Bono in Outfoxed!

Original Story by Aaron J. Sams (2025-11-07)

Bono has joined the voice cast for the 3D-animated film, Outfoxed! about a family of foxes on the run according to Screen Daily. The film by MK2 will feature an all-Irish voice cast. It is being produced by Monster Entertainment (Ireland), Walking the Dog (Belgium) and Doghouse Films (Luxembourg) and is being made in conjunction with Screen Ireland, Film Fund Luxembourg, Screen Flanders and Screen Brussels.

A preview of the film will be shown at American Film Market (AFM) November 11 – 16 in Los Angeles, where companies present films looking for distribution. Work on the film started in January 2025.

Bono will play the leader of a pack of hounds, chasing a family of foxes from the city who take a trip into the Irish countryside. They have a wild adventure home with the help of other animals they meet along the way. Bono’s character in the film will be named Plato.

Len is the slightly overweight head of a family of foxes who live in the city. Sal is his resourceful partner: bouncy, inquisitive. Kev is their cub. They’re set up in a comfortable garden shed in the suburbs: there’s a steady supply of hamburgers and chips in the bins behind the cafes. Life is easy for the little family. So, when, one Autumn day, young Kev puts on his cutest face and says he’d like to visit the place where Len was born – just to see what it’s like, Dad – he agrees. After all, it’s just a day out in the country. What could possibly go wrong?

The film is directed by Paul Bolger, and written by Barry Devlin. Devlin was part of Horslips an Irish band in the 1970s. He also went on to produce one of U2’s demo tapes in the 1970s, and later would produce a number of U2 videos in the 1980s before moving into film. The videos he worked on for U2 include “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For“, live videos of “Pride“, “Bad“ and “A Sort of Homecoming“ and videos for “In God’s Country“ and “Spanish Eyes“.

Bono previously voiced the character of Clay Calloway in the feature film Sing 2 in 2021. He also made a live appearance in the 2023 animated film Peter and the Wolf based on the book by Gavin Friday and illustrations by Bono. In both cases Bono did contribute to the music of the film.

Outfoxed! is expected to be released in 2027. A big thank you to Andrew for passing this info along. Additional information is available at Screen Daily.

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