My Father's Dragon (film)

My Father's Dragon
Directed by	Nora Twomey
Produced by	Bonnie Curtis; Paul Young; Julie Lynn;
Screenplay by	Meg LeFauve
Story by	Meg LeFauve; John Morgan;
Based on	My Father's Dragon; by Ruth Stiles Gannett
Starring	Jacob Tremblay; Gaten Matarazzo; Golshifteh Farahani; Dianne Wiest; Rita Moreno; Chris O’Dowd; Judy Greer; Alan Cumming; Yara Shahidi; Jackie Earle Haley; Mary Kay Place; Leighton Meester; Adam Brody; Charlyne Yi; Whoopi Goldberg; Ian McShane;
Music by	Mycheal Danna; Jeff Danna
Production; company	Netflix Animation; Cartoon Saloon; Mockingbird Pictures; Parallel Films;
Distributed by	Netflix
Release date	2022;
Country	United States; Ireland
Language	English

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My Father’s Dragon^[1] is an upcoming Irish-American 2D animated film directed by Nora Twomey.^[1] It is based on the 1948 children's novel of the same name by Ruth Stiles Gannett.^[1] Co-produced by Netflix Animation, Cartoon Saloon, Mockingbird Pictures and Parallel Films, the film was scheduled for a 2021 premiere on Netflix,^[2]^[3] but the release was pushed to 2022.^[4]

Premise[edit]

Runaway Elmer Elevator searches for a captive dragon on Wild Island and finds much more than he could ever have anticipated.

Voice cast[edit]

Jacob Tremblay as Elmer Elevator
Gaten Matarazzo as the Dragon
Golshifteh Farahani
Dianne Wiest
Rita Moreno
Chris O’Dowd
Judy Greer
Alan Cumming
Yara Shahidi
Jackie Earle Haley
Mary Kay Place
Leighton Meester
Spence Moore II
Adam Brody
Charlyne Yi
Maggie Lincoln
Jack Smith
Whoopi Goldberg
Ian McShane

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

In November 2018, Netflix announced an adaptation of My Father's Dragon, with Nora Twomey directing from a script Meg LeFauve wrote from a story by LeFauve and John Morgan, who are producing the film along with Tomm Moore, Bonnie Curtis, Paul Young, Julie Lynn, Alan Moloney, Ruth Coady, and Gerry Shirren.^[5]

Animation[edit]

In November 2018, Cartoon Saloon started production on the animation.^[5]

Music[edit]

Composers Mychel Danna and Jeff Danna are set to make the music for the film.^[6]

Release[edit]

On November 6, 2018, Netflix announced that the film will be released in 2021.^[5] On January 14, 2021, Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos revealed that the film's release could be moved to "2022 or later", to meet Netflix's criteria of releasing six animated features per year.^[7] In February 2022, Netflix revealed plans to release in 2022.^[4]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Netflix orders a new animated feature 'My Father's Dragon' from Cartoon Saloon". Animation Xpress. November 9, 2018.
↑ Ramos, Dino-Day (November 6, 2018). "Netflix Unveils 'The Willoughbys', 'Maya and the Three', & More In Animated Slate". Deadlne.
↑ Anderton, Ethan (November 6, 2018). "Netflix Orders Up Six New Animated Movies & TV Shows, Including 'The Willoughbys' and 'My Father's Dragon'". Slash Film.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 D'Alessandro, Anthony (3 February 2022). "Netflix 2022 Film Slate Touts 86 Titles Including Star-Studded Fare 'Knives Out 2', 'The Gray Man', 'The School For Good And Evil' & More". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Lang, Brett (November 6, 2018). "Netflix Unveils Six Animated Films, Shows (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
↑ https://filmmusicreporter.com/2022/04/27/mychael-danna-jeff-danna-to-score-nora-twomeys-my-fathers-dragon/
↑ De Wit, Alex (January 14, 2021). "Netflix Unveils 2021 Animated Film Slate, Including Sony Pictures Animation's 'Wish Dragon' And Two Aardman Specials". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved June 14, 2021.

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[Xpress-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Netflix orders a new animated feature 'My Father's Dragon' from Cartoon Saloon". Animation Xpress. November 9, 2018.

[Deadline-2] Ramos, Dino-Day (November 6, 2018). "Netflix Unveils 'The Willoughbys', 'Maya and the Three', & More In Animated Slate". Deadlne.

[3] Anderton, Ethan (November 6, 2018). "Netflix Orders Up Six New Animated Movies & TV Shows, Including 'The Willoughbys' and 'My Father's Dragon'". Slash Film.

[2022_release-4] 4.0 ^4.1 D'Alessandro, Anthony (3 February 2022). "Netflix 2022 Film Slate Touts 86 Titles Including Star-Studded Fare 'Knives Out 2', 'The Gray Man', 'The School For Good And Evil' & More". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation.

[NetflixAnimation-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Lang, Brett (November 6, 2018). "Netflix Unveils Six Animated Films, Shows (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 2, 2020.

[6] ttps://filmmusicreporter.com/2022/04/27/mychael-danna-jeff-danna-to-score-nora-twomeys-my-fathers-dragon/

[7] De Wit, Alex (January 14, 2021). "Netflix Unveils 2021 Animated Film Slate, Including Sony Pictures Animation's 'Wish Dragon' And Two Aardman Specials". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved June 14, 2021.

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v t e Cartoon Saloon
Feature films	The Secret of Kells (2009) Song of the Sea (2014) The Breadwinner (2017) Wolfwalkers (2020) My Father's Dragon (2021)
Television series	Skunk Fu! (2007–08) Puffin Rock (2015–16) Vikingskool (2021)
People	Paul Young Tomm Moore Nora Twomey
Associated productions	Santa's Apprentice (2010) The Prophet (2014)

v t e Ruth Stiles Gannett's My Father's Dragon series
Books	My Father's Dragon Elmer and the Dragon The Dragons of Blueland
Other media	Elmer's Adventure: My Father's Dragon . My Father's Dragon