Marina is a 2023 American animated film produced by Shires and Shires Animation Studios and released by Orion and Pentagon.
Plot[]
Maori Princess Marina learns that her tribe used to be voyagers, but it got too dangerous and they no longer left the tribe for modern day conveniences. Now Marina must team with a Demi God named Maddocks, A Self-Doubtful Kiwi, and The Ocean to restore the tribe’s love for adventure.
Voice Cast:[]
- Jennifer Love Hewitt as Marina
- John C. Reilly as Maddocks
- Kevin Hart as Tumnus the Crab
- Reese Witherspoon as Tina, a Kiwi. In the end, She learns how to fly and becomes the first flying kiwi on earth.
- Ed O'Neill as Tony, Marina’s Dad.
- Scarlett Johansson as Sabrina, a turkey-Tiger hybrid who is Tumnus’ former sidekick.
- Maya Rudolph as Te Faline, Marina’s Mom.
- Jane Lynch as Te Kala, Marina’s Grandmother.
- Alan Tudyk as Poro, a Warthog.
- Dwayne Johnson as Maltese Vanellope, the Former Leader of the tribe.
- William Hanna (archive audio; uncredited) as Jimmy the Cat
- Mel Blanc (archive audio; uncredited) as Bob the Mouse
- Harry E. Lang (archive audio; uncredited) as Alax the Donkey
Additional Voices[]
- Drew Nelson
- Scott McCord
- Deven Mack
- Emilie-Claire Barlow
- Katie Crown
- Cory Doran
- Sarah Gadon
- Christian Potenza
- Kristin Fairlie
- Lilly Bartlam
- Bahia Watson
- Darren Frost
- Wyatt White
- Evany Rosen
Songs[]
- Forgive and Forget - Tony and Marina
- Run Like the Wind - Marina
- Every Adventure - Maltese Vanellope and Voyagers
- Thank You - Maddocks
- Golden - Tumnus and Sabrina
- Remember What Makes You You - Te Kala, Sabrina, and Maddocks
- Every Adventure (Reprise) - Voyagers
Trivia[]
- This is the twelfth Shires Animation Studios feature to have the "Created and Produced at Shires Animation Studios, www.shires.com" credit at the end.
- The seventh film with the Shires logo under the movie title.
- This is the fifth Shires animated feature to show only the studio logos in the beginning, and the title card and credits only appear at the end.
- This is the third Shires film to be released on Shires+ as a Premiere Access title.
- This is the eighth Shires+ original movie to get a home video release.
- Not counting Attached (which had a two-week theatrical run following the COVID-19 pandemic), this is the second Michael Shires Pictures film to have an exclusive theatrical run since The Velveteen Rabbit.
- The fourth Shires Animation Studios film to include the 2019 MPA logo in the end credits.
- This is the second animated film released under the Shires banner as well as the second film in the Shires Animated Canon to use the 2022 Shires logo.
- This is the second film to use the Shires 110 logo.
- In addition, this is the second Shires Animated Canon film to feature the full 2022 Shires logo as a closing logo.
- This is the fifth Shires animated film to have the title card appear at the end of the film.
- This is the first Shires Animation Studios film to feature the animation style used in the Lego Movie film series, The Peanuts Movie (2015), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), Promare (2019), The Willoughbys (2020), The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020), and Seal Team (2021).
- This is also the second Shires Animation Studios film to feature an animation style inspired by Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), after Freeze Frame 2.
Production[]
- The animation is produced by Bully Productions and Premo Studios.
Rating[]
- The film was rated PG-13 for Motion Picture Association.
Home video releases:[]
DVD
- Marina
Blu-Ray
- Marina