The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse Anounced by Apple TV+

The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse Anounced by Apple TV+

October 12th, 2022

Lauren Ashton

Apple Original Films has just announced that the animated short The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, based on the global best-selling book of the same title by Charlie Mackesy, will be coming to Apple TV+ on Christmas Day this year. The film, featuring Mackesy’s characteristic illustrations brought to life in color with stunning hand-drawn animation, features BAFTA Award winner Tom Hollander (The Night Manager) as The Mole, Golden Globe and SAG Award winner Idris Elba (Luther) as The Fox, Golden Globe Award winner Gabriel Byrne (All Things Bright and Beautiful) as The Horse, and introduces Jude Coward Nicoll as The Boy.

A heart-warming story of kindness, friendship, courage, and hope for audience members of all ages is classically animated and based on Charlie Mackesy’s book, “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse.” The touching journey follows the unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse as they travel together in the boy’s search for home.

Author Charlie Mackesy remarks that “the journey of making the film of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse with my incredibly gifted animation team has been a magical one. I never dreamt it would happen – but it’s so moving to think the story will be watched at Christmas. I really hope it brings a bit of joy, laughter, and comfort.”

Matthew Freud presents a Charlie Mackesy film, produced by Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Cara Speller (Love, Death & Robots, Pear Cider and Cigarettes, Rocket & Groot) of NoneMore Productions.Produced by Emmy Award winner J.J. Abrams and Hannah Minghella of Bad Robot Productions as well. Directed by Peter Baynton (The Tiger Who Came To Tea) and author Charlie Mackesy, the project is adapted from the original book in collaboration with Jon Croker (Paddington 2). The film’s executive producers are Jony Ive and Academy Award nominee Woody Harrelson (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri). The original score is by composer Isobel Waller-Bridge, and performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra and conducted by Geoff Alexander.

The film is presented in partnership with the BBC, and will premiere The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse in the UK. The film will be available on Apple TV+ outside of the UK on Christmas of this year.

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Lauren Ashton

Lauren Ashton is a Los Angeles-based writer. She has also taught stop-motion animation and film history since 2020, and holds a BFA in Acting from The California Institute of the Arts. Lauren has previously worked with Walt Disney Imagineering, and since graduating from CalArts, she has worked at Spellbound Inc. (a YouTube Production Company), Gnomon School of Animation, and written plays and sketch comedy for various theaters.