ABOMINABLE (U)

WHO’S IN IT?

Chloe Bennet (Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast), Albert Tsai (film debut), Tenzing Norgay Trainor (The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone), Eddie Izzard (The Wild), Sarah Paulson (Ocean’s 8), Tsai Chin (Memoirs of a Geisha), Michelle Wong (Dear White People), Joseph Izzo (The Boss Baby)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Jill Culton (Open Season), director, writer; Todd Wilderman (film debut), writer; Suzanne Buirgy (Home), Peilin Chou (film debut) and Dave Polsky (film debut), producers; Rupert Gregson-Williams (Wonder Woman), composer; Robert Edward Crawford (film debut), cinematographer; Susan Fitzer (film debut), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Yi (Bennet), a teenager living in Shanghai, discovers a young Yeti on the roof of her apartment building, whom she names Everest. She and her friends Jin (Trainor) and Peng (Tsai) embark on an epic quest to reunite Everest with his family at the top of Mount Everest, whilst staying one step ahead of the wealthy Burnish (Izzard), who has recruited zoologist Dr. Zara (Paulson) to help him capture the Yeti…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

DreamWorks Animation collaborates with its Chinese spin-off company Pearl Studios to create a magical and colourful new family adventure to fill the void left by the How To Train Your Dragon series.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 11TH OCTOBER 2019

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