Khumba At The Toronto International Film Festival
Dom Hemingway was not the only Richard E. Grant film being promoted at the Toronto International Film Festival last week. Triggerfish Animation Studios were also in town to promote their new film, Khumba.
Khumba is the second film from Triggerfish in which REG has appeared in, the first being Zambezia which was released in 2011. Khumba tells the story of a half-striped zebra (Austin) who is blamed for a severe drought by his superstitious herd. Richard plays the role of Bradley the ostrich, Khumba’s friend.
The original story was penned by Triggerfish writers Raffaella Delle Donne and Anthony Silverston in consultation with Jonathan Roberts, co-writer of The Lion King. Silverston is also the director. Stuart Forrest CEO of Triggerfish Animation Studios produced the feature. The animated film also features the voices of Jake T Austin, Steve Buscemi, Loretta Devine, Laurence Fishburne, Richard E Grant, AnnaSophia Robb, Catherine Tate and Liam Neeson.
Interestingly, REG also played a bird (Cecil the Marabou) in Zambezia, and both films were produced in 3D.
Khumba will have its first theatrical release on 25 October in South Africa before being rolled out to more than 40 territories thereafter.
Below are some promotional shots from the film, along with the trailer.
