The Wild Robot (2024): trivia & fun facts

Fun facts

• Chris Sanders first encountered Brown's book through his daughter, though he never read it himself.
• In March 2024, Kris Bowers was revealed to be composing the score, his first score for a fully animated film.
• Taking inspiration from C-3PO and R2-D2 from Star Wars and Robby the Robot from Forbidden Planet (1956), he wanted Roz to have little facial articulation.
• The Wild Robot premiered at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2024, and was released in the United States on September 27, by Universal Pictures.
• He and production designer Raymond Zibach wanted the film in its finished state to still resemble the concept paintings.
• The Wild Robot had its world premiere as the opening front runner of the Toronto International Film Festival Grand Opening celebration on September 8, 2024.
• The first trailer for the film, featuring a rendition of Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World", plus a poster, were released on March 5, 2024.
• The film made $11.2 million on its first day, including an estimated $1.9 million from Thursday previews.
• Catherine O'Hara as Pinktail, a maternal Virginia opossum who gives Roz advice on raising Brightbill.

Source: Wikipedia

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