Slumberland (film)

Slumberland
Official release poster
Directed byFrancis Lawrence
Screenplay by
  • David Guion
  • Michael Handelman
Based onLittle Nemo
by Winsor McCay
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJo Willems
Edited byMark Yoshikawa
Music byPinar Toprak
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18)
Running time
117 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$150 million[1]

Slumberland is a 2022 American fantasy adventure film directed by Francis Lawrence and written by David Guion and Michael Handelman. Based on the comic strip Little Nemo in Slumberland by Winsor McCay, the film stars Jason Momoa, Chris O'Dowd, Kyle Chandler, Weruche Opia, and introducing Marlow Barkley in her film debut as Nemo.[2] It tells the story of a young girl who goes to live with her uncle after her father is lost at sea and enters Slumberland where she befriends a renegade character who is involved in a plot to get to the Sea of Nightmares and obtain a special pearl that may have the power to reunite her with her father.

Slumberland was released on November 18, 2022, by Netflix. It received generally mixed reviews from critics.

  1. ^ Lee, Benjamin (November 11, 2022). "Slumberland review – inventive big-budget Netflix adventure for kids". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  2. ^ Kit, Borys (February 18, 2021). "Weruche Opia, India de Beaufort Join Jason Momoa in Fantasy Slumberland (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.