Paul McCartney has partnered with Netflix and Gaumont to develop his 2005 published book ‘High in the Clouds’ into an animated feature. McCartney wrote the book alongside Geoff Dunbar and Philip Ardagh.
“We are thrilled to be partnering with Netflix. They complement what is already an amazing team with Gaumont and we can think of no one better to be working with to bring our film to a global audience. I’ve always loved animated films and this is a hugely important passion project for me. I can’t wait for the world to see it,” McCartney said.
McCartney will produce the feature and at the same time contribute songs to the film. The project will center on an imaginative teenage squirrel named Wirral who find himself pulled into a ramshackle gang of teenage rebels who live high in the clouds. He accidentally antagonizes Gretsch the owl, the tyrannical leader who steals the voice of anyone who upstages her.
Timothy Reckart is directing while Bob Shaye, Sidonie Dumas, Christophe Riandee, Nicolas Atlan and Terry Kalagian (Gaumont), are producing alongside McCartney. Jon Croker will pen down the script.
