STRANGE MAGIC OPENS JANUARY 23, 2015

STRANGE MAGIC

TOUCHSTONE PICTURES

U.S. Release Date:                 January 23, 2015

Rating:                                   TBD

Cast:                                     Alan Cumming, Evan Rachel Wood, Kristin Chenoweth, Maya Rudolph, Sam Palladio, Meredith Anne Bull, Alfred Molina, Elijah Kelley, Bob Einstein, Peter Stormare

Director:                                Gary Rydstrom

Producer:                               Mark S. Miller

Executive producer:               George Lucas

Screenplay by:                       David Berenbaum, Irene Mecchi, Gary Rydstrom

Story by:                               George Lucas

Musical director & composer: Marius de Vries

“Strange Magic,” a new animated film from Lucasfilm Ltd., is a madcap fairy tale musical inspired by “A Midsummer Night's Dream.” Popular songs from the past six decades 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. Lucasfilm Animation Singapore and Industrial Light & Magic bring to life the fanciful forest turned upside down with world-class animation and visual effects. Directed by Gary Rydstrom (“Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation,” “Lifted”) from a story by George Lucas, “Strange Magic” will be released by Touchstone Pictures on Jan. 23, 2015. 

Notes:

·         Lucasfilm Animation Singapore and Industrial Light & Magic created the CGI animation for 2011’s Academy Award®-winning film “Rango.”

·         Well-known music producer Marius de Vries (“Moulin Rouge”) serves as both the musical director and composer.