Monster High: The Movie
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| Genre | Musical |
| Based on | The Monster High fashion doll line by Mattel |
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| Directed by | Todd Holland[3] |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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Monster High: The Movie is an upcoming American live-action musical fantasy film produced by the television division of Mattel and Brightlight Pictures. In the United States, it is scheduled for release on both Nickelodeon and Paramount+ on October 6, 2022.
Based on the Monster High fashion doll franchise by Mattel, it is one of two projects announced on February 23, 2021, alongside an animated series as part of a second Monster High brand relaunch.[1][2]
Synopsis
Clawdeen Wolf, who was born half human and half werewolf, arrives at her new school, Monster High. She quickly makes friends with her classmates Frankie Stein and Draculaura, and for the first time in her life, Clawdeen feels like she has finally found a place where she fits in and can truly be herself, despite keeping her human half a secret. When a devious plan to destroy Monster High threatens to reveal her real identity, Clawdeen must learn to embrace her true monster heart and find a way to save the day.
Cast
The cast were announced as follows:[4][3]
- Miia Harris as Clawdeen Wolf, daughter of the Werewolf
- Ceci Balagot as Frankie Stein, child of Frankenstein
- Nayah Damasen as Draculaura, daughter of Dracula
- Case Walker as Deuce Gorgon, son of Medusa
- Kyle Selig as Mr. Komos, the minotaur
- Marci T. House as Headmistress Bloodgood, the headless horsewoman
- Scotch Ellis Loring as Apollo, Clawdeen's father
- Steve Valentine as Dracula, Draculaura's father
- Jy Prishkulnik as Cleo de Nile, daughter of the Mummy
- Lina Lecompte as Lagoona Blue, daughter of the Sea Monster
- Justin Derickson as Heath Burns, son of the Fire Elementals
- Lilah Fitzgerald as Ghoulia Yelps, daughter of the Zombies
- Nasiv Sall as Abbey Bominable, daughter of the Yeti
Production
Background and context
Monster High is an American fashion doll franchise created by Garrett Sander for Mattel, with illustrations by Kellee Riley and Glen Hanson,[5] and was launched in 2010.[6] Initially consisting only of dolls and a web series, it soon expanded to also include other various consumer products mainly marketed towards children, such as other types of toys, clothing and accessories, books and comics, stationery, and more. It features characters inspired by monster movies, sci-fi horror, thriller fiction, folklore, mythology and popular culture. This franchise involves the teenage children of famous monsters which are Draculaura, Frankie Stein, Clawdeen Wolf, Cleo de Nile and Lagoona Blue attend a high school called Monster High. The first two movie specials were animated in Flash which later switched to CGI animation by Nerd Corps Entertainment in 2012 starting with Why Do Ghouls Fall in Love? and ending in 2016 with Great Scarrier Reef, the franchise was rebooted in 2016 with a reboot and origin story film special called Welcome to Monster High, using revamped face molds, upgraded animation technologies and techniques, the 2016 reboot was not well-received by critics and fans and the failure of the 2016 reboot caused the franchise to be cancelled in February 9, 2018.
Before the announcement of the 2022 film, there was a previous attempt at making a live-action Monster High film in the brand's launch year of 2010. Universal Pictures (then Universal Studios) announced that a live-action, around-the-world musical adventure film[7][8] would be directed by Ari Sandel,[9] written by Craig Zadan, Neil Meron, Stephanie Savage and Josh Schwartz, with the latter two handling the screenplay[9] and given a scheduled release date of October 7, 2016.[10]
Development
On February 23, 2021, Mattel, through its television division, announced the second return of the Monster High brand, promising new content and products for the following year, including a new animated series and a live-action film based on the franchise, both of which will air on Nickelodeon in the United States.[2] On November 9, 2021, the film's cast and director were revealed with the latter being Todd Holland (who directed 50 episodes of The Larry Sanders Show, 26 episodes of Malcolm in the Middle and the movie The Wizard) and the former at time of announcement being Miia Harris as Clawdeen Wolf, Ceci Balagot as Frankie Stein and Nayah Damasen as Draculaura.[3]
Release
On June 30, 2022, a trailer of Monster High: The Movie was uploaded to Nickelodeon's official YouTube channel.[11]
References
- ^ a b c White, Peter (February 23, 2021). "'Monster High' Live-Action TV Movie & Animated Series Reboot Set By Nickelodeon & Mattel". Mattel Television (Press release). Nickelodeon. Retrieved March 1, 2021 – via Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ a b c "Mattel Television and Nickelodeon Announce Plans to Produce an Animated Series and Live-Action Television Movie Musical Based on Iconic Monster High Franchise" (Press release). Nickelodeon. February 23, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021 – via The Futon Critic.
- ^ a b c Del Rosario, Alexandra (November 9, 2021). "'Monster High': Nickelodeon & Mattel Set Cast For Live-Action TV Movie, Begin Production". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Tse, Andrea (June 4, 2010). "'Monster High': Mattel's Big, Bold Move". TheStreet. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
- ^ Nicholasi, Paul (June 11, 2010). "Mattel Launches Monster High". Dread Central. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Mattel Launches Monster High". Dread Central. June 11, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Zimmerman, Ann (June 3, 2010). "Mattel's New Playbook: Toy First, Franchise Next". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Fleming, Mike Jr. (October 21, 2015). "'Monster High' Franchise Launch Film To Be Helmed By Ari Sandel". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Gallagher, Brian (May 22, 2014). "Universal Sets October 2016 Release Date for Monster High". MovieWeb. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Monster High: The Movie - FULL TRAILER! | Monster High (Trailer). June 30, 2022. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
