Opens: May 24
Blue Sky Studios test the boundaries of good and evil in their latest animated feature Epic, starring Colin Farrel, Josh Hutcherson and Beyonce Knowles. The film follows a teenager who finds herself in a forest riddled with forces of good and evil. She eventually joins a group of characters who band together to save the world.
This story first appeared in the May 3 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.
When Pixar’s Brave hit theaters last summer, many in Hollywood whispered that it would never work since it featured a feisty girl as its lead. Yet the family film took in a solid $538.8 million worldwide and won the Oscar for best animated feature.
Enter Epic, featuring another young female heroine.
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If it catches on, the movie could be a franchise for Fox Animation Studios, whose Vanessa Morrison is determined to promote strong female characters, and Blue Sky Studios, the team behind Ice Age and Rio.
Based on William Joyce‘s The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs, Epic tells the story of a young girl who finds herself drawn into a secret world where she must help a team of whimsical characters save their forest from evil forces. Chris Wedge (Ice Age) directed, and the voice cast is led by Amanda Seyfried.
