Kris Bowers on Scoring ‘The Wild Robot’ and Why It Made Him Reflect on Parenthood
“The Wild Robot” marks Bowers’s first foray into scoring animation. He began work on the score shortly after the birth of his daughter and spent the next two years fine-tuning the music.
‘The Wild Robot’ is a celebration of parenthood and families
“The Wild Robot” premieres in theaters on Friday, Sep 27. It is rated PG.
'The Wild Robot' review: Who knew a robot and goose could make me sob so much?
It's great news, then, that The Wild Robot delivers on its trailer's promise a thousandfold. Director Chris Sanders, known for Lilo & Stitch and How to Train Your Dragon, has crafted a sweet (and yes, tear-jerking) tale of motherhood and connection, all backed up with some of DreamWorks' most stunning animation to date.
Animated family film 'The Wild Robot' is whimsically sweet but too lightweight
Lupita Nyong'o leads the voice cast in a well-made film from director Chris Sanders that is no 'Iron Giant' or 'Wall-E.'
The Wild Robot should be the future of animation
DreamWorks’ The Wild Robot — from How to Train Your Dragon director Chris Sanders — is the best animated movie of the year.
How 'Wild Robot' Director Chris Sanders Returned to Animation, Challenged the Medium and Made His Best Film Yet
"The Wild Robot" director Chris Sanders was feeling a little lost himself. In 2020, he ventured into live-action filmmaking with "The Call of the Wild," an ambitious, imperfect adaptation of Jack London's 1903 novel.
The Wild Robot Review: Darkly Hilarious, Beautiful, And One Of The Best DreamWorks Animation Films Ever
NOTE: This review is partially adapted from my reaction to The Wild Robot following its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival] Crafting stakes is complicated territory for a film targeted at audiences of all ages.
Review: Exquisite 'The Wild Robot' uses machines and animals to tell a human story
The Wild Robot” has a lot to say and its own way of saying it. It’s a big-studio animated feature that has its own look, feel and identity, wrapped around an unusual story with ample humor and plenty of emotion — all of it earned.
‘The Wild Robot’ Review: Wonder and Whimsy That Does Compute
Chris Sanders’s movie about a robotic assistant and the gosling she raises is defined by dazzling visuals and frank ideas about the circle of life.
‘The Wild Robot’ Review: Animating Parental Anxiety
The director of ‘Lilo & Stitch’ returns with a film in which Lupita Nyong’o voices a robot who washes up on an island and becomes a makeshift mother to a gosling.
The Wild Robot Reviews Lead to Top Rotten Tomatoes & Metacritic Scores
Following early anticipation, The Wild Robot has launched with strong reviews, earning high scores on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic. DreamWorks Animation’s latest film delivers an emotionally rich and visually stunning experience.
Things Only Adults Notice In The Wild Robot
"The Wild Robot" is a wonderful animated movie for kids, but there are a number of themes and messages that only adults are ...
'Wild Robot' is a lock for an Oscar and has a sneaky San Francisco reference
"The Wild Robot" is one of the most poignant animated films of the year. Blink and you'll miss a scene that references San ...
‘The Wild Robot’ is a wild good time at the movies
Before the film unspooled, the stage was filled with talent on both sides of the camera. Sanders and Brown stood beside score ...
Box Office: ‘The Wild Robot' Has $2 Million in Previews, ‘Megalopolis' Makes $770,000
The Wild Robot,” Universal and DreamWorks Animation’s latest family-friendly, animated adventure, has made $1.95 million in ...
'The Wild Robot' review: Endearing adaptation of Peter Brown's books, elevated by unusually appealing animation
CAST Voices of Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Catherine O’Hara RATED PG (some scary moments) LENGTH 1:42 WHERE Area theaters ...
Movie Review: Visually stunning, emotionally powerful, ‘The Wild Robot’ is everything
In the opening scenes of “The Wild Robot,” a chirpy metal android with a state-of-the-art processing unit wanders around a ...
What to watch with your kids: ‘The Wild Robot,’ ‘Wolfs’ and more
Expect some scary wild animal encounters (one ends with Penelope wounded) and moments in which our hero is hungry, thirsty, ...