‘Hobbit’ Actor Graham McTavish To Narrate ‘The Ocean’s Greatest Feast’ – Deadline

Graham McTavish, finest recognized for roles in The Hobbit, Rambo and Outlander, is narrating the worldwide model of Love Nature’s upcoming doc The Ocean’s Greatest Feast.

Produced by Earth Touch, the one-off 4K doc follows South Africa’s annual sardine run, a spectacular and brutal phenomenon throughout which billions of sardines spawn and create a ‘moveable feast’ for an unlimited array of marine predators as they try and make a thousand-mile journey to the nation’s wild coast.

Scottish actor McTavish had roles within the Hobbit trilogy, Starz’s Outlander and AMC’s Preacher. He additionally starred reverse Sylvester Stallone in Rambo and Creed.

He narrates the worldwide model of The Ocean’s Greatest Feast, which is able to exit on Love Nature’s streaming and linear channels in 127 territories, together with Sky Nature within the UK, Italy and Germany; France Televisions; SVT in Sweden and NHK in Japan. Blue Ant International has gross sales rights.

“The annual journey of the sardines has been a fascinating story to bring to life,” stated McTavish. “I’ve had a great time being part of this project with a unique perspective on this underwater spectacle that has such a dynamic impact on the ecosystem.” 

“We love giving audiences a new perspective of the world, in this case alongside the sardines, whose incredible journey sheds light on the interconnectedness of so many species,” stated Carlyn Staudt, Global General Manager of Love Nature. “Having Graham McTavish lend his voice to this documentary brings an element of timeless wisdom and draws audiences into the compelling multi-faceted story surrounding the sardine run.”  

In the U.S., the documentary is narrated by broadcaster Nora Young and has already premiered on PBS as a part of its Nature sequence.

Earth Touch and Love Nature co-produced the doc with The WNET Group, France’s Bonne Pioche Television for France Télévisions, SVT and NHK.