Netflix confirmed on Friday that Hayley Atwell (Agent Carter, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning), LeVar Burton (Roots, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Reading Rainbow), and Kal Penn (Harold & Kumar films, House) are starring in the English dub of Studio Ponoc’s anime film of A.F. Harrold and Emily Gravett’s The Imaginary novel.
Studio Ponoc’s first feature film Mary and The Witch’s Flower opened in Japan in July 2017.
The film will compete at this year’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival, and the film will also have an Oscar-qualifying run.
The film opened in Japan on December 15 with the title Yaneura no Rudger (Rudger in the Attic).