Draft:Gracie and Pedro: Pets to the Rescue

Gracie and Pedro: Pets to the Rescue (retitled Gracie and Pedro: Mission Impossible in the UK), also known as Gracie and Pedro's Not So Awesome Adventure, is a 2024 animated buddy comedy adventure film directed by Kevin Donovan and Gottfried Roodt who wrote the screenplay with Jaisa C. Bishop, Bruce A. Taylor and Kelly Peters with a story by Bishop and Taylor, and produced by Amy Katherine Taylor. An international co-production between Canada, South Africa and the United States, the film features a star-studded voice cast, such as Claire Alan, Cory Doran, Bianca Alongi, Bill Nighy, Susan Sarandon, Alicia Silverstone, Brooke Shields, and Danny Trejo. The story follow family pets Gracie and Pedro who are now lost in the whole family with nothing in common. However, due to the journey facing challenges, aided by owners' viral song, encountering characters until reunited with Sophie and Gavin to find a way home.

Produced by Second Chance Productions, Polycat Animation and Storywarrior Media Capital, Gracie and Pedro: Pets to the Rescue was first released theatrically in Russia on May 23, 2024, followed by the United States in August 2024, and in Mexico on August 15, 2024.

Premise
Pets Gracie and Pedro sets out on a not so awesome adventure of a lifetime. Gracie is a pooch dog who is a best in show dog, and Pedro is a gray cat who finds some food seek out in the trash. Unfortunately, after the family leaves on a summer vacation, the brawling suddenly destroys the entire airport baggage carousel, leaving just the pets lost and stranded without their collars in a frightening world. Gracie and Pedro finds animals in every day and life, which are a condor named Conrad, a rabbit named Shades, a snake duo named Sissy-Chrissy, a goldfish named Laurence and a horse named Willow.

Cast

 * Claire Alan as Gracie, a good-looking and something fun, but sweet, blonde dog.
 * Cory Doran as Pedro, an adventurous, gray cat who is Gracie's brother.
 * Bill Nighy as Conrad, a soaring brown condor.
 * Susan Sarandon as Shades, a mellow white rabbit who wears a pair of glasses.
 * Alicia Silverstone as Sissy-Chrissy, a cream-brown snake duo.
 * Danny Trejo as Laurence, a goldfish
 * Brooke Shields as Willow, a light brown horse.
 * Al Franken as Gramps, a flying old man who can fly on a plane.
 * Bianca Alongi as Sophie, a 11-year-old teenage girl who rocks with headphones and a guitar.
 * James Kee as Doyle, a human partner who works as a detective.
 * Mike Nadajewski as Sherlock, a white-headed, brown ferret who is Doyle's pet.
 * Ron Pardo & John Stocker as Wade & Rasputin, a pair of rats.

Production
The film was confirmed in a draft in 2022,and it was completed in November 2023 with casting being announced.

Revealed that the film was come from the European Film Market as in February 2024.

Release
Gracie and Pedro: Pets to the Rescue was theatrically released in Russia on May 23, 2024, serving as the world premiere for the film. It will then premiered in Mexico, Brazil and Portugal on August 15, 2024.

In the United States, the film is rated PG for mild action/peril and rude material, and it will be released in August 2024.

In the United Kingdom, Kaleidoscope Film Distribution will release the film in the British cinemas on August 9, 2024.

Marketing
In April 2024, an official trailer for the film was released.