Teaser Trailer for Lin-Manuel Miranda's Animated Musical Film VIVO
Netflix has released the first teaser trailer for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s upcoming animated musical film Vivo. The film comes from Sony Animation, and it looks like it’ll be an energetic and vibrant movie.
The movie will feature all-new original songs from Lin-Manuel Miranda, who also stars in the film and provides the voice of the titled character, Vivo.
The story follows Vivo, “a one-of-kind kinkajou (aka a rainforest ‘honey bear’), who must find his way from Havana to Miami in order to deliver a song on behalf of his beloved owner and mentor Andres.” It’s described as an “exhilarating story about gathering your courage, finding family in unlikely friends, and the belief that music can open you to new worlds.”
The rest of the voice cast includes Buena Vista Social Club's Juan de Marcos González as Andres, Grammy-winning Latin pop legend Gloria Estefan as Marta, the love of Andres' life, newcomer Ynairaly Simo as Gabi, Andres' grand-niece, Zoe Saldana as Rosa, Gabi's mother, Michael Rooker as Lutador, a villainous Everglades python, Brian Tyree Henry and Nicole Byer as a pair of spoonbills, Leslie David Baker as a Florida bus driver, and Katie Lowes, Olivia Trujillo, and Lidya Jewett as a trio of well-meaning but overzealous scout troopers.
The film is co-directed by Kirk DeMicco (Space Chimps, The Croods), and artist Brandon Jeffords, who is making his feature directorial debut; head of story on Smurfs: The Lost Village. The screenplay is written by Quiara Alegría Hudes.
Netflix will release Vivo sometime this summer.