Star vs. the Forces of Evil (Disney+ film)

Star vs. the Forces of Evil is a Disney+ original movie, based on the Disney Channel animated series of the same name created by Daron Nefcy. While the film heavily borrows from the show, it is ultimately an original story. It is directed by Julia Hart from a screenplay written by Nefcy and Jessica Gao, and stars Grace VanderWaal, Marcel Ruiz, Jenny Slate, Alan Tudyk, Breanna Yde, John Bradley, Felicity Jones, Luke Prael and Keith David.

Synopsis
After showing that she is not mature enough to handle her royal duties, Star Butterfly is sent to earth where she befriends, and rooms with, Marco Diaz and his family where they must face off against the "forces of evil".

Cast

 * Grace VanderWaal as Star Butterfly, a teenage girl from Mewni who is destined to lead her kingdom one day, but first must master her mysterious wand and its strange abilities.
 * Marcel Ruiz as Marco Diaz, a human boy from Earth who opens his home to Star and becomes her friend. He is a master of martial arts and slowly begins to develop feelings for her.
 * Jenny Slate as Princess Pony Head, Star's friend from Mewni who is a literal floating pony head who loves to party. Slate reprises her role from the television series.
 * Alan Tudyk as King Ludo, a evil minute bird king who leads his army of monsters to try and claim Star's wand for his own greedy and selfish purposes. Tudyk reprises his role from the television series.
 * Breanna Yde as Janna Ordonia, Marco and Star's cynical and mischievous friend who loves to mess with the former and seems very interested in the dark arts for her own bemusment.
 * John Bradley as River Butterfly, Star's father and the King of Mewni. He is very easy-going and laid back, but misses the good old days when he lived off the land.
 * Felicity Jones as Moon Butterfly, Star's mother and the true ruler of Mewni who has high expectations for her daughter and has many hidden secrets from her.
 * Luke Prael as Tom Lucitor, Star's short tempered ex-boyfriend who views Marco as a potential threat against him getting back with Star, despite it clearly never happening.
 * Keith David as Glossaryck, a small magical being that lives within Star's spell book and gives very strange and enigmatic advice. David reprises his role from the television series.

The Magic High Commission appear with Terry Notary, Terry Crews, Carl Weathers and Genea Charpentier as Lekmet, Rhombulus, Omnitraxus Prime and Hekapoo, respectively. Weathers reprises his role from the series.

Additionally, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Elisha Henig, Teagan Croft, Nina Lu and Wyatt Oleff appear as Ferguson O'durguson, Alfonzo Dolittle, Jackie-Lynn Thomas, Brittney Wong and Oskar Greason, respectively. Manuel Garcia-Rulfo and Jessica Alba appear as Rafael and Angie Diaz, Marco's parents. Kathy Kinney and Jason Alexander appear as Miss Skullnick and Principal Skeeves, respectively. Fred Tatasciore reprises his role as Buff Frog with Andre Tricoteux providing onset reference.

Trivia

 * The plot of the film adapts elements from the first two episodes "Star Comes to Earth" and "Party With a Pony" and borrows heavily from the episodes featuring the Magic High Commission; pitting the characters as antagonists in the film.