DreamWorks Animation’s “The Wild Robot,” based on Peter Brown’s book of the same name, opened this past fall and became a quiet smash, making $331 million and taking home major awards all season long, including securing an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature. It is a gorgeously animated fable about the importance of kindness, rendered in a lovely, painterly style and directed by a modern animation master Chris Sanders (“Lilo & Stitch,” “How to Train Your Dragon,” “The Croods”).
But if for some reason you haven’t seen “The Wild Robot” yet, well, there’s no time like the present. (Just be sure to have the tissues handy, this is a heart-tugger.) Where can you watch the “The Wild Robot?” We’ll answer all of your questions.
Is “The Wild Robot” streaming?
It is!
Where is “The Wild Robot” streaming?
The movie is streaming on Peacock, Universal’s direct-to-consumer streaming platform.
When was “The Wild Robot” released?
It was released back on September 27, 2024.
What is “The Wild Robot” about?
“The Wild Robot” follows a robot named ROZZUM Unit 7134 aka Roz, who has washed ashore on an uninhabited island. While on the island, the task-oriented robot finds a new directive – to raise a gosling whose family Roz accidentally destroyed. That’s when she finds new purpose, to be a mother, of both the gosling and all of the animals on the island – including a fox named Fink, a bear named bear named Thorn and an opossum named Pinktail.
Who is in “The Wild Robot?”
Lupita Nyong’o stars as Roz, with Kit Connor as the gosling Brightbill, Pedro Pascal as Fink, Catherine O’Hara as Pinktail, Bill Nighy as goose Longneck and Mark Hamill as Thorn. Stephanie Hsu, Matt Berry and Ving Rhames also star.
Is “The Wild Robot” based on a book?
Yes, it is based on a 2016 book by Peter Brown. It was followed by two sequels – 2018’s “The Wild Robot Escapes” and 2023’s “The Wild Robot Protects.” There is also a picture book (“The Wild Robot on the Island”) coming out this summer.
