MANILA, Philippines – As reported by NBC News, Los Angeles film company, SC Films International is producing an animated film and television series titled Troll: The Rise of Harry Potter Jr.
The movie reprises the 1986 cult classic film Troll as a full-length 3D animated feature. The original 1986 film was penned and directed by John Carl Buechler, who along with Peter Davy, will produce the new animated feature under Davy’s film company Media Trust Entertainment.
Academy Award winner Patricia Arquette has been signed for the voice of the witch, and up-and-coming child actor Baxter Bartlett is slated to be the voice of young Harry Potter Jr. Plans are underway to round out the remainder of the characters. Cast members in the original 1986 live-action feature included Michael Moriarty, Shelley Hack, June Lockhart and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
Arnel Pineda, lead singer of the iconic rock band Journey, as well as other artists will be creating the soundtrack as well as contributing original material written specifically for the project. Namesake band’s newest single Worlds Away will also be used in the feature film. Sanre Entertainment, which is headed by Rene Walter, will be handling the musical direction for this feature film.
The film is being represented and distributed internationally by London-based SC Films International, sales, distribution, production and finance company.
The new animated feature will revisit the world of the wizardry originally created in the 1986 Troll movie in which a wicked, magical troll wizard envisages taking over the world. Only Harry Potter Jr., with the help of a magical witch, can save the planet from the clutches of the troll wizard and his evil force.