Life has become a little too cosy, so Maurice decides to run away, hoping to find a new life at sea as a ship’s cat. When Malicia’s father, the Mayor, falls seriously ill, Malicia discovers that only the Waters of Life can save him. She and Peaches set out to find them, stowing away on a barge that transforms into The Lorelei, a pirate ship where they find Maurice aboard and which is commanded by the power-hungry Admiral Katz. Meanwhile, Maurice has his sights set on Katz’s position, while Keith, Darktan and Dangerous Beans race to catch up — encountering a host of unexpected dangers along the way.

The English-language animated feature is, like the multi-award-winning first film, based on the books by Sir Terry Pratchett and his popular Discworld novels, which have sold over 100 million copies in 37 languages. The first Maurice film grossed a global box office over 24 million US$ and made the top 5 in almost every territory. The movie won a British Animation Award, a Pulcinella Award, was nominated for the European Film Award and longlisted at the BAFTA Film Awards and the “Oscars” Academy Awards. It premiered in the U.S. at the Sundance Film Festival. The creative team behind “The Amazing Maurice” movie has reunited for this exciting new adventure which is to be directed by Toby Genkel (“Ooops! Noah is Gone…”, Paul McCartney’s “High in the Clouds”) and Chris Drew (“The Adventures of Paddington”). The film is produced once again by Emely Christians (“The Niko Trilogy”, “Two by Two: Overboard!”), Andrew Baker (“Bad Jelly”, “Bollywoof”), and Robert Chandler (“A Christmas Number One”, “The Canterville Ghost”). Character design is by Carter Goodrich (“Finding Nemo”, “Shrek”) and Heiko Hentschel (“Ooops! Noah is Gone…”, “Rabbit Academy”), with the script written by Giles New and Keiron Self (“The Canterville Ghost”, “Mimi & Harold - Out of Frame”).