A Monster Calls
2016
8.4
A Monster Calls

'A Monster Calls' trivia and fun facts

British school

The school scenes were shot at Colne Valley Hight School in Huddersfield, UK.

Dubbed character

This will be the third time that Liam Neeson has voiced a CGI character. The first time was for Aslan in the three 'Chronicles of Narnia' movies, and the second was Good Cop/ Bad Cop in the 'Lego Movie'.

Success

In its release weekend 'A Monster Calls' became the number one in the Spanish box office, being the best Spanish release of the year.

Interesting script

The screenplay for this film was featured in the 2013 Blacklist; a list of the "most liked" unmade scripts of the year.

Cinematographic adaptation

Based on the book by Patrick Ness.

Festival participating

'A Monster Calls' takes part in the Sitges Film Festival 2016.

European premiere

The European premiere of 'A Monster Salls' took place at the San Sebastián Film Festival 2016, where Sigourney Weaver recieved the Donostia Award.

Original soundtrack

The original soundtrack of 'A monster calls' has been composed by Keane.

Original idea

The novel was originally an idea by Siobhan Dowd.

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