A Monster Calls Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Follows 12-year-old Conor (Lewis MacDougall) who attempts to deal with his mother's (Felicity Jones, who stars in Focus’ fall release The Theory of Everything) illness and the bullying of his classmates by escaping into a fantastical world of monsters and fairy tales that explore courage, loss and faith.

Cited as official plot version from focusfeatures.com

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in A Monster Calls.

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  Toby Kebbell

  ... Conor’s father

  Ben Hur, Wrath of the Titans

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  Felicity Jones

  ... Conor’s mother

  The Brutalist, Train Dreams

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  Liam Neeson

  ... Monster (voice)

  The Naked Gun, The Dark Knight Rises

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  Sigourney Weaver

  The Gorge, Avatar: Fire and Ash

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  Lewis MacDougall

  ... Conor

  Boundaries

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  Geraldine Chaplin

  The Impossible, The Wolfman

Crew Behind the Film

The A Monster Calls behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Juan Antonio Bayona last directed Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and The Impossible. The film's writer Patrick Ness last wrote Chaos Walking and Anya’s Ghost.

Director

Juan Antonio Bayona

Screenwriter

Patrick Ness

Producer

Belen Atienza

Production Details

What we know about the A Monster Calls movie production.

Key Facts

• The creative team on A Monster Calls also includes production designer Eugenio Caballero, an Academy Award winner for Pan's Labyrinth who previously collaborated with the director on The Impossible; costume designer Steven Noble (The Theory of Everything); and cinematographer Óscar Faura, who shot both The Impossible and The Orphanage for Mr. Bayona.
• Liam Neeson will star in performance-capture and voiceover as the nocturnally visiting monster of the title.
• Based on the award-winning children's fantasy novel by Patrick Ness (the "Chaos Walking" trilogy).

Production Updates for A Monster Calls

Aug 2016

Completed

Changed A Monster Calls movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Nov 2015

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Oct 2014

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Apr 2014

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

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