Tove Jansson’s beloved Moomin stories were a celebration of tolerance, curiosity and the power of imagination. This Easter weekend a new animated Moomin series premieres on Sky One and Sky Kids. The opening episodes begin a series of 13 22-minute episodes.
HeyUGuys attended a preview screening of episodes 1 and 10 and a Q&A with co-creator/director Steve Box, actress Akiya Henry (who voices Snorkmaiden) and Tove Jansson’s niece Sophia Jansson, the creative director of Moomin Characters Ltd.
Many of our readers will have fond memories of Moomintroll, Little My and Snufkin. After a successful crowdfunding campaign helped support its return, Sky and Gutsy Animations are hoping Moominvalley will find a place in your hearts again and enchant a new generation of viewers.
The 2019 incarnation is a weird and wonderful mix of old and new as the “I’m whacky, me!” gabble of It Crowd stars mingles with the subtler,...
HeyUGuys attended a preview screening of episodes 1 and 10 and a Q&A with co-creator/director Steve Box, actress Akiya Henry (who voices Snorkmaiden) and Tove Jansson’s niece Sophia Jansson, the creative director of Moomin Characters Ltd.
Many of our readers will have fond memories of Moomintroll, Little My and Snufkin. After a successful crowdfunding campaign helped support its return, Sky and Gutsy Animations are hoping Moominvalley will find a place in your hearts again and enchant a new generation of viewers.
The 2019 incarnation is a weird and wonderful mix of old and new as the “I’m whacky, me!” gabble of It Crowd stars mingles with the subtler,...
- 4/21/2019
- by Emily Breen
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Sky has unveiled the first trailer for animated kids series Moominvalley that features the voice talents of A-listers including Rosamund Pike, Kate Winslet and Taron Egerton.
This comes after the world premiere of the series over the weekend.
The series, which is based on the Moomin stories by Finnish-Swedish artist Tove Jansson, was created by Oscar-winning director Steve Box (Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit) and creative director Marika Makaroff.
It will air as two series, comprising 13 episodes, on Sky in the UK over Easter, and will also air via Finnish public broadcaster Yle.
Egerton voices Moomintroll, Pike voices Moominmamma and Winslet voices Mrs Fillyjonk. Other stars featured include Matt Berry, Bel Powley, Warwick Davis, Joe Wilkinson, Jennifer Saunders, Alison Steadman, Will Self, Richard Ayoade, Akiya Henry, Edvin Endre, Mayumi Kawai, Matt Lucas, Katie Leung, Rebecca Root, Susie Brann and Joe Wilkinson.
This comes after the world premiere of the series over the weekend.
The series, which is based on the Moomin stories by Finnish-Swedish artist Tove Jansson, was created by Oscar-winning director Steve Box (Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit) and creative director Marika Makaroff.
It will air as two series, comprising 13 episodes, on Sky in the UK over Easter, and will also air via Finnish public broadcaster Yle.
Egerton voices Moomintroll, Pike voices Moominmamma and Winslet voices Mrs Fillyjonk. Other stars featured include Matt Berry, Bel Powley, Warwick Davis, Joe Wilkinson, Jennifer Saunders, Alison Steadman, Will Self, Richard Ayoade, Akiya Henry, Edvin Endre, Mayumi Kawai, Matt Lucas, Katie Leung, Rebecca Root, Susie Brann and Joe Wilkinson.
- 1/28/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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