The Amazing Maurice
- Targetgroup: families with kids, Adults 16+, Marvel, DC Comics fans (Geek Audience).
The Amazing Maurice: first ever animated feature film based on a Terry Pratchett Novel
Maurice, a streetwise cat, has the perfect moneymaking scam. He’s found a stupid looking kid who plays a pipe, and his very own plague of rats – rats who, strangely, are educated and literate, so Maurice can no longer think of them as “Lunch”. And everyone knows the stories about rats and pipers …
From Best Selling Fantasy and Science Fiction Author Terry Pratchett who sold over 100 million books worldwide, with a dedicated Author Fan Base around the world
Key Facts
- First animated family feature film based on the award winning novel by Terry Pratchett
- Inspired by the brothers Grimm fairytale “The pied piper of Hamelin”
- Full of witty and intelligent humour
- A Sky Original with releases around the world, December 2022 and Q1 2023
- Sequel film in development for launch 2024
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Marketing Support
- Dedicated website for fan engagement launched Nov 21
- Social Media Campaign to support launch of licensed product
- Life size Maurice visits to stores
- Posts/ Videos from selected cast (Emilia, Clarke; Joe Sugg – 7.7m subscribers on Youtube, 5m on Twitter, 5m on Instagram, 2.1m on FB, 1.2m on TikTok)
- New audio book to coincide with the film launch
- Dedicated Youtube channel with exclusive clips from the film, behind the scenes features, interviews etc.
Terry Pratchett
About the author:
Fantasy and Science Fiction author, famous for his discworld series of 41 novels; bestselling author of the 1990s; knighted for services to literature in 2019. No other UK author – save JK Rowling – has such a following internationally
• Over 100 million books sold worldwide
• Translated into 37 languages
• Global Fan Base with dedicated Conventions in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, USA, Poland and Australia
• Social Media and Discworld Monthly newsletter since 20 years
Awards:
- Winner of the Carnegie Medal (2011) for The Amazing Maurice
- World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2010
The Book Sales:
- USA – 30 million
- UK/Eire – 24 million
- Australia – 2 million
- Germany – 17 million
- Czech Republic – 2 Million
- Poland – 1.9 million
- Canada – 1.9 million
The Movie
Lively, unique, entertaining movie
- Inspired by the Grimm Brothers fairytale about the Pied Piper of Hamelin
- Screenplay by Oscar nominated Terry Rossio (Shrek, Aladdin, Pirates of the Caribbean); character design by Carter Goodrich (Ratatouille, Coco, How to Train your Dragon, Despicable Me)
Movie Release:
- A Sky Original premiering at Cannes Film Festival 2022
- Sky Cinema Release in December 2022 in over 100 cinemas in the UK and on Sky Cinema
- Worldwide Release in Q1 2023 (Germany Feb 2022)
- Sequel Film in development for 2023/24
- Third sequel proposed for 2026 (tbc)
Licenses available for:
- Board Games, Puzzles
- Digital/ mobile games
- Gifting
- Collectables
- Plush
- Home and Housewares
- Stationery
- Promotions
- Dedicated e-commerce store for merchandise
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