From the whimsical imagination of filmmaker-author Guillermo Del Toro and from comics & TV vet Marc Guggenheim (Arrow, Legends of Tomorrow, X-Men Gold) comes Trollhunters, a Netflix entry from Dreamworks which tells the story of a young human now tasked with protecting a race of trolls involved in an ages-old conflict.
The late Anton Yelchin ("Star Trek", "The Smurfs") was cast as Jim, the human Trollhunter, and had recorded enough material through the 2nd season before his passing in June 2016. The cast also includes some of the usual suspects (Mark Hamill, Fred Tatasciore) and some surprises, such as Kelsey Grammer (The Simpsons, ex-Gary The Rat, Cheers, Frasier) as Blinky, a 6-eyed, 4-armed troll who, along with Aaarrgh (Tatasciore, Avengers Assemble, Hulk & The Agents of SMASH, etc.), mentors Jim and his friends.
What we already know is that the series will end after the 3rd season which will stream later this year. Right now, though, scope out the trailer for season 1:
Guggenheim was in town earlier tonight, and screened the series premiere prior to being interviewed by Paul Grondahl of the NYS Writers Institute. More on that over at The Land of Whatever.
Rating: B.
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