Illumination’s ‘Migration’ Cast Includes Kumail Nanjiani, Elizabeth Banks, Awkwafina, Keegan-Michael Key, Danny DeVito & More – CinemaCon

Anthony D'Alessandro
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Illumination boss Chris Meledandri announced the voice-over cast today at CinemaCon for the studio’s animated pic Migration, set for a December 22 release.

The pic follows a family of ducks who try to convince their overprotective father to go on the vacation of a lifetime.

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Joining the cast is Oscar and Emmy nominee Kumail Nanjiani as anxious Mallard dad Mack and Emmy nominee Elizabeth Banks as Pam, the Mallards’ daring, quick-witted matriarch.

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Caspar Jennings plays Dax, the Mallards’ confident and restless son, and, in her feature film debut, Tresi Gazal plays Gwen, the family’s innocent and lovable daughter.

Golden Globe winner Awkwafina voices the scrappy leader of a New York City pigeon gang; Emmy winner and Oscar nominee Carol Kane plays Erin the heron, the first friend that the Mallards make on their journey; Emmy winner Keegan-Michael Key voices a homesick Jamaican parrot locked away in a Manhattan restaurant; and BAFTA winner David Mitchell plays the yogic leader of a mysterious duck farm. Legendary Emmy winner and Oscar nominee Danny DeVito co-stars as Mack’s curmudgeonly, adventure-averse Uncle Dan.

From left: Kumail Nanjian,i Elizabeth Banks, Awkwafina, Keegan Michael Key and Danny DeVito
From left: Kumail Nanjian,i Elizabeth Banks, Awkwafina, Keegan Michael Key and Danny DeVito

The screenplay was penned by Mike White, Emmy-winning creator of The White Lotus, and Benjamin Renner, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker of Ernest & Celestine, directs.

Migration is produced by Illumination founder and CEO Meledandri. The pic is co-directed by Guylo Homsy, edited by Christian Gazal and the Production Designer is Colin Stimpson.

Meledandri thanked exhibitors for their support in the blockbuster success of Illumination/Nintendo’s The Super Mario Bros Movie, which is on its way to make $1 billion.

CinemaCon, the annual convention of movie theater owners from around the world, runs through Thursday at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

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