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WALT DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS DEBUTS FOOTAGE FROM NOVEMBER’S FEATURE FILM “STRANGE WORLD” AT ANNECY ANIMATION FESTIVAL

22 June 2022
22 June 2022

“Strange World” Cast Announced Oscar®-winning filmmaker and Chief Creative Officer Jennifer Lee Receives Annecy’s Honorary Cristal Award Zootopia+ to Debut on Disney+ 9th November  

Images can be found at: https://wdsprod.box.com/s/p6basnwrc0t7yfcum2yr3r14jsvknxf8 

London, UK (17th June, 2022) – For the first time since 2019, Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS) returned in person to the Annecy International Animated Film Festival showcasing the Studios’ latest projects, including the worldwide debut of over 10 minutes of footage from “Strange World” presented by Oscar®-winning producer Roy Conli (“Big Hero 6,” “Tangled”.) Releasing this November, the original action-adventure journeys deep into an uncharted and treacherous land where fantastical creatures await the legendary Clades, a family of explorers whose differences threaten to topple their latest—and by far— most crucial mission.

The studio revealed key members of the voice cast joining previously announced actor Jake Gyllenhaal. Gyllenhaal lends his voice to Searcher Clade, a farmer who finds himself thrust into an adventure in a strange world. He is joined by an all-star cast, including:

Dennis Quaid as Jaeger Clade, Searcher’s larger-than-life explorer father

Jaboukie Young-White as Ethan Clade, Searcher’s 16 year-old son who longs for adventure beyond his father’s farm while also navigating a school crush

Gabrielle Union as Meridian Clade, a pilot and natural leader, mom to Ethan, and wife of Searcher

Lucy Liu as Callisto Mal, the head of the land of Avalonia and the leader of the exploration into the strange world

Within the Disney Animation presentation, Oscar-winning filmmaker and Chief Creative Officer Jennifer Lee received the Festival’s Honorary Cristal Award, from Annecy Festival Artistic Director Marcel Jean. In her remarks to the audience, Lee thanked the festival and all of those at Disney Animation. “We look ahead, together,” she said. “The ‘we’ is more important than ever as our studio can only truly shine when everyone feels welcome, feels the pride and responsibility of our legacy, and feels inspired to create, together.”

Lastly, two-time Academy Award® winner and President of Disney Animation, Clark Spencer, surprised the audience with world premieres of episodes from Disney Animation’s first-ever series, “Baymax!” which releases 29th June on Disney+, and “Zootopia+,” which Spencer announced would debut on Disney+ 9th November, 2022.

“Baymax!” returns to the fantastical city of San Fransokyo where the affable, inflatable, inimitable healthcare companion, Baymax (voice of Scott Adsit), sets out to do what he was programmed to do: help others. Zootopia+ heads back to the fast-paced mammal metropolis of Zootopia in a short-form series that dives deeper into the lives of some of the feature film’s most intriguing characters, including Fru Fru, the newly married arctic shrew; Gazelle’s talented tiger dancers; and the sloth full of surprises, Flash.

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About Walt Disney Animation Studios:

Combining masterful artistry and storytelling with groundbreaking technology, Walt Disney Animation Studios is a filmmaker-driven animation studio responsible for creating some of the most beloved films ever made. WDAS continues to build on its rich legacy of innovation and creativity, from the first fully-animated feature film, 1937's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, to 2019’s Frozen 2, the biggest animated film of all time, to our 60th animated feature, Encanto. Among the studio's timeless creations are Pinocchio, Sleeping Beauty, The Jungle Book, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Frozen, Big Hero 6 and Zootopia.

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