VARIETY – Golden Globe-winning actor Hugh Laurie (âHouseâ) and âGame of Thronesâ actor Emilia Clarke will be part of the voice cast for animated feature âThe Amazing Maurice.â
The voice cast also includes David Thewlis (âWonder Womanâ), Himesh Patel (âYesterdayâ), Gemma Arterton (âVita & Virginiaâ) and Hugh Bonneville (âDownton Abbeyâ). Toby Genkel (âTwo by Two: Overboard!â) and Florian Westermann (âLittle Dodoâ) will co-direct.
The film will be an adaptation of bestselling author, the late Terry Pratchettâs 2001 book âThe Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents,â which is part of his iconic Discworld series. The book is a take on the popular folk tale about the Pied Piper of Hamelin. It won the Carnegie medal that recognizes the best childrenâs book in the U.K.
The story follows a streetwise ginger cat who has the perfect money-making scam. He finds a kid who plays a pipe, and also befriends his very own horde of talking rats. When they reach the stricken town of Bad Blintz, their con game goes awry.