teaser trailer for the upcoming animated film adaptation of Charles Dickens‘ little-known short story has officially been released. This comes after Angel Studios successfully acquired the worldwide rights to the biblical movie from Blue Harbor Entertainment.
Check out The King of Kings teaser trailer below (watch more trailers):
The King of Kings is scheduled to make its debut in theaters on April 11, 2025, just in time for the Holy Week. Its official theatrical release will see the film going directly up against two thriller movies: Drop starring Meghann Fahy, and The Amateur starring Rami Malek.
The film is directed by South Korean filmmaker Seong-ho “Jay” Jang from a screenplay he co-wrote with Treasure Planet’s Robert Edwards. The animated movie will feature the voices of Oscar Isaac as Jesus, Kenneth Branagh as Charles Dickens, Forest Whitaker as Peter the Apostle, Uma Thurman as Catherine Dickens, and Roman Griffin Davis as Walter Dickens. It is executive produced by Jamie Thomason and Andrew Mann, with cinematographer Woo-hyung Kim and Jang set as the producers.
“The story follows Charles and Walter Dickens, who embark on a multi-dimensional adventure as the master storyteller engages his youngest son’s vivid imagination with the fascinating life of Jesus, his well-known trials and tribulations, and his notable colleagues and foes,” reads the official synopsis. “The film’s rich animation allows the Dickens pair (and the family cat Willa) to become intrinsically immersed in the ancient tale, interacting with Jesus, his disciples and his detractors – while the seasoned actors behind the voices bring these well-known characters to animated life like never before. The result is an animated film that makes the biblical journey easily relatable, readily understood and captivatingly entertaining for families and, especially, to children of all ages.”
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