Touchstone Pictures and Lucasfilm has released, via Yahoo! Movies, the first trailer for George Lucas’ upcoming animated movie, ‘Strange Magic.’ The animated movie is a fairy tale musical inspired by Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream.’ Watch the trailer below!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wv7Li2V7S8
Roland (voice of Sam Palladio) ventures to the Dark Forest, hoping to be the hero in “Strange Magic,” a madcap fair tale from Lucasfilm, Ltd. with a colorful cast of goblins, elves, fairies and imps. Featuring popular songs from the past six decades, “Strange Magic” hits theaters on Jan. 23, 2015. (Strange Magic © & TM 2014 Lucasfilm Ltd. All Rights Reserved.)
Dawn (voice of newcomer Meredith Anne Bull) is serenaded by Sunny (voice of Elijah Kelley) in “Strange Magic” a madcap fairy tale from Lucasfilm, Ltd. The film, released by Touchstone Pictures, hits theaters on Jan. 23, 2015. (Strange Magic © & TM 2014 Lucasfilm Ltd. All Rights Reserved.)
Dawn (voice of newcomer Meredith Anne Bull) is crazy for love, while her sister Marianne (voice of Evan Rachel Wood) takes a decidedly different stance in “Strange Magic,” a madcap fairy tale told through popular songs from the past six decades. Directed by Gary Rydstrom, “Strange Magic” will be released by Touchstone Pictures on Jan. 23, 2015. (Strange Magic © & TM 2014 Lucasfilm Ltd. All Rights Reserved.)
Bog King (voice of Alan Cumming) is fiercely opposed to a powerful potion that’s created by the Sugar Plum Fairy (voice of Kristin Chenoweth). “Strange Magic,” a madcap fairy tale musical inspired by “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” will be released by Touchstone Pictures on Jan. 23, 2015. (Strange Magic © & TM 2014 Lucasfilm Ltd. All Rights Reserved.)
Plot Summary:
“Strange Magic,” a new animated film from Lucasfilm Ltd., will be released by Touchstone Pictures on January 23, 2015. “Strange Magic” is a madcap fairy tale musical inspired by “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Popular songs from the past six decades help tell the tale of a colorful cast of goblins, elves, fairies and imps, and their hilarious misadventures sparked by the battle over a powerful potion. Lucasfilm Animation Singapore and Industrial Light & Magic, which created the CGI animation for 2011’s Academy Award-winning film “Rango,” bring to life the fanciful forest turned upside down with world-class animation and visual effects. Featuring a story by George Lucas.
Directed by Gary Rydstrom. Story by George Lucas. Produced by Mark S. Miller and executive produced by George Lucas, with a screenplay by David Berenbaum, Irene Mecchi, and Rydstrom.
The film features the voices of Alan Cumming, Evan Rachel Wood, Kristin Chenoweth, Maya Rudolph, Sam Palladio, newcomer Meredith Anne Bull, Alfred Molina, Elijah Kelley, Bob Einstein and Peter Stormare.
‘Strange Magic’ opens in theaters on January 23rd, 2015.
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