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The Shadow King

The Shadow King
The Shadow King
Animation
Adventure
Family
Fantasy
3D

Director
Henry Selick
Main Genre
Animation
Writers
Henry Selick

Summary

The Shadow King is a deliciously magical tale about nine-year-old New York orphan Hap, who hides his fantastically weird hands with long fingers from a cruel world. But when a living shadow girl teaches him to make amazing hand shadows that come to life, his hands become incredible weapons in a shadow war against a ravenous monster bent on killing Hap’s brother, Richard, and ultimately destroying New York.

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Henry Selick Buys Back the Rights to The Shadow King

The filmmaker announced that he is interested in reviving his previously scrapped film.

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Henry Selick's The Shadow King First Look and Voice Cast Revealed
Henry Selick's The Shadow King First Look and Voice Cast Revealed

The filmmakers have brought on actors Pamela Adlon, Jeffrey Tambor, and Catherine O'Hara for this salvaged stop-motion adventure.

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Henry Selick's The Shadow King Saved; K5 International Acquires the Rights from Disney

This film about a young boy whose shadow magic can save New York City was put on indefinite hold, and is already partially completed.

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Disney Halts Production on the Untitled Henry Selick 3D Project

The Coraline director is now free to shop this stop-motion animation project to other studios.

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