Daisy Ridley joins The Inventor

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We may know her better as a scavenger, but in the real world Daisy Ridley and Stephen Fry are joining the voice cast of The Inventor, a full-length, stop-motion animated movie from long-time Pixar writer Jim Capobianco.

Photographed by Colette Aboussouan

The story will follow the life of the insatiably curious and headstrong inventor Leonardo da Vinci (Fry) as he leaves Italy to join the French court, where he can experiment freely, inventing flying contraptions, incredible machines, and studying the human body. There, joined by the princess Marguerite (Ridley), he looks to answer the ultimate question — what is the meaning of it all?

“We are making this film for children and the child in many adults. It has action, adventure, beauty and humor,” Capobianco and producer Robert Rippberger said in a statement carried by Deadline “We hope it will spark curiosity in its young audience and inspire girls and boys to become the Leonardo’s of the 21st century.”

Work begins in August 2021 for a 2023 release.

Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to ILM.com and SkywalkerSound.com, having previously written for Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Starburst Magazine, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia and Model and Collectors Mart. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host (the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015), the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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We may know her better as a scavenger, but in the real world Daisy Ridley and Stephen Fry are joining the voice cast of The Inventor, a full-length, stop-motion animated movie from long-time Pixar writer Jim Capobianco.

Photographed by Colette Aboussouan

The story will follow the life of the insatiably curious and headstrong inventor Leonardo da Vinci (Fry) as he leaves Italy to join the French court, where he can experiment freely, inventing flying contraptions, incredible machines, and studying the human body. There, joined by the princess Marguerite (Ridley), he looks to answer the ultimate question — what is the meaning of it all?

“We are making this film for children and the child in many adults. It has action, adventure, beauty and humor,” Capobianco and producer Robert Rippberger said in a statement carried by Deadline “We hope it will spark curiosity in its young audience and inspire girls and boys to become the Leonardo’s of the 21st century.”

Work begins in August 2021 for a 2023 release.

Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to ILM.com and SkywalkerSound.com, having previously written for Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Starburst Magazine, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia and Model and Collectors Mart. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host (the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015), the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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