Academy Award-winning producer and distributor GKIDS, the of acclaimed and artist-driven animation from around the world, announced today it will bring the highly anticipated sci-fi mystery feature Mars Express to select theaters nationwide. Blending 2D and 3D animation to craft a ‘futuristic film noir,’ the debut feature from Jérémie Périn was an official selection at 2023 Cannes, Annecy and Animation Is Film festivals.
Mars Express was domestically released in France this past November to rave reviews, and GKIDS will release the film theatrically in a new English dub starting May 3. International sales are represented by MK2 Films.
Périn previously served as producer and director on various series, such as CO2, Nini Patalo and Socks, and most recently wrote and directed the lauded Lastman series, based on the French comic of the same name.
Synopsis: In 2200, private detective Aline Ruby and her android partner Carlos Rivera are hired by a wealthy businessman to track down a notorious hacker. On Mars, they descend deep into the underbelly of the planet’s capital city where they uncover a darker story of brain farms, corruption, and a missing girl who holds a secret about the robots that threatens to change the face of the universe.
The distributor today also revealed the English-language dub cast for the film and a new trailer. The cast features:
- Morla Gorrondona as Aline Ruby
- Kiff VandenHeuvel as Chris Royjacker
- Josh Keaton as Carlos Rivera
- Sarah Hollis as Roberta Williams
- Ben Diskin as Simon Gordeaux
- Fiona Jones as Beryl
- Jenapher Zheng as Jun Chow / Jun Chow 2
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Billy Bob Thompson as LEM
