{"id":2487,"date":"2024-02-04T13:11:23","date_gmt":"2024-02-04T09:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/footofan.com\/en\/?p=2487"},"modified":"2024-02-04T13:13:22","modified_gmt":"2024-02-04T09:43:22","slug":"orion-and-the-dark-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-animated-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/footofan.com\/en\/culture\/film\/orion-and-the-dark-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-animated-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Orion and the Dark\u2019: Everything You Need to Know About the New Animated Movie"},"content":{"rendered":"

Being a kid is scary: The world is wide and unfamiliar, everyone knows a little bit more than you do, and to make matters worse, things are just bigger. But for Orion, the protagonist of the new animated film Orion and the Dark, everything is scary \u2014 especially the dark. Soon, the nervous young man will be whisked onto a whirlwind adventure that might just cure him of his adolescent fears. You can get a sneak peek at that adventure in the trailer above; it sees Orion meet his greatest fear, only to learn that the Dark is much friendlier than he ever could have imagined.<\/p>\n

Based on the book by Emma Yarlett and written by Charlie Kaufman (I\u2019m Thinking of Ending Things), DreamWorks Animation\u2019s Orion and the Dark tells a story about looking what scares you in the eye \u2013\u2013 and realizing it may not be that frightening after all.<\/p>\n

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\nWhat\u2019s\u00a0Orion and the Dark\u00a0about?<\/h3>\n

Orion seems a lot like your average elementary school kid \u2013\u2013 shy, unassuming, harboring a secret crush. But underneath his seemingly normal exterior, Orion is a ball of adolescent anxiety, completely consumed by irrational fears of bees, dogs, the ocean, cell phone waves, murderous gutter clowns, even falling off a cliff. But of all his fears, the thing he\u2019s the most afraid of is what he confronts on a nightly basis: the dark. So when the literal embodiment of his worst fear pays a visit, Dark whisks Orion away on a roller coaster ride around the world to prove there is nothing to be afraid of in the night. As the unlikely pair grow closer, Orion must decide if he can learn to accept the unknown \u2013\u2013 to stop letting fear control his life and finally embrace the joy of living.<\/p>\n

In the teaser above, we meet Orion and his many fears \u2014 just before he meets the Dark, who arrives with a bang and soon drags the frightened youngster off to meet the other night entities. The Dark, you see, has a list of all the kids who are scared of him, and you can bet he\u2019s checking it twice. \u201cYou really think you can fix everything I\u2019m afraid of in one night?\u201d Orion asks. In response, the Dark makes a promise: \u201cOne night can change everything!\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nWho\u2019s in the cast of\u00a0Orion and the Dark?<\/h3>\n

Orion and the Dark stars an ensemble voice cast including:<\/p>\n