A Long Time Ago: In A Studio Far Away - Celebrating 10 Years

A Long Time Ago: In A Studio Far Away - Celebrating 10 Years (Spanish: Hace mucho tiempo: en un estudio muy lejano: celebrando 10 años) is an upcoming Mexican live-action/animated short film produced by Little Witch Pictures in celebration of Little Witch's 10th anniversary. written and directed by Zack and Nickol Isaac, it released by Sony Pictures Releasing under Columbia Pictures distribution on June 17, 2027. In the film, Little Witch characters come to life from pictures hanging on the walls of the Fe Victoriosa building following the end of a usual work day. The short's art style combines traditional/hand-drawn, CGI/computer animation, stop-motion/claymation, puppetry and live-action, and features characters from almost all of the studio's works made up to that point, including all feature films, television series and short films.
==Premise==
A long time ago, in a studio far, far away, Taking place when Little Witch Pictures turned 10 years old in June 17, 2027, an all-star ensemble of beloved characters from Little Witch Pictures assembles to take a group photo in honor of Columbia Pictures's 100th anniversary and Sony Pictures Animation's 25th anniversary—making for a joyful, entertaining, and emotional reunion. Featuring characters from more than live action and animated full-length motion pictures and television series, Little Witch Pictures welcomes heroes and villains, in all-new hand-drawn, live-action and computer animation—to celebrate 10 years of dream-working. the studio's feature films and shorts up onto the studio's TV shows, Kung Fu Wa!: Rebooted, True: Back to the Rainbow Kingdom and Trulli Tales: Trulli Life.
==Cast==
===Live-action cast===
* Zack Isaac as himself
* Nickol Isaac as herself
===Animated/Voice cast===
* Zack Isaac as the voice of the bad cat Serafín
* Luisito Comunica as the voice of Antonio Lagos/Kickman (from Guardians)
* Rosalie Chiang as the voice of Tee Zeng (from Kung Fu Wa!: Rebooted)
* Sacha Baron Cohen as the voice of Manipulance (from Kung Fu Wa!: Rebooted)
* Charlyne Yi as the voice of Pibby (from Learning with Pibby)
* Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato as the voices of Tish and Tash (from Tish Tash: Rebooted)
* Harvey Guillén as the voice of Bobby (from Tish Tash: Rebooted)
* Ariana Grande as the voice of Atsuko Kagari (from Little Witch Academia: Witch Academy)
* Jennette McCurdy as the voice of Lotte Jansson (from Little Witch Academia: Witch Academy)
* Victoria Justice as the voice of Sucy Manbavaran (from Little Witch Academia: Witch Academy)
* Sarah Silverman as the voice of Little Gal Gadot (from Little Gadot: Tales of Kung Fu Wa!)
* Chloe Bennet as the voice of Mei Yang/Snowflake Girl (from Weather Heroes: Tales of Kung Fu Wa!)
* Chris Pratt as the voice of Kevin Shock/Electroboy (from Weather Heroes: Tales of Kung Fu Wa!)
* Charlie Day as the voice of George Swift/Element Hero (from Weather Heroes: Tales of Kung Fu Wa!)
* Anya Taylor-Joy as the voice of Mirabel Rivera/Cloudy Girl (from Weather Heroes: Tales of Kung Fu Wa!)
* Ava Morse as the voice of Min (from Kung Fu Wa!: Rebooted)
* Axel Kuschevatzky as the voice of Rodolfo (from KaijuMania)
* Margot Robbie as the voice of Alice (from FriendZSpace: Rebooted)
* Daisy Ridley as the voice of Kim (from FriendZSpace: Rebooted)
* Chiwetel Ejiofor as the voice of Leo (from FriendZSpace: Rebooted)
* Eugenio Derbez as the voice of the rat Héctor (from Bad Cat Serafín)
* Facundo as the voice of the seagull Leopoldo (from Bad Cat Serafín)
* Omar Chaparro as the voice of the kitten Tito (from Bad Cat Serafín)
* Gabriel Bateman as the voice of BunBun (from Learning with Pibby)
* Dina Doron as the voice of Trulli Grandma (from Trulli Tales: Trulli Life)
* Ale Müller as the voice of Mariana (from Bad Cat Serafín)
Also appearing are Abigail Cohen/Rain Girl, Jorge Calderón/Tornado, Professor Jeanne Claudie Despreaux, Température, Pingu, Hanazuki, Kiazuki, Kiyoshi, Maroshi, Miyumi, Athenina, Terry, Lu, Trulli King, Sebastián the owner, Serafina, Polvina, Ester, Tubarina, Captain Nathan Algren, Lord Moritsugu Katsumoto, Lady Megumi Katsumoto, Anittinha, Peach, Master Kicko, Master Punch, Mistress Chop, Gossip Boy from Kung Fu Wa!, Hiro Hao, Mina Zeng, Apple White, Alex, Cindy Ella, Golden Locks, Briar Beauty, White Bunny, Prince of Hearts, Catrick, Marshmelle, Juju Coral, Stareller, Claude, Mauro Sea, Rosie, Lani Kiawekalani, Jim Li, Gamma, Zimo, Kandanda, Imba, Winbo, Mbaya, Babu Busara, Hayao Miyamoto, Kiki Kadono, Zack Spielberg, Akuma "Aku", Atsuko "Akko" Yoshinari, Rodrigo Luna/Blue Screw, Laura Iglesias/Daughter Nature, Ofelia López/Wolf Woman, El Wero, the Donkey King, Alloy Boy, Melira, True, Bartleby, Grizelda, Frookie, Zee, the Rainbow King, Ring, Zip, Stella, Sun, Miss Frisella, Copperpot, RoboDog, Ursula Callistis, Croix Meridies, Hannah England, Barbara Parker, Amanda O'Neill, Tee Zeng's dad, Tee Zeng's mom, Dr. Umbra, Michael Gadot, Irit Gadot, Ido "Hamburger" Golan, Eyal Mosseri, Jesús Navarro, Lucille Besson Lasseter Smith, Principal Tsuki, Tori, Donha, Rai, Sena, Finn, Adam Kran-dall/Captain Crandall, Héctor Felipe Carrillo/Skate Lad, Brenda Wang/Rope Girl, Tainainbo, José, Kako, Nira, Pancho the hotdog ladybug, Salma, Bruno, Miles, Jeff, Milly, Tish's dad, Tish's mom, Corey, Jeffy, Cassandra Sandoval, Feo, Calmada, Bonita, Shingo, Shingo's mother, Mitsuko, Miyako, Matsuko, Tiffany, Zoey, Adam, Susan, Josephine, and last but not least is Tobby.
==Production==
It was created spontaneously in preparation for Little Witch Pictures's 10th anniversary.
==Music==
Amado López and Javier Calderón composed the score for the short film with the studio following Marcianos vs. Mexicanos, which was composed so that it would feel reminiscent of each character's debut appearance. The features John Williams composed the musical scores "Main Title", "Flying Theme", and "When You Wish Upon a Star/Disney fanfare" by Cliff Edwards from Pinnochio (1940) and Dave Metzger was sung by the cast.
===Songs===
* "Main Title" (Star Wars) (composed by John Williams)
* "Flying Theme" (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial) (composed by John Williams)
* "When You Wish Upon a Star" (Pinnochio) (music by Cliff Edwards (archive footage) and composed by Dave Metzger)
==Release==
It was released in June 17, 2027 with Starlight.
===Marketing===
The official trailer was released on May 24, 2027.
==Gallery==
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