Disney Acquires International Theatrical Movie Rights for No. 1 Streaming Collection, Bluey, With Streaming on Disney+
BBC Studios and The Walt Disney Firm at present introduced the first-ever animated characteristic movie for ’Bluey’, the beloved Emmy® and BAFTA Award-winning animated collection that’s 2024’s No. 1 collection on streaming. The brand new deal sees Disney buying the worldwide theatrical rights for the movie, which can land in cinemas in 2027 beneath the Disney banner. Following the worldwide theatrical launch, it’s going to stream on Disney+.
Written and directed by ’Bluey’ creator Joe Brumm, the movie is a Ludo Studio manufacturing in collaboration with BBC Studios. Delivering the identical appeal and humor that made the tv collection a world phenomenon, the film will proceed the adventures of Bluey, a loveable, inexhaustible, blue heeler canine, who lives together with her mum, dad and her little sister, Bingo.
Joe Brumm, creator of ‘Bluey’, mentioned: “I actually loved the expertise of working with an extended format on ‘The Signal’ in Collection 3, so going even additional with a characteristic movie appears like a pure extension of that. I’ve all the time thought ’Bluey’ deserved a theatrical film. I would like this to be an experiential occasion for the entire household to get pleasure from collectively. I’m excited to proceed to associate with Cecilia Persson, Tom Fussell and the workforce at BBC Studios, and Dana Walden, Alan Bergman and Disney to deliver this new ’Bluey’ story to the massive display screen.”
Alan Bergman and Dana Walden, co-chairmen, Disney Leisure, mentioned: “Since its debut on Disney Jr. and Disney+, ’Bluey’ has turn out to be a world phenomenon, uniting households in all places with its heartfelt tales of play, creativeness and connection. We’re so proud to increase upon our relationship with BBC Studios to deliver the magic of ‘Bluey’ to the massive display screen – for actual life! – and we’re deeply grateful to Joe Brumm for making a world that continues to encourage and delight households in all places.”
Tom Fussell, CEO, BBC Studios, mentioned: “We’re extremely excited to take ’Bluey’ to cinemas given its extraordinary success on a world scale – it’s among the hottest IP on the planet. It has been such a privilege to work with Joe and the workforce at Ludo Studio on ‘Bluey’’s meteoric rise from inception by way of to changing into one of the vital beloved TV reveals of all time. BBC Studios has an extended historical past of bringing the perfect youngsters’s tv to the world in new and thrilling methods, so working with Joe and the workforce, we felt a feature-length movie was the pure subsequent step. We’re happy to work with Disney on ’Bluey’s eagerly awaited theatrical debut and stay up for partnering with Dana, Alan, and the whole workforce on this momentous journey.”
Daley Pearson and Charlie Aspinwall, Co-Founders and Administrators, Ludo Studio, mentioned: “Over the previous eight years, we’ve had the privilege of working alongside a unprecedented workforce of greater than fifty artists and producers whose expertise, dedication, and creativity have formed ’Bluey’ into the beloved collection it’s at present. Their work has paved the best way for this unbelievable alternative to increase ’Bluey’’s world onto the massive display screen. We’re excited to proceed exhibiting Queensland as a house for world-class expertise and to share a brand new stunning ’Bluey’ story by Joe Brumm with households world wide.”
The movie will star vocal expertise from the hit present together with Melanie Zanetti and David McCormack as Bluey’s mum and pa, Chilli and Bandit Heeler, and music created by ’Bluey’ composer Joff Bush.
The CG animated movie shall be produced by award-winning animation producer Amber Naismith (‘Completely happy Toes’, ‘The Lego Film’, ‘The Lego Batman Film’) with Richard Jeffery returning to co-direct (’Bluey’
Collection 1-3), Joe Brumm is Government Producer alongside Justine Flynn for BBC Studios, with Charlie Aspinwall and Daley Pearson from Ludo Studio. For Disney, the movie shall be overseen by David Greenbaum, president of Disney Dwell Motion and twentieth Century Studios, and his workforce.
BBC Studios is financing and licensing the image for distribution. The movie is being supported by the Australian authorities by way of the Producer Offset and Display screen Australia, and assist from the Queensland Authorities by way of Display screen Queensland’s Put up, Digital and Visible Results Incentive.
Disney will launch the ’Bluey’ film in theaters worldwide, adopted by streaming on Disney+. The film can even air on ABC iview and ABC Youngsters in Australia post-theatrical launch.
Accessible in over 140 international locations, ’Bluey’ is 2024’s most-watched collection globally on Disney+, and the 12 months’s No. 1 most-watched collection on streaming so far by way of November amongst whole viewers within the U.S., with greater than 50.5 billion minutes watched (842 million hours). (*Supply: Nielsen Media Analysis; Streaming Content material Scores 1/1/24-11/24/24). ’Bluey’ can also be the No. 1 children present on CBeebies and Disney+ within the UK. The present has additionally garnered quite a few awards, together with a 2024 Peabody Award and back-to-back Tv Critics Affiliation Awards in 2023 and 2024.
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About BBC Studios
BBC Studios is the principle industrial arm of BBC Business Ltd and generated revenues of £1.8 billion within the final 12 months and income of over £200 million for a 3rd consecutive 12 months. In a position to take an thought seamlessly from thought to display screen and past, the enterprise is constructed on two working areas: the Content material Studio, which produces, invests and distributes TV and audio globally and Media & Streaming, with BBC branded channels, providers together with UKTV, bbc.com and BritBox Worldwide and joint ventures within the UK and internationally. The enterprise made greater than 2,800 hours of award-winning British programmes final 12 months for a variety of UK and international broadcasters and platforms. Its content material is internationally recognised throughout a broad vary of genres and specialisms, and consists of world-famous manufacturers like Strictly Come Dancing/Dancing with the Stars, the Planet collection, Bluey and Physician Who.
About The Walt Disney Firm
The Walt Disney Firm, along with its subsidiaries and associates, is a number one diversified worldwide leisure and media enterprise that features three enterprise segments: Leisure, Sports activities, and Experiences. Disney is a Dow 30 firm and had annual income of $91.4 billion in its Fiscal Yr 2024.
About Ludo Studio
Ludo Studio is a BAFTA, multi-Emmy®, Logie and Peabody award-winning Australian studio and considered one of TIME’s Most Influential Corporations of 2024, that creates and produces authentic scripted drama, animation and digital tales which are authored by unbelievable native expertise, distributed globally and cherished by audiences in all places. Ludostudio.com.au
About Display screen Queensland
Display screen Queensland is the state government-owned company investing in regionally made movies, collection and digital video games, and attracting worldwide and interstate manufacturing and post-production. The company runs career-building initiatives for practitioners across the state and helps movie festivals and business occasions akin to Display screen Without end, Asia Pacific Display screen Awards and the AACTA Awards and Competition. Display screen Queensland additionally operates Display screen Queensland Studios in Brisbane and Cairns.