Netflix and DreamWorks Animation have unleashed the first trailer forTrollhunters:Rise of the Titans,which promises a titanic conclusion to theTales of Arcadiasaga created byGuillermo del Toro. The saga launched all the way back in 2016 withTrollhunters: Tales of Arcadia, but since then it’s become an epic spanning several centuries and different genres.
Rise of the Titansis directed byJohane Matte, Francisco Ruiz Velasco, andAndrew L. Schmidt,who all directed episodes of the previous seasons of the show.Marc Guggenheim, Dan Hageman, andKevin Hagemanreturn to write the film, which brings together characters from bothTrollhuntersand its spin-off series3Below,andWizardsfor a fight against the elemental Arcane Order, with the very future of magic at stake.
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The cast forRise of the TitansincludesEmile Hirsch(Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood) as Jim,Lexi Medrano(Trollhunters) as Claire,Charlie Saxton(Hung, Bandslam) as Toby,Kelsey Grammerin his Emmy Award-winning role as Blinky,Alfred Molina(Spider-Man: No Way Home) as Archie,Steven Yeun(Minari) as Steve,Nick Frost(Shaun of the Dead) as Stuart,Colin O’Donoghue(Once Upon A Time) as Douxie,Diego Luna(Rogue One) as Krel,Tatiana Maslany(Orphan Black) as Aja andNick Offerman(Parks & Recreation, Fargo) as Vex. Additional cast members includeCole Sand, Fred Tatasciore, Brian Blessed, Kay Bess, Piotr Michael, James Hong, Tom Kenny, Angel Lin, Amy Landecker, Jonathan Hyde, Bebe Wood, Laraine Newman, Grey GriffinandCheryl Hines.
The trailer shows colossal titans rising uplike this was an anime, and after three shows showing us magical worlds hidden away from the general population,Rise of the Titansfinally raises the stakes and reveals the truth about magic to the entire world. We see military planes and tanks trying pointlessly to attack the titans, before our heroes take the fight to them with new weapons, and a powerful “hero speech thing,” as Krel would say.
For fans ofTales of Arcadia, this trailer has everything they’d hope for in the conclusion to this epic saga. There’s grand-scale action, funny character moments, a dark and emotional tone, and, of course, our favorite characters banding together to face evil for one last time.
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titansarrives on Netflix July 21. You can watch the trailer below:
