High in the Clouds

High in the Clouds (2027)

Listen to the voice within you!

After he accidentally sparked a revolution against Gretsch, the bossy diva-owl who has banned all music from his town, a teenage squirrel named Wirral embarks on an extraordinary journey to set music free.

Date of release
2027-08-19
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Music
Director
Toby Genkel

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: High in the Clouds

High in the Clouds is an upcoming animated musical adventure comedy film directed by Toby Genkel and written by Jon Croker. It is based on the novel of the same name by Paul McCartney, Geoff Dunbar and Philip Ardagh, produced by Gaumont Animation and distributed by Gaumont in France. The film stars Himesh Patel, Celine Dion, Hannah Waddingham, Paul McCartney, Idris Elba, Lionel Richie, Ringo Starr, Jimmy Fallon, Clémence Poésy, Pom Klementieff and Alain Chabat.

Production

First announced back in 2013, the film originally had Tony Bancroft on board as director with a script written by Josh Klausner. It had a planned release for 2015 in theaters with Lady Gaga contributing to its soundtrack with an original song. The film was optioned by Gaumont in 2017 after its original production company RGH Entertainment closed its Woodland Hills offices. Jon Croker was set to write the script in 2018.

In December 2019, it was announced that streaming company Netflix partnered up with Gaumont's subsidiary animation studio to co-produce. Timothy Reckart signed on as director with former Beatle singer and author Paul McCartney serving as producer and songwriter on composing original songs and score for the film.

In July 2023, Netflix dropped their involvement, reverting the film back to an independent production. In October of that year, Toby Genkel replaced Reckart as director, and Michael Giacchino was announced to compose the new score. The film's production commenced around early 2024.

In May 2025, the cast was officially revealed.

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