Dragonkeeper (film)
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| Based on | Dragonkeeper by Carole Wilkinson |
| Produced by | Larry Levene |
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Release date | 2024 |
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| Budget | €24 million[1] |
Dragonkeeper is a Spanish-Chinese animated fantasy adventure film directed by Salvador Simó and Li Jianping, with a script written by Carole Wilkinson, Pablo Castrillo, Ignacio Ferreras and Rosanna Checcini. Matthew Joynes is the Executive Producer.
The film is an adaptation of Wilkinson's novel Dragonkeeper.
Plot
Set in Han Imperial China, the plot follows the adventures of enslaved girl Ping with ancient dragon Long Danzi. Dragons had been banished from the kingdom. Ping, an orphan, finds one of the last remaining dragon eggs. Palace guards force Ping to run away in order to return the dragon egg to the ocean and save all dragons from extinction. Ping discovers that she is a true Dragonkeeper.[2]
Cast
English-language voice cast
- Bill Nighy[3]
- Bill Bailey[3]
- Anthony Howell[3]
- Mayalinee Griffiths as Ping[3]
Production
The project, an adaptation of the first novel of Carole Wilkinson's 6-book-saga, was reported in 2017 as a Spanish-Chinese co-production between China Film Group's China Film Animation alongside Spain's Dragoia Media, Movistar Plus and Atresmedia Cine.[2]
Release
The film secured theatrical releases in Spain (by A Contracorriente), China (by China Film Group) and Latin America (by Imagem Filmes).[4] Viva Kids bought the North American distribution rights to the film, whilst Hulu secured streaming rights for the post-theatrical window in the region.[4] Dragonkeeper was scheduled to open in Spanish theaters on 22 September 2023.[1] Afterwards, the Spanish release was postponed from 2023 to 2024.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "'Dragonkeeper', la próxima película de animación española dispuesta a llenar salas de todo el mundo". Cine con Ñ (in Spanish). 5 April 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ a b Hopewell, John; Mayorga, Emilio (20 April 2017). "China Film Group, Dragoia Media, Movistar Plus, Atresmedia Cine Team on 'Dragonkeeper' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
- ^ a b c d Spry, Jeff (6 February 2023). "Scaling Fantastic Heights for Upcoming Spanish-Chinese Feature, 'Dragonkeeper'". Animation Magazine.
- ^ a b Wiseman, Andreas (7 September 2022). "Spain-China Animation 'Dragonkeeper' Gets U.S. Deals With Viva Kids & Hulu". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Tena, Arturo (25 August 2023). "'Dragonkeeper' a 2024: se pospone el estreno de la próxima gran apuesta de la animación española". Cine con Ñ.