Disney unveils wondrous new trailer for ‘Encanto,’

Amagical adventure awaits in Disney’s upcoming movie Encanto. Meet the extraordinary family at the heart of Disney’s Encanto in the first trailer for the studio’s all new original animated film.

Walt Disney Animation Studios is taking viewers to South America in the new musical film already being celebrated by some for its Afro-Latino representation

The film features all-new songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, Moana) and is directed by Byron Howard (Zootopia, Tangled) and Jared Bush (co-director Zootopia), co-directed by Charise Castro Smith (writer The Death of Eva Sofia Valdez) and produced by Clark Spencer and Yvett Merino. Bush and Castro Smith are screenwriters on the film. The filmmakers were deeply inspired by their research trip to Colombia during early development of Encanto, as well as their continuous work with a group of expert consultants assembled through the course of the film’s production.It is scheduled to be released Nov. 24, 2o21.

Set in South America, the forthcoming feature centers on the Madrigals— an extraordinary family who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town called Encanto.

The town in question is home to a slew of gifted children— all of whom have been blessed by the magic of the town with a unique gift ranging from super strength to the power to heal. But not everyone’s been granted a wondrous gift— in fact, Mirabel (voiced by Stephanie Beatriz) is the only child who’s never been blessed by the magic. But when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, might just be her exceptional family’s last hope. The voice cast also includes María Cecilia Botero, Wilmer Valderrama, Adassa, Diane Guerrero, Mauro Castillo, Angie Cepeda, Jessica Darrow, Rhenzy Feliz and Carolina Gaitan.

“Mirabel is a really funny, loving character, who also deeply yearns for something more,” Beatriz said in a statement. “She’s also not afraid to stand up for what she knows is right — something I love and relate to very much. I’m Colombian on my father’s side, and playing this role fills me with immense pride. As a Disney kid, I’d burn through my VHS tapes and adored every single magical story that the world of Disney introduced me to. I learned in those that stories that anything is possible, especially if you believe in magic and the goodness rooted deep inside us all.”