Date 31/08/2017 - News People
The anime movie 'Mary and the Witch's Flower' first opened in Japan in July and raked in an eye-watering $27 million at the box office. Now Studio Ponoc hopes the translated version will replicate its success with Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet on board. It's the first anime from the studio - which was set up by director Hiromasa Yonebayashi and producer Yoshiaki Nishimura - and the screenplay was written by Riko Sakaguch - based on the 1971 novel 'The Little Broomstick' by British children's author Mary Stewart. Ruby Barnhill - who is the girl discovered by Steven Spielberg for 'The BFG' - will voice Mary with Winslet as evil headmistress Madam Mumblechook.
