New Stills from Netflix's "Klaus" and the "Willoughbys"

NEW STILLS DEBUT OUT OF THE  ANNECY INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED FILM  FESTIVAL FOR NETFLIX’S FIRST ANIMATED FILMS

KLAUS AND THE WILLOUGHBYS

Captions: Top: Jesper (voiced by Jason Schwartzman) in Sergio Pablos’ KLAUS, coming this holiday season.

Bottom (L to R): The Barnabys (voiced by Sean Cullen), Tim (voiced by Will Forte), and Jane (voiced by Alessia Cara) in THE WILLOUGHBYS, coming in Spring 2020.

ABOUT KLAUS

A young, Scandinavian postman named Jesper gets the chance to make his mark when he’s tasked with bringing the postal service to a contentious village in the cold north, where he meets a mysterious, white-bearded toymaker named Klaus.

FUN FACTS

• Klaus is Netflix’s first original animated film.
• The movie is a passion project for Despicable Me co-creator Sergio Pablos, who first came up with the idea for it in 2010.
• Klaus was produced entirely in Madrid, Spain with a very international crew comprised of some of the most talented hand drawn artists from all over the world.
• The film introduces a unique animation style which blends traditional hand drawn animation techniques with cutting edge technology.

CREW & CAST

• Director: Sergio Pablos (co-creator of Despicable Me)
• Producers: Jinko Gotoh (The Little Prince, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part), Gustavo Ferrada, and Marisa Román

• Art Directors: Szymon Biernacki, Marcin Jakubowski
• U.S. Voice Cast: Jason Schwartzman (Jesper), J.K. Simmons (Klaus), Rashida Jones (Alva), Joan Cusack (Mrs. Krum), Norm Macdonald (Mogens), Will Sasso (Mr. Ellingboe)

ABOUT THE WILLOUGHBYS

When the four Willoughby children are abandoned by their selfish parents, they must learn how to adapt their old-fashioned values to the contemporary world in order to create a new and modern family.

FUN FACTS

• Netflix’s second original animated film.
• A highly stylized CG animated feature film currently in production with BRON Animation in Vancouver.
• From writer/director Kris Pearn (Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2).
• Based on the acclaimed book by Newbery Award-winning author, Lois Lowry.

CREW & CAST

• Director: Kris Pearn (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2)
• U.S. Voice Cast: Ricky Gervais (Cat), Maya Rudolph (Nanny), Will Forte (Tim), Martin Short (Father), Alessia Cara (Jane) and Jane Krakowski (Mother), Sean Cullen (The Barnabys).

www.netflix.com/klaus  

www.netflix.com/thewilloughbys