‘Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken,’ New ‘Trolls Band Together’ Footage Highlight DreamWorks Animation Annecy Slate
variety.comCarole Horst DreamWorks Animation brings three features to Annecy, and screens the world premiere of “Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken,” with director Kirk DeMicco, producer Kelly Cooney Cilella and co-director Faryn Pearl in attendance, on June 15 at the festival.
The animated adventure opens June 30 in the U.S. and features an all-star cast of Lana Condor, Toni Collette, Jaboukie Young-White, Jane Fonda, Sam Richardson, Annie Murphy, Colman Domingo and Will Forte. “Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken” follows the the shy teenager Ruby, who discovers that she’s part of a legendary royal lineage of mythical sea krakens and that her destiny, in the depths of the oceans, is bigger than she ever dreamed.
On June 13, DWA will present a Studio Focus on “Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken,” with DeMicco discussing the film’s design and production.
The studio will also present footage of a yet-to-be announced film. A work-in-progress presentation of “Trolls Band Together,” the third film in the hit animated musical franchise that kicked off with “Trolls” in 2016, will unspool June 15.
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