Storm Gale: The California Guardian

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***Storm Gale: The California Guardian*** is an American superhero film based on the Cascade Comics character Storm Gale, produced by Raydon Studios and distributed by Raydon Studios Motion Pictures. It is the direct sequel to *Storm Gale: Remembrances* (2016) and the first standalone film set after the events of the Cascade Comics Cinematic Universe. The film is directed by Cathy Yan, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, and stars Chloë Grace Moretz as Storm Gale in her third solo outing.

*Storm Gale: The California Guardian* was released theatrically in the United States on March 18, 2022, as part of Phase Three of the Cascade Comics Cinematic Universe.

## Synopsis

*"Two years after the break-up of the Justice Fighters,* *Lindsay Barnes decides to immigrate to the Californian Republic in hopes of escaping her past life. Taking up residence in Oceanview, Barnes is quickly thrust back into her heroic duties when a team of young vigilantes* *find themselves in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a mysterious masked serial killer."*

## Cast

* Chloë Grace Moretz as Lindsay Barnes / Storm Gale
* Daisy Ridley as Nichole Thompson
* Dylan O'Brien as Shawn Richards
* Sabrina Carpenter as the Masked Menace
* Zendaya as Sarah Michael Robinson / Thorn
* Nick Jonas as Brian "The Bear" Bernstein / Grizz
* Algee Smith

## Production

### Development

Chloë Grace Moretz had been signed to a six-film contract in 2010 that secured her minor, supporting roles in *Eagle Claw: Storm* (2011), *Rain Maker/Eagle Claw: Jail Break* (2017) and *Justice Fighters: Internal Affairs* (2018) as well as three solo films. By the release of *Internal Affairs*, only two solo Storm Gale films had been released: *Storm Gale* (2013) and *Storm Gale: Remembrances* (2016). A script was started in 2017 but was passed over in 2019 with the project briefly shelved. It was revived in October 2020 when Cathy Yan signed on to co-write and direct the film which would now be based on *The Sensational Storm Gale,* which sees Lindsay Barnes living in Oceanview as a member of the California Guardians.

## Release

*Storm Gale: The California Guardian* was released theatrically in the United States on March 18, 2022. It was theatrically distributed worldwide by Raydon Studios Motion Pictures.

## Television special

An hour-long television special titled *The Sensational Storm Gale*, aired on March 15, 2022 as part of the launch-day programming of Raydon Network. The special recapped Storm Gale's appearances throughout the Cascade Comics Cinematic Universe utilizing stock footage from five CCCU films as well as interviews with the cast and crew of *The California Guardian.*

## Follow-up

The film's inclusion of members of the California Guardians is meant to setup potential spin-offs focused on the characters or a proper California Guardians crossover film or possible television series.

Raydon Studios plan to reboot the *Storm Gale* series following this film with a new film based on the Violet Grimes version of the character.

1. ↑ as depicted in *The Justice Fighters: Internal Affairs*.
2. ↑ The California Guardians