The gigantic animated movie Ferdinand will be released on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK on Monday 16th April. The Oscar-nominated movie, features the voices of John Cena as Ferdinand, David Tennant as Angus the Highland bull and Kate McKinnon as Lupe the goat.
Ferdinand
Little bull Ferdinand prefers sitting quietly under a tree
just smelling the flowers, rather than snorting and butting heads with the
other bulls. As Ferdinand grows big and strong his temperament remains mellow,
but one day five men come to choose the biggest, fastest and roughest bull for
the bullfights in Madrid and Ferdinand is mistakenly chosen.
Ferdinand was directed by Carlos Saldanha and is based on
the original story by Munro Leaf. The all-star cast also includes Sally
Phillips, Gina Rodriguez and Anthony Anderson.
UK
The title will also be released on DVD and Blu-ray in the
USA on March 13 and is already available on digital video.
USA
David says he was very impressed by Saldanha’s dynamic
energy and vision for the project when they first met. “You have to put your
trust in his vision, because you don’t see the rest of the film when you’re
recording your part in the studio. You don’t know what else is going on and,
then bit by bit, you start to get these tiny little snippets. But the whole
thing is only really in Carlos’ head in full Technicolor, until the very last
moment when the film is released into the world. That’s why you have to believe
that this is a journey worth going on, because, the people who are involved are
so talented. So, I’ll just steal some of their reflected glory quite happily!”
“Carlos is in every [recording] session,” he added. “And
he’s modulating and making things all come together perfectly. He has such
energy, enthusiasm and insight. It was also an honour to be part of the
talented Blue Sky family. You can say I’m the weird Scottish uncle: They have
made such beautiful movies and Ferdinand will be a worthy addition to that
roster.”
He says of his character. “Angus is one of those bulls that
believes that his destiny in life is to fight. When Ferdinand becomes part of
the gang at Casa del Toro, it’s all very confusing for them because they don’t
really understand a pacifist bull. Slowly, Ferdinand makes them see the world
in a different way, so the movie shows how they are changed by the biggest and
kindest bull of them all. I think Ferdinand and his positive message are the
kind of role models we all need, especially when the world is in turmoil.”
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