Netflix has released the official trailer for its animated fantasy film “My Father’s Dragon” which hails from the celebrated and Oscar-nominated animation studio Cartoon Saloon (“Wolfwalkers,” “The Secret of Kells”).
The film is an adaptation of Ruth Stiles Gannett’s award-winning 1948 children’s book which follows a young boy named Elmer struggling to cope after a move to the city with his mother.
Elmer runs away in search of Wilde Island and a young dragon named Boris who waits to be rescued. Elmer’s adventures introduce him to ferocious beasts, a mysterious island, and the friendship of a lifetime.
Jacob Tremblay, Gaten Matarazzo, Whoopi Goldberg, Ian McShane, Golshifteh Farahani, Dianne Wiest, Yara Shahidi, Charlyne Yi, Judy Greer, Leighton Meester, Adam Brody lend their voices to the project.
Nora Twomey (“The Breadwinner”) directs from a screenplay written by Meg LeFauve based on a story she co-wrote with John Morgan. The film is scheduled to make its debut on Netflix on November 11th.
