Fun Official UK Trailer for ‘Bookworm’ Adventure Feat. Elijah Wood
by Alex Billington
August 22, 2024
Source: YouTube
“Can I make one thing perfectly clear? This tent is a fart-free zone. Clear?” Signature Ent. in the UK has unveiled their own official trailer for the adventure comedy from New Zealand titled Bookworm. This is releasing now in NZ & Australia this month, with a UK release set for direct-to-VOD this November. It will likely also hit VOD in the US this fall but nothing has been confirmed yet. Eleven year old Mildred’s world is turned upside-down when her estranged father, the washed-up magician Strawn Wise, comes to look after her and agrees to take her camping to find a mythological beast known as the Canterbury Panther. Elijah Wood stars as her eccentric absent dad who returns home to her in New Zealand, with Nell Fisher as Mildred, and a small indie cast including Morgana O’Reilly, Michael Smiley, & Vanessa Stacey. Plus the beautiful NZ wilderness as a character and the backdrop. It’s impossible not to compare this to Waititi’s Hunt for the Wilderpeople, with the same kind of vibe. Though it does still have some quirky fun ideas of its own, and looks especially amusing when Wood tries to using his magician skills at the most awkward times.
Here’s the official UK trailer (+ new poster) for Ant Timpson’s film Bookworm, direct from YouTube:
You can rewatch the original NZ trailer for Ant Timpson’s Bookworm film right here, for the first look.
“Adventure called her name… unfortunately dad answered.” In the midst of a family crisis, a washed-up American illusionist (Elijah Wood) and his long-estranged precocious daughter (Nell Fisher) venture into the New Zealand wilderness in order to find a mythical black panther known as the Canterbury Panther. Bookworm is directed by the New Zealand indie producer / filmmaker Ant Timpson, making his second feature film after directing Come to Daddy previously. The screenplay is written by Toby Harvard. Produced by Emma Slade, Roxi Bull, Victoria Dabbs, Mette-Marie Kongsved, Laura Tunstall. This hasn’t premiered at any festivals or elsewhere, as far as we know. Rialto Distr. will debut Timpson’s Bookworm in New Zealand and Australian cinemas starting in August 2024 right now It will also debuted on VOD in the UK starting November 11th this fall. There’s still no US release date set for this one yet. Who wants to watch this film?