The Boxtrolls Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Arichibald Snatcher.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

A comedic fable that unfolds in Cheesebridge, a posh Victorian-era town obsessed with wealth, class, and the stinkiest of fine cheeses. Beneath its charming cobblestone streets dwell the Boxtrolls, foul monsters who crawl out of the sewers at night and steal what the townspeople hold most dear: their children and their cheeses. At least, that’s the legend residents have always believed. In truth, the Boxtrolls are an underground cavern-dwelling community of quirky and lovable oddballs who wear recycled cardboard boxes the way turtles wear their shells. The Boxtrolls have raised an orphaned human boy, Eggs (voiced by Isaac Hempstead-Wright), since infancy as one of their dumpster-diving and mechanical junk-collecting own. When the Boxtrolls are targeted by villainous pest exterminator Archibald Snatcher (Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley), who is bent on eradicating them as his ticket to Cheesebridge society, the kindhearted band of tinkerers must turn to their adopted charge and adventurous rich girl Winnie (Elle Fanning) to bridge two worlds amidst the winds of change – and cheese.

Cited as official plot version from focusfeatures.com

Adventure Fantasy 3D Animation Fairy Tale

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Boxtrolls.

• 
  Ben Kingsley

  ... Archibald Snatcher (voice)

  The Killer's Game, The King of Kings

• 
  Toni Collette

  ... (voice)

  Mickey 17, Juror No. 2

• 
  Elle Fanning

  ... Winnie (voice)

  A Complete Unknown, The Nightingale

• I
  Isaac Hempstead Wright

  ... Eggs (voice)

  Voyagers, The Blue Mauritius

• 
  Simon Pegg

  ... (voice)

  Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Inheritance

• J
  Jared Harris

  ... (voice)

  Brave The Dark, Kathryn Bigelow‘s Next Film Untitled

• 
  Nick Frost

  ... (voice)

  How to Train Your Dragon, Get Away

• R
  Richard Ayoade

  ... (voice)

  The Bad Guys 2, Soul (re-release)

• 
  Tracy Morgan

  ... (voice)

  Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Cop Out

Crew Behind the Film

The The Boxtrolls behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

Director

Graham Annable
Anthony Stacchi

Screenwriter

Irena Brignell

Production Details

What we know about the The Boxtrolls movie production.

Key Facts

• As on the previous animation collaborations ParaNorman and Coraline, Focus will hold worldwide distribution rights to The Boxtrolls, and Universal Pictures International will release the movie overseas (with eOne Distribution handling Canada).
• A 3D stop-motion and CG hybrid animated feature based on Alan Snow's bestselling fantasy adventure novel Here Be Monsters.

Production Updates for The Boxtrolls

Apr 2014

Completed

Changed The Boxtrolls movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jul 2013

Post-Production

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

Feb 2013

Production

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

Feb 2010

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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