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Night of the Zoopocalypse is an upcoming animation film directed by Ricardo Curtis and Rodrigo Perez-Castro. It is inspired by a concept from iconic Horror genre scribe Clive Barker (Hellraiser, Candyman). Steven Hoban and James Kee have adapted Barker's idea for their script. The film is set to be released in the United States and Canada on March 7, 2025.
The directing duo has been working in the animation industry for many years. Ricardo Curtis has previously worked in the art department of The Iron Giant, The Incredibles, and The Angry Birds Movie while Rodrigo Perez-Castro is known for his work in Ferdinand, Rio 2, and The Book of Life.
The official IMDb synopsis for Night of the Zoopocalypse reads:
"A wolf and mountain lion team up when a meteor unleashes a virus turning zoo animals into zombies. They join forces with other survivors to rescue the zoo and stop the deranged mutant leader from spreading the virus."
Copperheart Entertainment serves as the film's producer while U Media, Charades Productions, IDL Films, and House of Cool serve as the co-producers. The film's voice cast includes David Harbour (Stranger Things, Hellboy), Paul Sun-Hyung Lee (Kim's Convenience, The Mandalorian), Scott Thompson (The Kids in the Hall, The Pacifier), and Gabbi Kosmidis (Unicorn Academy) in the central roles.
Night of the Zoopocalypse: Plot details explored
Night of the Zoopocalypse is an action-adventure animated film that revolves around a ragtag group of animals turning into zombies after a meter crashes into them. The film is based on a concept behind an unpublished graphic novel by revered Horror author, Clive Barker.
Directors Ricardo Curtis and Rodrigo Perez-Castro spoke with Animation Scoop about the nature of their latest adaptation. They mentioned Clive Barker's "Zoombies" as an inspiration for their film. When asked about Barker's stylistic influence on their family-friendly adventure film, co-director Ricardo Curtis said,
"It’s a concept by Clive Barker, who’s known for Hellraiser and Candyman and all these horror films, but it has to be a genre film that’s going to work for entire families, which also spilled out in the graphic nature of what we created. So we made sure that there was a ton of interest, and there was a ton of fun."
He further added,
"And we created it as sort of like a gateway horror film for kids and family, and I think it worked out really well. So those kinds of constraints you were talking about happening in one night actually ended up being a benefit for us as we tried to hold this whole thing together in one cohesive but fun project."
Night of the Zoopocalypse voice cast and characters explored: Who plays whom in this animated film?
The voice cast of Night of the Zoopocalypse includes:
- David Harbour as Dan, a fierce mountain lion
- Paul Sun-Hyung Lee as Felix, an egotistical monkey
- Gabbi Kosmidis as Gracie, a young, quirky wolf
- Scott Thompson as Ash, a sarcastic, fabulous ostrich
- Bryn McAuley as Bunny Zero
- Heather Loreto as Freia, a feisty capybara
- Kyle Derek as Fred
- Joshua Graham as Hank
- Scott Farley as Antelope
- Christina Nova as Poot
- Gabbi Kosmidis as Gracie
- Pierre Simpson as Xavier
- Carolyn Scott as Gramma Abigale
When will Night of the Zoopocalypse come out in 2025? Release details explored
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Night of the Zoopocalypse initially premiered at the 57th Sitges Film Festival on October 7, 2024, and was also a part of Annecy in 2024. It is scheduled to be theatrically released on March 7, 2025, in the United States and Canada. Viva Pictures will handle the distribution in the U.S. while Elevation Pictures will handle it in Canada.
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