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Cliff divers jump and twirl into a blue lagoon, puppeteers put on tableside shows and magicians make the rounds.
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Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
5 July 2026
The film also features Sandra Hüller as mission head Eva Stratt and James Ortiz as the voice and puppeteer for the alien character Rocky.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
It is based on a screenplay and directed by the theater’s veteran puppeteer Florian Moch, who has brought the story’s underwater world and colourful community of fish to life through traditional puppetry, crafting most of the puppets himself.
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Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
The effort has secured major donations from the foundations of the late Univision owner Jerry Perenchio, media heiress Wallis Annenberg and former NPR CEO Jarl Mohn, as well as Jack Black and his wife Tanya Haden, who’s worked as a puppeteer on multiple Muppets projects.
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Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
5 July 2026
The film also features Sandra Hüller as mission head Eva Stratt and James Ortiz as the voice and puppeteer for the alien character Rocky.
—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
It is based on a screenplay and directed by the theater’s veteran puppeteer Florian Moch, who has brought the story’s underwater world and colourful community of fish to life through traditional puppetry, crafting most of the puppets himself.
—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
The effort has secured major donations from the foundations of the late Univision owner Jerry Perenchio, media heiress Wallis Annenberg and former NPR CEO Jarl Mohn, as well as Jack Black and his wife Tanya Haden, who’s worked as a puppeteer on multiple Muppets projects.
—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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“Puppeteer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puppeteer. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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puppeteer
noun
pup·pe·teer
ˌpəp-ə-ˈti(ə)r 
: one who works puppets
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