When you’re a teenager, dealing with your parents is difficult enough. But when they’re literal monsters, it’s almost impossible. That’s the problem that a teen faces in the animated feature “Spellbound.”
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As seen in the trailer, “Spellbound” tells the story of young Ellian, a teen girl who has to figure out how to break the spell that turned her parents into monsters. The voice cast for the animated feature includes Rachel Zegler, John Lithgow, Jenifer Lewis, Tituss Burgess, Nathan Lane, Javier Bardem, and Nicole Kidman. “Spellbound” is directed by Vicky Jenson. The filmmaker is probably best known for co-directing features such as “Shrek” and “Shark Tale.”
“Spellbound” debuts on Netflix on November 22. You can watch the trailer below.
Here’s the synopsis:
Spellbound follows the adventures of Ellian, the tenacious young daughter of the rulers of Lumbria who must go on a daring quest to save her family and kingdom after a mysterious spell transforms her parents into monsters. Spellbound is directed by Vicky Jenson (Shrek) with original score from EGOT-winning composer Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast) and lyrics by Glenn Slater (Tangled). A Netflix Film from Skydance Animation, Spellbound boasts an all-star voice cast led by Rachel Zegler, John Lithgow, Jenifer Lewis, Nathan Lane, Tituss Burgess, with Javier Bardem, and Nicole Kidman. Spellbound is written by Lauren Hynek & Elizabeth Martin and Julia Miranda and produced by John Lasseter, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Bruce Anderson for Skydance Animation.