Overview
- A distribution deal announced Thursday sets an exclusive wide theatrical release on September 4 after Roadside Attractions and Saban Films acquired North American rights to “Buddy”.
- The feature is Casper Kelly’s debut and premiered in Sundance’s Midnight section before also playing as a Festival Favorite at SXSW.
- The film centers on a humanoid unicorn TV host whose cheerful persona masks a violent nature, with Keegan-Michael Key voicing Buddy.
- Cristin Milioti and Delaney Quinn star, with Topher Grace, Michael Shannon, and Patton Oswalt among the supporting cast.
- BoulderLight Pictures and Low Spark Films produced the movie with Sipur Studios and Substance, from a script by Kelly and Jamie King.