Production and release
In 2016, it was announced that Cinesite Studios was aiming to produce nine animated movies across a five year period, one of which included a film about Riverdance . [4] Cinesite then announced in 2018 that it had secured funding to begin working on a number of films, including Riverdance. [5]
Production of the film began in February 2020, with an estimated budget of €35 million. [6]
After the film received funding, Pierce Brosnan, Aisling Bea, Brendan Gleeson, [7] Pauline McLynn, John Kavanagh and Lilly Singh were announced as joining the cast. [8] It has Dave Rosenbaum and Eamonn Butler as directors, [9] with Brosnan to voice both 'Patrick' and 'Grandad'. [10] According to Deadline Hollywood , Gleeson and Kavanagh are to voice the villains in the film, [11] [12] though Kavanagh was ultimately cast as a benign character.
The film features music by Irish composer, Bill Whelan. [13] Whelan also served as composer for the original tour of Riverdance in the mid-1990s. [6] Whelan also composed two original songs for the film's end credits; "Light Me Up", co-written with Irish singer Lyra, and a remix of the trademark Riverdance track. A version of "Lift the Wings" featuring Hannah Herman Cortes, singing in character as Moya, was also recorded.
The film was released exclusively on Sky Cinema in May 2021 and to streaming platform Netflix on 14 January 2022. [14]
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