Leafie, A Hen Into the Wild (Garrett Fredrickson Dub)

In February 2012, Garrett Fredrickson via his production company LIVE Entertainment acquired the English-language rights to Leafie, A Hen into the Wild, with plans for an English-language theatrical release later that year. The dub was produced by frequent LIVE collaborator Studiopolis, where Fredrickson served as the production supervisor/director of the dub whilst Jamie Simone directed the dialogue. Simone also co-produced the dub, with the assistance of Frank Marshall, the film's director Oh Sung-yoon, and LIVE Licensing executive Eric Larson serving as producers. Fredrickson also wrote the screenplay for the English version, with the assistance of Ardwight Chamberlain. The dub also featured various notable actors in the cast, including Michelle Pfeiffer as Leafie, Andy Daly as Mr. Otter, Susan Sarandon as One-Eye, Nicolas Cage as The Farmer, John Lithgow as Rooster, Diedrich Bader as Red Hair and Mark Hamill as the Flock Leader.

Some minor changes were done to the film with Oh sung yoon's approval, such as the inclusion of some new music cues done by Mark Thomas in tandem with Lee Ji-soo's score and some minor scenes being deleted. Paramount Pictures released the film in the U.S. and Canada on September 14, 2012, opening at a wide release of 1,327 theaters in America, which is by far the widest release for a South Korean animated film ever in the U.S. The film grossed $80.3 million at the box office in the United States and also recieved positive reviews from critics.

Voice Cast

 * Michelle Pfeiffer as Leafie
 * Bryce Papenbrook as Greenie
 * E.G. Daily as young Greenie
 * Andy Daly as Mr. Otter
 * Susan Sarandon as One-Eye
 * Matt Lanter as Wanderer
 * Nicolas Cage as The Farmer
 * John Lithgow as Rooster
 * Grey DeLisle as Chirpie
 * Diedrich Bader as Red Hair
 * Jamie Simone as Bully and Wood Duck Father
 * Jason Marsden as Blade
 * Mark Hamill as Flock Leader
 * Todd Haberkorn as Bat
 * Fred Tatasciore as Owl
 * David Lander, Jess Harnell, Tom Kenny and Corey Burton as Dol, Mee, Rae and Toe
 * Kyle Hebert as The Dog
 * Sirena Irwin and Tress MacNeille as The Hens
 * Ben Bishop as Race Announcer
 * Tara Strong as Duck Girl
 * Bridget Hoffman as Wood Duck Mother and Duck in Crowd
 * E.G. Daily and Kath Soucie as Wood Duck Children
 * Stephanie Sheh as Ibis Twins
 * Corey Burton as Blue Bird
 * Sierra Irwin as Stork

Additional Voices

 * Jamie Simone
 * Tara Strong
 * Bridget Hoffman
 * Ben Bishop
 * Liam O'Brien
 * Sirena Irwin
 * Sherry Lynn
 * Debi Derryberry
 * Stephanie Sheh
 * Corey Burton
 * Kyle Hebert
 * Mela Lee
 * Kirk Thornton
 * Cassandra Lee Morris
 * Benjamin Diskin
 * Glenn Wrage

Home media
Paramount Home Media Distribution and LIVE Entertainment released Leafie on DVD and Blu-ray on December 11, 2012. In addition to both the English and Korean versions of the movie, the DVD release also contains a bonus featurette on the English dub's production, a music video for the credits song, Melody of the Wind, the US theatrical trailer and TV spots and trailers for other LIVE and Paramount titles.