The Boy and the Heron, however, presented a unique opportunity for the distributor.
This is a very complicated film, Jesteadt told IndieWire.
But we asked a lot of questions, and we got a lot of answers back… Now, many of the answers didnt come from Miyazaki directly but rather Ghibli co-founder and producer Toshio Suzuki.
Image: GKIDS
GKIDS had very clear instructions to follow for this release and in particular for casting the Heron role.
Mark Hamill (Castle in the Sky) also returned to play the pivotal role of Mahitos granduncle.
Key word: hot.
Christian Bale voiced Howl in Howl’s Moving CastleImage: GKIDS
Ghibli asked GKIDS to cast someone whod match that and be an inspired choice for the role.
Pattinsonthe third Batman actor to join the Ghibli dub line-up, after Bale and Keatonwas a natural choice.
When we introduced the film to him, he was, I would say, giddy with excitement.
Image: GKIDS
But as Sinterniklaas explained, he need not have worried.
Do you want to hear it?
I was like, Oh, bingo, youve already got the character.
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