Spellbound (2024)

Directed by

Vicky Jenson

Genre

fantasy film, musical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 323 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A princess named Ellian must break a spell that turned her parents into monsters. She races to save her family and reunite her divided kingdom.

whimsicaltenderurgentvisually enchantingmusicalhopefullightheartedemotional

What happens

Spellbound is a 2024 American animated musical fantasy comedy film directed by Vicky Jenson from a screenplay by Julia Miranda and the writing team of Lauren Hynek and Elizabeth Martin, based on a story conceived by Jenson, Hynek, and Martin. It features music composed by Alan Menken, who also wrote the songs with longtime collaborator and lyricist Glenn Slater. Produced by Skydance Animation, the film features the voices of Rachel Zegler, John Lithgow, Jenifer Lewis, Tituss Burgess, Nathan Lane, Javier Bardem, and Nicole Kidman. Set in the world of magic known as Lumbria, the story follows Princess Ellian (Zegler) who must break the spell that has turned her parents (Bardem and Kidman) into monsters and split her kingdom in two. The project, initially titled Split, was announced in July 2017, shortly after Skydance Animation was formed in March 2017, with Paramount Pictures scheduling distribution for 2019. The film subsequently underwent changes, such as release dates, with Jenson later announced as the director, and the film's title changed to The Unbreakable Spell, before eventually getting to its current title. The film was acquired by Apple TV+ in December 2020, before Netflix took over the rights in October 2023. Much of the main voice cast signed on in June 2022, following Zegler's casting in April 2022. Production was done remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Spellbound premiered at the Paris Theater in New York City on November 11, 2024, and was released via Netflix on November 22. It received mixed reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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