‘Nimona’ Movie Lives: First Look And Cast Announced for Netflix Adaptation
11.04.2022 - 21:45
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Sasha Urban editorAfter Disney shut down Blue Sky Studios in 2021, it seemed all hope was lost for the highly anticipated animated feature “Nimona,” based on indie darling comic series from creator ND Stevenson’s comics of the same name. But fear not, as Netflix announced that it will release the previously scrapped film in 2023, with Chloë Grace Moretz (“Kick-Ass”), Riz Ahmed (“Sound of Metal”) and Eugene Lee Yang (“Spring Bloom”) in the leading roles.“Nimona’s always been a spunky little story that just wouldn’t stop,” Stevenson wrote in a tweet Monday.
“She’s a fighter … but she’s also got some really awesome people fighting for her. I am excited out of my mind to announce that THE NIMONA MOVIE IS ALIVE.” From Annapurna Pictures and Netflix, the animated feature will follow the story of shape-shifting teenager Nimona (Moretz), the only person who can prove the innocence of wrongly convicted Knight Ballister Boldheart (Ahmed).
The film is directed by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane (“Spies in Disguise”), set in a techno-medieval landscape where magic and technology combine to create a “world unlike anything animation has tackled before,” according to Netflix’s press release. “This is a story about the labels we assign to people and the shapeshifter who refuses to be defined by anyone.”After gaining a rabid following online, the full “Nimona” story was published as a “New York Times” bestselling graphic novel by HarperCollins in 2015.
Twentieth Century Fox Animation acquired the rights the same year, with Marc Haimes as screenwriter and Patrick Osborne set to direct. After Disney acquired Fox and Blue Sky, the film and its home studio were left on the cutting room floor.The “Nimona” comics are beloved for their LGBTQ themes
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