Gaumonth has revealed the star-studded voice cast for Paul McCartney’s High in the clouds, a 3D animated film inspired by the children’s adventure book by Paul McCartney, Geoff Dunbar and Philip Ardagh.
Himesh Patel (Yesterday) as the main character, Wirral
Céline Dion (Academy Award® Winner for Best Song) as Sugartail
Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso) as Gretsch
Paul McCartney as McKenzie
Idris Elba (Luther) as Barrel
Lionel Richie as Gladstone
Ringo Starr as Roy
Jimmy Fallon (The Tonight Show) as Froggo
Clémence Poésy (Harry Potter) as Doris
Pom Klementieff (Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning) as Mina
Alain Chabat (Night at the Museum) as Bigsby
Directed by celebrated independent animation filmmaker Toby Genkel (The Amazing Maurice), written by Academy Award® Winner Jon Crocker (Paddington 2), and production design by renowned Patrick Hanenberger (Rise of the Guardians, Lego Movie 2), Paul McCartney’s High in the clouds is an irresistible tale about the power of family and freedom of expression through music.
The film will feature original songs written and composed by Academy Award® Winner Paul McCartney; Academy Award® winner Michael Giacchino (Ratatouille, Up, Inside Out, Coco) will score the feature. The original soundtrack is set to be released by Universal Music Group.
The film is produced by Paul McCartney (MPL Communications), Robert Shaye and Michael Lynne (Unique Features), and by Sidonie Dumas, Nicolas Atlan, and Terry Kalagian for Gaumont, in association with MPLCommunications, Michele Anthony and David Blackman for Polygram Entertainment, Lemoko Investments, Sky, and James L Nederlander Productions.
Award-winning Gaumont Animation is producing the feature and partnering with the well-established creative team at 88 Pictures (The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday, Spirit Untamed), who is in charge of key animation elements of the film. Gaumont co-produced and distributed Ballerina, which was a major hit in France and overseas in 2017.
The film has already been sold in major territories to top distributors: UK (Sky UK Ltd.), German-speaking territories (Constantin Film), Eastern Europe (Vertical/Monolith/AQS), Latin America (Imagem), CIS (Mint Films), Middle East (Four Star), South-East Asia/Taiwan/HK (A Really Good Film), Greece (Tanweer), Portugal (Cinemundo), Israel (Lev), Baltics (Acme).
