Netflix reveals every original animated movie set for release in the next two years
At a long-lead press event on Monday, Netflix revealed its upcoming feature-length animation slate for 2023 and 2024, showcasing nine different movies currently in the words at the studio. For all the ups and downs of the streaming business model, it’s clear the company still wants to go toe-to-toe with Disney, Universal, and the other major players in the animation space.
From a new Adam Sandler project to a new Ultraman movie to the Chicken Run sequel to the canceled, then rescued adaptation of ND Stevenson’s beloved graphic novel Nimona, here’s what the next two years look like for Netflix’s original animated movies.
Netflix synopsis: When a knight in a futuristic medieval world is framed for a crime he didn’t commit, the only one who can help him prove his innocence is Nimona — a mischievous teen who happens to be a shapeshifting creature he’s sworn to destroy.
Cast: Chloë Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed, Eugene Lee Yang, Frances Conroy, Lorraine Toussaint, Beck Bennett, RuPaul Charles, Indya Moore, Julio Torres, Sarah Sherman
Why to watch: ND Stevenson’s original webcomic-turned-graphic novel Nimona is a tremendous emotional experience full of surprises. This adaptation, from Spies in Disguise directors Nick Bruno and Troy Quane, almost didn’t happen — it was canceled when Disney acquired and shuttered Blue Sky Studios, the home of the Ice Age movies. But Netflix managed to acquire and revive it.
Netflix synopsis: The Monkey King is an action-packed family comedy that follows a charismatic Monkey and his magical fighting Stick on an epic quest for victory over 100 demons, an eccentric Dragon King, and Monkey’s greatest foe of all — his own ego! Along the way, a young village girl challenges his self-centered attitude and
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