TROLLS (U)

WHO’S IN IT?

Anna Kendrick (Pitch Perfect), Justin Timberlake (The Social Network), Zooey Deschanel (New Girl), Russell Brand (Forgetting Sarah Marshall), James Corden (Into The Woods), Gwen Stefani (The Aviator), Ron Funches (Get Hard), Kunal Nayyar (The Big Bang Theory), GloZell Green (The Wedding Ringer), Meg DeAngelis (The Giant King), Christine Baranski (Mamma Mia!), John Cleese (A Fish Called Wanda), Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Superbad), Walt Dohrn (Shrek Forever After), Jeffrey Tambor (The Hangover), Quvenzhané Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Mike Mitchell (Sky High) and Walt Dohrn (SpongeBob SquarePants), directors; Jonathan Aibel (Kung Fu Panda) and Glenn Berger (Monsters vs. Aliens), writers; Gina Shay (Shrek Forever After), producer; Christophe Beck (Frozen), composer; Yong Duk Jhun (Kung Fu Panda), cinematographer; Julie Rogers (Curious George), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In the colourful and lively Troll Town, grumpy survivalist troll Branch (Timberlake) is forced to team up with his most despised enemy – the irritatingly happy and lively Princess Poppy (Kendrick) – on a quest to save their kind from the Bergens, a species that specifically likes to eat trolls…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

DreamWorks Animation takes the popular 80s toy line (yes, this is actually based on that, even though they look nothing like the toys in the film) and turns it into a lively and energetic animated musical for all ages.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 21ST OCTOBER 2016

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