The Clockwork Girl (film)
The Clockwork Girl is a 2014 Canadian animated film based on the comic book series Clockwork Girl, created by Sean O’Reilly and Kevin Hanna. It is directed by Kevin Hanna. It stars Carrie-Anne Moss, Alexa Vega and Jesse McCartney.
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| Based on | The Clockwork Girl by Sean O’Reilly & Kevin Hanna |
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| Directed by | Kevin Hanna |
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| Music by | Peter Allen |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
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| Running time | 85 minutes |
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In a world watched over by the Ancients (a police-like military force resembling Plague doctors), there lived A town called Haraway, where everyone builds marvelous inventions and create strange creatures, but unfortunately a strange sickness called "The Blight" has rendered almost the population to fall ill and making some of there limbs useless which made the townsfolk to seek aid from two brilliant scientists. This has made the city to split into separate factions between machinery and biological engineering and refuse to work together due to their different ideas.
One day, a nameless robot girl has recently been given the gift of life from her mechanical creator, while exploring the wonders of an ordinary world she meets a mutant boy named Huxley (who was created with two hearts) and they share a friendship that must overcome their warring families.
Cast edit
- Carrie-Anne Moss as Admiral Wells
- Alexa Vega as Tesla
- Jesse McCartney as Huxley
- Brad Garrett as T-Bolt
- Jeffrey Tambor as Wilhelm the Tinkerer
- Adrian Hough as Dendrus
- Tyler Nicol as Barnaby the Marmokeet
- Kevin Hanna as See-Monster, and misc Marmokeets
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With the release of the Clockwork Girl comic book series in 2007, co-creators Kevin Hanna and Sean O’Reilly confirmed they were working on an animated short adaptation.[1] In July 2008, Arcana announced that it had received funding from Telefilm Canada to develop the concept into a movie.[2] Jennica Harper joined as the film's writer in September 2008.[3] A teaser for the movie was screened at the San Diego Comic-Con in July 2009.[4]
A stereoscopic 3D animated feature was formally announced in July 2010 at the San Diego Comic-Con, with Hanna acting as the director and O'Reilly serving as producer. Luximation, a studio in Vancouver created specifically for the project, was confirmed to be animating it. At the same time, Alexa Vega, Jesse McCartney and Carrie-Anne Moss were cast in undisclosed roles, and funding from South Korean company CJ Entertainment was received.[5][6] The following November, the film officially entered production, with Brad Garrett and Jeffrey Tambor joining the cast.[7] At the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con, the film was previewed once again, with Arcana and co-production partner Legacy Filmworks noting that it would "release internationally in 2012."[8]
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The Clockwork Girl premiered in Canada on Super Channel on January 12, 2014.[9][10] The film would see little distribution until 2021, when Vertical Entertainment acquired U.S. rights to the movie.[11] It was released in the United Kingdom through video on demand platforms on January 11, 2021, with a theatrical release set for June 8, 2021 in the United States.[12]
References edit
- ^ Tramountanas, George A. (May 30, 2007). ""Clockwork Girl" – Arcana's High-Tech "Romeo & Juliet"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ "'Clockwork Girl' Film Gets Financing From Telefilm Canada". ICv2. July 1, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ "Clockwork Girl Film Gets Writer". ICv2. September 22, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ Goldberg, Matt (July 9, 2009). "2009 San Diego Comic-Con Schedule for THURSDAY and PREVIEW NIGHT Featuring AVATAR, NEW MOON, TRON, KICK-ASS and MORE!". Collider. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ "'The Clockwork Girl' Animated Feature". ICv2. July 27, 2010. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ Dickey, Josh (July 19, 2010). "What's New Under the Comic-Con Sun?". The Wrap. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ ""The Clockwork Girl" -- The Graphic Novel Comes to Life at Luximation Films Inc". Arcana Studio (Press release). Vancouver. GlobeNewswire. November 29, 2010. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ "Clockwok Girl to sneak at Comic-Con". Legacy Filmworks (Press release). Vancouver. July 12, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ Kevin Hanna (January 3, 2014). "My first film, "The Clockwork Girl" airs on television Jan 12th and It stars the great Jesse McCartney, Jeffrey Tambor, Carrie-Anne Moss, Brad Garrett, and Alexa Vega as the Clockwork Girl". Tumblr. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ . SuperChannel. Allarco Entertainment. Archived from the original on July 1, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (January 5, 2021). "Vertical Ent. Winds Up Arcana's 'Clockwork Girl'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (March 19, 2021). "Arcana's 'Clockwork Girl' in Gear for June Release". Animation Magazine. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
External links edit
- The Clockwork Girl at IMDb
- The Clockwork Girl at Rotten Tomatoes