The Lord of the Rings franchise is branching out even further with the announcement of New Line’s upcoming The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim anime movie.
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Apple Original Films and Skydance Animation’s Luck will debut on AppleTV+ around the world on Friday, Aug. 5.
Eva Noblezada, Simon Pegg, Flula Borg, Lil Rel Howery, Colin O’Donoghue, John Ratzenberger and Adelynn Spoon join the cast, starring alongside Jane Fonda and Whoopi Goldberg
Luck centers around the story of Sam Greenfield, the unluckiest person in the world. When she discovers the never-before-seen Land of Luck, Sam must unite with the magical creatures there to turn her luck around. Noblezada (Hadestown, Miss Saigon) will provide the voice for the character of Sam. When she ages out of foster care, Sam discovers the Land of Luck and embarks on a quest that could change her luck forever.
Pegg (Mission: Impossible, the Star Trek feature franchise) will provide the voice for Bob, a lucky black cat from the Land of Luck, where The Captain, voiced by Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony winner Goldberg, stands guard as the Head of Security. Bob becomes Sam’s partner in the quest to find a lucky penny in hopes of preserving his lucky life.
Also joining is Borg (The Suicide Squad), who will provide the voice for Jeff the Unicorn, a larger-than-life facilities engineer who maintains the magical machine that distributes good and bad luck to the human world and who dreams of one day being reunited with his one true love, The CEO of Good Luck, The Dragon, voiced by two-time Academy Award winner Fonda.
Lil Rel Howery (Free Guy, Judas and the Black Messiah) will provide the voice for Marv, the owner of the Flowers & More store where Sam gets her first job, who is upbeat, sharply-dressed, and always ready with an encouraging word for unlucky Sam.
Additional cast members include O’Donoghue (Once Upon a Time) who will provide the voice for
The Lord of the Rings franchise is branching out even further with the announcement of New Line’s upcoming The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim anime movie.
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