Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie

Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie (French: Miraculous: Le Film)[3][4] is an upcoming French 3D computer-animated musical superhero film written and directed by Jeremy Zag. It is an adaptation of the animated television series Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, and follows two Parisian teenagers, Marinette Dupain-Cheng and Adrien Agreste, who transform into the superheroes Ladybug and Cat Noir, respectively, to protect the city from supervillains.

Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie
French teaser poster
FrenchMiraculous: Le Film
Directed byJeremy Zag
Written byJeremy Zag
Based onMiraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir
by Thomas Astruc
Produced byJeremy Zag
Aton Soumache
Music byJeremy Zag
Harvey Mason Jr.
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • July 5, 2023 (2023-07-05) (France)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget€80 million
($86 million)[2]

Jeremy Zag first announced a theatrical adaptation in 2018. Production started in 2019, with Zag confirming that the plot will explore the origins of the franchise. It is the second theatrical film based on a TF1's TFOU animated series after the 2009 film Totally Spies! The Movie.

Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie is scheduled to be released in France on July 5, 2023 by SND.

Voice cast

Original cast

English cast

Production

The film was first announced by Jeremy Zag during the Miraculous panel at the ComiKon İstanbul on September 29, 2018.[5] The film was originally set to be released in 2021. On December 5, 2018, Zag confirmed that its plot will be a mix between an origin story and the television series storyline. Finishing the fourth and fifth seasons of the series before the movie was a priority for the studio.[6] The following day, during a panel at Comic Con Experience 2018, Zag revealed that the film will be a musical and feature music composed by himself.[7][8]

On May 16, 2019, during Cannes Film Festival, it was confirmed that the movie will be titled Ladybug & Cat Noir Awakening. It was revealed that production of the movie was underway and that the film is billed as a romantic fantasy adventure.[4] Michael Gracey, the director of The Greatest Showman, has also been confirmed to be working on the film.[3]

On October 5, 2019, a short animated tease featuring Ladybug was put up on Zag's Instagram.[9] Zag revealed some aspects of the film on January 8, 2020.[10] On February 12, 2020, it was announced that Fantawild was one of the studios helping create and animate the film.[11]

Release

The film was previously set for a late 2021 release in France, according to Le Figaro.[12] On June 18, 2021, at the Annecy Festival, it was revealed that the film was moved to the first half of 2022.[13] Ladybug & Cat Noir Awakening was originally set to be released theatrically in France on August 3, 2022 by SND, but was later delayed to July 5, 2023.[14][15]

References
  1. "'Miraculous' Studio ZAG Sets 10-Picture Family Film Slate with Cross Creek". 17 June 2022.
  2. ""Miraculous" a conquis la planète animée". Paris Match (in French). Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  3. "Jeremy Zag on Instagram: "Great Panel at Cannes Film Festival. With my bro Michael Gracey. Talking Musical! #cannesfilmfestival #miraculousladybug #thegreatestshowman"". Instagram. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  4. Clarke, Stewart (2019-05-16). "'Ladybug & Cat Noir Awakening' Animated Musical Feature in Production (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  5. Miraculous World Network [@MiraculousINTL] (2018-09-29). "🐞🇹🇷 During ComikonInstanbul in Turkey, Jeremy Zag has reminded us what they're working on! - Season 4 and 5 of Miraculous (NOTE: S3 is currently in production) - Live Action Movie - Live Action Series - ANIMATED Feature Film! Exciting! t.co/V8WFiPWQYS" (Tweet). Retrieved 2021-01-14 – via Twitter.
  6. "'Miraculous: As Aventuras de Ladybug' terá heroína brasileira e um episódio ambientado no Rio". F5 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2018-12-05. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  7. Miraculous World Network [@MiraculousINTL] (2018-12-05). "🐞🇧🇷 To answer the question many had: the movie we mentioned earlier will be ANIMATED. Jeremy and Aton also mentioned that we'll get to see more of current holders (Queen Bee, Carapace, etc) as well as new holders and.... past holders! 😲 #MiraculousnoGloob #GloobNaCCXP t.co/tS6Rd0qWBc" (Tweet). Retrieved 2021-01-14 – via Twitter.
  8. Miraculous World Network [@MiraculousINTL] (2018-12-06). "The Ladybug movie will feature music composef by Jeremy. t.co/bOJhiO7AZM" (Tweet). Retrieved 2021-01-14 – via Twitter.
  9. "Jeremy Zag on Instagram: "Get ready... Ladybug the movie Romance, Action And Music #miraculousthemovie #zagheroez"". Instagram. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  10. "Miraculous Ladybug on Instagram: "Miraculous movie @jeremyzag"". Instagram. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  11. Tuchow, Ryan (February 19, 2020). "Fantawild brings Miraculous to China". kidscreen. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  12. "Miraculous, le phénomène made in France". tvmag.lefigaro.fr. 2019-12-21. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  13. "Annecy 2021 - On Kids & Family organise sa stratégie en trois axes éditoriaux". Le Film Français (in French). Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  14. "Miraculous Ladybug Awakening Movie Release Date: Everything To Know About It!". The Anime Daily. 2022-04-09. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  15. AlloCiné [@allocine] (February 9, 2022). "Lady Bug et Chat noir sur grand écran ! @SNDfilms vient d'annoncer que le film d'animation #Miraculous de Jérémy Zag sortira dans nos salles obscures le 3 août 2022. Le long-métrage reviendra sur les origines des super-héros français" (Tweet) (in French). Retrieved 2022-05-07 – via Twitter.
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