Abominable is a new computer- animated movie that is going to premiere on the 27th of September!
So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about this new film.
- Abominable is a 2019 computer-animated adventure film
- It is produced by DreamWorks Animation and Pearl Studio
- It was written and directed by Jill Culton
- And co-directed by Todd Wilderman
- It stars the voices of Chloe Bennet, Albert Tsai, Tenzing Norgay Trainor, Eddie Izzard, Sarah Paulson, Tsai Chin and Michelle Wong
- The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2019
- It is scheduled to be released by Universal Pictures in the United States on September 27, 2019
- While Pearl Studio will distribute the film in China
- When teenage Yi (Chloe Bennet) encounters a young Yeti on the roof of her apartment building in Shanghai, she and her mischievous friends Jin (Tenzing Norgay Trainor) and Peng (Albert Tsai) name him “Everest”
- And embark on an epic quest to reunite the magical creature with his family at the highest point on Earth
- But the trio of friends will have to stay one-step ahead of Burnish (Eddie Izzard)
- A wealthy man intent on capturing a Yeti
- And zoologist Dr. Zara (Sarah Paulson)
- To help Everest get home
- Abominable was in development at DreamWorks Animation since 2010
- For some time, Jill Culton was writing and directing the film
- It was originally titled Everest
- Which was about a little girl and a Yeti
- But by 2016, she had left the project
- She was then replaced by Tim Johnson and Todd Wilderman
- In December 2016, DreamWorks announced that the film would be released on September 27, 2019
- And that it would be co-produced by Oriental DreamWorks (now Pearl Studio)
- Marking their second collaboration after Kung Fu Panda 3
- On February 2, 2018, it was announced that Culton had returned as the director
- Replacing Johnson
- On March 20, 2018, it was announced that Chloe Bennet has been cast in the lead role as Yi
- On May 18, 2018, DreamWorks and Pearl Studio have announced that the film has been retitled from Everest to Abominable
- And Albert Tsai, Tenzing Norgay Trainor, and Tsai Chin were cast the following month
- Abominable had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2019
- The film is scheduled to be released on September 27, 2019 in the United States and October 11 in the United Kingdom by Universal Pictures
- Universal will also handle worldwide distribution alongside various regional partners except for China
- There the film will be solely distributed by co-producer Pearl Studio
- Who (under their former name of Oriental DreamWorks) had distributed all of DreamWorks Animation’s films in the country since the partnership began
- The first official trailer was shown before Dumbo on March 29, 2019
- The second official trailer was released on May 23, 2019
- And was the first to be uploaded online
- In the United States and Canada, Abominable is projected to gross $17- 20 million from 4,200 theaters in its opening weekend
- On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 82%
- Based on 34 reviews
- With an average rating of 6.78/10
- The website’s critical consensus reads: “Working with admittedly familiar ingredients, Abominable offers audiences a beautifully animated and overall engaging adventure that the whole family can enjoy”
- On Metacritic, the film has an weighted average score of 61 out of 100
- Based on 18 critics
- Indicating “generally favorable reviews”
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