DENVER, Sept. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- GKIDS, the
acclaimed producer and distributor of animation for adult and
family audiences, has announced the English voice cast for
MFKZ. MFKZ is a collaboration from French comic
artist Guillaume "Run" Renard, original creator of the comic
series, and ultra-hip Japanese animation house Studio 4°C, creators
of the acclaimed anime features "Tekkonkinkreet," "Genius Party,"
and "Mind Game." The film will feature the voices of
Michael Chiklis (The
Shield, American Horror Story), Giancarlo Espositio (Breaking Bad, The
Usual Suspects), Jorge
Gutierrez (The Book of Life, Son of Jaguar),
Dascha Polanco (Orange is
the New Black, Joy), RZA, Vince Staples, and Danny Trejo (Machete, Predators). The
"Tekkonkinkreet" dream team of co-director Shojiro Nishimi and art director
Shinji Kimura reunite to
bring to life MFKZ, a dark but stunningly animated sci-fi
vision mélange of anime, film noir, and Lucha Libre, which made its world premiere
at the 2017 Annecy International Film Festival. The Fathom event
will include an exclusive behind-the-scenes look and interview with
the film's creators.
Released by GKIDS and Fathom Events, MFKZ debuts in U.S.
cinemas on Thursday, October 11 at
7:00 p.m. (local time) with an encore
on Tuesday, October 16 at
7:00 p.m. (local time). Both showings
are dubbed in English. The film will also receive a limited
theatrical release by GKIDS starting Friday,
October 12. Tickets for MFKZ are available now at
www.FathomEvents.com, www.mfkzmovie.com or at participating box
offices.
MFKZ centers on young Angelino and his skull-and-flame
pal Vinz, who live in a seedy tenement in an L.A.-inspired
dystopian metropolis – a burnt-out, gang-and-cockroach-ridden,
neo-urban hell. Following a scooter accident Angelino starts
experiencing migraines, strange hallucinations and fits of
rage-inspired superpowers, as he slowly awakens to the truth of his
origins: he is half human and half Macho, a supernatural alien race
that is bent on taking over the planet.
GKIDS and Fathom Events partnered to present the US premieres of
"Fireworks" and "The Night is Short, Walk On Girl," and are set to
present Satoshi Kon's "Perfect Blue"
to cinemas on September 6 and 10.
"We are super excited to be working with Studio 4°C and Ankama
to release MFKZ in North
America," GKIDS Founder and CEO Eric
Beckman said. "This is a blistering, genre-breaking
animated film for adults, unlike anything that has come before. We
are thrilled with the voice cast and can't wait to share this film
with audiences on October
11th."
"Anime fans should be prepared for a wild ride with
MFKZ," Fathom Events CEO Ray
Nutt said. "This exciting animated feature is yet another
high-point of our ongoing partnership with GKIDS."
English Voice Cast
Michael Chiklis - Crocodile
Giancarlo Espositio - Mr. K
Jorge Gutierrez – El Tigre
Dascha Polanco - Luna
RZA – Shakespeare
Vince Staples - Vinz
Danny Trejo - Bruce
For artwork/photos related to MFKZ, visit the
Fathom Events press site.
About Fathom Events
Fathom Events is the leading event
cinema distributor with theater locations in all top 100 DMAs®
(Designated Market Areas) and ranks as one of the largest overall
theater content distributors. Owned by AMC Entertainment Inc.
(NYSE: AMC), Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK) and Regal
Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), Fathom Events offers a variety of
unique entertainment events in movie theaters such as live
performances of the Metropolitan Opera, top Broadway stage
productions, major sporting events, epic concerts, the yearlong TCM
Big Screen Classics series, inspirational events and popular anime
franchises. Fathom Events takes audiences behind the scenes for
unique extras including audience Q&As, backstage footage and
interviews with cast and crew, creating the ultimate VIP
experience. Fathom Events' live Digital Broadcast Network ("DBN")
is the largest cinema broadcast network in North America, bringing live and pre-recorded
events to 941 locations and 1,496 screens in 181 DMAs. The company
also provides corporations a compelling national footprint for
hosting employee meetings, customer rewards events and new product
launches. For more information, visit
www.FathomEvents.com.
About GKIDS
GKIDS is a producer and distributor of
award-winning feature animation for both adult and family
audiences. Since 2010, the company has scored an astounding ten
Best Animated Feature Oscar nominations with The Secret of
Kells in 2010, A Cat in Paris and Chico & Rita in 2012,
Ernest & Celestine in 2014, The Tale of The Princess
Kaguya and Song of the Sea in 2015, Boy and the
World and When Marnie Was There in 2016, My Life as a Zucchini in 2017, and The
Breadwinner in 2018. GKIDS also handles North American
distribution for the famed Studio Ghibli library of films, one of
the world's most coveted animation collections with titles
Spirited Away, My Neighbor
Totoro, Princess Mononoke and others. GKIDS
recently launched ANIMATION IS FILM, an annual LA-based film
festival. ANIMATION IS FILM embraces the highest aspirations of
animation as a cinematic art form and is a vocal advocate for
filmmakers who push the boundaries of their work to the fullest
range of expression that the medium is capable of.
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