The Velveteen Rabbit Trailer

Apple TV+ reveals the heartwarming trailer for all-new kids and family live-action animated hybrid special, โ€œThe Velveteen Rabbit,โ€ launching globally November 22.

 

Synopsis

 

Apple TV+ today released the trailer for the Apple Original special โ€œThe Velveteen Rabbit,โ€ premiering globally on Wednesday, November 22. The new special based on the treasured, classic childrenโ€™s book by Margery Williams, celebrates the magic of unconditional love. When seven-year-old William receives a new favorite toy for Christmas, he discovers a lifelong friend and unlocks a world of magic.

 

Produced by Magic Light Pictures, the 40-minute special from Apple TV+ expertly mixes live-action and stunning animation to perfectly capture the imagination of a child and to lean into the timeless classic in a way youโ€™ve always envisioned but never seen before.

Featuring Phoenix Laroche (โ€œThe Royal Nannyโ€) as โ€œWilliam,โ€ the all-star cast includes the voices of Alex Lawther (โ€œAndorโ€) as โ€œthe Velveteen Rabbit,โ€ Academy Award nominee Helena Bonham Carter (โ€œThe Crown,โ€ โ€œHarry Potterโ€) as โ€œWise Horse,โ€ Nicola Coughlan (โ€œBridgertonโ€) as โ€œPlayroom Fairy,โ€ Bethany Antonia (โ€œHouse of Dragonโ€) as โ€œFemale Rabbit,โ€ Lois Chimimba (โ€œStill Upโ€) as โ€œCar,โ€ Paterson Joseph (โ€œVigilโ€) as โ€œKing,โ€ Clive Rowe (โ€œSo Awkwardโ€) as โ€œLion,โ€ Nathaniel Parker (โ€œThe Inspector Lynley Mysteriesโ€) as โ€œMale Rabbit,โ€ Tilly Vosburgh (โ€œInside Manโ€) as โ€œMomo,โ€ as well as Samantha Colley (โ€œGeniusโ€) as โ€œMotherโ€ and Leonard Buckley (โ€œThe Greatโ€) as โ€œFather.โ€

 

Magic Light Pictures co-founder Martin Pope produces (Academy Award nominee โ€œThe Gruffaloโ€ and BAFTA & International Emmy winning โ€œRevolting Rhymesโ€) with a screenplay by Tom Bidwell, creator of the BAFTA- and International Emmy-nominated โ€œMy Mad Fat Diaryโ€ and the Oscar-nominated short โ€œWish 143.โ€

 

Apple TV+โ€™s all-age offerings now streaming globally on Apple TV+, include the BAFTA Award and Humanitas Prize-winning โ€œEl Deafo,โ€ BAFTA Award-winning โ€œLovely Little Farm,โ€ โ€œDuck & Goose,โ€ โ€œGet Rolling with Otis,โ€ Spin Master Entertainmentโ€™s โ€œSago Mini Friends,โ€ GLAAD Media Award nominated โ€œPinecone & Pony,โ€ โ€œFrog and Toad,โ€ The Jim Henson Companyโ€™s Emmy Award-winning โ€œFraggle Rock: Back to the Rock,โ€ โ€œHarriet the Spyโ€ and โ€œSlumberkins,โ€ Sesame Workshopโ€™s โ€œHelpsters,โ€ Joseph Gordon-Levitt, HITRECORD and Bento Box Entertainmentโ€™s โ€œWolfboy and the Everything Factory,โ€ Jack McBrayer and Angela C. Santomeroโ€™s Emmy Award-nominated โ€œHello, Jack! The Kindness Show,โ€ Peanuts and

WildBrainโ€™s Emmy Award nominated โ€œSnoopy in Space,โ€ โ€œThe Snoopy Show,โ€ and Scholasticโ€™s โ€œEva the Owlet,โ€ and Peabody and Emmy Award-winning series โ€œStillwater.โ€ Live-action offerings include Bonnie Huntโ€™s DGA and WGA Award nominated โ€œAmber Brown,โ€ DGA Award winner “Best Foot Forward,” โ€œSurfside Girls,โ€ WGA Award winner โ€œLife By Ella,โ€ Sesame Workshopโ€™s Emmy Award-winning โ€œGhostwriterโ€ and Scholasticโ€™s โ€œPuppy Place.โ€

 

Also included is โ€œHere We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth,โ€ the Emmy Award-winning television event based on the New York Times best-selling book and TIME Best Book of the Year by Oliver Jeffers and specials from Peanuts and WildBrain including Emmy Award nominee โ€œItโ€™s the Small Things, Charlie Brown,โ€ โ€œLucyโ€™s School,โ€ Humanitas and Emmy Award nominee โ€œTo Mom (and Dad), With Love,โ€ โ€œOne-of-a-Kind Marcie,โ€ Emmy Award-winning โ€œWho Are You, Charlie Brown?โ€ and โ€œFor Auld Lang Syne.โ€

tmc.io contributor: ShariK.Green tmc
I'm the Sr. Film Writer and Community Manager for tmc.io. I write, direct and produce short films with my production company, Good Stew Productions. Though it's difficult to answer this question when asked, I'd say my favorite movie is โ€œThe Big Chill.โ€ I enjoy photography, poetry, and hiking and I adore animals, especially elephants. I live in Arizona and feel it's an outstanding and inspirational place to live.

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