Family Fantasy Adventure FING! Picked Up by Angel
Angel has acquired U.S. rights from AGC Studios to FING!, based on the international best-selling children’s book. The movie will have a wide U.S. theatrical release in early 2027.
The film stars Academy Award winner Taika Waititi (Our Flag Means Death), Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland), Richard Roxburgh (Elvis), Penelope Wilton (The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry), Blake Harrison (World on Fire), Robyn Nevin (Sting), newcomer Iona Bell (upcoming The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping) and Matt Lucas (Little Britain) as the voice of Fing.
Librarians Mr. and Mrs. Meek (Harrison and Wasikowska) dote on their daughter, Myrtle (Bell), and will do anything to keep her happy, but she always wants more. When Myrtle demands a Fing, her parents embark on a perilous jungle quest, racing to claim the creature before a ruthless animal park owner, The Viscount (Waititi), can seize it for himself.
“FING! Is exactly the kind of fantastical, joy-filled adventure the Angel Guild was made to champion,” said David Fischer, vice president of acquisitions and business affairs. “When our community of families votes with this level of enthusiasm, we listen. We couldn’t be more excited to bring it to audiences across America alongside our partners at AGC Studios.”
Stuart Ford added, “We and our partners on “FING!” are tremendously excited at the prospect of Angel Studios demonstrating their proven reach with family audiences across America and bringing their uniquely targeted releasing approach to the film, which has unfailingly charmed audiences everywhere we’ve played it.”
Multi-award-winner Jeffrey Walker (Apple Cider Vinegar, The Portable Door, The Artful Dodger) directs from a screenplay by Emmy Award winner Kevin Cecil (Veep, Gnomeo & Juliet) and three-time BAFTA award winner, David Walliams, based on his original book.
The film is an Australian-UK co-production, produced by Jo Sargent of London-based King Bert Productions and Todd Fellman of Queensland’s Story Bridge Films. The executive producers are Walliams, Craig McMahon, Kevin Cecil, Yvonne Sellins, Stuart Ford, Miguel A. Palos Jr., Aghi D. Koh, Andrew Orr, Julia Stuart, Janay Carrott, and Shana Levine.
AGC Studios co-financed and is handling worldwide sales; Transmission Films will release theatrically in ANZ, with Stan premiering as a Stan Original on SVOD. Sky also financed and will premiere the film in the UK as a Sky Original on Sky Cinema. Additional financing was provided by Elevate Production Finance and Bondit Media Capital.
FING! had its World Premiere as a family showcase title at the Sundance Film Festival, where it received a standing ovation.
FING! joins Angel’s diverse upcoming theatrical slate featuring a wide range of values-driven stories, including Young Washington, a historical epic starring Golden Globe Award winners Kelsey Grammer and Mary-Louise Parker, Academy Award winner Sir Ben Kingsley, and William Franklyn-Miller; The Brink of War, a Cold War drama starring Jeff Daniels, Jared Harris, and Academy Award winner J.K. Simmons; and Runner, an action-packed thriller starring Owen Wilson and Alan Ritchson.
