The latest Disney-Pixar creation is called “Turning Red” and it will be featured on the Disney+ streaming service as an exclusive release in the coming months. The Official Trailer just dropped and it’s a little difficult to explain this one so I will suggest that you just watch. I’ll return at the close and oh yeah you can also peruse a light premise, the voice cast and some promotional art. How is that for a one stop shop.
The Premise: A 13-year-old girl named Meilin turns into a giant red panda whenever she gets too excited.
The Voice Cast:
Rosalie Chiang as Meilin “Mei” Lee
Sandra Oh as Ming Lee
Ava Morse as Miriam
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as Priya
Hyein Park as Abby
Orion Lee as Jin Lee
Wai Ching Ho as Wu Lee
James Hong as Mr. Gao
Tristan Allerick Chen as Tyler
Addie Chandler as Devon
Sasha Roiz as Mr. Kieslowski
Sherry Cola as Helen
Lori Tan Chinn as Chen Lee
Mia Tagano as Lily
Lillian Lim as Ping Lee
Lily Sanfelipo as Stacy Frick
Anne-Marie voices Lauren (in the UK version)
Additionally, the members of the 4*Town boy band (Robaire, Aaron Z., Aaron T., Jesse, and Tae Young) are voiced by Jordan Fisher, Josh Levi, Topher Ngo, Finneas O’Connell, and Grayson Villanueva, respectively.
Piercing Ken Thoughts: So I’ve generally loved the Disney output and a lot of the Pixar stuff as well but I’ve not seen a whole bunch of the films from over the last few years. The readers of my PiercingMetal site know that I pretty much have my hands full with all the superhero and monster content when it comes to films. This looks to be a quirky release and with its emphasis on Asian culture and growing up there might be a bunch of jokes that some folks will not get but I am sure they are easily researched in Google if necessary. I got a kick out of the trailer and will add it to my list of things I’d like to sit down and watch one of these days. What about you readers? Did you enjoy the trailer and what do you think at this first glance? Chime in down in the comments and I will see you next time.
Official Film Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turning_Red
