PREVIEW: Hollywood Stargirl (PG TBC)

WHO’S IN IT?

Grace VanderWaal (Stargirl), Elijah Richardson (King Jack), Uma Thurman (Pulp Fiction), Judy Greer (The Descendants), Judd Hirsch (Independence Day), Tyrel Jackson Williams (Failure to Launch), Al Madrigal (Morbius), Sarayu Blue (Blockers), Chris Williams (Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story), Nija Okoro (Giver Taker Heartbreaker)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Julia Hart (I’m Your Woman), director, writer; Jordan Horowitz (Miss Stevens), writer, producer; Ellen Goldsmith-Vein (The Maze Runner) and Lee Stollman (All Together Now), producers; Michael Penn (That Evening Sun), composer; Bryce Fortner (Ingrid Goes West), cinematographer; Shayar Bhansali (Standing Up, Falling Down) and Tracey Wadmore-Smith (Sweet Home Alabama), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Stargirl Caraway (VanderWaal), a free-spirited teen with a strong singing voice and a penchant for kindness, relocates to LA when her mother Ana (Greer) gets a job in Hollywood. There, she meets new friends including aspiring filmmaker brothers Evan (Richardson) and Terrell (Williams), elderly neighbour Mr. Mitchell (Hirsch), and famous musician Roxanne Martel (Thurman)…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Teen singer Grace VanderWaal returns to her starring role for more musical whimsy in this sequel to the hit Disney+ movie, with the former America’s Got Talent winner contributing several new songs to the soundtrack.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 3RD JUNE 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON DISNEY+

 

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