This article is about the film. For the novel the film was based on, see The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents.
The Amazing Maurice
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Toby Genkel
Screenplay by
Terry Rossio
Based on
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett
Produced by
Emely Christians
Andrew Baker
Robert Chandler
Rob Wilkins
Starring
Hugh Laurie
Emilia Clarke
David Thewlis
Himesh Patel
Gemma Arterton
Joe Sugg
Ariyon Bakare
Julie Atherton
Rob Brydon
Hugh Bonneville
David Tennant
Edited by
Friedolin Dreesen
Music by
Tom Howe
Production companies
Ulysses Filmproduktion
Cantilever Media
Narrativia
Moonshot Films
Distributed by
Sky Cinema (United Kingdom)
Telepool (Germany)[1]
Release dates
13 November 2022 (2022-11-13) (Manchester Animation Festival)
16 December 2022 (2022-12-16) (United Kingdom)
3 February 2023 (2023-02-03) (United States)
Running time
93 minutes[2]
Countries
Germany[3]
United Kingdom[3]
Language
English
Box office
$21.1 million[4]
The Amazing Maurice is a 2022 animated fantasy comedy film directed by Toby Genkel and co-directed by Florian Westermann, from a screenplay by Terry Rossio, based on the 2001 novel The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett.[5][6] The film stars Hugh Laurie, Emilia Clarke, David Thewlis, Himesh Patel, Gemma Arterton, Joe Sugg, Ariyon Bakare, Julie Atherton, Rob Brydon, Hugh Bonneville and David Tennant.[7] The story follows Maurice, a streetwise ginger cat who befriends a group of talking rats by coming up with a money-making scam.
An animated film adaptation of Pratchett's novel was announced in June 2019, with Rossio writing the screenplay. Most of the lead cast members were hired in November 2020, with additional cast being added in May 2021. Animation was provided by Studio Rakete and Red Star 3D.[citation needed]
The Amazing Maurice had its premiere at the Manchester Animation Festival on 13 November 2022, and was released in the United Kingdom on 16 December, by Sky Cinema. It was released on 3 February 2023 by Viva Pictures in the United States. The film received generally positive reviews from critics.
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^Wood, Heloise (13 June 2019). "Pratchett's The Amazing Maurice adapted for animation". The Bookseller. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
^Levine, Nick (5 November 2020). "Casting News: Hugh Laurie and Emilia Clarke to Voice Terry Pratchett Animated Movie 'The Amazing Maurice'". BBC America. Archived from the original on 5 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
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