{"id":539907,"date":"2026-06-17T13:21:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T13:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/539907\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T13:21:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T13:21:12","slug":"cher-bob-geldof-in-talks-for-animated-film-flysquad-first-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/539907\/","title":{"rendered":"Cher &#038; Bob Geldof In Talks For Animated Film &#8216;FlySquad: First Strike!&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>EXCLUSIVE<\/strong>: Oscar winner and music icon <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/cher\/\" id=\"auto-tag_cher\" data-tag=\"cher\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cher<\/a> and Live Aid founder Bob Geldof are in talks to voice Australian animated feature Fly Squad \u2014 First Strike! <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tWritten and produced by Australian filmmaker Anthony Maley, the project follows three unlikely insect heroes who infiltrate a vast human chemical fortress in search of an antidote to a toxin threatening the survival of their world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tCher is in talks to voice the mother of the film\u2019s central protagonist, while Geldof is in talks for the role of a legendary insect rock star and organizer of \u201cInsect Aid\u201d. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe independently developed animated comedy is looking to tap into Australia\u2019s tax incentives and is currently in the packaging phase following meetings in LA and northern California. Talks are in process with additional talent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tNegotiations for Cher and Geldof are being handled by London-based Kruger Cowne Management, whose CEO Mark Cowne is co-founder with Cher of animal charity Free The World. The project is said to have struck a chord with Cher and Cowne as a fun way to highlight species preservation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tCher\u2019s last movie role came back in 2018 with hit musical sequel Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, where she played Ruby Sheridan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cFrom our first introduction to Fly Squad \u2013 First Strike! we recognized its strong commercial potential and unique creative vision,\u201d said Mark Cowne. \u201cWe\u2019re delighted to be involved as the project continues to build momentum. Not only is it a strong creative concept but it also does a lot to highlight critically important ecological issues to a young audience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cWe developed Fly Squad \u2013 First Strike! as a theatrical property designed for global audiences,\u201d added Maley. \u201cThe calibre of talent and production partners engaging with the project has exceeded our expectations and reinforces our belief that there is significant demand for original animated franchises capable of competing on the world stage.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner and music icon Cher and Live Aid founder Bob Geldof are in talks to voice&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":539908,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[263],"tags":[27912,18,117,231819,19,17,327],"class_list":["post-539907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-cher","tag-eire","tag-entertainment","tag-flysquad-u2013-first-strike","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-movies"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=539907"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539907\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/539908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=539907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=539907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=539907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}