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Cranston Academy: Monster Zone (formerly Scary Show) is a Mexican-American-British-Canadian animated horror-comedy film directed by Leopoldo Aguilar. Produced by Ánima and Prime Focus World, the film is directed by Leopoldo Aguilar and features the voices of Jamie Bell and Ruby Rose.[2][3]

Cranston Academy, Monster Zone
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Directed by	Leopoldo Aguilar
Screenplay by	Bob Barlen Cal Brunker
Story by	José C. Garcia de Letona Rita Street
Produced by	José C. García de Letona Fernando De Fuentes Gregory Gavanski
Starring	Jamie Bell Ruby Rose Jayssolitt
Cinematography	Francisco Herrera Carrillo
Edited by	Vincent Tabaillon Gilad Carmel
Music by	Jody Jenkins
Production companies	Ánima DNEG Prime Focus World Fifth Dimension Films
Distributed by	Videocine (Mexico) Grindstone Entertainment (United States)
Release dates	12 March 2020 (2020-03-12) (Portugal) 26 June 2020 (2020-06-26) (Mexico) 30 October 2020 (2020-10-30) (United States)
Running time	80 minutes
Countries	Mexico United States United Kingdom Canada
Languages	English Spanish
Box office	$1,423,666[1]

The film was first released in Portugal on 12 March 2020, and later in Mexico on 26 June that year, featuring the Spanish voices of Polo Morín, Natalia Téllez, and Edson Zuñiga.[4][5][6][7] The film was later released in the U.S. by Grindstone Entertainment, under the title Monster Zone.[8]

Premise

A maverick 15-year-old high school student, Danny, is transferred to a secret boarding school where he opens a portal of monsters from the fifth dimension. To save the school from havoc of the monsters, he must work with his more-successful rival, Liz, and their moth-human hybrid professor.

Voice cast

Spanish

• Polo Morín as Danny[5]
• Natalia Téllez as Liz[5]
• Edson Zuñiga as Hombre Polilla (Mothman)[6]

English

• Jamie Bell as Danny[2]
• Ruby Rose as Liz[2]
• Idzi Dutkiewicz as Mothman

Development

Bob Barlen and Cal Brunker have been attached to write the film's screenplay. The pair have previously written and directed films such as Escape from Planet Earth and The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature. The film's animation is handled by DNEG and Prime Focus World.

Casting

On 1 November 2019, British actor, Jamie Bell, and Australian actress, Ruby Rose have joined the film's lead voice cast.[2] Jason Moring, the CEO of Double Dutch International, has stated that, "[we're] big fans of Jamie and Ruby. They're incredible actors with a truly wide inclusive fan base."[2] For the Spanish dubbed version, telenovela actor Polo Morín, television host Natalia Téllez, and comedian Edson Zuñiga have lend their voices in the lead roles.[5][6]

Release

The film was initially planned for release on 1 November 2019 in Mexico, but has been postponed.[9] It was first released in theaters in Portugal on 12 March 2020.[4] It was eventually released in Mexico on 26 June 2020, distributed by Videocine and titled Escuela de miedo ("School of Fear" in Spanish).[5]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominees	Result
2021	63rd Ariel Awards[10]	Mejor largometraje de animacion (Best Animation Feature)	Leopoldo Aguilar	Pending

References

External links

• Cranston Academy: Monster Zone at IMDb

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