GFM Animation (Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank) has announced the sparkling stars lending their voices to its upcoming animated feature, 10 Lives. The movie, directed by Chris Jenkins (Duck Duck Goose, Home, Surf’s Up) and animated by Montreal’s L’Atelier Animation (Leap!), will preview first-look footage at the American Film Market in Santa Monica, Calif. (Nov. 1-6).
10 Lives is the story of a pampered and selfish cat who takes for granted the lives he has been dealt. After carelessly losing his ninth life he begs to be given a second chance, an opportunity to show he can learn from his mistakes. Eventually his wish is granted — but with certain, hilarious stipulations…
The voice cast features:
- Three-time BAFTA winner Mo Gilligan (That’s My Jam, The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan) voices Beckett, a pampered feline with a taste for fine food and lazy days who doesn’t know what’s about to hit him when he begs for a new set of lives. Mo Gilligan is repped by The UTC Group (worldwide management), Creative Artists Agency, Nelson Davis and MBC.
- Simone Ashley (Bridgerton) voices Rose, a dedicated and passionate research student intent on saving the world’s bee population. Living a studious and happy life in the English countryside, Rose’s heart is stolen when she unexpectedly finds herself adopting a small, defenseless kitten, who she calls Beckett (‘beehive’ in old English). The pair soon settle down to a life of reciprocal comfort and she is heartbroken when one day he disappears, seemingly into thin air. Simone Ashley is repped by Creative Artists Agency, Identity Agency Group, Myman Greenspan Fox Rosenberg Mobasser Younger & Light, and Rogers & Cowan PMK.
- Academy Award nominee Sophie Okonedo (Hotel Rwanda, Ratched) voices Grace, an ethereal yet no-nonsense woman with the power to grant Beckett his new set of lives. Sophie Okonedo is repped by Creative Artists Agency and Hamilton Hodell.
- Pop star Zayn Malik, winner of MTV, Billboard, AMA and Teen Choice awards as well as a BRIT Award nomination, voices two character: Kirk and Cameron, twin brothers who like to think they are as tough as they come but who deep down want nothing more than to please their mum. Zayn Malik is repped by Nicola Carson (ZenKai Management/Taryn Zimmerman).
- Dylan Llewellyn (Derry Girls) will voice Larry, Rose’s socially uncomfortable lab partner. Dylan Llewellyn is repped by Hamilton Hodell.
10 Lives is produced by Guy Collins and Sean Feeney for 10 Lives Productions Ltd, with casting by Robyn Klein and Jeremy Ross.
GFM Animation is a production, financing and distribution sales company dedicated to independent animated feature films. The studio’s current slate also includes A Greyhound of a Girl, based on the Roddy Doyle book and directed by Enzo D’Alò (Pinocchio, 2012), and Sneaks, an animated adventure featuring the voices of Laurence Fishburne, Roddy Ricch, Ella Mai, Macy Gray, Swae Lee and Chris Paul.
