Scarygirl (Animation, Australian Films)

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Key Cast: Anna Torv, Deborah Mailman, Dylan Alcott, Jillian Nguyen, Liv Hewson, Mark Coles Smith, Sam Neill, Tim Minchin
Director: Ricard Cussó, Tania Vincent
Producer: Kristen Souvlis, Nadine Bates, Ryan Greaves, Sophie Byrne
Company Credit: Distributor: Madman Entertainment

Jillian Nguyen, Anna Torv, Sam Neill, Tim Minchin and Deborah Mailman are among the stellar voice cast for this thrilling Australian animated adventure based on the popular novel and online game.

Brave young Arkie, with her hook and tentacle for hands, is on a mission. Her father – the giant octopus Blister, whose own magical tentacles can regenerate life – has been kidnapped at the behest of the evil scientist Dr Maybee. The scheming ruler of the City of Light wants to use Blister’s powers for harm, and as darkness beckons, it’s up to Arkie to save him and their idyllic peninsula.

Executive-produced by John Stevenson (Kung Fu Panda; Shrek; Madagascar), produced by Sophie Byrne (The Lost Thing, MIFF 2010) and based on the graphic novel, vinyl toys and videogame by Australian illustrator Nathan Jurevicius, who led the film’s production team, this captivating 3D adaptation of Scarygirl has attracted an all-star line-up: Nguyen, Torv, Neill, Minchin and Mailman are joined by Rob Collins, Mark Coles Smith, Liv Hewson and even 2022 Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott, who lend their voices to the colourful and quirky characters. Touching on identity, family and climate issues, Scarygirl is an imaginative quest with a world as breathtakingly expansive as the story it contains.