“The Wild Robot” is a feature animation film that tells the story of Roz (voiced by Lupita Nyong’o), a robot stranded on an island who raises an orphan baby goose, Brightbill (Kit Connor), and bonds with the wildlife there, including a red fox, Fink (Pedro Pascal),
The movie is directed by Chris Sanders (director, screenwriter, “How To Train Your Dragon,” 2010; director, screenwriter, “Lilo & Stitch,” 1998; screenwriter, “The Croods,” 2013; screenwriter, “Mulan,” 1998), who co-wrote the screenplay with Peter Brown, author of the 2020 book of the same title. Paul Willistein of Lehigh Valley Press reviews the Science Fiction, Computer Animation film.
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