Draft:10 Lives (film)

10 Lives is a 2024 computer-animated comedy film directed by Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise, Chris Jenkins and Mark Koetsier from a screenplay by Jenkins, Karen Wengrod and Ken Cinnamon. The film features the voices of Mo Gilligan, Simone Ashley, Sophie Okonedo, Zayn Malik, Dylan Llewellyn, Jeremy Swift, Tabitha Cross and Bill Nighy. The story follows a pampered housecat named Beckett who totally takes for granted the lucky hand he has been dealt; rescued and loved by Rose, a kind-hearted and passionate student focused on saving the world's bee population after she looses his ninth life.

10 Lives had its world premiere on January 20, 2024, at the Sundance Film Festival, Park City, Utah. In the United Kingdom, the film classes as a Sky Original, where it became available to watch on Sky Cinema and streaming on Sky's streaming service NOW.

Briarcliff Entertainment acquired the North American distribution rights to the film, and it is set to be released on October 11, 2024 in the United States.

Premise
"Beckett is a pampered and selfish cat who totally takes for granted the lucky hand he has been dealt. All that is about to change, however, when he carelessly loses his ninth life. Faced with the inevitable, he pleads to be allowed to return to his perfect life. Of course his request is at first refused but in a moment of exceptional empathy, the Gatekeeper allows him to return to earth with a new set of lives. What he doesn't realise immediately however is that each of these new lives will see him return in a variety of different forms, each one teaching him a valuable and timely lesson. It is a journey that sees Beckett turn from gloriously self-absorbed pet to a self-sacrificing hero; because sometimes you must travel many different roads to find the very best version of yourself."

- GFM Animation

Cast

 * Mo Gilligan as Beckett, a pampered and selfish housecat. His fur is entirely gray and white and her eyes are yellow and blue with are odd-eyed. He is rescued and loved by Rose.
 * Simone Ashley as Rose, a kind-hearted and passionate student.
 * Sophie Okonedo as Grace, an ethereal, no-nonsense woman with the power to grant Beckett the cat his new lives.
 * Zayn Malik as Kirk and Cameron, a bee pair of tough-acting twins.
 * Dylan Llewellyn as Larry, Rose's socially discomfited lab partner.
 * Jeremy Swift as Happy, a wisecracking American Pit Bull Terrier.
 * Tabitha Cross as Beatrice
 * Bill Nighy as Professor Craven

Production
10 Lives was produced by GFM Animation, a London-based production company that acquired the project from Original Force, a Chinese animation studio. The film was also co-produced by L’Atelier Animation (a Canada-Based animation company), The Happy Producers, Align, Quad and Caramel Films, looking to release worldwide soon in 2024.

Casting
In October 2022, it was announced that Zayn Malik, Simone Ashley, Mo Gilligan, Sophie Okonedo and Dylan Llewellyn would star in the film. Later in January 2023, Bill Nighy and Jeremy Swift joined the cast of the film.

Release
The film had its world premiere on January 20, 2024, in the Sundance Film Festival, Park City, Utah. For the premiere, the film's cats are seen at a stage, in front of the film festival.

In the United Kingdom, the film was distributed as a Sky Original. It was released on April 5, 2024 and it is available to watch on Sky Cinema and streaming on Sky's streaming service NOW.

In May 2024, Briarcliff Entertainment acquired the North American distribution rights to the film. It is set to be released in the United States on October 11, 2024.