Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie

Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie (French: Miraculous: Le Film) (also titled Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, The Movie in some territories)[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 theatrical release poster
FrenchMiraculous: Le Film
Directed byJeremy Zag
Screenplay by
  • Jeremy Zag
  • Bettina Lopez Mendoza
Story byJeremy Zag
Based onMiraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir
by Thomas Astruc and Nathanaël Bronn
Produced by
  • Aton Soumache
  • Jeremy Zag
  • Daisy Chang
Starring
  • Anouck Hautbois
  • Benjamin Bollen
Edited byYvann Thibaudeau
Music byJeremy Zag
Layouts byKarim El Mokaddem
Production
companies
Distributed bySND
Release dates
  • 11 June 2023 (2023-06-11) (Grand Rex)
  • 5 July 2023 (2023-07-05) (France)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryFrance[2]
LanguageFrench[2]
Budget€80 million
($86 million)

The film was announced in 2018, but production began in 2019, with confirmation that the plot will explore the origins of the franchise. Jeremy Zag was confirmed as director and co-writer with Bettina Lopez Mendoza. Zag also serves as a producer through ZAG Inc. under The Awakening Production banner, with ON Animation Studios and SND, the latter also serving as distributor. It is the second theatrical film based on a TF1's TFOU animated series after the 2009 film Totally Spies! The Movie. On a budget of €80 million, it is currently the second most expensive French film ever made.

Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie will premiere at the Grand Rex on 11 June 2023, and is scheduled to be released in France on 5 July 2023, by SND. Internationally, it will be released theatrically from the same date onwards in select regions and will be released on 28 July 2023 on Netflix in others.[5][6][7]

Voice cast

Original cast

English cast

Production

The film was first announced by Jeremy Zag during the Miraculous panel at the ComiKon İstanbul on 29 September 2018.[8] The film was originally set to be released in 2021. On 5 December 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.[9] 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.[10][11]

On 16 May 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.[12] Zag revealed some aspects of the film on 8 January 2020.[13] On 12 February 2020, it was announced that Fantawild was one of the studios helping create and animate the film.[14] In March 2022, the editing of the movie was completed.[15]

In April 2022, it was revealed that the movie was made with a budget of €80 million, making it the second most expensive French film ever made behind the 2017 film Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.[16]

Release

Theatrical

Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie will have its world premiere at the Grand Rex in Paris on 11 June 2023.[5]

The film was previously set for a late 2021 release in France, according to Le Figaro.[17] During the 2021 Annecy Festival, it was moved to the first half of 2022.[18] The film was originally set to be released theatrically in France on 3 August 2022 by SND, but was later delayed to 5 July 2023.[19][20]

Internationally, the film will be released theatrically simultaneously in the Netherlands, and in French speaking regions of Belgium, Switzerland, and Luxembourg. It will begin to be released in other territories from 6 July 2023 onwards, starting with Italy, Germany, and German speaking regions of Switzerland[21].

Home media

In international territories where the film will not be released theatrically, it will be released on Netflix on 28 July 2023.[22]

References
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  2. "Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie". Unifrance. 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  3. "Jeremy Zag on Instagram: "Great Panel at Cannes Film Festival. With my bro Michael Gracey. Talking Musical! #cannesfilmfestival #miraculousladybug #thegreatestshowman"". Instagram. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. Clarke, Stewart (16 May 2019). "'Ladybug & Cat Noir Awakening' Animated Musical Feature in Production (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  5. "Soyez les premiers au monde à découvrir le film! 🔥🐞". Twitter. Le Grand Rex. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  6. "https://twitter.com/NetflixGeeked/status/1658834765854777344". Twitter. Retrieved 17 May 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  7. Moore, Kasey (17 May 2023). "'Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie' Coming to Netflix in July 2023". What's on Netflix. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  8. Miraculous World Network [@MiraculousINTL] (29 September 2018). "🐞🇹🇷 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 14 January 2021 – via Twitter.
  9. "'Miraculous: As Aventuras de Ladybug' terá heroína brasileira e um episódio ambientado no Rio". F5 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 5 December 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  10. Miraculous World Network [@MiraculousINTL] (5 December 2018). "🐞🇧🇷 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 14 January 2021 – via Twitter.
  11. Miraculous World Network [@MiraculousINTL] (6 December 2018). "The Ladybug movie will feature music composef by Jeremy. t.co/bOJhiO7AZM" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 January 2021 – via Twitter.
  12. "Jeremy Zag on Instagram: "Get ready... Ladybug the movie Romance, Action And Music #miraculousthemovie #zagheroez"". Instagram. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  13. "Miraculous Ladybug on Instagram: "Miraculous movie @jeremyzag"". Instagram. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  14. Tuchow, Ryan (19 February 2020). "Fantawild brings Miraculous to China". kidscreen. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  15. https://twitter.com/MLNewsWorld/status/1504098469719740417
  16. ""Miraculous" a conquis la planète animée". Paris Match (in French). Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  17. "Miraculous, le phénomène made in France". tvmag.lefigaro.fr. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  18. "Annecy 2021 - On Kids & Family organise sa stratégie en trois axes éditoriaux". Le Film Français (in French). Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  19. "Miraculous Ladybug Awakening Movie Release Date: Everything To Know About It!". The Anime Daily. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  20. AlloCiné [@allocine] (9 February 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. t.co/YLIZpKe7hv" [Lady Bug and Cat Noir on the big screen! @SNDfilms has just announced that the animated film #Miraculous by Jérémy Zag will be released in our dark rooms on August 3, 2022. The feature film will return to the origins of French superheroes.] (Tweet) (in French). Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023 – via Twitter.
  21. "Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie Release Date List". Imdb. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  22. "'Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, The Movie' Gets Official Release Date, Teaser, and First Image". Collider. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
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