Pam Coats (Mulan, Scoob!) as a producer.
John Powell, who’s behind soundtracks behind animated classics resembling How to Train Your Dragon and Ice Age, has composed the soundtrack for Thelma the Unicorn.
Naturally, a film like Thelma the Unicorn finally requires a military of animators and staffers engaged on it. To scratch simply the floor, listed below are a few of the names we discovered engaged on the venture in varied capacities from Mikros Animation and Netflix:
- Anaïs Mallégol as lead character animator
- Thibault Hormiere as lead animator
- Guillaume Arantes as animation supervisor
- Romain Boncens as principal materials artist
- Stéphane Paccolat as senior look growth artist
- Jérémy Ortiz as character animator
- Zoë Allen-Wickler as repair artist / technical animator
- Kévin Lagrue as compositing artist
- Laura Foglino as 3D animator
- Gabriel Fazzioni as 3D character animator
- Jonathan Souza as 3D character animator
- Max Ulichney as a personality designer
- Elodie Soudan as a modeling artist
- Antoine Donnelly as an animator
Among the folks engaged on the venture at Netflix consists of:
- Stephen Castro as 2nd assistant editor
- Camilo Castro as visible growth artist.
- Jessica Killam as an editorial supervisor at Netflix
- Angelli Barrientos as story artist
You can see extra credit on IMDb.
Who is within the forged for Thelma The Unicorn?
In January 2024, the lid was lifted on the predominant forged for the upcoming animated function movie!
The author, musician, performer, and actress Brittany Howard will headline the forged as Thelma. Speaking to Netflix about getting the function and why it appealed to her, Howard mentioned:
“What made Thelma the Unicorn so appealing to me as my first voice acting role, honestly, was first the role. I felt super connected to it. Also, everyone working on it. I felt super lucky to work with Jared, Lynn Wang, Pam Coats, Morgan Rhodes, and everybody who was putting the whole thing together because I’d never been a part of a production like that. I had to trust these people to help me do my thing and be able to voice act. Once I met the crew and everybody involved, the vibe was so high, everybody was so cool. I was like, “Yes, this is where I’m supposed to be.””
Brittany Howard will voice Thelma
Also within the forged are:
- Will Forte (The Last Man on Earth, Nebraska) as Otis
- Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords, What We Do within the Shadows) as Vic Diamond
- Edi Patterson (The Righteous Gemstones, Knives Out 2)
- Fred Armisen (Wednesday, Saturday Night Live) as Danny Stallion
- Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover, Between Two Ferns) as Crusty Trucker
- Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite, Blades of Glory) as Reggie
- Maliaka Mitchell as Peggy Purvis
- Ally Dixon as Nikki Narwhal
- Megan Shank as Edi Patterson
When will Thelma The Unicorn be launched on Netflix?
The film is about to be the massive animated film for May 2024 with it set to drop globally on May seventeenth, 2024.
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Other animated motion pictures headed to Netflix completely all through 2024 embrace That Christmas, Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie, Ultraman, and In Your Dreams.
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You can set a reminder for Thelma the Unicorn on Netflix’s official web page for the film.