ROCK DOG (PG)

WHO’S IN IT?

Luke Wilson (Old School), Eddie Izzard (The Wild), J.K. Simmons (Whiplash), Lewis Black (Inside Out), Kenan Thompson (Going In Style), Mae Whitman (The DUFF), Jorge Garcia (The Wedding Ringer), Matt Dillon (Herbie: Fully Loaded), Sam Elliott (The Big Lebowski), Liza Richardson (People Like Us), Ash Brannon (Surf’s Up), Will Finn (Chicken Little)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Ash Brannon (Surf’s Up), director, writer; Kurt Voelker (Sweet November), writer; Rob Feng (film debut), Zheng Jun (To The Fore), Joyce Lou (film debut), David B. Miller (Sid the Science Kid: The Movie) and Amber Wang (Feng Huo), producers; Rolfe Kent (Mean Girls), composer; Ivan Bilancio (The Lion King) and Ed Fuller (film debut), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In the secluded village of Snow Mountain, a Tibetan Mastiff named Bodi (Wilson) is training to succeed his father Khampa (Simmons) as the village guard, entrusted with keeping away a pack of gangster wolves from stealing the sheep inhabitants. However, when a radio falls out of an airplane and right into Bodi’s hands, he becomes fascinated with rock music and leaves his post to the big city with dreams of becoming a musician, setting into motion a series of unexpected events…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Rock Dog has enough rockin’ tunes to get all family members dancing in the aisles, whilst also entertaining the young ones with its silly and hilarious story.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 16TH JUNE 2017

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