Netflix today released the official trailer for Thelma the Unicorn, the musical family-adventure about a little pony with a big dream, from directors Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite, Ninety-five Senses) and Lynn Wang (Unikitty!). Based on the books by Aaron Blabey (The Bad Guys), the feature-length CG adventure arrives May 17.
Synopsis: Thelma is a small-time pony who dreams of becoming a glamorous music star. In a moment of fate, Thelma is transformed into a unicorn and instantly rises to global stardom, but this new life of fame comes at a cost
The star-studded voice cast features Brittany Howard as Thelma, Will Forte as Otis, Jemaine Clement as Vic Diamond, Edi Patterson as Megan, Maliaka Mitchell as Peggy Purivs, Ally Dixon as Nikki Narwhal, Fred Armisen as Danny Stallion, Zach Galifianakis as Crusty Trucker and Jon Heder as Reggie.
Thelma the Unicorn is directed by Jared Hess and Lynn Wang, written by Jared & Jerusha Hess based on the books by Aaron Blabey, and produced by Pam Coats (Scoob!, Mulan [1998]). Blabey and Patrick Hughes are executive producers. Oscar-nominated British composer John Powelll (Migration, How to Train Your Dragon films), who is also working on Netflix and Locksmith Animation’s upcoming holiday feature That Chrismas, provided the music.
Thelma the Unicorn premieres May 17 on Netflix. Read more about the making of the movie in the May ’24 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 340), available soon!
