Amongst 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 ebook that’s arriving on the streaming service in Might 2024.
Thelma the Unicorn has been a very long time within the making. Netflix first formally unveiled the Film in June 2019.
Right here’s every little thing else that you must learn about Netflix’s Thelma the Unicorn, starting with the official trailer:
As this can be a huge preview – listed here are hyperlinks to what that you must know!
What’s Thelma and the Unicorn about?
The film is an adaptation of the best-selling Thelma the Unicorn novel by Australian creator 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 be recognized for his ebook sequence The Unhealthy 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 past excited that my stunning phoney Unicorn goes to glitter her means onto the display screen in a giant, glittery Netflix movie. Thelma is SO prepared for her close-up!”
Per GoodReads, right here’s the official synopsis for the ebook:
“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 price. 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 buddy is ready for her with a hug.”
Right here’s the official synopsis of the film per Netflix:
“Thelma is a small-time pony who desires of turning into a glamourous music star. In a pink and glitter-filled second of destiny, Thelma is remodeled right into a unicorn and immediately rises to world stardom. However this new lifetime of fame comes at a price.”
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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 primary studio behind the film’s animation. Based mostly in Quebec, Canada, they’re behind titles like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem and Paw Patrol: The Film. They’re additionally presently working in manufacturing on The Tiger’s Apprentice for Paramount and Ozi.
In keeping with 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 ebook into the screenplay. Jared is greatest recognized for engaged on Masterminds and The Final 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 Area Mission: Hazard.
Speaking about their means of working with Mikros Animation, Hess and Wang informed Netflix:
“Mikros Animation is wonderful. They’re fantastic to work with and wonderful inventive companions. They had been on board with making Thelma from day one, actually pushing all of the visuals, and elevating the textures and lighting. However they couldn’t have achieved any of that with out our manufacturing designer, Trevor Dalmer and our artwork director, Paul Sullivan. We labored actually intently with these two to residence in on what we needed from the look of the film. We needed it to really feel very tactile, we needed it to have a means in with the youngsters, however then additionally really feel mature sufficient for adults to return in and watch it as effectively. We actually leaned into pushing angles, textures, and lighting. I believe the lighting is basically beautiful on this film.”
Pictured: Jared and Jerusha Hess and Lynn Wang
Aaron Blabey and Patrick Hughes of Basis Media Companions are government producers on the challenge, with Pam Coats(Mulan, Scoob!) as a producer.
John Powell, who’s behind soundtracks behind animated classics reminiscent of The best way to Prepare 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 here are a few of the names we discovered engaged on the challenge in numerous 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 many folks engaged on the challenge at Netflix contains:
Stephen Castro as 2nd assistant editor
Camilo Castro as visible growth artist.
Jessica Killam as an editorial supervisor at Netflix
The author, musician, performer, and actress Brittany Howard will headline the forged as Thelma. Talking to Netflix about getting the function and why it appealed to her, Howard mentioned:
“What made Thelma the Unicorn so interesting to me as my first voice appearing function, truthfully, was first the function. I felt tremendous linked to it. Additionally, everybody engaged on it. I felt tremendous fortunate to work with Jared, Lynn Wang, Pam Coats, Morgan Rhodes, and all people who was placing the entire thing collectively as a result of I’d by no means been part of a manufacturing like that. I needed to belief these folks to assist me do my factor and have the ability to voice act. As soon as I met the crew and all people concerned, the vibe was so excessive, all people was so cool. I used to be like, “Sure, that is the place I’m speculated to be.””
Brittany Howard will voice Thelma
Additionally within the forged are:
Will Forte (The Final 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 Gems, Knives Out 2)
Fred Armisen (Wednesday, Saturday Evening Reside) 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 ready to be the large animated film for Might 2024 with it set to drop globally on Might seventeenth, 2024.
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Different animated films headed to Netflix completely all through 2024 embody That Christmas, Saving Bikini Backside: The Sandy Cheeks Film, Ultraman, and In Your Desires.
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