Knight School

Knight School is an American computer-animated action comedy film released by Cartoon Network Studios, DreamWorks Pictures and Smashup Productions and directed by Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon and Andrew Adamson. The film stars Anna Kendrick, who voices the main protagonist. She is joined by Ben Schwartz, John Cleese, Rupert Everett, William Shatner and Jane Lynch. The film centers around a high school student transferred to Knight School to learn more about medieval history. The story was thought up by Xavier Mosley in 2020, and had the idea of having a theatrical Cartoon Network film in computer-animation. This marks Cartoon Network Studios' first ever theatrical feature film relying on computer-animation.

Knight School premieres in the United Kingdom in May, and it was released worldwide in June, by Warner Bros. Pictures in North America, while Universal Pictures handled international distribution. Upon its release, it becomes Cartoon Network Studios' most successful feature film.

Plot
Ellenor is an optimistic and easygoing teenage girl who achieved her grades in Yeoll High School. One day, she fails in Medieval history by saying what she knew was there in her own simple way rather than doing the research. The school principal calls her parents about her failing and recommends they transfer their daughter to Knight School, a high school for teaching students about the medieval times, run by Professor Gerald Reginald III.

On her first day, she makes the best of it. While she enjoys the food in the cafeteria and makes new friends, she fails all her classes. Taking advice from one of his classmate, Lance, she does research on medieval history. The next day, she aces her classes, much to Reginald's amazement and befuddlement. Meanwhile, Wellington Snide, Reginald's assistant, plots his great-great-grandfather Lord Snide's plan to take over Yeoll.

Later that day, Lance, who developed a crush on Ellenor since her second day, digs up the courage to ask her out on a date, to which she accepts as she never got asked out before back at her old school. Beforehand, she introduces him to her parents, Anthony and Gretchen; Anthony was proud she chose an ordinary boy, but Gretchen was disappointed she did. On their date, they go to the Local Theater for a movie, then to a random fast-food restaurant for dinner. While Lance had mixed feelings about their first date, he was just glad he got to know Ellenor.

The next day, Snide goes through his great-great grandfather's old diary, and it reveals that the only way Snide could take over Yeoll was by using his magical staff, which Lord Snide hid in the woods in a cave long ago. Only problem was, he did not know where in the woods it was, and that "only a cynical but kindhearted would know that cave's whereabouts", leaving Snide puzzled since there are 11 students he knows that are as described. Meanwhile, Ellenor competes with Hugh in an eating contest in the cafeteria, in which she wins. Lance comes by and asks Ellenor if she wanted to come over to his house after class, which she agrees to on account of having a free schedule. There, she admires how his house is a two-story kind and how he is a regular type of boy, but his parents are pretty worried about him dating a girl.

Cast

 * Anna Kendrick as Ellenor, a former student of Yeoll High who gets transferred to Knight School.
 * Ben Schwartz as Lance, a Class V student in Knight School who develops a crush on Ellenor.
 * John Cleese as Professor Gerald Reginald III, the teacher and founder of Knight School.
 * Rupert Everett as Wellington Snide, Reginald's assistant in his class who is a descendant to his great-great grandfather Lord Snide who takes on his legacy to reign over the town of Yeoll.
 * William Shatner as Anthony, Ellenor's father.
 * Jane Lynch as Gretchen, Ellenor's mother.