Lucky (2019 film) explained

Genre:Adventure
Comedy
Director:Casey Burke Leonard
Composer:Brad Breeck
Country:United States
Language:English
Producer:MacGregor Middleton
Editor:Christopher Hink
Runtime:40 minutes
Company:Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Bardel Entertainment (animation services)
Network:Nickelodeon

Lucky is a made-for-television animated film produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio. An original Nickelodeon film, it features the voices of Mark Hamill, Kira Kosarin, Ron Funches, Flula Borg, and Gunnar Sizemore. The film follows an unlucky leprechaun who goes on a quest with his three best friends, Shannon, Sammy, and Reggie, to retrieve the pot of gold stolen from his family in order to restore their luck.

It premiered on Nickelodeon on March 8, 2019.[1] [2]

Plot

Hap McSweeney, an accident-prone leprechaun recruits the help of his best friends for an adventure to retrieve his family's stolen pot of gold from Harry Houlihan (Mark Hamill), "the luckiest man in the land" in order to restore peaceful luck to his family.

Voice cast

Production

Director Casey Leonard had no prior experience in working on computer animation and films, but joined the production after co-writer David Steinberg presented him with the film's original draft, to which he "fell in love with [...the] story". He summed the film as a mix of "comedy[...] heist, and[...] all action." "It’s really fun! At its core, Lucky is about friendship. All the luck in the world’s got nothing on love," said Leonard. He also mentioned that the film was "challenging" and "exciting". The film took about 14 months to develop.[3]

Production services included storyboarding and rigging at Nickelodeon Animation Studio, with 30 crew members involved.[3] Animation services were done at Bardel Entertainment for four months, with 25 animators involved.[4] [3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Wolfe . Jennifer . TRAILER: Nickelodeon's CG-Animated 'Lucky' Premieres March 8 . 13 November 2021 . Animation World Network . Animation World Network . 11 March 2019.
  2. News: Trumbore . Dave . Exclusive: First Trailer for 'Lucky' Reveals Nickelodeon's CG-Animated Leprechaun Tale . 13 November 2021 . Collider . Collider . 25 February 2019.
  3. News: Zahed . Ramin . Casey Leonard Makes Magic for Nickelodeon Movie 'Lucky' . 13 November 2021 . Animation Magazine . Animation Magazine . 6 March 2019.
  4. News: Evans . Ashley . Bardel Animates New Original Nickelodeon Movie "Lucky" Premiering In March . 13 November 2021 . Bardel Entertainment . Bardel Entertainment Inc. . 22 February 2019.
  5. News: Tangcay . Jazz . 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,' 'Joker,' '1917' and 'Cats' Among Golden Reel Nominees . 13 November 2021 . Variety (magazine) . Penske Business Media, LLC. . 16 December 2019.
  6. News: Ramos . Dino-Ray . MPSE Golden Reel Awards: 'Ford V Ferrari', '1917', 'Parasite', 'The Mandalorian' Among Winners . 13 November 2021 . Deadline . Penske Business Media, LLC. . 19 January 2020.