Rachel Zegler stars in Vicky Jenson and Skydance Animation’s upcoming original fairy tale take on a modern story, except the King and Queen are massive, rampaging monsters, streaming November 22.
Netflix has revealed the teaser trailer for the upcoming animated film Spellbound.
In the new 3DCG adventure, Ellian (Rachel Zegler) squares off with her mother and father, the king and queen of Lumbria. But this isn’t your typical family drama — a mysterious spell has transformed Ellian’s parents into massive, rampaging monsters.
Despite its fantasy setting, the teaser shows the world of Spellbound has a few similarities to our own, from a rideshare frog who receives five literal stars, to a “wand” that functions like a car key fob.
Director Vicky Jenson (Shrek) utilized fantastical elements to tell an all too relatable tale. Speaking with Netflix, Jenson said, “If we start with the familiar — the kingdom, a princess, a king, a queen, and a spell — we could use that to express the story of this family.”
“For me, the story is even more universal than the specifics of this family dynamic,” she added. “For me, it speaks to kids and their parents, to the kind of alienation that can happen as we grow up, and the steps we have to make towards each other to weather it together and come through the other side with better understanding.”
Check out the teaser trailer now:
Rachel Zegler (West Side Story) stars as Ellian, alongside Nicole Kidman (Being the Ricardos, Roar) as Queen Ellsmere and Javier Bardem (Dune) as King Solon, Ellian’s monstrous parents. The voice cast also boasts John Lithgow (Killers of the Flower Moon, Bombshell) as Minister Bolinar; Jenifer Lewis (The Princess and the Frog, Black-ish) as Minister Nazara Prone; Nathan Lane (The Lion King, The Producers) as the Oracle of the Sun; André De Shields (tick, tick…BOOM!, Hadestown) as the Oracle of the Moon; and Jordan Fisher (Broadway’s Dear Evan Hansen, To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You) as Callan.
Spellbound is written by Lauren Hynek & Elizabeth Martin, and Linda Woolverton. Music and lyrics are from musical luminaries Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast) and Glenn Slater (Tangled). Chris Montan serves as executive music producer. John Lasseter, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and David Lipman produce for Skydance Animation. Netflix streams the film as part of a multiyear development deal with Skydance.
Spellbound streams on Netflix starting November 22.
Source: Netflix
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