Studio Ghibli Makes Ursula LeGuin’s “Tales from Earthsea”

“Two years ago, Goro Miyazaki found himself in a terrifying position. Anime producers Studio Ghibli tapped him to direct his first feature film, Gedo Senki, based on the classic novel Tales from Earthsea by Ursula K. LeGuin. LeGuin had released the rights to Earthsea on the proviso that Goro’s father, Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away), direct the flick. Unfortunately, Hayao was unavailable so Ghibli brought in Goro, who had never worked in film before.” —from article by Dominic von Riedemann