Seven years after he won the Palme d’Or with “Parasite,” Bong Joon Ho is back in Cannes, this time with his first animated feature. “Ally,” in the works since 2019 and due for completion later this year, is set in the uncharted depths of the South Pacific Ocean, where a curious piglet squid dreams of […]

The cast of Bong Joon Ho’s first animated venture has begun to take shape, with Bradley Cooper and Dave Bautista among the actors joining the ensemble. The pair previously collaborated on James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy, Avengers: Infinity War, and Endgame, where the former lent his voice to Rocket and the latter embodied […]

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Oscar and Cannes Palme d’Or-winning Korean writer-director Bong Joon Ho hotly awaited debut animated feature film Ally, following the adventures of an endearing piglet squid, has unveiled a star-studded voice cast. The actors lending their voices to the Parasite director’s first foray into animation will include Alex Jayne Go (Searching), Ayo Edebiri (Clarissa), Bradley Cooper (Maestro, A […]

Neon has acquired North American rights to Bong Joon Ho’s debut animated feature, Ally, slating it for release in 2027. The project will mark the studio’s first with the filmmaker since his 2019 phenomenon Parasite, the first South Korean film to win an Oscar, which was also the first film to win both Best Picture […]

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The "Parasite" and "The Host" filmmaker is turning to animation for the first time with his "Ally."

Bong Joon Ho has unveiled the first look at “Ally,” his debut animated feature, a project the filmmaker has been developing since 2019 and one that represents a significant new creative direction after a career built on live-action genre cinema. Bong co-wrote the script with Jason Yu (“Sleep”), with Barunson C&C handling production. CJ ENM, […]

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