Riverdance: The Animated Adventure

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Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
Riverdance, The Animated Adventure film poster.jpeg
Film poster
Directed by
  • Dave Rosenbaum
  • Eamonn Butler
Written by
  • Dave Rosenbaum
  • Tyler Werrin
Based onRiverdance
Produced by
  • Moya Doherty
  • Joel MacDonald
  • Adam Nagle
  • Peter Nagle
Starring
Edited byKevin Pavlovic
Music byBill Whelan
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 28 May 2021 (2021-05-28) (United Kingdom)
  • 14 January 2022 (2022-01-14) (United States)
Running time
86 minutes
Countries
  • Ireland
  • United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Riverdance: The Animated Adventure is a 2021 computer-animated adventure film inspired by the dance show Riverdance. The film was made by Cinesite for River Productions and Aniventure.

Riverdance: The Animated Adventure was released in the United Kingdom on 28 May 2021, by Sky Cinema,[1] and was made available to stream on Netflix on 14 January 2022 in the United States.[2]

Plot[]

The animated film follows a young Irish boy named Keegan, who’s been at a heart loss after his grandfather passed away. He and his Spanish friend Moya go on a journey to a magical world to learn about Riverdance as well as the dangers of the Huntsman.[3]

Cast[]

Production and release[]

In 2016, it was announced that Cinesite Studios was aiming to produce nine animated movies across a five year period, one of which included a film about Riverdance.[4] Cinesite then announced in 2018 that it had secured funding to begin working on a number of films, including Riverdance.[5]

Production of the film began in February 2020, with an estimated budget of €35 million.[6]

After the film received funding, Pierce Brosnan, Aisling Bea, Brendan Gleeson,[7] Pauline McLynn, John Kavanagh and Lilly Singh were announced as joining the cast.[8] It has Dave Rosenbaum and Eamonn Butler as directors,[9] with Brosnan to voice both 'Patrick' and 'Grandad'.[10] According to Deadline Hollywood, Gleeson and Kavanagh are to voice the villains in the film,[11][12] though Kavanagh was ultimately cast as a benign character.

The film features music by Irish composer, Bill Whelan.[13] Whelan also served as composer for the original tour of Riverdance in the mid-1990s.[6] Whelan also composed two original songs for the film's end credits; "Light Me Up", co-written with Irish singer Lyra, and a remix of the trademark Riverdance music.

The film was released exclusively on Sky Cinema in May 2021 and to streaming platform Netflix on 14th January 2022.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ "Riverdance: The Animated Adventure, a Sky Original is coming exclusively to Sky Cinema and NOW on 28 May 2021". Sky. 11 May 2021.
  2. ^ "New on Netflix: The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming in January 2022". Sky. 11 May 2021.
  3. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (December 17, 2021). "'Hitpig': Peter Dinklage, Lilly Singh, Rainn Wilson, RuPaul, Hannah Gadsby & Dany Boon To Voice Animated Movie". Vanity Fair.
  4. ^ Barraclough, Leo (8 February 2016). "Cinesite to Produce Nine Animated Movies in Montreal in Five Years". Variety.
  5. ^ Tartagline, Nancy (January 29, 2018). "Cinesite Studios Secures $70M Finance Package For VFX, Animation Growth". Deadline Hollywood.
  6. ^ a b Barter, Pavel (September 13, 2020). "Pierce Brosnan, Aisling Bea and Brendan Gleeson to make reel impact in Riverdance cartoon". The Times.
  7. ^ Etan Vlessing (September 11, 2020). "Pierce Brosnan, Lilly Singh, Brendan Gleeson to Voice 'Riverdance: The Animated Adventure' Feature (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  8. ^ "'Riverdance: The Animated Adventure' Voice Cast Announced". Animation World Network. September 14, 2020.
  9. ^ Beresford, Jack (September 14, 2020). "Pierce Brosnan, Aisling Bea and Brendan Gleeson cast in 'Riverdance' animated film". Irish Post.
  10. ^ "Brosnan, Gleeson to voice Riverdance: The Animated Adventure". RTE. September 11, 2020.
  11. ^ Cannon, Eoghan (September 11, 2020). "Pierce Brosnan, Brendan Gleeson, Aisling Bea and more to star in Riverdance animation". Entertainment.ie.
  12. ^ "New trailer released for Riverdance: The Animated Adventure". . 12 May 2021.
  13. ^ Barter, Pavel. "Cinesite animated feature reels Riverdance into cinemas". The Times.
  14. ^ "Riverdance: The Animated Adventure". IMDb.

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