True and the Rainbow Kingdom: The Movie

True and the Rainbow Kingdom: The Movie is an upcoming American-Canadian computer-animated musical fantasy comedy film based on the Netflix original children’s series True and the Rainbow Kingdom created by Jeff Borkin, Samuel Borkson, Arturo Sandoval III and Bill Schultz. The film is produced by Entertainment One and Guru Studio, the animation company behind the series, with animation provided by both producing companies. The film is directed by Alan Barillaro, written by Alan Barillaro and Brenda Chapman from a story by Chapman, and is produced by Jiro C. Okada.

While this is not the first of several films produced under the Guru Studio banner, this is the first film adaptation of any Guru-animated series. In this film, True and her friends go on a vacation to a faraway island in the Water Kingdom, while Glummy Glooma’s elder sister plans to destroy the island.

The voice cast includes Michela Luci, Jamie Watson, Eric Peterson and Nicolas Aqui reprising their respective roles in the series, while they are joined by Lilly Bartlam (in place of her sister Anna), Jeffrey Tambor, Keke Palmer, Jimmy Fallon, Sherri Shepherd, Alicia Keys, Lizzo and introducing Paige Layle.

The film is scheduled to release on November 19th, 2021 and will be distributed by Universal Pictures worldwide except Canada, which will be distributed by Elevation Pictures, theatrically and streaming on Netflix at no cost for subscribers.

Premise
True and her friends are embarking on their biggest journey yet! The gang are going on vacation to a faraway island in the Water Kingdom by a castle-like cruise. And it was supposed to be the perfect day when suddenly, Glummy Glooma’s elder sister, Glummy-bella, starts taking over the island! Can True and her Wishes restore the island to its former glory?

Cast

 * Michela Luci as True, a strong heroine. True possesses a warm heart, a clever mind and boundless energy. She accepts every challenge head on with a beaming smile. What makes True “truly” extraordinary is that she is the only one in the Rainbow Kingdom who can activate the Wishes’ special powers that unleash magical energy. In the movie, she also has the ability to become a mermaid.
 * Jamie Watson as Bartleby, True’s funny cat sidekick. Bartleby has a lot of bravado and the gift of gab. Only True, his bestie, knows he is actually a bit of a scaredy-cat. He is one opinionated kitty and provides a lot of commentary, which helps trigger True’s creative problem solving skills.
 * Eric Peterson as the Rainbow King, the lovable ruler of the Rainbow Kingdom. He is a kind, sympathetic and humble king. Though he possesses a wealth of knowledge, he shares his wisdom in riddles adding fun complexity to True’s adventures. He will do anything to help True on her journey but he knows that “true” success is achieved when True solves problems all on her own.
 * Nicolas Aqui as Zee, True’s buddy, an apprentice to the Rainbow King, and the wish keeper. One or two years older than True, Zee is a trained “Wishologist”, which means he takes care of the Wishes and he knows all about their strengths and powers. Once a problem arises in the kingdom, True seeks out Zee’s advice and wish help in the Wishing Tree.
 * Lilly Bartlam as Grizelda, a self-centered young princess. Deep down she realizes she needs a friend like True. Although True tries to reach out to the Princess, Grizelda’s self-absorbed ways can make that challenging. However, love in Rainbow Kingdom is unconditional, so True never stops trying. Grizelda is just someone who’s a little selfish which only means she needs a little more love! Lilly replaces her sister Anna from the series.
 * Cory Doran as Glummy Glooma, the Rainbow King's gloomy cousin.
 * Paige Layle as Glummy-bella, Glummy Glooma's elder sister who is a bit more evil than Glummy, and Lucia, a mermaid from the Underwater Kingdom.
 * Jeffrey Tambor as the Underwater King, one half of the two rulers of the Underwater Kingdom.
 * Keke Palmer as the Underwater Queen, one half of the two rulers of the Underwater Kingdom.
 * Jimmy Fallon as Farmer Oliver, a farmer for Happy Coral Farming Valley.
 * Sherri Shepard as Shirley, one of the Underwater Kingdom's citizens, and the youngest of the three sisters.
 * Alicia Keys as Carly, one of the Underwater Kingdom's citizens, and is older than Carly and younger than Hailey.
 * Lizzo as Hailey, one of the Underwater Kingdom's citizens, and the oldest of the three sisters.