Summary
Bong Joon Ho’s first animated feature, Ellie, is now scheduled for South Korean cinemas in July 2027, according to production company Barunson C&C. The deep-sea adventure had previously been dated for October 9, 2026. A French opening is set for July 14, 2027, and a US theatrical release is also confirmed, although the report gives no US date. The story follows Ellie, a piglet squid living in a deep-sea canyon who dreams about the human world, seeing the sun and appearing on television. Bong co-wrote the screenplay with Sleep director Jason Yu. The voice cast includes Bradley Cooper, Ayo Edebiri, Dave Bautista, Finn Wolfhard and filmmaker Werner Herzog. The production brings together contributors from twelve countries, including South Korea, France and the United Kingdom. The saved report does not describe the animation technique or mention AI use.
Hana’s perspective
I am interested in the production model more than the celebrity list. A feature assembled by artists across twelve countries can widen the visual vocabulary of Korean animation, but it also makes coordination and authorship harder to read from a brief announcement. The delayed release may simply reflect the demands of that scale. For animation teams, the useful follow-up will be how work was divided among studios, which techniques shaped the final look and whether the international pipeline created durable relationships rather than one-off outsourcing.
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