Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie

Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie (French: Miraculous: Le Film)[2][3] is an upcoming French 3D computer-animated musical superhero film written and directed by Jeremy Zag. It is an adaptation of the animated television series Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, and follows two Parisian teenagers, Marinette Dupain-Cheng and Adrien Agreste, who transform into the superheroes Ladybug and Cat Noir, respectively, to protect the city from supervillains.

Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie
French theatrical release poster
FrenchMiraculous: Le Film
Directed byJeremy Zag
Screenplay by
  • Jeremy Zag
  • Bettina Lopez Mendoza
Story byJeremy Zag
Based onMiraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir
by Thomas Astruc and Nathanaël Bronn
Produced by
  • Aton Soumache
  • Jeremy Zag
  • Daisy Chang
Starring
  • Anouck Hautbois
  • Benjamin Bollen
Edited byYvann Thibaudeau
Music byJeremy Zag
Layouts byKarim El Mokaddem
Production
companies
Distributed bySND
Release date
  • July 5, 2023 (2023-07-05)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget€80 million
($86 million)

Jeremy Zag first announced a theatrical adaptation in 2018. Production started in 2019, with Zag confirming that the plot will explore the origins of the franchise. It is the second theatrical film based on a TF1's TFOU animated series after the 2009 film Totally Spies! The Movie. On a budget of €80 million, it is currently the second most expensive French film ever made.

Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie is scheduled to be released in France on July 5, 2023 by SND.

Voice cast

Original cast

English cast

Production

The film was first announced by Jeremy Zag during the Miraculous panel at the ComiKon İstanbul on September 29, 2018.[4] The film was originally set to be released in 2021. On December 5, 2018, Zag confirmed that its plot will be a mix between an origin story and the television series storyline. Finishing the fourth and fifth seasons of the series before the movie was a priority for the studio.[5] The following day, during a panel at Comic Con Experience 2018, Zag revealed that the film will be a musical and feature music composed by himself.[6][7]

On May 16, 2019, during Cannes Film Festival, it was confirmed that the movie will be titled Ladybug & Cat Noir Awakening. It was revealed that production of the movie was underway and that the film is billed as a romantic fantasy adventure.[3] Michael Gracey, the director of The Greatest Showman, has also been confirmed to be working on the film.[2] On October 5, 2019, a short animated tease featuring Ladybug was put up on Zag's Instagram.[8] Zag revealed some aspects of the film on January 8, 2020.[9] On February 12, 2020, it was announced that Fantawild was one of the studios helping create and animate the film.[10] On March 2022, the editing of the movie was completed.[11]

In April 2022, it was revealed that the movie was made with a budget of €80 million, making it the second most expensive French film ever made behind Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.[12] On June 1, 2022, Ezra Weisz announced that he will voice an unknown character in the movie.[13] On June 25, 2022, Suhoon Kim revealed that the movie will be 105 minutes long.[14][15]

Release

The film was previously set for a late 2021 release in France, according to Le Figaro.[16] On June 18, 2021, at the Annecy Festival, it was revealed that the film was moved to the first half of 2022.[17] Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie was originally set to be released theatrically in France on August 3, 2022 by SND, but was later delayed to July 5, 2023.[18][19]

References
  1. "'Miraculous' Studio ZAG Sets 10-Picture Family Film Slate with Cross Creek". June 17, 2022.
  2. "Jeremy Zag on Instagram: "Great Panel at Cannes Film Festival. With my bro Michael Gracey. Talking Musical! #cannesfilmfestival #miraculousladybug #thegreatestshowman"". Instagram. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  3. Clarke, Stewart (May 16, 2019). "'Ladybug & Cat Noir Awakening' Animated Musical Feature in Production (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  4. Miraculous World Network [@MiraculousINTL] (September 29, 2018). "🐞🇹🇷 During ComikonInstanbul in Turkey, Jeremy Zag has reminded us what they're working on! - Season 4 and 5 of Miraculous (NOTE: S3 is currently in production) - Live Action Movie - Live Action Series - ANIMATED Feature Film! Exciting! t.co/V8WFiPWQYS" (Tweet). Retrieved January 14, 2021 – via Twitter.
  5. "'Miraculous: As Aventuras de Ladybug' terá heroína brasileira e um episódio ambientado no Rio". F5 (in Brazilian Portuguese). December 5, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  6. Miraculous World Network [@MiraculousINTL] (December 5, 2018). "🐞🇧🇷 To answer the question many had: the movie we mentioned earlier will be ANIMATED. Jeremy and Aton also mentioned that we'll get to see more of current holders (Queen Bee, Carapace, etc) as well as new holders and.... past holders! 😲 #MiraculousnoGloob #GloobNaCCXP t.co/tS6Rd0qWBc" (Tweet). Retrieved January 14, 2021 – via Twitter.
  7. Miraculous World Network [@MiraculousINTL] (December 6, 2018). "The Ladybug movie will feature music composef by Jeremy. t.co/bOJhiO7AZM" (Tweet). Retrieved January 14, 2021 – via Twitter.
  8. "Jeremy Zag on Instagram: "Get ready... Ladybug the movie Romance, Action And Music #miraculousthemovie #zagheroez"". Instagram. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  9. "Miraculous Ladybug on Instagram: "Miraculous movie @jeremyzag"". Instagram. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  10. Tuchow, Ryan (February 19, 2020). "Fantawild brings Miraculous to China". kidscreen. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  11. https://twitter.com/MLNewsWorld/status/1504098469719740417
  12. ""Miraculous" a conquis la planète animée". Paris Match (in French). Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  13. "Ezra Weisz on TikTok".
  14. https://twitter.com/MLNewsWorld/status/1540627107293831168
  15. https://twitter.com/MiraculousMX/status/1541274557897736192
  16. "Miraculous, le phénomène made in France". tvmag.lefigaro.fr. December 21, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  17. "Annecy 2021 - On Kids & Family organise sa stratégie en trois axes éditoriaux". Le Film Français (in French). Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  18. "Miraculous Ladybug Awakening Movie Release Date: Everything To Know About It!". The Anime Daily. April 9, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  19. AlloCiné [@allocine] (February 9, 2022). "Lady Bug et Chat noir sur grand écran ! @SNDfilms vient d'annoncer que le film d'animation #Miraculous de Jérémy Zag sortira dans nos salles obscures le 3 août 2022. Le long-métrage reviendra sur les origines des super-héros français. t.co/YLIZpKe7hv" [Lady Bug and Cat Noir on the big screen! @SNDfilms has just announced that the animated film #Miraculous by Jérémy Zag will be released in our dark rooms on August 3, 2022. The feature film will return to the origins of French superheroes.] (Tweet) (in French). Archived from the original on January 19, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Twitter.
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