by FilmInk Staff
Transmission Films has announced that FING!, the live action family drama starring Academy Award® winner, Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, Hunt For The Wilderpeople, Time Bandits) and Mia Wasikowska (Alice In Wonderland, Crimson Peak, Jane Eyre), lands in cinemas across Australia on January 14, going day and date with a major theatrical wide release in the US through Angel Studios.
he all-star international cast also includes Richard Roxburgh (Elvis, Prosper), Penelope Wilton (Downton Abbey, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) and Blake Harrison (The In-Betweeners, World On Fire and I Hate Suzie Too), alongside newcomer Iona Bell (The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping).
FING! is directed by Australia’s Jeffrey Walker (Apple Cider Vinegar, The Portable Door, Modern Family), from a screenplay by Emmy Award winner Kevin Cecil (Veep, Gnomeo & Juliet) and three-time BAFTA award winner, David Walliams, based on his original book.
“We’re thrilled to bring FING! to Australian audiences day-and-date with the US for the summer holidays. Jeffrey Walker has made a joyous family crowd-pleaser that kids and parents will love equally, and one that’s destined to become a classic,” said Andrew Mackie, Managing Director of Transmission Films.
FING! world premiered to a standing ovation at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year and secure a major US theatrical deal with ANGEL STUDIOS.
Synopsis: Mr. and Mrs. Meek spoil their demanding daughter Myrtle, who insists on having a mysterious creature called a “Fing” for her twelfth birthday. Despite not knowing what it is, Christopher Meek embarks on a dangerous journey to find one, while the eccentric Viscount also hunts the rare beast for his wildlife park. When Myrtle finally gets the Fing, the destructive creature becomes her unlikely friend, but she soon learns that getting everything you want can come at a cost, especially when others are determined to take it away.
FING! is an official Australian/UK co-production led by Jo Sargent from London-based King Bert Productions and Todd Fellman from Brisbane-Based Story Bridge Films in association with Elevate Production Finance and AGC Studios who are handling worldwide sales and distribution. Transmission Films will release theatrically in Australia and New Zealand. The film was produced in association with Stan Originals and Sky Originals. Executive producers are Shana Levine together with Andrew Orr for Sky, Cailah Scobie and Alicia Brown for Stan, Craig McMahon for Elevate Production Finance and Stuart Ford, Miguel Palos, and Aghi Koh for AGC Studios.
