Exclusive: Nicholas Braun, Molly Gordon talk The Sheep Detectives
Currently in theaters from Amazon MGM is The Sheep Detectives by Kyle Balda, director of the animated movies The Lorax, Minions, Despicable Me 3, and Minions: The Rise of Gru, making his first live-action movie.
The film stars Hugh Jackman as the shepherd George, with a big cast featuring Nicholas Braun, Nicholas Galitzine, Molly Gordon, Hong Chau, Emma Thompson, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bryan Cranston, Chris O'Dowd, Regina Hall, Patrick Stewart, Bella Ramsey, and Rhys Darby.
The screenplay is written by Craig Mazin; adapted from the book "Three Bags Full" from Leonie Swann. Produced by Tim Bevan, Lindsay Doran, Eric Fellner. Made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Working Title Films, Lord & Miller, and Three Strange Angels Productions.
It's a herder mystery, and everyone is a suspect. In this witty, new breed of mystery in theaters next May, George (Hugh Jackman) is a shepherd who reads detective novels to his beloved sheep every single night, assuming they can’t possibly understand. But when a mysterious incident disrupts life on the farm, the sheep realize they must become the detectives. As they follow the clues and investigate human suspects, they prove that even sheep can be brilliant crime-solvers.
Nicholas Braun as Tim Derry, a clumsy local policeman while Gordon plays Rebecca Hampstead, George's daughter.
Blackfilmandtv.com's Wilson Morales talks to Nicholas Braun and Molly Gordon on The Sheep Detectives