AFM 2015: Emily Watson Becomes Part of a Monsterously Happy Family
More kid-friendly horror is on its way in the form of Happy Family as Screen Daily is reporting that Emily Watson (Everest, War Horse) and Harry Potter star Jason Isaacs have joined the voice cast for the 3D animated film.
The cast also includes Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead), Jessica Brown Findlay (“Downton Abbey”), Celia Imrie (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel), and Catherine Tate (“Doctor Who”).
Production and sales outfit Timeless Films is handling worldwide sales on the project and will be presenting new footage from the film at the American Film Market (AFM) (November 4-11) next week. Co-producer Ambient Entertainment has partnered with Warner Brothers in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
The film is directed by Holger Tappe, who previously made Animals United, which was also produced by Timeless and Ambient.
Based on David Safier’s best-selling novel, with a script by Catharina Junk and Safier, Happy Family is a family adventure that follows the very much unhappy Wishbone clan – under pressure and constantly at each other’s throats. When they are cursed by an evil witch and transformed into their own monstrous party costumes, they must pull together to battle real-life beasts; reverse the curse; and prove that even a vampire, a mummy, a werewolf, and Frankenstein’s monster can eventually form one big happy family.
Ralph Kamp of Timeless Films said the company was set to “reveal a little more of the project at the AFM next week.”
Ambient Entertainment specializes in CGI animated film production and has produced the likes of Impy’s Wonderland and Tarzan in recent years, while Timeless Films projects include Postman Pat: The Movie and Justin and the Knights of Valour.
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