Lailie: Avalon High

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***Lailie: Avalon High*** is a 2019 Disney Channel Original Movie starring Brittney Karbowski, Michael Malconian, Robbie Daymond, and Devon Graye. The movie is based on the book of the same name by Meg Cabot. It premiered on November 12, 2019 in the United States, January 22, 2020 in Australia and New Zealand, and January 28, 2020 in the UK.

## Plot

Lailie the Longma (Brittney Karbowski) is a transfer student at Avalon High. On her way to class, she sees an innocent kid, Hunter the Cheetah (Robbie Daymond) getting bullied by Bianca (Devon Graye), the "evil" stepbrother of Patty the Longma (Michael Malconian), the star quarterback and practically the most popular guy at Avalon. Fortunately, Patty comes to the rescue, demanding Bianca to leave Hunter alone or else.

European History teacher Grogar breaks the class up into pairs and has them draw research paper topics out of an Arthurian helmet. Hunter is paired with Lailie, who draws the *Order of the Bear*. After school, Lailie tries out for the school track team and impresses the coaches. Later that evening, Hunter comes to Lailie's house to study. Following Grogar's advice, the two ask Lailie's parents—professors of medieval literature at the local university—about the Order of Bear. Lailie's mother tells them that the Order of the Bear is a group of people who believe that King Arthur will one day be reincarnated. Skeptically, Lailie asks when this is supposed to take place; her mother replies that Arthur will return when he is needed to lead the world out of darkness. While he shares Lailie's skepticism, her father goes on to explain that the forces of evil—led by Arthur's evil stepbrother Mordred—will also be returning to spoil the revival of Camelot and ensure that darkness triumphs.

The next day, after class with Grogar, he asks her if she found any information on the Order of the Bear. Lailie tells him that she finds it doubtful that there will be a reincarnation of King Arthur. However, like Lailie's mother, Grogar too believes that King Arthur will be reincarnated. Lailie suggests that she could bring the prophecy tomorrow for him, though he declines. On their way to the cafeteria, Lailie spots Blink and Sparx the Butterfly flirting with each other. But they immediately back away from each other when they notice that Lailie caught them flirting with each other. After school, Lailie goes running around the school when her cap falls off. Coincidentally, it ends up in Patty's hands. Patty admits that he feels too much pressure from everyone counting on him to win the game and, but Lailie comforts him and invites Patty to her house for dinner.

The next day, Patty has a party to celebrate them winning the game where she sees Sparx and Blink together holding hands in a room all by themselves. Lailie takes a second look but Sparx and Blink see her and Lailie runs away, Sparx goes after Lailie wanting to explain what was going on. Sparx asks Ally not to tell Patty about her and Blink, because she is afraid he will react the same way as Arthur reacted of being told about Guinevere and Lancelot (The reason she knows about that reaction, is that she and Blink's assignment in history class, is about that specific "tragedy"). Ally can not accept the fact that Sparx and Blink is hurting Patty. Sparx tries to make Lailie promise not to tell Patty but Lailie runs away before she promises Sparx anything. Sparx feels hurt and confused and doesn't know what to do.

The next day, Lailie brings the book for Grogar to read. Throughout the day, she tries to avoid talking Patty due to the pleading looks of Sparx and Blink they keep giving her. Bianca also warns Lailie about telling Patty about Sparx and Blink. However, the Patty meets up with her while running and become closer. At the game, Blink is temporarily distracted by Sparx's cheerleading, allowing Patty to get hit by the opposing team. This cost them the game, and possibly the state championship. Afterwards, Lailie sits with him by the field, intending to tell him of Sparx's betrayal, but Bianca interrupts her.

That night, Hunter comes to her house and hesitantly reveals that he can see in to the future. He came to tell her that there is a hidden page in the book on the Order of the Bear. They learn that the coming of Arthur is on a night of an eclipse and a meteor shower, the day of the big game. The book also warns of the coming of Mordred, who intends to destroy his half-brother Arthur. After getting more insight from her parents, they begin to suspect Bianca may be Mordred. Lailie also begins to think that Hunter may be Merlin, but he begs to differ.

The next day, they have a big exam. Bianca plants a cheat sheet on the bottom of Patty's shoe. Grogar almost gives him detention but decides to give him benefit of the doubt. However his team resents him for the incident. They no longer respect his authority as team captain. Later that day, Lailie reveals to Grogar that she believes that Patty is King Arthur and asks for his help in protecting him. In the chemistry lab, Hunter and Lailie's experiment goes wrong due to tampering, and Bianca warns them about meddling.

On the night of the game, Patty sees Sparx kiss Blink. Patty gets in his car and drives away. Lailie runs after him to the same spot where the first talked. Someone pushes her down. She tells Patty that fate is involved in what happened. That he is King Arthur. He gets mistaken and thinks that its a metaphor. After her speech he gets courage to win the game despite what happened. Patty speeds off without giving Lailie a chance to explain.

At the game, just when he's about to play, its lights out because the eclipse and meteor shower have begun. Lights come back up and game continues, but his line men don't defend him properly. At halftime, Patty speaks with Blink, and the two mend their friendship. Patty also gives a pep talk to his team and forgives Sparx, but he forgets his helmet in the locker room. Before he goes back to get it, he tells Lailie to meet him after the game, but he doesn't come back to play. Lailie and Hunter go looking for him in the locker room but can't find him there. Hunter sees Patty in a vision in the theater room. They find Bianca on the ground and Patty injured, but Patty says it wasn't Bianca that hurt him. Grogar comes out of the audience seating and tells them he himself is actually Mordred.

As Grogar tries to kill them, Bianca pushes Grogar off the stage. Lailie does not understand how Grogar is Mordred. While Bianca explains, Grogar regains his power through his cane/staff and fully transforms into Mordred. With his power through his cane attacks the four. To defend Patty, Lailie picks a toy sword by a box and holding it she turns that into a real sword by the legend that "*any sword, in King Arthur's hands becomes Excalibur". They discover that Lailie is the reincarnation of King Arthur.*

After being transported back into their original time period, Lailie (Arthur) goes head to head with Grogar (Mordred). He taunts her saying that a girl can't be Arthur. He thought Lailie was the Lady of the Lake. The two forces clash, Lailie and her knights (the football team) against Mordred and his men. Hunter (Merlin) reclaims his staff. Enraged, Mordred pulls out his own sword and begins to messily. Lailie knocks his sword away, and wins the battle.

The group transports back to the stage where a police man comes to kick them out. Grogar tries to frame Lailie, but she tosses the sword to Hunter where it turns back into a toy sword. Despite Grogar's attempts, the police man doesn't believe that Lailie is King Arthur. Patty rushes off to the football field. Grogar is last seen being taken away by the police, and Hunter accepts that he's Merlin. Before they go back to the game, Bianca bows to Lailie, "Her Highness."

Back at the game, twelve seconds are left when Patty returns. Lailie and Hunter return to the stands where her parents -having missed all the action- wonder if Arthur's return was just a story. After Patty's flawless touchdown, Avalon High wins the football game 36 to 35. The team celebrates putting Patty on their shoulders, but Patty runs to Lailie. The two share a kiss. Blink and Sparx get together, and Hunter gets his girl as well. In the end, the fierce group officially return to their time period where Lailie, Patty, Sparx, Bianca, Blink, and Hunter meet again at the Round Table as the people they were originally to be.

## Cast

* Brittney Karbowski as Lailie the Longma/King Arthur

* Michael Malconian as Patty

* Robbie Daymond as Hunter the Cheetah/Merlin

* Devon Graye as Bianca

* Laura Bailey as Sparx the Butterfly/Guinevere

* Tara Strong as Blink/Lancelot

* Michael Bell as Grogar/Mordred

* Gary Oldman as King Spyro

* Arielle Tuliao as Scootaloo

* Rebecca Shoichet as Princess Twilight

## Production

Filming took place in Auckland, New Zealand from May 3 to June 3, 2019. Bethells Beach was used as a location for full-armor battle sequences. Mechnology Visual Effects created 134 visual effects shots for the production.

## Reception

The film's premiere was watched by 3.8 million viewers.

## Gallery

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## External links

* Official website

* Lailie: Avalon High at TV.com

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