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Directed by | Peggy Holmes |
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Edited by | William J. Caparella |
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Distributed by | Apple TV+ |
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Language | English |
Luck is an upcoming computer-animated fantasy comedy film directed by Peggy Holmes and written by Kiel Murray.[3] Produced by Skydance Animation and Skydance Animation Madrid, the film stars Eva Noblezada, Simon Pegg, Jane Fonda, Whoopi Goldberg, Flula Borg, Lil Rel Howery, Colin O'Donoghue, and John Ratzenberger.
Luck is scheduled to be released on August 5, 2022, by Apple TV+.
When an unlucky girl stumbles upon the never-before-seen world of good and bad luck, she teams up with magical creatures to uncover a force more powerful than even luck itself.[4]
In July 2017, Paramount Pictures and Skydance Media formed a multi-year partnership with Ilion Animation Studios, announcing its first animated feature film Luck, with a release date of March 19, 2021.[7] Alessandro Carloni signed on to direct the film, from a script by Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger.[8][9] Skydance Animation hired former Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Animation Studios CCO John Lasseter in late January 2019, as Head of Animation.[10][11] Following Lasseter's hiring, then-chief of Paramount Animation Mirielle Soria announced that Paramount will no longer work with Skydance Animation.[12] Apple Original Films would replace Paramount as a production company on the film, with Apple TV+ distributing.[13] On January 14, 2020, Carloni was replaced by Peggy Holmes, who had previously directed Secret of the Wings (2012) and The Pirate Fairy (2014) for Lasseter, as the film's director.[14] Kiel Murray, screenwriter for Cars (2006) and Cars 3 (2017), was also hired to rewrite the screenplay.[15][1]
In April 2019, Emma Thompson was hired to voice a character in the film, but left the project after Lasseter was hired.[16] In February 2021, Jane Fonda was cast as The Dragon,[1] and in June, Whoopi Goldberg was cast as The Captain.[6]
Portions of production were done remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
Tanya Donelly and Mt. Joy were originally attached to compose the score for the film,[2] while William J. Caparella served as lead editor.[17][better source needed] However, on November 15, 2021, it was announced that composer John Debney will be replacing them as composer, while Donelly and Mt. Joy will create the songs for Luck.[2]
First-look footage for the film will be unveiled at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival.[18]
Luck is scheduled to be released on August 5, 2022 by Apple TV+ in the United States.[5] The film was originally set to be released on March 19, 2021, but was delayed to February 18, 2022[19][20] before its current release date.[7][21] On May 8, 2020, Skydance Animation president Holly Edwards revealed that the rough cut would have test screenings late in the summer of 2020.[4] On December 16, 2020, Apple TV+ secured the distribution rights to the films Luck and Spellbound.[19][22]