Guided by his mother's final words and aided by his fellow animal friends he meets on his journey, Wirral goes on a quest for the secret island sanctuary of Animalia.

Wirral finds himself in an epic journey filled with evil realities and wild dreams.

Tony Bancroft was set to direct the film, written by Josh Klausner, and was originally going to have a theatrical release in 2015.

[5] Jon Croker has written the script[6] and Timothy Reckart would replace Bancroft as director[7] while former Beatle singer and author Paul McCartney serves as executive producer and songwriter, of which he composed original songs and score for the film.

[7][8] In October 2023, Netflix dropped their involvement, reverting the film back to an independent production with Toby Genkel replacing Reckart as director, and Michael Giacchino re-composing the score.