Full Cast, New Trailer and Stills Revealed for ‘Orion and the Dark’ on Netflix

We’re just weeks away from getting to watch the brand new DreamWorks Animation movie that features a script written by Charlie Kauffman. In anticipation of its release, Netflix has confirmed the full cast lineup for Orion and the Dark plus released a new trailer and stills. 

Announced last year at the Annecy Film Festival, this will mark DreamWorks Animation’s second major Netflix Original movie for the streamer following Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans from Guillermo del Toro.

Based on the book by Emma Yarlett, the movie comes from director Sean Charmatz and is about a young elementary school kid who is afraid of everything, including bees, the ocean, clowns, and countless other things. Amongst the biggest things he’s afraid of is the dark, which comes alive and whisks Orion away on an adventure.

Here’s the trailer for the new feature film:

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New Cast Members for Orion and the Dark

Three cast members had been announced ahead of today, with Jacob Tremblay announced to voice Orion and Paul Walter Hauser as Dark.

Netflix provided new quotes from the main two actors in the runup to release:

Paul Walter Hauser said:

“This film is great for all ages because so many different dynamics are represented. You have your introverts and your extroverts coming together. You have the child’s point of view and the parents’. I’m a father, I watch movies with my sons all the time, and I’m always looking for movies that are elevated like this. I think parents will see themselves reflected as much as the kids.”

Jacob Tremblay said:

“I’m hoping that kids who struggle with the same fears as Orion can learn that it’s okay to be scared, but it’s also really important to go out of your comfort zone and explore the unknown. And, I think it’s really important to be scared of some things – that just means you’re going to take them seriously.”

It’s also been reported for quite some time that Werner Herzog was attached to the project who is now confirmed to be the Narrator for the movie.

Let’s run through all the new cast announcements for today:

• Natasia Demetriou (What We Do in the Shadows, Stath Lets Flats) as Sleep
• Angela Bassett (What’s Love Got to Do with It, American Horror Story) as Dreams
• Golda Rosheuvel (Bridgerton, Lady Macbeth) as Unexplained Noises
• Nat Faxon (The Way Way Back, Friends from College) as Insomnia
• Aparna Nancherla (Corporate, The Great North) as Quiet
• Ike Barinholtz (The Mindy Project, Neighbors) as Light
• Carla Gugino (The Haunting of Hill House, Watchmen) as Orion’s Mom
• Matt Dellapina (Jack Ryan, Disgraced) as Orion’s Dad
• Shannon Chan-Kent (Good Trouble, Another Life) as Adult Hypatia
• Jack Fisher (NCIS, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) as Richi Panichi
• Colin Hanks (Fargo, Life in Pieces) as Adult Orion
• Nick Kishiyama as Tycho
• Mia Akemi Brown as Hypatia

To wrap up then, let’s dive into those brand new first-look images for the upcoming movie set to release on Friday, February 2nd, 2024:

For more on Netflix’s upcoming slate of animated movies, check out our 2024 & beyond preview here.

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