PREVIEW: Strange World (PG)

WHO’S IN IT?

Jake Gyllenhaal (Nightcrawler), Dennis Quaid (The Day After Tomorrow), Jaboukie Young-White (C’mon C’mon), Gabrielle Union (Think Like a Man), Lucy Liu (Charlie’s Angels), Alan Tudyk (Frozen)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Don Hall (Big Hero 6), director; Qui Nguyen (Raya and the Last Dragon), writer; Roy Conli (Tangled), producer; Henry Jackman (Wreck-It Ralph), composer; Sarah K. Reimers (Wendell & Wild), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

For years, the legendary Clade family has explored many different worlds, except for Searcher Clade (Gyllenhaal) who lacks the bravery of his perilous father Jaeger (Quaid), and has instead set up a farm with his wife Meridian (Union) and their teenage son Ethan (Young-White). However, adventure soon calls for Searcher as he is transported to the uncharted and treacherous world of Avalonia, the home to several unearthly creatures and habitats – and possibly even his missing father…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Disney’s 61st animated feature takes audiences to new, exciting, and – yes – strange worlds that prove bountiful for anyone who still enjoys a bit of Disney magic.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

WEDNESDAY 23RD NOVEMBER 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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