Strange Magic (film)

Strange Magic
Directed by	Gary Rydstrom
Produced by	George Lucas
Written by	Gary Rydstrom David Berenbaum Irene Mecchi Brenda Chapman George Lucas
Starring	Alan Cumming Evan Rachel Wood Kristin Chenoweth Maya Rudolph Sam Palladio Alfred Molina Elijah Kelley Bob Einstein Peter Stormare Meredith Anne Bull
Music by	Marius de Vries
Studio(s)	Lucasfilm Lucasfilm Animation Singapore Industrial Light & Magic
Distributor	Touchstone Pictures (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Released	January 23, 2015
Running time	99 minutes

Strange Magic is a 2015 animated film by Lucasfilm. The film is directed by Gary Rydstrom, and is adapted from an original story by George Lucas. The film was distributed by Touchstone Pictures.

Cast

• Evan Rachel Wood - Marianne, the main protagonist
• Alan Cumming - Bog King, an antihero; later Marianne's love interest
• Kristin Chenoweth - Sugar Plum Fairy
• Maya Rudolph - Griselda
• Sam Palladio - Roland, the main antagonist
• Alfred Molina- Fairy King
• Elijah Kelley - Sunny
• Bob Einstein - TBA
• Peter Stormare - TBA
• Meredith Anne Bull - Dawn

Story

A madcap fairy tale musical inspired by “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” with popular songs from the past six decades used to help tell the tale of a colorful cast of goblins, elves, fairies and imps, and their hilarious misadventures sparked by the battle over a powerful potion. Following the story of two separate kingdoms the magical and the mysterious, when one animal passes the border it starts war between the two kingdoms. The Bog King of the mysterious kingdom realizes there is a potion that can destroy order eager to get it the magical kingdom keeps it from him so that they can maintain peace. Frustrated he kidnaps the princess's sister. Is the only way to get these two sides to get along to use some strange magic.

Trivia

• This is the third animated film produced by George Lucas; the first two being the non-Disney productions 1988's The Land Before Time and 2008's Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
  • It also the first among these 3 productions to be a Disney film.
• Kristen Chenoweth and Alan Cumming had previously appeared in Annie as Lily St. Regis and Rooster Hannigan, the respective secondary villains.

Gallery

Videos

Trailers and Clips

Strange Magic - Debut Trailer

Strange Magic Sugar Plum Fairy

Interviews and Featurettes

Strange Magic - Creatures & Cast Featurette

Strange Magic Maya Rudolph On Her Character

Strange Magic Alan Cumming On Working With Marius De Vries

Strange Magic Elijah Kelley On His Character

Strange Magic Alfred Molina On His Character's Strange Appearance

Strange Magic Gary Rydstrom On The Bog King And Marianne

Strange Magic Meredith Anne Bull On Her Character

Strange Magic Peter Stormare And Bob Einstein On Bob's Voice Being Perfect For A Gargoyle

Strange Magic Evan Rachel Wood On Her Character

External Links

• Strange Magic on the Lucasfilm Wiki

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