Legendary anime director Hayao Miyazaki’s latest film, Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, will be released in North America sometime this summer, according to the Anime News Network.
Disney will release the film, and Pixar’s John Lasseter will produce. Lasseter has had a long relationship with Miyazaki, having produced Howl’s Moving Castle and Spirited Away.
The unfinished voice casting list includes Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Cate Blanchett, Liam Neeson, Lily Tomlin, Betty White, Frankie Jonas, Noah Cyrus, and Cloris Leachman.
January 6th, 2009 at 9:04 am
Sadly, it’s not that good. The first half is amazing, and then all suspense and plot momentum halt.
January 6th, 2009 at 9:45 am
Saw this while on my honeymoon in Japan. I thought it was a cute story and like all Studio Ghibli films, I’m always magicaly taken away by the animation and music.
January 6th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Yeah it’s cute and the underwater scenes are quite pretty, but it’s nowhere in the region of Totoro or Spirited Away.
I’ll probably watch it at the cinema though…
January 6th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
Well those reviews are disappointing…I’ve loved all his other work.