Strange World (My Version)

Strange World is a 2022 American computer-animated science fiction action-adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures with a co-production of Spyglass Media Group, Nine Stories Productions, 87North Productions, Atlas Entertainment and 1492 Pictures. The film is directed by Antoine Fuqua (in his animated directorial debut), from a screen story and screenplay by Qui Nguyen and Christina Hodson and produced by Roy Conli, Kelly McCormick, David Leitch, Charles Roven, Alex Gartner, Chris Columbus and Mark Radcliffe, and stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Dennis Quaid, Jaboukie Young-White, Joey King, Gabrielle Union, Lucy Liu, Aziz Ansari, Karan Soni, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, with Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Miriam Margoyles.

The plot of the film takes place in the land of Avalonia where Searcher Clade (Jake Gyllenhaal) has a perfect life, a beautiful wife named Meridian (Gabrielle Union), two beautiful children named Ethan (Jaboukie Young-White) and Miranda (Joey King), and a dog named Legend. One fateful night, Callisto Mal (Lucy Liu), the president of Avalonia, warns Searcher about the invasion as his father, Jaeger (Dennis Quaid), has escaped from prison after being taken suspect by the evil clutches of Lord Valkyrie (Chiwetel Ejiofor). In order to save Avalonia, they must destroy the green infection known as the Pando at the heart of the island.

Strange World was released on November 23, 2023 in the United States and received generally positive reviews from critics who praised Fuqua's direction, screenplay, visual effects, animation, musical score, and vocal performances (particularly Gyllenhaal, Quaid, Young-White, King, Union, Liu, Ansari, Soni, Key, Peele, Ejiofor and Margoyles), but criticized the plot and runtime. However, it became a critical and commercial success and it grossed $780 million against a $130-180 million budget.