Reptile Universe

***Reptile Universe*** is an upcoming American computer-animated fantasy comedy film produced by Redman Films and distributed by Lionsgate Films. It is directed by Noah Morrison from a screenplay by Morrison. The film stars an ensemble voice cast led by Dove Cameron, Chloe Bennet, Kelsey Grammer and Izaac Wang and tells the story of two best friends who are transported to an alternate universe where its inhabitants are reptiles and end up being entangled in a fight between the lizard and snake kingdoms.

*Reptile Universe* is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States by Lionsgate Films on April 5, 2024. The film will be the first Redman film to be released after Lionsgate’s acquisition of the studio, as well as the first to be fully animated in-house by Redman Animation Los Angeles.

## Premise

In Vancouver, Canada, 13-year-old French-Canadian girl Chantelle Paradis finds a box of warp rings on the streets, transporting her and her best friend Kaelyn Lee to an alternate world populated between lizards and snakes. When the two are separated and Kaelyn joins forces with cobra sorcerer Boa who seeks to take over the land of the lizards, their friendship is put to the test.

## Voice cast

* Dove Cameron as Chantelle Paradis, an optimistic and adventurous 13-year-old French-Canadian girl who is taken in by and teams up with the kingdom of lizards.
* Chloe Bennet as Kaelyn Lee, Chantelle’s Chinese-Canadian friend who ends up briefly teaming up with Boa.
* Kelsey Grammer as Boa, a cobra sorcerer who seeks to invade the lizard kingdom in order to rule the entire universe.
* Richard Ayoade as Maximus, Boa’s right hand man, advisor and informant.
* Izaac Wang as Bush, the heir to the Lizard Kingdom’s throne who Chantelle befriends and seeks to go on his first adventure to prove himself to his father.
* Alfred Molina as Shrub, the ruler of the Lizard Kingdom and Bush’s father.
* Rose Byrne as Angie Paradis, Chantelle‘s mother
* Jason Sudeikis as Gabriel Paradis, Chantelle‘s father
* Tom Holland as Pierre Macron, Chantelle's love interest

## Production

Noah Morrison first conceived *Reptile Universe* in late 2020 based on his experiences from where he was raised in Canada. The film was animated over two and a half years rather than two due to cutting-edge technology being incorporated into the animation process. Morrison has cited the novel *The School for Good and Evil* and the Disney Channel series *Amphibia* as major influences.

On April 1, 2023, following the announcement of Lionsgate’s acquisition of Redman, *Reptile Universe* was announced to be the first Redman film to be distributed by Lionsgate. First looks and images of the film were released to the public in May 2023.

Upon the release of the first official trailer, Izaac Wang, Rose Byrne and Jason Sudeikis confirmed their roles to be Bush, Angie Paradis and Gabriel Paradis respectively, while Alfred Molina was announced to join the cast as Shrub. In December 2023, Tom Holland was added to the cast as Pierre Macron.

### Music

On July 21, 2023, Redman confirmed that Bear McCreary would be composing *Reptile Universe*’s score, with Tate McRae writing an original song for the film.

## Release

*Reptile Universe* is scheduled to be released theatrically in the United States on April 5, 2024 by Lionsgate Films. It was previously scheduled for April 10, then moved up by a week to April 3. The film is expected to begin releasing in international markets from March 29 to coincide with the Easter weekend.

### Marketing

On May 5, 2023, first look images of *Reptile Universe* were released, alongside the voice cast for the film. The teaser trailer debuted at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 14, 2023 and was later released online two days later attached to screenings of *Elemental* and *The Flash*.

The first official trailer was released on September 20, 2023. Most critics and internet users compared Cameron’s portrayal of Chantelle with Meilin Lee from *Turning Red* and Ruby Gillman from *Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken*. Charles Pulliam-Moore from *The Verge* commented positively of the trailer, calling it an “adventure-fantasy twist on coming-of-age stories”.

## Future

In October 2023, Morrison stated that while he already had plans for future sequels, whether they would come into fruition would depend on the success of the first film.

## Transcripts

### Main

To view the main transcript of the film, click here.

### Trailers

To view the transcript for the trailers of the film, click here.