Walt Disney Animation Studios's 61st animated feature, "Strange World," is posed to bring a breath of fresh air to the nearly 100-year-old studio. The film feels unlike what the studio has been producing in recent years, a straight sci-fi adventure influenced by pulpy sci-fi novels by the likes of Jules Verne and Edgar Rice Burroughs. It feels in many ways like a second attempt at an "Atlantis: The Lost Empire" or "Treasure Planet" movie, which once offered a bright and different path for the studio.
"Strange World" comes to us from Oscar-winning director Don Hall, who previously helmed the last 2D Disney film, "Winnie the Pooh," and the studio's first fantasy adventure in decades, "Raya and the Last Dragon." The film boasts a great cast that includes Jake Gyllenhaal, Dennis Quaid, Jaboukie Young-White, and Lucy Liu. "Strange World" follows the Clades, a Swiss Family Robinson-like family of explorers on...
"Strange World" comes to us from Oscar-winning director Don Hall, who previously helmed the last 2D Disney film, "Winnie the Pooh," and the studio's first fantasy adventure in decades, "Raya and the Last Dragon." The film boasts a great cast that includes Jake Gyllenhaal, Dennis Quaid, Jaboukie Young-White, and Lucy Liu. "Strange World" follows the Clades, a Swiss Family Robinson-like family of explorers on...
- 9/21/2022
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
Who doesn’t love a good adventure? Frankly, after a couple of unusual years, being in a room with other journalists in-person and such at the same time feels like one. Yet something was happening at Disney Animation in Burbank, and I was thrilled to be a part of it. In the upcoming animated feature film Strange World (which just released a brand-new trailer), Disney hopes to create another magical adventure for all ages. And with an impressive cast, and Don Hall and his co-director/writer Qui Nguyen (co-writer on Raya and the Last Dragon), they had something to celebrate. Thus, I recently had the opportunity to check out footage from the upcoming film. And it was a treat.
Before we jumped into the presentation, we were given a brief synopsis from Mr. Hall, Mr. Nguyen, and producer Roy Conli. The story revolves around a family of explorers. They include...
Before we jumped into the presentation, we were given a brief synopsis from Mr. Hall, Mr. Nguyen, and producer Roy Conli. The story revolves around a family of explorers. They include...
- 9/21/2022
- by JimmyO
- JoBlo.com
In Disney Animation's upcoming feature "Strange World," the description of some of the settings is right there in the title. In the film, the Clade family finds themselves in a very strange world indeed, one that differs from their town of Avalonia, even after it has gone through a technological revolution after Searcher Clade (voiced by Jake Gyllenhaal) discovered a plant called Pando that produces large amount of energy. During the course of the film, the Clade clan finds themselves traveling deep underground, discovering a... Well, a strange world.
During a press presentation for the film, I had the chance to sit down with "Strange World" Production Designer Mehrdad Isvandi as well as the movie's Head of Environments, Sean Jenkins and talk about their work creating not only the very, very strange world the Clades find themselves in, but also how they approached crafting Avalonia and the "chonky" look of the town's airships.
During a press presentation for the film, I had the chance to sit down with "Strange World" Production Designer Mehrdad Isvandi as well as the movie's Head of Environments, Sean Jenkins and talk about their work creating not only the very, very strange world the Clades find themselves in, but also how they approached crafting Avalonia and the "chonky" look of the town's airships.
- 9/21/2022
- by Vanessa Armstrong
- Slash Film
How do you describe a world that doesn't actually exist? That is a question that could be hard to answer for any creative, but it was one that loomed over the production of Walt Disney Animation's upcoming film, "Strange World." After all, it centers around a family of explorers that are tasked with exploring a world beyond their comprehension. One might say that this world is a bit on the strange side.
However, that titular strangeness wasn't the focal point for the animation team on the movie. In an interview with /Film's Vanessa Armstrong, Production Designer Mehrdad Isvandi and Head of Environments Sean Jenkins revealed some key terms thrown around when creating the various environments. Armstrong herself specifically described much of the film's look as ... juicy.
"Ironically it's not the first time I've heard juicy. It came up during the production as well," said Jenkins. "It really describes the feeling...
However, that titular strangeness wasn't the focal point for the animation team on the movie. In an interview with /Film's Vanessa Armstrong, Production Designer Mehrdad Isvandi and Head of Environments Sean Jenkins revealed some key terms thrown around when creating the various environments. Armstrong herself specifically described much of the film's look as ... juicy.
"Ironically it's not the first time I've heard juicy. It came up during the production as well," said Jenkins. "It really describes the feeling...
- 9/21/2022
- by Erin Brady
- Slash Film
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