Dragonkeeper (film)

Dragonkeeper is an upcoming Spanish-Chinese animated fantasy adventure film directed by Salvador Simó and Li Jianping, with a script written by Carole Wilkinson, Pablo Castrillo, Ignacio Ferreras and Rosanna Checcini. The film is an adaptation of Wilkinson's novel Dragonkeeper.

Dragonkeeper
Directed by
  • Salvador Simó
  • Li Jianping
Written by
Based onDragonkeeper
by Carole Wilkinson
Produced byLarry Levene
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
2024
Countries
  • Spain
  • China
Budget€24 million[1]

Plot

Set in Han Imperial China, the plot follows the adventures of enslaved girl Ping with ancient dragon Long Danzi.[2]

Cast

English-language voice cast

Production

The project, an adaptation of the first novel of Carole Wilkinson's 6-book-saga, was reported in 2017 as a Spanish-Chinese co-production between China Film Group's China Film Animation alongside Spain's Dragoia Media, Movistar Plus and Atresmedia Cine.[2]

Release

The film secured theatrical releases in Spain (by A Contracorriente), China (by China Film Group) and Latin America (by Imagem Films).[4] Viva Kids bought the North American distribution rights to the film, whilst Hulu secured streaming rights for the post-theatrical window in the region.[4] Dragonkeeper was scheduled to open in Spanish theaters on 22 September 2023.[1] Afterwards, the Spanish release was postponed from 2023 to 2024.[5]

See also

References
  1. "'Dragonkeeper', la próxima película de animación española dispuesta a llenar salas de todo el mundo". Cine con Ñ (in Spanish). 5 April 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  2. Hopewell, John; Mayorga, Emilio (20 April 2017). "China Film Group, Dragoia Media, Movistar Plus, Atresmedia Cine Team on 'Dragonkeeper' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  3. Spry, Jeff (6 February 2023). "Scaling Fantastic Heights for Upcoming Spanish-Chinese Feature, 'Dragonkeeper'". Animation Magazine.
  4. Wiseman, Andreas (7 September 2022). "Spain-China Animation 'Dragonkeeper' Gets U.S. Deals With Viva Kids & Hulu". Deadline Hollywood.
  5. Tena, Arturo (25 August 2023). "'Dragonkeeper' a 2024: se pospone el estreno de la próxima gran apuesta de la animación española". Cine con Ñ.
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