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Studio Ghibli unveils trailer for first CGI film 'Earwig and the Witch'

Published Dec 24, 2020 18:07 pm  |  Updated Dec 24, 2020 18:07 pm

Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli unveiled the first English dub trailer for "Earwig and the Witch."

(Screencap from GKids)

The film is the first computer-generated imagery (CGI) animated feature from Studio Ghibli. It is directed by Goro Miyazaki, son of Hayao Miyazaki.

GKIDS Films, the studio behind Studio Ghibli North America, dropped the trailer on Wednesday (Dec. 23).

Taylor Paige Henderson plays Earwig, an orphan adopted by a witch named Bella Yaga (Vanessa Marshall). Voice ensemble also includes Richard E. Grant, Dan Stevens, and Kacey Musgraves.

The film is adapted from the novel of the same name by British author Diana Wynne Jones.

"Earwig and the Witch" is airing in Japan on Dec. 30.

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