Oscar winners Javier Bardem, Marion Cotillard and Vanessa Redgrave are set to voice leading roles in the upcoming family fantasy animated feature “The Turning Door.” The film is written and directed by Nicholas Ashe Bateman, a filmmaker and artist known for “The Wanting Mare.” The cast also includes Pippa Kelly as the young heroine Ariadlyn, according to one report, and Swedish composer Anna von Hausswolff joins the project.
Other outlets add further details about the broader voice cast. Alicia Vikander, Jamie Dornan, Jodie Turner-Smith, Bill Nighy and Gillian Anderson are also reported as part of the ensemble. One article specifies that Mister Smith Entertainment is pitching the animated feature to buyers at TIFF: The Market, while coverage from other outlets focuses more on the performers attached and the project’s creative leadership. Across reports, the shared emphasis is on the film’s genre—family fantasy animation—and the expansion of its star-studded voice cast.
The announcements present consistent information about the new actor additions and the film’s main creative team, while differing mainly in the amount of casting detail and business/industry context provided.
