â€œBABA YAGAâ€ TEASER TRAILER DEBUT

Directed and written by Baobab Studios co-founder Eric Darnell (MadagascarÂ franchise,Â Antz) and co-directed by Mathias Chelebourg,Â BABA YAGAÂ stars OscarÂ® winner Kate Winslet (The Reader,Â and the upcoming filmÂ Ammonite), Daisy Ridley (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Ophelia), Oscar and three-time GrammyÂ® winner Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls,Â and the upcoming Aretha Franklin biopicÂ Respect), and three-time Golden GlobeÂ® winner and seven-time Oscar nominee Glenn Close (The Wife, Albert Nobbs).Â The VR immersive experience is a contemporary portrayal of the Eastern European legend breathed to life with illustrative 2D pop-up animation, as well as hand-drawn and stop-motion styles, creating a modern visual language for VR inspired by classic animation. Leveraging the studio“s award-winning animation pioneers and interactive gaming veterans,Â BABA YAGAÂ blends theater, cinema, interactivity, AI, and animation into a unique experience that explores themes of empowerment and environmentalism.Â BABA YAGAÂ is executive produced by Jennifer Hudson, Maureen Fan, Larry Cutler, and Kane Lee.

InÂ BABA YAGA,Â viewers will be invited as a main character into a haunting fairytale world completely reimagined, and their choices could determine the ending of this story of love, fortitude and magic. Sometimes a force for evil, sometimes a force for good, the enigmatic witch Baba Yaga (Winslet) uses her powers to stop the villagers whose settlement encroaches upon her enchanted Forest (Hudson). When the viewer“s mother, the Chief (Close), falls deathly ill, it is up to them and their sister Magda (Ridley) to do the unthinkable””enter the forbidden rainforest, uncover its hidden mysteries and get the cure from Baba Yaga. Ultimately, every decision the viewer makes matters ”¦ perhaps even whether humanity and nature can live in balance.

BABA YAGAÂ will be available exclusively on Oculus Quest early 2021.

Directed/Written by:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Eric Darnell

Co-directed by:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Mathias Chelebourg

Cast:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kate Winslet, Daisy Ridley, Jennifer Hudson, Glenn Close

Executive Produced by:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jennifer Hudson, Maureen Fan, Larry Cutler, and Kane Lee

Produced by:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Maureen Fan,Â Nathaniel Dirksen,Â Jeremiah Graves

Distributor:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Baobab Studios

Instagram & Twitter:Â @BaobabStudios

Facebook:Â https://www.facebook.com/baobabstudios/

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