DreamWorks Animation and Netflix have revealed new details about Orion and The Dark, their upcoming 2024 feature based on a script by Oscar-winning writer Charlie Kaufman (Adaptation, Being John Malkovich, Anomalisa, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), directed by Sean Charmatz (The LEGO Movie: The Second Part) and produced by Peter McCown (Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous). Executive produced by Walt Dohrn and Bonnie Arnold, the CG-animated movie is based on the book by Emma Yarlett.
Here is the official synopsis:
“Orion seems a lot like your average elementary school kid – 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, and even falling off of a cliff. But of all his fears, the thing he’s 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 grows closer, Orion must decide if he can learn to accept the unknown – to stop letting fear control his life and finally embrace the joy of living.”
The cast includes Jacob Tremblay as Orion and Paul Water Hauser as Dark. We’ll have more information about the movie from Annecy later on today.
