Flora & Ulysses (film)

Flora & Ulysses is an upcoming American family superhero comedy film directed by Lena Khan from a screenplay by Brad Copeland and based on the children's novel of the same name by Kate DiCamillo. It stars Matilda Lawler, Alyson Hannigan, Ben Schwartz, Anna Deveare Smith, Danny Pudi, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Janeane Garofalo, and Kate Micucci.

Flora & Ulysses
Official release poster
Directed byLena Khan
Produced byGil Netter
Screenplay byBrad Copeland
Based onFlora & Ulysses
by Kate DiCamillo
Starring
Music byJake Monaco[1]
CinematographyAndrew Dunn
Edited byJamie Gross
Production
company
Distributed byDisney+
Release date
  • February 19, 2021 (2021-02-19)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The film will be released on Disney+ on February 19, 2021.

Premise

A girl named Flora Buckman adopts a squirrel she names Ulysses, who happens to possess superpowers.

Cast

Production

On May 31, 2018, it was announced that Disney was developing a film adaptation of Kate DiCamillo's novel Flora & Ulysses for their streaming service Disney+, with Brad Copeland writing the script.[2]

On June 13, 2019, Alyson Hannigan and Ben Schwartz were cast as Flora's parents. Gil Netter is producing the project.[3] On June 27, 2019, Lena Khan was announced as director, and Matilda Lawler was cast in the titular role of Flora Buckman with Benjamin Evans Ainsworth and Danny Pudi also added to the cast as filming began in Vancouver.[4] Filming wrapped on August 23, 2019.[5]

Post-production was done remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Release

Flora & Ulysses is scheduled to be released on February 19, 2021, on Disney+.[7]

References
  1. Jake Monaco Scoring Lena Khan’s Disney+ Movie ‘Flora & Ulysses’
  2. Film News Roundup: Disney Developing ‘Flora and Ulysses’ for Streaming Service (EXCLUSIVE)
  3. Alyson Hannigan & Ben Schwartz Join ‘Flora & Ulysses’ Film Adaptation From Disney+
  4. Disney+ Movie ‘Flora & Ulysses’ Starts Production; Cast Revealed
  5. Ben Schwartz [@rejectedjokes] (August 23, 2019). "After 2 months & 44 shooting days we've wrapped the @Disney movie Flora & Ulysses" (Tweet). Retrieved December 17, 2019 – via Twitter.
  6. Karim, Anhar (May 10, 2020). "How One Disney Director Is Finishing A Movie During Coronavirus". Forbes. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  7. Tuttle, Brittani (December 10, 2020). "Walt Disney Studios shares upcoming slate for Disney+ during Disney Investor Day 2020". attractionsmagazine.com. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
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