Based on Peter Brown’s book, “The Wild Robot” follows the journey of Roz, a robot who finds themselves shipwrecked on an uninhabited island. Roz soon learns to adjust to their new ...

Learn more. Midcoast author Peter Brown says he was thrilled to hear that the film “The Wild Robot,” inspired by his book, got three Oscar nominations Thursday. But he wasn’t surprised.

Featuring the voices of Lupita Nyong’o, Catherine O’Hara and Pedro Pascal, director Chris Sanders’ family-friendly animation tells the story of a robot who befriends and nurtures a menagerie ...