Khumba
Khumba is an upcoming animated children's family film released in 2013 by Triggerfish Studios.[1]
When Khumba, a half-striped zebra is blamed for the lack of rain by the rest of his insular, superstitious herd, he embarks on a daring quest to earn his stripes. In his search for the legendary waterhole in which the first zebras got their stripes, Khumba meets a quirky range of characters, and teams up with an unlikely duo: an overprotective wildebeest, Mama V, and Bradley, a self-obsessed, flamboyant ostrich. But before he can reunite with his herd, Khumba will have to come face to face with Phango, a sadistic leopard who controls the waterholes and terrorizes all the animals in the Great Karoo. It's not all black and white in this colorful adventure with a difference.
Plot
A half-striped zebra is born into an insular, isolated herd obsessed with stripes. Rumors that the strange foal is cursed spread and, before long, he is blamed for the drought that sets into the Great Karoo. When even his father, the leader of the herd, blames him for the lack of rain and the subsequent death of his mother, the outcast zebra leaves the confines of his home knowing that he cannot survive in the herd without all his stripes. Khumba ventures beyond the fence - vulnerable to the ferocious Leopard, Phango, who controls the waterholes and terrorizes the animals in the Great Karoo. Khumba is rescued from an opportunistic wild dog by a quirky duo: a wildebeest and an ostrich. Mama V is a self-confessed free spirit who does not want to be the average stay-at-home mom, like other wildebeest. Ironically, she mothers Bradley, a flamboyant but insecure ostrich who overcompensates for his scraggily feathers. When a mystical mantis appears to the foal, drawing a map to what could be interpreted as either water or stripes, the duo join Khumba on his quest in the hope that their own search for a safe waterhole is over. On their journey, Khumba encounters a colorful range of characters including a migrating herd of Springbok in search of greener (and safer) pastures; a new age, bohemian community living safely within the confines of a luxurious national park; an endangered Riverine Rabbit who has survived extinction by mastering a myriad of skills ranging from impersonations to beat-boxing; a group of hysterical Dassies (rock-rabbits) who fanatically worship the Mighty Black Eagle and Nora, a loony, solitary Merino sheep living on an abandoned farm. Through these interactions, Khumba begins to learn that diversity is essential for survival and that one's difference can, in fact, be one's strength.
Cast
- Jake T. Austin as Khumba the Zebra
- AnnaSophia Robb as Tombi the Zebra
- Joey Richter as Themba the Zebra
- Ben Vereen as Mkhulu
- Dee Bradley Baker as Meerkat Father/Chorus Dassie (Rock Hyrax)
- Julianna Rose as Meerkat Mother
- Mason Charles as Meerkat 2
- Andre Robinson as Meerkat 3
- Phil LaMarr as Seko the Zebra
- Jeff Bennett as Riverine Rabbit
- Jennifer Cody as Fifi the Zebra
- Catherine Tate as Nora the Sheep
- Loretta Devine as Mama V the Wildebeest
- Richard E. Grant as Bradley the Ostrich
- Charlie Adler as Wild Dog #1
- Greg Ellis as Thabo
- Rob van Vuuren as Captain
- Roger L. Jackson as Phango the African Leopard
- Rodger Bumpass as Skalk the African Wild Dog
- Juanita Jennings as Zuki
- Andre Sogliuzzo as Black Eagle
- Matthew Dylan Roberts as Bokkie
- Alexander Polinsky as Nigel the Zebra
- Sam Riegel as Jock #1
- Khary Paton as Wild Dog #2
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