Dragonkeeper Movie Details:
| Also known as | Guardiana de dragones |
| Based on | Dragonkeeper by Carole Wilkinson |
| Country | Spain China |
| Language | English Chinese Spanish |
| Genre | Animated fantasy adventure |
| Release date | 1 March 2024 (Málaga) 19 April 2024 (Spain) May 3, 2024 (United States) |
| Running time | 1hr 39min |
| Age rating | PG |
| Directed by | Salvador Simó Li Jianping |
| Written by | Carole Wilkinson Pablo Castrillo Ignacio Ferreras Rosanna Checcini |
| Produced by | Larry Levene |
| Cinematography by | Jose Manuel Piñero (Previs Artist) Yuangfeng Zhao (lighting) |
| Edited by | José Manuel Jiménez |
| Music by | Arturo Cardelús |
| Casting By | Annelie Powell |
| Production Company | Guardián de Dragones AIE China Film Animation China Film Corporation Movistar Plus+ Atresmedia Cine |
| Distributor | A Contracorriente Films (Spain) China Film Group (China) |
Dragonkeeper Movie Cast & Characters:
English-language voice cast
- Bill Nighy as Danzi
- Bill Bailey as Wang Chao
- Anthony Howell as Diao
- Mayalinee Griffiths as Ping
Storyline:
Set in Han Imperial China, the plot follows the adventures of enslaved girl Ping with ancient dragon Long Danzi. Dragons had been banished from the kingdom. Ping, an orphan, finds one of the last remaining dragon eggs. Palace guards force Ping to run away in order to return the dragon egg to the ocean and save all dragons from extinction. Ping discovers that she is a true Dragonkeeper.
Dragonkeeper Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:
| Budget | €24 million |
| Opening Collection | $426,776 (760 theaters) |
| Worldwide Collection | $5,501,438 |
About Dragonkeeper Movie:
Dragonkeeper is a Spanish-Chinese animated fantasy adventure film directed by Salvador Simó and Li Jianping, with a script written by Carole Wilkinson, Pablo Castrillo, Ignacio Ferreras and Rosanna Checcini. Matthew Joynes is the executive producer. The film is an adaptation of Wilkinson’s novel Dragonkeeper.
The project, an adaptation of the first novel of Carole Wilkinson’s 6-book-saga, was reported in 2017 as a Spanish-Chinese co-production between China Film Group’s China Film Animation alongside Spain’s Dragoia Media, Movistar Plus and Atresmedia Cine. It boasted a €24 million budget.
The film secured theatrical releases in Spain (by A Contracorriente), China (by China Film Group) and Latin America (by Imagem Filmes). Viva Kids bought the North American distribution rights to the film, whilst Hulu secured streaming rights for the post-theatrical window in the region.
Dragonkeeper was scheduled to open in Spanish theaters on 22 September 2023. Afterward, the Spanish release was postponed from 2023 to 2024. The film was selected as the opening film of the 27th Málaga Film Festival’s official selection. The film’s theatrical release date in Spain was rescheduled to 19 April 2024.
