Kate Winslet, Jim Broadbent, Ruby Barnhill, Louis Ashbourne Serkis and
Ewen Bremner will voice the English-language version of Japanese anime fantasy film 'Mary and the Witch's Flower'.
The original film, was the first feature from Studio Ponoc, the anime house founded by former Studio Ghibli director Hiromasa Yonebayashi and producer Yoshiaki Nishimura.
Directed by Yonebayashi, who helmed Oscar-nominated 'When Marnie Was There' and worked on
Hayao Miyazaki's biggest hits, 'Mary and the Witch's Flower' has taken more than USD 27 million at the Japanese box office since it opened on July 8.
Based on 'The Little Broomstick' by British children's author Mary Stewart, the anime follows the adventures of a girl in a school of magic. The English screenplay adaptation was written by
David Freedman
and Lynda Freedman.
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