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Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
Teaser poster
Directed byKirk DeMicco
Written byPam Brady
Produced byKelly Cooney Cilella
Starring
Music byStephanie Economou
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • June 30, 2023 (2023-06-30)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken is an upcoming American computer-animated coming-of-age fantasy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures. Directed by Kirk DeMicco, co-directed by Faryn Pearl, and written by Pam Brady, it features an ensemble voice cast including Lana Condor, Toni Collette, Annie Murphy, Sam Richardson, Liza Koshy, Will Forte, Colman Domingo, Jaboukie Young-White, Blue Chapman, Eduardo Franco, Ramona Young, Echo Kellum, Nicole Byer, and Jane Fonda. In the film, sixteen-year-old Ruby Gillman (Condor) is desperate to fit in at Oceanside High, but when she breaks her mother's (Collette) rule about going on the beach with any would-be friends, Ruby discovers that she is a direct descendant of the warrior Kraken queens and is destined to inherit the throne from her commanding grandmother, the Warrior Queen of the Seven Seas (Fonda).

The film was first pitched to DreamWorks Animation. It was announced in June 2021 as Meet the Gillmans, with casting taking place to play the role, including Condor, Laura Dern, Michael Sheen, and Murphy, and an expected release year of 2022. Paul Tibbitt came on board to direct, with Brady signing on to write the film. Production of the film was expected to start in 2022 instead. In December 2022, DreamWorks Animation changed the official title to Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken. The majority of the voice cast members, along with Condor and Murphy's confirmation, were announced in March 2023, and DeMicco was announced to replace Tibbitt as the director, with Cilella producing the film.

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken is set to be theatrically released on June 30, 2023.

Premise

Sixteen-year-old Ruby Gillman learns that she is in the next legendary line of sea krakens. Despite her lofty destiny, she is desperate to fit in at Oceanside High. Ruby struggles even more to fit in when her mother forbids her from going to the beach. After disobeying her mother's rules, she discovers that she is descended from the warrior Kraken queens and will ascend to the throne as the Warrior Queen of the Seven Seas, her grandmother. The krakens are a race sworn to protect the world oceans from the vain, power-hungry mermaids by battling for eons. Ruby would need to embrace herself to fight Chelsea, a mermaid-turned-human who enrolls at Oceanside High School.[1]

Voice cast

Production

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken was first pitched to the studio DreamWorks Animation about a family of sea monsters that were moved to the land and are hiding in plain sight. According to Kirk DeMicco, he cited John Hughes films, Easy A (2010), Ladybird (2017) and Booksmart (2019) as his inspirations.[2] In June 2021, TheGWW reported that Meet the Gillmans was in production at DreamWorks Animation, with casting taking place and an expected release year of 2022. Paul Tibbitt, the director of The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015), was announced as the director. Pam Brady was confirmed to write the film. Lana Condor, Laura Dern, and Michael Sheen, among others were circled for the roles of Ruby, her mother, and father, respectively, while Annie Murphy was attached to play the role of Clarica. Chris Kuser and Christi Soper will serve as executive producers.[3] Production was also expected to start in 2022.[4] In December 2022, the film's title was revealed as Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken.[5]

On March 16, 2023, the cast and crew were publicly announced. Along with Condor and Murphy's roles confirmed, new cast members of the film include Toni Collette, Sam Richardson, Liza Koshy, Will Forte, Colman Domingo, Jaboukie Young-White, Blue Chapman, Eduardo Franco, Ramona Young, Echo Kellum, Nicole Byer, and Jane Fonda, while Kirk DeMicco (replacing Paul Tibbitt), Faryn Pearl, and Kelly Cooney Cilella were revealed as the director, co-director, and producer respectively.[6]

Music

On March 16, 2023, following the release of the official trailer, Stephanie Economou was confirmed to score Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken.[6][7]

Release

In December 2022, Deputy Manager Director of Universal Pictures International Italy Massimo Proietti revealed that the film would be released in the summer of 2023.[8] On March 16, 2023, following the release of the official trailer, it was revealed that Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken would be released on June 30, 2023, taking the original release date of Illumination's Migration (2023).[2]

References

  1. ^ "First Details Revealed For New Dreamworks Film Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken". Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b Zahed, Ramin (March 16, 2023). "Trailer Premiere: Director Kirk DeMicco and Producer Kelly Cooney Cilella Give Us the Scoop on DreamWorks' Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken". Animation Magazine. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  3. ^ aj.pennington (2021-06-16). "EXCLUSIVE: Dreamworks Animation Sets 'Meet The Gillmans' For 2022". TheGWW.com. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  4. ^ Campbell, Jacob (2021-06-16). "DreamWorks Eyeing Laura Dern & Lana Condor For 'Meet The Gillmans'". Full Circle Cinema. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  5. ^ "Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken aka Meet the Gillmans - MovieStock | HSX.com". Hollywood Stock Exchange. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  6. ^ a b Grobar, Matt (March 16, 2023). "DreamWorks Movie Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken Casts Lana Condor, Toni Collette". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Stephanie Economou Scoring DreamWorks Animation's Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken". March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  8. ^ "Massimo Proietti: «Disruptive ideas are needed»". E-DUESSE.IT. December 12, 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
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