In Vicky Jenson’s upcoming 3D animation “Spellbound,” the hills – of the magical kingdom of Lumbria – are alive with the sound of music.Javier Bardem and Nicole Kidman, taking on royals-turned-monsters, John Lithgow, Jenifer Lewis, André De Shields and Nathan Lane are part of the voice cast as well.“Why a musical? People always ask that.
In theatre, they say that when emotions are too big to speak about, you sing about them.
And when they are too big to sing about, you dance,” she told the Annecy audience on Tuesday.“Emotions are big in this story.
They are funny, exuberant, angry and heartbreaking.”“Spellbound,” is a Skydance Animation and Apple Original Films production, and will be distributed by Apple+.It follows princess Ellian who tries to keep her family together after a mysterious spell transforms her parents, the king and queen, into monsters.
She also needs to keep it…
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