Hugh Jackman, Emma Thompson
Hollywood stars Hugh Jackman, Emma Thompson and Nicholas Galitzine are part of the cast of the upcoming live-action comedy “Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie”.
Animation veteran Kyle Balda, best known for “Minions: The Rise of Gru,” will direct the film based on Leonie Swann’s international bestseller. “The Last of Us” creator Craig Mazin has adapted the screenplay.
In addition to “Succession”‘s Nicholas Braun, Molly Gordon, Hong Chau, Tosin Cole, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Conleth Hill and Mandeep Dhillon also star in the film, entertainment news outlet Deadline reports.
“Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie” is the story of George Hardy (Jackman), a shepherd who loves his sheep and raises them only for their wool. Every night he reads a murder mystery aloud, pretending that his sheep can understand, never suspecting that not only can they understand but they argue for hours over who committed the murder.
“When George is found dead under mysterious circumstances, the sheep instantly realise it was a murder and think they know all about solving the case.
The official plot states, “Local police officer Tim Derry (Braun), on the other hand, has never solved a serious crime in his life, so the sheep conclude they must solve it themselves, even if that means leaving their pasture for the first time and facing the fact that the human world isn’t as simple as it appears in books.”
The film will be produced by Lindsay Doran and Working Title’s Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner.
Filmmaking duo Phil Lord and Chris Miller will executive produce alongside Aditya Sood and Tim Wellspring.
“Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie” will be released in theaters worldwide on February 20, 2026.
