# Animated Movie Based on Bestseller ‘The Unicorn That Said No’ Travels to Multiple Territories Ahead of AFM (EXCLUSIVE)

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/animated-movie-based-on-bestseller-the-unicorn-that-said-no-travels-to-multiple-territories-ahead-of-afm-exclusive/
- Published: 2026-10-29T10:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T04:40:28+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/global/the-unicorn-that-said-no-sales-afm-1236933937/
- Topics: Americas, Cricket, Culture, Entertainment, Europe, Film, Middle East, Sport, Travel, World

## Key points

- The animated film has distribution deals in nine territories.
- It is based on a book translated into more than 25 languages.
- German release is planned for 1 January 2027.

## Summary

The animated film *The Unicorn That Said No* has secured distribution deals across several international territories ahead of its market premiere at the American Film Market in Los Angeles. The sales signal early international interest in a film based on a widely translated children’s book.

Deals cover the Baltic states, Benelux, France, the Middle East, Poland, Romania, Scandinavia, Spain and Turkey. Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany is handling German distribution, with a release planned for 1 January 2027; the book, *Das Neinhorn* by Marc-Uwe Kling and Astrid Henn, has been translated into more than 25 languages. The story follows a grumpy unicorn who leaves his family’s idyllic world, finds new friends in Nowhere and joins them in rescuing the king’s daughter.

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