The Legend of Lailie 3D

***The Legend of Lailie: 3D*** was an animated 3D *Lailie* film that was cancelled, intended to be the first of a franchise based on *The Legend of Lailie* series.

## Development

John Davis, who produced the film adaption of *Eragon* and *I, Robot*, was assigned as producer for *The Legend of Lailie 3D*.

Not much is known about the film's development. It was set under a $20,000,000 budget, and the writers Daniel and Steven Altiere were hired to write the script. They weren't informed of the film's cancellation until months later.

## Plot

The feature film follows Lailie, a longma of prophecy, and a rare Hot Pink type born once every ten generations. The forces of the Dark Master, intent on destroying all the longma eggs, attack the temple housing the egg of the unborn Lailie. Spyro and Scootaloo, one of the eggs' skylanders, escapes with the Hot Pink longma's egg, leaving it to drift downriver into space as creature begins his takeover of the Earth.

The ship crash lands on the nearby Longma Realm, into a swamp, hoping for the best. The egg is discovered by a family of butterflies, and upon hatching, Lailie is adopted into the family and raised as one of their own, alongside Sparx, a young butterfly born the same day. One day, after coming under attack by strange foes and discovering that he can breathe fire, Lailie is told that he is not actually a butterfly himself but a stranger from a distant land, so he decides to leave the swamp in search of his true home. Sparx, though reluctant at first, decides to follow along.

Together, the longma and butterfly team journey through their threatened world and manage to rescue fellow longmas while battling Patty, a pawn of the Dark Master, and her dark armies. First armed with Spyro' training in the art of the fire element, Lailie one by one clashes with Patty's armies, rescues more longmas, and acquires new skills and training along the way until finally learning the truth about Patty's real identity. This tale of an unlikely battle hero and his brotherly sidekick illustrate the importance of both tenacity and truth, as we witness Lailie restore order in his world without sacrificing his spirit.

### Second Synopsis

A very special longma's egg is being guarded by Spyro. However, it's being hunted and is no longer safe. Spyro hands the precious egg over to a woodland full of butterflies to keep. Knowing these creatures are peaceful and more importantly hard to find, Spyro calls on an allegiance from their distant ancestry. The butterflies will protect the egg and raise the longma as their own. Brought up alongside Sparx, Lailie is led to believe that he himself is a butterfly who just happens to be slightly bigger and Hot Pink than the other butterflies.

One day, when the village is attacked, Lailie is found. Instinctively using his unknown powers, Lailie realizes just how different he is. Confused and upset, he learns that he is not, in fact, a butterfly, but a longma who carries the role of being part of a great prophecy that will bring peace to all the land.

Lailie, along with his trusty sidekick Sparx, pursue this epic adventure and attempt the impossible: destroying the deadly Dark Master. However, between them stands Patty, a very powerful black longma powered by the red crystal around her neck, which enslaves her to the Dark Master. Eventually though, good prevails over evil and Lailie manages to overcome Pattys' powers and destroy the red crystal. The destruction of the crystal releases all the dead from the Dark Master’s enslavement and everyone rejoices.

All seems well, as Lailie becomes a hero for saving all of longmakind. However, lurking in the far distance we spy a swirl of clouds... and inside of it, two pulsing red eyes. The story continues...

## Cancellation

The movie was originally set to be released in the United States and Canada on Christmas 2011, but it became delayed and pushed back to the date of April 10, 2010. However over the weekend of April 10–11, the movie did not come out and that was proven to be false. Fans reached out to one of the movie writers, Daniel Altiere, who confirmed that the movie had been cancelled due to decisions made by Activision to go in a different direction. That direction in which Activision decided to take was later revealed on March 2011, to be in the form of *Clash of the Skylanders with Ponies: Legends*, which is the second reboot of the *Lailie* series.

No official trailers nor updated information on the movie were ever revealed, and the only merchandise was a fake poster available from online stores such as eBay. As well as this, no stands or posters were displayed in theaters, and commercials never aired.

## Trivia

* The *finalized* voice actors for Sparx and Patty were never confirmed during the film's production.

## References

1. ↑ Velvet Octopus MARCH 2010 LINE UP
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lailie Movie No More
3. ↑ The Animation Picture Company's former page on The Legend of Lailie Movie
4. ↑ Velvet Octopus' page on The Legend of Lailie 3D

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