Strange World Trivia | 50 facts about the new animated film

“Strange World” is a new computer animated sci-fi adventure film by Walt Disney Animation Studios.

So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the film.

1. Strange World is a 2022 American computer animated science fiction adventure film
2. It is produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios
3. The film is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
4. It is the 61st animated film produced by the studio
5. It was directed by Don Hall
6. Strange World is written and co-directed by Qui Nguyen
7. It is produced by Roy Conli
8. The film stars the voices of Jake Gyllenhaal, Dennis Quaid, Jaboukie Young-White, Gabrielle Union, and Lucy Liu
9. The film follows the Clades, a legendary family of explorers who must set aside their differences as they embark on a journey to a mysterious land inhabited by surreal lifeforms in order to save a resource called the Pando from losing its energy power source
10. Strange World takes inspiration from pulp magazines – popular fiction from the first half of the 20th century
11. The film also pays homage to retro science-fiction flicks such as Journey to the Center of the Earth and King Kong
12. In addition, the land of Avalonia was given an orange-and-white color palette to contrast with the titular strange world, as the filmmakers chose red and magenta
13. To communicate non-verbally, several animators worked to create the movement of the character Splat
14. Henry Jackman composed the film’s musical score
15. Strange World was the second collaboration for Quaid and Gyllenhaal after The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
16. Strange World premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on November 15, 2022
17. It was theatrically released in the United States on November 23, by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
18. The film has received generally positive reviews from critics
19. In December 2021, Strange World from Walt Disney Animation Studios was announced with Don Hall as director, Qui Nguyen as co-director and writer, and Roy Conli as producer
20. According to Hall, Strange World is a nod to pulp magazines- popular fiction from the first half of the 20th century that was printed on inexpensive wood pulp paper
21. He also said “[he] loved reading the old issues of pulps growing up. They were big adventures in which a group of explorers might discover a hidden world or ancient creatures. They’ve been a huge inspiration for Strange World”
22. The filmmakers were also influenced by Journey to the Center of the Earth and King Kong
23. The land of Avalonia was given an orange-and-white color palette to contrast with the titular strange world, for which the filmmakers chose red and magenta
24. They created a way for the character Splat to communicate non-verbally, like the magic carpet in Aladdin
25. While the rest of the film is CGI, 2D animation was also added from Randy Haycock with additional 2D animation by Eric Goldberg and Mark Henn
26. On June 8, 2022, following the release of the teaser trailer, Jake Gyllenhaal was announced as the voice of Searcher Clade
27. Nine days later, the rest of the main cast for the film was announced at France’s Annecy Animation Festival, including Jaboukie Young-White as Ethan Clade, Gabrielle Union as Meridian Clade, Lucy Liu as Callisto Mal, and Dennis Quaid as Jaeger Clade
28. On September 5, 2022, it was announced that Henry Jackman, composer of Big Hero 6 and the Wreck-It Ralph films, would compose the score for Strange World
29. Marking his third collaboration with Don Hall, after Winnie the Pooh and Big Hero 6
30. And his fifth overall feature-length scoring work with Walt Disney Animation Studios
31. The soundtrack was released on November 23, 2022 by Walt Disney Records, the same day as the theatrical release
32. Additionally, the soundtrack include the original song written by Jackman (music) & Kevin Del Aguila (lyrics) and performed by James Hayden
33. In the United States and Canada, Strange World was released alongside Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery and Devotion
34. As well as the wide expansions of The Fabelmans and Bones and All
35. The film was initially projected to gross $30 – 40 million from 4,174 theaters over its five-day opening weekend
36. The film made $4.2 million on its first day (including $800,000 from Tuesday night previews)
37. This led to less optimism about it meeting initial box office projections
38. The film could debut to as low as $23 million
39. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 73% rating
40. Based 108 critics’ reviews
41. With an average rating of 6.4/10
42. The website’s consensus reads, “Strange World is a Disney milestone in terms of representation – but as a storytelling experience, this dazzlingly animated adventure offers little audiences haven’t already seen”
43. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 65 out of 100
44. Based on 33 critics
45. Indicating “generally favorable reviews”
46. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of “B” on an A+ to F scale
47. While those at PostTrak gave it an overall positive score of 82%
48. Including an average four out of five stars
49. Stange World was the first film to earn lower than “A-” to “A+”
50. It is considered the worst CinemaScore rating of all Disney animated films since 1991