Watch: Full trailer for Netflix’s Robin Robin
David Farnor | On 12, Oct 2021
“The rules of the sneak are simple and thus./ Follow them close you can steal a crust./ Or a crumpet rind, or a pinch of pie,/ or the grease from the tip of a soggy french fry!”
That’s the sound of Aardman and Netflix teaming up for new animated short Robin Robin – and a new trailer gives us a full look at the seasonal stop-motioner.
The 30-minute film follows Robin, whose egg fortuitously rolls into a rubbish dump, leaving her to be raised by a loving family of mice. As she grows up, her differences become more apparent. Robin sets off on the heist to end all heists to prove to her family that she can be a really good mouse – but ends up discovering who she really is.
Created and directed by Dan Ojari (Slow Derek) and Mikey Please (The Eagleman Stag), it is co-written by the pair and Sam Morrison, with music and Songs by The Bookshop Band. The star-studded voice cast is led by Bronte Carmichael as Robin and includes Richard E Grant as Magpie, an obsessive collector of shiney ‘stuff’, Adeel Akhtar as the caring but cautious Dad Mouse, and Gillian Anderson as Cat, the villain of the story who happens to know a place where everything is welcome: her tummy.
The film will premiere on 24th November. Here’s the new trailer:
Robin Robin is available on Netflix UK, as part of an £9.99 monthly subscription.
Watch: First teaser for Aardman’s Robin Robin
17th June 2021
“It’s… funny looking.” “Can we eat it?” That’s the sound of Aardman heading to Netflix for new Christmas animation Robin Robin.
The 30-minute film follows Robin, whose egg fortuitously rolls into a rubbish dump, leaving her to be raised by a loving family of mice. As she grows up, her differences become more apparent. Robin sets off on the heist to end all heists to prove to her family that she can be a really good mouse – but ends up discovering who she really is.
Created and directed by Dan Ojari (Slow Derek) and Mikey Please (The Eagleman Stag), it is co-written by the pair and Sam Morrison, with music and Songs by The Bookshop Band.
The star-studded voice cast is led by Bronte Carmichael as Robin and includes Richard E Grant as Magpie, an obsessive collector of shiney ‘stuff’, Adeel Akhtar as the caring but cautious Dad Mouse, and Gillian Anderson as Cat, the villain of the story who happens to know a place where everything is welcome: her tummy.
The film will premiere on Netflix on 27th November. Here’s the teaser trailer:
Gillian Anderson and Richard E Grant lead voice cast for Aardman’s Robin Robin
4th December 2020
Netflix and Aardman have announced the voice cast for the upcoming stop-animation musical holiday special, Robin Robin.
The film, which is currently in production at Aardman’s award-winning studio in the UK and will debut in time for Christmas 2021, will star Gillian Anderson (The Crown) and Richard E Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?). They lead an ensemble cast that also includes Bronte Carmichael (Christopher Robin) and Adeel Akhtar (Enola Holmes).
When her egg fortuitously rolls into a rubbish dump, Robin is raised by a loving family of mice. As she grows up, her differences become more apparent. Robin sets off on the heist to end all heists to prove to her family that she can be a really good mouse – but ends up discovering who she really is.
Created and directed by Dan Ojari (Slow Derek) and Mikey Please (The Eagleman Stag), it is co-written by the pair and Sam Morrison, with music and Songs by The Bookshop Band.
Bronte Carmichael will voice Robin. When her egg falls from the nest, Robin is adopted by a family of mice, and raised as one of their own. Not quite a bird and not quite a mouse, but full of determination. Robin sets out on an adventure to prove herself and just maybe, get a sandwich.
Adeel Akhtar will voice Dad Mouse, a caring but cautious soul who is single-handedly raising a family of five children (one of them happens to be an adopted bird).
Richard E Grant will voice Magpie, an obsessive collector of shiney ‘stuff’. Magpie takes Robin under his ‘wing’, on a journey of self discovery. Underneath his many ruffled feathers he really is a good egg.
Gillian Anderson will voice Cat. The villain of our story who just so happens to know a place where everything is welcome, her tummy!
Mikey Please said: “We’re completely thrilled with the array of talent who have agreed to help us make our vision for Robin Robin a reality. Bronte has incredible warmth in her voice and we feel so fortunate to have her at the heart of the film. When Richard signed up, we had to pinch ourselves. We’d had pictures of Withnail pinned to our development wall throughout the writing and designing of his character and, having now worked with him, remain convinced that if he were to have a spirit animal, it’d be a magpie.”
“We’ve been fans of Adeel ever since his perfect turns in Four Lions and Utopia and he brought that perfect mix of awkwardness and impeccable timing to Robin Robin. And very few people have the ability to authentically purr like a cat. Fantastically, Gillian is one of those blessed few. Having Gillian purr and snarl at us was one of the most thrilling experiences of our lives thus far,” added Dan Ojari.
Aardman head to Netflix for festive special Robin Robin
22nd October 2019
Stop-motion legends and national treasure Aardman are heading to Netflix for Robin Robin, a new animated festive special.
Four time Academy Award winners, ten time Academy Award nominees, and creators of Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, Chicken Run and many more, Aardman will bring their stop-motion wizardry to the streaming service with the tale of a small bird.
When her egg fortuitously rolls into a rubbish dump, Robin is raised by a loving family of mice. As she grows up, her differences become more apparent. Robin sets off on the heist to end all heists to prove to her family that she can be a really good mouse – but ends up discovering who she really is.
The special is created and directed by Dan Ojari (Slow Derek – Grand Prix: Animated Encounter) and Mikey Please (The Eagleman Stag – BAFTA: Best Animated Short, Marilyn Myller-McLaren Award: Edinburgh Film Festival). Helen Argo (Tate Movie Project, Wallace & Gromit’s Musical Marvels) will produce, with Sarah Cox (Tate Movie Project and BAFTA nominated Heavy Pockets) on board as exec-producer.
“When Mikey and Dan first pitched us the concept for Robin Robin we knew instantly that this was a rare and special project that we had to make together. It’s a beautifully crafted stop-frame musical that immediately feels classic whilst being groundbreaking and modern,” says Cox.
“Together with Aardman, we’re thrilled to celebrate and introduce new generations of families around the world to the craft of stop motion animation through Robin Robin, a magical tale that warms the heart and can be enjoyed by the whole family,” comments Alexi Wheeler, Manager of Kids and Family International Originals at Netflix.
Robin Robin is currently in production at Aardman’s award-winning studio in the UK and will debut on Netflix in time for the holidays in 2020.