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Among our most anticipated upcoming animated function movies coming quickly to Netflix is Thelma the Unicorn, the brand new function movie helmed by Jared Hess adapting the Aaron Blabey child’s guide.
Thelma the Unicorn has been a LONG time within the making, with the film first formally unveiled by Netflix in June 2019.
Here’s every part else it’s worthwhile to learn about Netflix’s Thelma the Unicorn:
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 which was first revealed in 2015 and noticed a follow-up, The Return of Thelma the Unicorn, launched in 2019. Blabey can be identified 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 stated:
“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 immediate worldwide stardom, however at an surprising value. After some time, Thelma realizes that she was happier as her strange, sparkle-free self. So she ditches her horn, scrubs off her sparkles, and returns residence, the place her greatest good friend is ready for her with a hug.”
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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.”
In among the descriptions of the film, it’s been known as a “musical comedy.”
Who’s behind Thelma The Unicorn on Netflix?
Picture: Mikros Animation
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 publish 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 identified 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.
Pictured: Jared and Jerusha Hess and Lynn Wang
Aaron Blabey and Patrick Hughes of Foundation Media Partners are govt producers on the challenge, with Pam Coats (Mulan, Scoob!) as a producer.
Naturally, a film like Thelma the Unicorn finally requires a military of animators and staffers engaged on it. To scratch simply the floor, listed here are among the names we discovered engaged on the challenge 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 improvement 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 challenge at Netflix consists of:
- Stephen Castro as 2nd assistant editor
- Camilo Castro as visible improvement 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?
As of early 2023, no forged members have been formally unveiled for Thelma the Unicorn simply but.
We do know that casting for the film occurred all through the latter half of 2022, with an open casting name issued in September 2022 for the position of Suzie.
Per the casting name, “Suzie is a young believer in Unicorns. She is ecstatic when she sees Thelma, and quickly becomes Thelma’s biggest fan.”
When will Thelma The Unicorn be launched on Netflix?
The film is about to launch on Netflix globally in 2024, as introduced by Netflix in April 2023.
Other animated films headed to Netflix solely 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.