Viva Kids has released the first trailer for the highly anticipated animated film, The Pout-Pout Fish.
Produced by Australian animation studios Like A Photon Creative and MIMO Studios, The Pout-Pout Fish adapts the wildly popular book series from author Deborah Diesen.
The movie stars the incomparable Nick Offerman as Mr. Fish, a curmudgeonly and reclusive fish who lives in a sunken ship. Mr. Fish wants nothing but to be left alone. In turn, he meets Pip (voiced by Nina Oyama) an energetic young sea dragon. When their home is destroyed in an accident, Pip convinces Mr. Fish to help her find “Shimmer,” a mystical fish who grants wishes and could potentially save their community.
The Pout-Pout Fish Is Based On A Long-Running Book Series
Produced by Australian animation studios Like A Photon Creative and MIMO Studios, The Pout-Pout Fish adapts the wildly popular book series from author Deborah Diesen.
The Pout-Pout Fish is a New York Times Best-Seller and features over 20 books in the series, along with board books and activity books published by Farrar Straus & Giroux Books for Young Readers.
The Pout-Pout Fish books explore topics that hit home for kids. Stories explore what it means to have a purpose in life and how that can contribute to one’s happiness while teaching lessons about acceptance, friendship, and overcoming anxiety. Other books in the series tackle bullying (The Pout-Pout Fish and the Bully-Bully Shark), learning to read (The Pout-Pout Fish Learns to Read), and visiting the dentist (The Pout-Pout Fish Goes to the Dentist).
The Pout-Pout Fish is a New York Times Best-Seller and features over 20 books in the series, along with board books and activity books published by Farrar Straus & Giroux Books for Young Readers.
The Pout-Pout Fish Hits Theatres Next Spring
You and your fishy crew can see The Pout-Pout Fish in North American theatres on March 20, 2026. Australia gets a look even sooner, on Jan 1, 2026.
Jordin Sparks rounds out the cast as Shimmer, Remy Hii as Benji (an orange cuttlefish), and additional voices by Amy Sedaris, Miranda Otto, Maseem Hussain, Grant Denyer, Lloyd Langford, and Mel Buttle.
