STRANGE MAGIC (U)

WHO’S IN IT?

Alan Cumming (Spy Kids), Evan Rachel Wood (The Wrestler), Kristin Chenoweth (Rio 2), Maya Rudolph (Bridesmaids), Alfred Molina (Spider-Man 2), Elijah Kelley (The Butler), Meredith Anne Bull (Harold), Sam Palladio (Runner, Runner), Bob Einstein (Ocean’s Thirteen), Peter Stormare (Fargo), Kevin Michael Richardson (Lilo and Stitch), Llou Johnson (Barbershop), Robbie Daymond (The LEGO Movie), Tony Cox (Bad Santa)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Gary Rydstrom (film debut), director, writer; Irene Mecchi (The Lion King) and David Berenbaum (Elf), writers; Mark S. Miller (Mars Attacks!), producer; Marius De Vries (Sucker Punch), composer; Chris Plummer (Black Sheep) and John Damien Ryan (TMNT), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Marianne (Wood), a fairy princess, dedicates her life to protecting her younger sister Dawn (Bull) after vowing to never again fall in love when she is scorned on her wedding day. When Dawn is kidnapped by the Bog King (Cumming) and held for ransom in exchange for a love potion that he intends to destroy and keep love out of the kingdom, Marianne sets out to rescue her sister and in the process learns to love again…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

George Lucas is behind the story for this musical fairy tale, using LucasFilm’s cutting-edge CG animation to create a spectacular world for children everywhere to lose themselves in.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 21ST AUGUST 2015

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