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Bear Grylls is known around the world as the ultimate adventurer. But he has never been seen quite like this before. Feature-length animated film Bear Grylls Young Adventurer: Endangered charts the story of how the former British soldier set out on a path to become an adventurer.
Made for a family audience, the film shows how “an ordinary teenage boy” – one Bear Grylls – finds himself plunged into a world of action, exploration, and danger, as the newest recruit of a covert, kids-only emergency rescue organisation: the Secret Ops Squad.
Yes, the Primetime Emmy-winner is getting his very own prequel. The film sees the animated 14-year-old Bear finding his feet amongst a five-strong energetic team of intrepid teens, taking fans on a whole new adventure.
Exchanging his school classroom for the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra, Endangered showcases the wonders of the natural world, shining a light on environmental issues like deforestation and species extinction.
Above all, it’s a rollercoaster ride of daring rescues, edge-of-the-seat survival, and unbreakable friendships – everything that made Bear Grylls the adventurer we know today.
The former British Special Forces soldier, who went on to become one of the youngest ever climbers of Mt Everest, despite breaking his back in a free-fall accident only months earlier, has become one of the most popular faces of “survival” television thanks to his legendary series Man Vs Wild. He also fronts the hit show Running Wild on National Geographic Channel.
“The goal with this movie was always to make the ultimate animated adventure, brimming with courage, kindness and a never give up spirit,” said Grylls.
“This is the sort of stuff that I was hooked on as a kid – jungle missions, getting into endless scrapes and adventures with my best buddies and trying to save and protect the world in the process!
“Endangered has it all, and it is incredible to see how the team has taken a young Bear Grylls and crafted this into such an inspiring, positive, fun adventure.”
Alongside Bear Grylls’ performance, the film includes the voice-talent of Sean Teale, who has starred in J.J Abrams’ Little Voice and Kevin Eldon, who appeared in the award-winning Game of Thrones.
Grylls is admired by an international TV audience of over 2 billion viewers. A Bafta and double Emmy award winner, he has previously teamed up on screen with the likes of Julia Roberts, Roger Federer, Barack Obama and Prime Minister Modi of India, for adventures in the wild.
As Chief Scout and an international bestselling author, he is a role model, and inspiration for millions of kids and adults worldwide, known for his tenacious, never give up spirit.
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