Is The Wild Robot movie based on all three books? Explained

The Wild Robot is an animated sci-fi film written and directed by Chris Sanders, based on Peter Brown's 2016 book. Produced by Jeff Hermann and executive produced by Dean DeBlois, the film was released by DreamWorks Animation on September 27, 2024.

It tells the touching story of Roz, a robot who washes ashore on a remote island after a shipwreck. Separated from her fellow robots, she learns to live alongside the local animals. When she encounters an orphaned gosling named Brightbill, she takes on a motherly role, forming a lasting bond with him.

The film's official synopsis reads:

"After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's animals and cares for an orphaned baby goose."

No, The Wild Robot is based only on the first book of the same name, released in 2016, from Peter Brown's book series.

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The Wild Robot is inspired by Peter Brown's 2016 book

An image taken from the 2024 film (Image via Universal Pictures)

Peter Brown is a celebrated children's book author and illustrator who is best known for writing The Wild Robot trilogy. The first illustrated novel in the series, The Wild Robot, was published in April 2016 and became a New York Times Bestseller. It inspired the 2024 film of the same name by Chris Sanders.

Moreover, Brown followed up the book with two more sequels - The Wild Robot Escapes and The Wild Robot Protects. The second book, released in 2017, focuses on Roz's time in the civilized world surrounded by humans and other robots. It details her endeavor to return back to Brightbill and her island home.

The third book in the series, The Wild Robot Protects was published in 2023. In the third installment, the empathetic Roz goes to great lengths to protect her island home after a poison tide threatens its existence. On her journey, she encounters a host of sea creatures and learns about the harmful effects of mining practices by humans on the natural world.

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Plot summary

The robot Roz finds herself stranded on a remote island. She struggles to survive in the island's harsh environment at first, but learns to adapt to her surroundings by befriending the local animals. Roz also begins taking care of an orphaned gosling named Brightbill (Kit Connor).

However her creators, Universal Dynamics, try to retrieve her from the island by sending a horde of robots led by Vontra (Stephanie Hsu). The robot army fights against the local animals and starts a wildfire that destroys the island's natural habitat.

In an act of maternal love, Roz sacrifices herself and returns back to Universal Dynamics to save her island home with the promise that she will return back to Brightbill and her chosen family.

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Cast and characters

Roz and other characters seen in the animated film (Image via Universal Pictures)

The film's voice cast is listed below:

• Lupita Nyong'o as ROZZUM unit 7134 ('Roz')
• Pedro Pascal as Fink
• Kit Connor as Brightbill
• Catherine O'Hara as Pinktail
• Bill Nighy as Longneck
• Stephanie Hsu as Vontra
• Mark Hamill as Thorn
• Matt Berry as Paddler
• Ving Rhames as Thunderbolt

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