Neon nabs NA rights to new animated family flick, Ally

Following the release of Parasite, South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon Ho has partnered with Neon once again as the New York-based distributor takes hold of North American distribution rights for his upcoming animated family film, Ally. Considering Ho’s previous flick was a massive success, both critically and financially, with the film taking home four Oscars, it’s a no-brainer that Neon wanted to work with the filmmaker again.

As reported by THR, the family film has been squirming around in development since 2019. This also marked Ho’s first step into the 3D animation world. In terms of scripting, it was done by Ho and Sleep‘s Jason Yu.

Set in the Pacific Ocean, Ally follows a piglet squid who dreams of becoming the focal point of a wildlife documentary. Unfortunately for our protagonist, things aren’t looking good as a mysterious aircraft sinks and turns their whole world upside down.

Now, we still a bit of time to wait, as Ally just isn’t ready yet, with schedules pointing to the first half of 2027, but it’ll be even longer of a wait, it seems, if you were hoping to see it in North America, with Neon seemingly not able to make the first half of next year work.