Early Man

Early Man
Directed by	Nick Park
Screenplay by	Mark Burton James Higginson
Story by	Mark Burton Nick Park
Produced by	Peter Lord David Sproxton Nick Park Carla Shelley Richard Beek
Starring	Eddie Redmayne Tom Hiddleston Maisie Williams Timothy Spall
Cinematography	Dave Alex Riddett
Edited by	Sim Evan-Jones
Music by	Harry Gregson-Williams Tom Howe
Production companies	Aardman Animations British Film Institute
Distributed by	StudioCanal
Release dates	20 January 2018 (FBI Southbank) 26 January 2018 (United Kingdom)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$50 million
Box office	$54.6 million

Early Man is a 2018 British stop motion animated sports comedy movie directed by Nick Park, the creator of Wallace & Gromit, written by Mark Burton and James Higginson, and starring the voices of Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Maisie Williams and Timothy Spall. The movie follows a tribe of primitive Stone Age valley dwellers, who have to defend their land from bronze-using invaders in a football match. The movie premiered on 20 January 2018 at the BFI Southbank cinema.

Released theatrically on 26 January 2018, the movie received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the animation, voice acting and humour, although some deemed it inferior to previous Aardman works. The movie underperformed at the box office, only grossing $54 million against a budget of $50 million.

Cast

• Eddie Redmayne as Dug
• Tom Hiddleston as Lord Nooth
• Maisie Williams as Goona
• Timothy Spall as Chief Bobnar
• Miriam Margolyes as Queen Oofeefa
• Kayvan Novak as Dino and Jurgend
• Rob Brydon as Brian, Bryan, Message Bird and Gonad the Gaul
• Richard Ayoade as Treebor
• Selina Griffiths as Magma
• Johnny Vegas as Asbo
• Mark Williams as Barry
• Gina Yashere as Gravelle
• Richard Webber as Grubup
• Simon Greenall as Eemak and Thongo
• Nick Park as Hognob

Other websites

• Official website
• Early Man on IMDb
• Early Man at British Comedy Guide