The Deep (2016 Disney film)

The Deep is an upcoming American-Japanese 2D-animated film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and the 55th film in Disney's animated features canon. The film is directed by Mamoru Hosoda.

Plot
Years ago, a young fox named Judy imagines herself as a mermaid and suddenly became one and saved another young fox named Nick Wilde from drowning. Years later, Judy, now a teenage swimmer who won a contest, learns that she's a mermaid. She and Nick Wilde, the same fox who she saved years ago, set out for an undersea adventure to rescue her mother, the queen of Atlantis and find her family's treasure to avoid a forced marriage.

Cast

 * Ginnifer Goodwin as Judy, a Mer-Fox princess, whose father was a fox, but her mother is the queen of the mermaids. She has a green mermaid tail and purple seashell bra.
 * Jason Bateman as Nick Wilde, a Fox teenager. When transformed, he has a green mermaid tail.
 * Seth Rogan as Finnick, Nick's fennec fox friend. When transformed, he has a red mermaid tail.
 * Jenny Slate as Sally, Judy's cuson who is the one who told Judy about Atlantis. She has a green mermaid and matching seashell bra.
 * Katie Lowes as Kameela, a Mer-Raccoon. She serves the royal family and helps Judy with her quest. She has a blue mermaid tail and matching seashell bra.
 * Emily Blunt as Aquata, sister of Alice, mother of Sally and aunt of Judy. She is the one who became their new queen when Alice went missing. She has an purple mermaid tail and matching seashell bra.
 * Eddie Izzard as Angus Linnux, a Mer-Cat who wants his son to marry either Sally or Judy so he can rule Atlantis. He has a white mermaid tail.
 * Tony Hale as Darwin, a Mer-Cat who is Angus' son. He has a black mermaid tail.

Production
Mamoru Hosoda is directing a America-Japanese animated film with a working title The Deep. The film, written by Jared Bush and Hosoda himself, is scheduled for a March 2016 release. Jason Bateman was reportedly in talks to voice a character in the film. According to Hosoda, The Deep will be different from other animal anthropomorphic films, where animals either live in the natural world or in the human world. The concept, where animals live in a underwater world, and the idea for Studio Chizu and Studio Ghibli to be involved was well received by John Lasseter when he proposed the idea for the film.