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Animated Leonardo da Vinci Film Adds Daisy Ridley and Stephen Fry

Published Fri, 19 Jun 2020 13:15:00 -0500

by Jeremy Konrad

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The Inventor, a new stop-motion animated film about Leonardo da Vinci, is adding to its voice cast. Stephen Fry will voice da Vinci, while Star Wars heroine Daisy Ridley will voice French Princess Marguerite. The film will "follow the life of the insatiably curious and headstrong inventor as he leaves Italy to join the French court, where he can experiment freely, inventing flying contraptions, incredible machines, and studying the human body. There, joined by the princess, he looks to answer the ultimate question – what is the meaning of it all?" mk2 Films and TheExchange will handle the deal-making for the film, which will be presented to buyers at Cannes. Deadline had the news and debuted an image from the film as well.

Animated Leonardo da Vinci Film Adds Daisy Ridley and Stephen Fry — The Inventor. Credit mk2 Films

"To this day, Leonardo Da Vinci's brilliance is a global inspiration for young and old alike. Having his story told through Jim's brilliant eyes for a family audience, gives this project unique North-American breakout value," added Brian O'Shea of The Exchange.

"Jim Capobianco's boundless imagination shines a new light on Leonardo da Vinci's epic life, making it an adventurous escapade, that is full of surprises for the whole family, and adds a splash of existentialism to boot. We are truly thrilled to be accompanying the work of such creative and experienced artists," added Fionnuala Jamison and Olivier Barbier of mk2 Films.

This sounds pretty epic. The fact that they are using stop-motion animation is the right call as well; it will be super neat to see the inventions come to life onscreen that way. Obviously, they will be pulling from the British talent pool for the voice cast, and they can probably get pretty much whoever they want for it. The film is aiming for a release in 2023, going into production starting in 2021. While far off, this one is one to keep an eye on.

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