While the world awaits “Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom,” now delayed until a Christmas Day 2023 theatrical release, Jason Momoa and Netflix have something to tide audiences over. Enter “Slumberland,” a fantasy adventure that sees Momoa take on a different kind of hero.
The film stars Momoa as Flip, an outlaw in the titular fantasy land who helps a young girl track down her missing dad. Here’s the film’s official synopsis:
Slumberland takes audiences to a magical new place, a dreamworld where precocious Nemo and her eccentric companion Flip embark on the adventure of a lifetime. After her father Peter is unexpectedly lost at sea, young Nemo’s idyllic Pacific Northwest existence is completely upended when she is sent to live in the city with her well-meaning but deeply awkward uncle Phillip. Her new school and new routine are challenging by day, but at night, a secret map to the fantastical world of Slumberland connects Nemo to Flip, a rough-around-the-edges but lovable outlaw who quickly becomes her partner and guide. She and Flip soon find themselves on an incredible journey traversing dreams and fleeing nightmares, where Nemo begins to hope that she will be reunited with her father once again.
Alongside Momoa, “Slumberland” also stars Marlow Barkley, Kyle Chandler, and Chris O’Dowd. Weruche Opia, India De Beautfort, and Humberly Gonzalez round out the main cast.
Francis Lawrence directs “Slumberland” from a script by “Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb” co-writers David Guion and Michael Handelman. It’s Lawrence’s only film before he returns to “The Hunger Games” universe with “The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes,” due out next year.
Momoa’s last film for Netflix, “Sweet Girl,” didn’t exactly win over critics. So, how will “Slumberland” fare instead? Find out when the film hits the streamer on November 18. Watch the trailer below.