Lionboy (2015)

Story
Charlie is a young child who is able to speak to cats (and all felines) due to an incident involving a leopard cub's blood when he was a baby. He lives in London with his parents, Dr. Aneba Ashanti and Professor Magdalen Stark, both of whom are scientists working on a cure for asthma and other allergies caused by contact with felidae family.

His parents, as a result of their scientific discoveries, are kidnapped by a pharmaceutical company known mysteriously as the Corporacy. Charlie, closely avoiding being kidnapped himself, sets out to find them and ends up on board Circe, a circus ship making its way to Paris. On board he befriends most of the circus performers as well as (using the ability) a pride of beautiful performing lions who seek the boy's help to escape their cruel trainer, Maccomo. Meanwhile, the vicious criminal Rafi Sadler, who is employed by the Corporacy, is hot on his heels, going to any lengths to get his hands on Charlie. The circus ship arrives in Paris and Charlie escapes with the lions. They make their way to Gare d'Austerlitz where they hide on the Orient Express which is destined for Venice, the place Charlie's parents are rumored to have been taken. The film ends with Charlie and the lions being discovered by the train's most regal passenger, the King of Bulgaria, who surprisingly offers to help Charlie with his quest

Characters
brother the Young Lion. She stows away when the Young Lion accompanies Claudio and King Boris over the Atlantic Ocean.
 * Charlie Ashanti, a Cat-speaking Afro-British boy.
 * Aneba Ashanti, Charlie's father, an African scientist.
 * Magdalen Start, Charlie's mother, a British scientist.
 * The Young Lion, the most adventorous of the lions and the closest friend to Charlie.
 * The Oldest Lion, the young, humble leader of the band of circus lions, father of Elsina and the Young Lion.
 * The Lionesses, who rarely speak, and are the most mysterious and deadly of the band of circus lions. One is yellowish, one is silvery and one bronze in colour.
 * Elsina, the young female cub, just as adventurous as her
 * Primo, not actually a lion but a Smilodon fatalis, created in a lab from ancient DNA and rescued by the lions.
 * Sergei, a bold, tough North England Allergeny cat who becomes one of Charlie's closest allies.
 * Ninu, a smart chameleon who can talk not only English and Cat, but the languages of most humans and animals, even that of computers.
 * Troy, the much-abused, yet still loyal dog of Rafi Sadler who later finds a new owner in Spain.
 * Chos a cat who wanders near Charlie's house in England.
 * Major Thibaudet, the owner and Master of Ceremonies of the floating circus. A fairly honourable man, unaware of the cruel treatment of the lions in his ownership.
 * Maccomo,the cruel trainer of the lions, who is jealous of Charlie's ability to talk to felines.
 * Pirouette, the circus's star acrobat and trapeze artist. Kind to Charlie.
 * Madame Barbue, the bearded lady. Kind to Charlie.
 * Mabel Stark, former fiancé of Maccomo, and a tiger-trainer
 * Hans, a young boy who tends to the "Learned pig".
 * Julius, a young boy who assists his clown father. Friend to Charlie.
 * The Lucidis, an Italian acrobat family.

Release
September 4, 2015

Budget: $75 Million

Box Office: $275 Million