PREVIEW: Tad the Lost Explorer and the Curse of the Mummy (U)

WHO’S IN IT?

Trevor White (Rare Beasts), Joseph Balderrama (Stan & Ollie), Alex Kelly (Enola Holmes), Pippa Bennett-Warner (Real), Elena Sanz (Bad Impulse)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Enrique Gato (Capture the Flag), director; Manuel Burque (Three Perfect Daughters) and Josep Gatell (It’s for Your Own Good), writers; Álvaro Augustin (Cell 211), Ghislain Barrois (The Impossible), Nicolás Matji (Mylove Lost), Edmon Roch (The 7th Floor), Marc Sabé (Capture the Flag) and Javier Ugarte (Sara’s Notebook), producers; Zacarías M. de la Riva (Automata), composer; Alexander Adams (Capture the Flag), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Tad (White), the clumsy archaeologist, aspires to be seen by his colleagues as their equal, but when he accidentally destroys a sarcophagus and unleashes an ancient spell that endangers his friends, Tad must embark on an adventure around the world to put an end to the curse…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The third entry in the hit Spanish animated franchise sees the clumsy explorer go on his biggest adventure yet, across the world and making brand-new discoveries that should delight child viewers.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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