‘Strange World’ Director Don Hall & Producer Roy Conli On Using “Generational Conflicts” Rather Than The Traditional Villain
deadline.comAfter working on Moana, director Don Hall was left thinking about the world he is leaving behind for his children. This thought gave birth to Strange World, an adventure story with an environmental theme.
The film follows the legendary Clade family, as they explore the unknown regions of Avalonia. Jaeger (Dennis Quaid), Searcher (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Ethan (Jaboukie Young-White) are three generations of the family, each with different opinions that conflict and threaten their latest mission.
Producer Roy Conli was drawn in by the story of generational conflict between three generations of a family. DEADLINE: Where did the idea for Strange World come from? DON HALL: The idea came around 2017, I was just coming off of Moana and thinking of the next movie and what was on my mind at the time.
I was thinking about my kids and what kind of world they’re inheriting, environmentally, versus what kind of world I inherited from my dad, who happens to be a farmer.
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