Giant Animation has commenced production on ‘The Overcoat’, a 26 minute animated film featuring the voice talents of Irish actor Cillian Murphy and UK actor Alfred Molina.
The supporting voice cast includes Devorah Dailey, Mikel Murfi, Michael McElhatton, Sam McGovern and Fiona O’Shaughnessy.
Written for the screen by Hugh O'Conor, the film is an adaptation of Nikolai Gogol's classic short story about an office worker (Cillian Murphy) who saves all his money to buy a new coat in time for Christmas, only to have fate take a ghostly hand.
The film will combine both traditional and modern animation techniques to bring the story and characters to life.
Supported by The Irish Film Board, RTÉ and the Estonian Film Institute, ‘The Overcoat’ is a co-production between Giant Animation in Ireland and A Film Estonia.
The film is Executive produced by Hugh O’Conor, directed by Sean Mullen & Meelis Arulepp and produced by Méabh Tammemägi (Ireland) & Kristel Tõldsepp (Estonia).
