Setting Sail in 2018, we are excited to share with you the official first trailer for our latest Co-Production 'Captain Morten and The Spider Queen'. Starring the voice talents of Brendan Gleeson, Cian O'Dowd, Pauline McLynn, Tommy Teirnan, Jason Byrne, Neil Delamare and Jason Byrne to name a few, Captain Morten is Ireland's first Stop Motion Animated feature film.

After a chance meeting with the inept magician Senór Cucaracha, Morten is magically shrunken down to the size of an insect and trapped aboard the deck of his own toy-ship! But with a wicked Spider Queen and Scorpion Pirate already aboard, being Captain is going to be anything but child’s play!

Director: Kaspar Jancis

Production Partners: Telegael, Nukufilm, Grid Animation, Calon

Dreamy, 10-year-old Morten whiles away his days building his toy ship and trying to avoid the ire of his reluctant guardian: Mean spinster, Anna. It goes some way to distracting him from missing his Father, Captain Viks, who is away at sea. One day Morten hopes to be a Captain, just like him. After a chance meeting with the inept magician Senór Cucaracha, 8-year-old Morten is magically shrunken down to the size of an insect and trapped aboard the deck of his own toy-ship! But with a wicked Spider Queen and Scorpion Pirate already aboard, being Captain is going to be anything but child’s play! "Morten" features the voice talent of Brendan Gleeson, Ciarán Hinds, Pauline McLynn, Tommy Tiernan, Michael McElhatton, Jason Byrne, Neil Delamere and introduces Cian O'Dowd and Susie Power as Morten and his friend Eliza. Year 2016/2017 Duration 76 minutes Executive Producers Paul Cummins, Mark Mertens, Andrus Raudsalu, Anders Mand Producers Robin Lyons, Heather Grace Mills, Kerdi Oengo, Jan Goossen Directors Kaspar Jancis, Henry Nicholson Production Partners Nukufilm, Telegael, Grid VFX Genre Stop-motion animation

Captain Morten And The Spider Queen - Official Trailer

Morgan O'Brien