Earwig and the Witch Announces English Dub Cast
Studio Ghibli is closing in on the debut of its next big movie,
Earwig and the Witch. The movie marks many firsts for the studio as director Goro Miyazaki brings the company to new heights with 3DCG animation. With the film set to debut in Japan shortly, fans elsewhere in the world are eager to learn more about the movie, and it seems GKIDS Films is giving netizens an update of its own. After all, the dub cast for
Earwig and the Witch has been found, and it boasts some impressive names.
Earwig and the Witch, the upcoming CG-animated film from Studio Ghibli, which is directed by Goro Miyazaki (
From Up on Poppy Hill,
Tales from Earthsea) and is based on the children’s novel of the same name by Diana Wynne Jones (
Howl’s Moving Castle).
The English-language cast for the film will feature the voices of Richard E. Grant (
Can You Ever Forgive Me?), Kacey Musgraves (
Golden Hour) and Dan Stevens (
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga), as well as newcomer Taylor Paige Henderson as “Earwig”. Meanwhile, in addition to her debut voice acting role as Earwig’s Mother, six-time Grammy Award winner Kacey Musgraves will be recording the English language version of the film’s theme song, “Don’t Disturb Me.”
Earwig and the Witch Sets English Dub Cast Led by Richard E. Grant
GKIDS has announced the official English Dub voice cast for Studio Ghibli’s newest animated and first-ever CG film
Earwig and the Witch. It includes the voices of Oscar-nominated actor Richard E. Grant, Grammy winner Kacey Musgraves and Dan Stevens, who will be dubbing the roles of the Mandrake, Earwig’s mother and Thomas, respectively. In addition, Musgraves has also signed on to perform the film’s English-language theme song titled, “Don’t Disturb Me.”
Also joining the English voice cast are Taylor Paige Henderson as Earwig, Pandora Colin as Matron, Alex Cartañá as Assistant Matron, JB Blanc as Mr. Jenkins, Logan Hannan as Custard, Summer Jenkins as Phyllis, Vivienne Rutherford as Sally, Tom Bromhead as Cook, Eva Kaminsky as Assistant Cook, and Vanessa Marshall as Bella Yaga.
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker), Dan Stevens (
Legion), and Vanessa Marshall (
Harley Quinn) are all lending their voices to the dub as The Mandrake, Thomas, and Bella Yaga respectively. Kacey Musgraves ( Earwig s Mother ) Pandora Colin ( Matron ), Alex Cartañá ( Assistant Matron ), JB Blanc ( Mr. Jerkins ), Logan Hannan ( Custard ), Summer Jenkins ( Phyllis ), Vivienne Rutherford ( Sally ), Tom Bromhead ( Cook ), and Eva Kaminsky ( Assistant Cook ) are also attached.
Credit: Studio Ghibli/GKIDS
From Up on Poppy Hill),
Earwig tells the story of a young orphan girl (the titular Earwig, voiced in English by Taylor Paige Henderson) who finds herself adopted by a strange couple and living with a selfish witch. Unaware that her own birth mother had magical powers, the headstrong heroine sets out to uncover the secrets of her new guardians [and] discovers a world of spells and potions, and a mysterious song that may be the key to finding the family she has always wanted