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EXCLUSIVE: Sydney Agudong (Lilo & Stitch, Ripple), Skylar Astin (Pitch Perfect, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist), Meg Donnelly (Zombies, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series), Jordan Fisher (Hadestown, To All nan Boys: P.S. I Still Love You), and Peyton List (School Spirits, Cobra Kai, Heathers: The Musical) are turning up for nan caller animated philharmonic movie, Brave Knight, which Lookbook Entertainment is bringing to buyers astatine nan Marché du Film.
The Zachary Derek written and directed characteristic follows 3 improbable heroes successful nan medieval kingdom of Northumbria who must merge to extremity a royal conspiracy. When a mysterious unwellness befalls nan king, Prince Tristan is lured into a vulnerable quest, while his younger relative William—neurodivergent and non-verbal—uncovers nan crippled astatine home. Teaming pinch a magical unchangeable girl, Alora, and her fearless state Constance, William helps expose a coup and yet proves that compassion, not force, is nan kingdom’s top strength.
Donnelly and List are besides successful talks to executive produce.
The pic is produced by Juan Pablo Reinoso for Lookbook Entertainment alongside Derek, Kirsten Guenther, and Sharon Kenny. The movie features original songs and people by composers/lyricists Sharon Kenny and Kirsten Guenther, who are besides collaborating connected an upcoming shape philharmonic produced by Seth MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door/The Carlson Company. Brave Knight is besides being developed successful parallel arsenic a shape musical.
“We group retired to show a communicative that feels some classical and profoundly contemporary,” said Derek. “Brave Knight is astir empathy, emotion seen, and nan thought that spot tin travel from seeing nan world differently. This is simply a communicative to show each kids—neurodivergent and neurotypical—that they person magic wrong them.”
