“Strange Magic,” a new animated film from Lucasfilm Ltd., will be released by Touchstone Pictures on January 23, 2015
“Strange Magic,” a new animated film from Lucasfilm Ltd., will be released by Touchstone Pictures on January 23, 2015

Coming in January is the new animated, musical fairy tale from Lucasfilm entitled, “Strange Magic,” which was inspired by  “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

There will be something for everyone as they are using popular songs from the past six years to help tell the story of the misadventures of a colorful cast of goblins, elves, fairies and imps.

U.S. Release Date: January 23, 2015

Academy-award winning Lucasfilm Animation Singapore and Industrial Light & Magic bring the animation to life with their world-class animation and visual effects. “Strange Magic” is directed by Gary Rydstrom (“Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation,” “Lifted”) and comes from a story written by George Lucas.

Cast: Alan Cumming, Evan Rachel Wood, Kristin Chenoweth, Maya Rudolph, Sam Palladio, Meredith Anne Bull, Alfred Molina, Elijah Kelley, Bob Einstein, Peter Stormare

Director: Gary Rydstrom
Producer: Mark S. Miller
Executive producer: George Lucas
Screenplay by: David Berenbaum, Irene Mecchi, Gary Rydstrom
Story by: George Lucas
Musical director & composer: Marius de Vries

Images courtesy Lucasfilm