Dragon Tales: The Movie

Dragon Tales: The Movie is a 2023 American computer-animated adventure fantasy comedy film produced by Sony Pictures Animation. The film was written and directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and based on the animated series of the same name created by Ron Rodecker and Jim Coane. The film takes place 6 years after the events of the show and follows Max, Emmy and Enrique who must return to Dragon Land to stop a dark force from destroying both worlds. It stars the voices of Lia McHugh, Tom Holland, Diego Luna, Anya Taylor-Joy, Seth Rogen, Kristen Chenoweth, Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Ron Perlman, Samuel L. Jackson, Jason Momoa, Will Forte, Zendaya, Meryl Streep, Angela Bassett, Ken Watanabe, Dave Bautista, David Tennant, Djimon Hounsou and Robert Englund. The film was praised for its animation, visuals, humor, voice acting, characters, story, themes, musical score and nostalgic feel. The film grossed over $300 billion against a $200 million budget. The film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and was similarly successful at the Annie Awards, British Academy Film Awards, Golden Globe Awards and Saturn Awards, making it the eighth non-Disney/Pixar film to win the award. It was also nominated for Best Original Score.

Plot
6 years after the events of the show, Max, Emmy and Enrique return to Dragon Land to stop a dark force from destroying both worlds.

Cast
Lia McHugh as Emmy

Tom Holland as Max

Diego Luna as Enrique

Anya Taylor-Joy as Claire

Seth Rogen as Ord

Kristen Chenoweth as Cassie

Bill Hader as Zak

Kristen Wiig as Wheezie

Ron Perlman as Quetzal

Samuel L. Jackson as Colonel Srentax

Jason Momoa as Culdac

Will Forte as Trentoson

Zendaya as Miday

Meryl Streep as The Guardian of Omnidar

Angela Bassett as The Seer

Ken Watanabe as Hiroshi

Dave Bautista as Tomari

David Tennant as Yelvanin

Djimon Hounsou as Denclo

Robert Englund as Malignus

Release
The film was released on March 17, 2023.

Critical reception
The film has an approval rating of 99% on Rotten Tomatoes.