Wondrous EPIC International Trailer Is Powerful

“We are the Leaf Men… protectors of the Forest!”

With all the summer blockbusters coming your way in a few months – MAN OF STEEL, THE LONE RANGER, OBLIVION, PACIFIC RIM, STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS, AFTER EARTH – we wanted to make sure you catch EPIC when it hits theaters over the Memorial Day Weekend.

From the folks who brought you ICE AGE and the adorable RIO, EPIC is a 3D CG action-adventure comedy that reveals a hidden world unlike any other and tells the story of an ongoing battle deep in the forest between the forces of good and the forces of evil. When a teen age girl finds herself magically transported into this secret universe, she must band together with a rag-tag team of fun and whimsical characters in order to save their world… and ours.

The heroine Mary Katherine is named after the late daughter of author William Joyce, whose book “The Leaf Men” was the basis for this movie. If Joyce’s name sounds familiar, it’s probably because you saw RISE OF THE GUARDIANS last year. Santa Claus, The Easter Bunny, The Tooth Fairy – the childhood legends that are really immortal, strong and swift and who are entrusted to protect the innocence and imagination of kids of all ages to the fullest extent of their powers.

These books have amassed a collection of 13 stories in the “Guardians of Childhood” series (only five of which have been released thus far).

Joyce is the Oscar-winning writer-director of the animated short film “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore,” plus the author of such books as “George Shrinks” (on which the PBS children’s series is based) and “Dinosaur Bob.”

Starring the voices of Colin Farrell, Josh Hutcherson, Amanda Seyfried, Jason Sudeikis, Aziz Ansari, Beyonce Knowles, and Oscar-winner Christoph Waltz, EPIC charges into theaters everywhere on May 24, 2013.

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MK (Amanda Seyfried) encounters a slug named Mub (Aziz Ansari), a self-described “ladies’ man.”

Mandrake (Christoph Waltz) flies into battle to claim the forest he believes should have always been his.

Bomba (Jason Sudeikis) and daughter MK (Amanda Seyfried) examine one of his discoveries.

When the forest and his beloved Queen come under siege, Ronin (Colin Farrell) takes to the skies to protect them.

When the stakes are high, Nod (Josh Hutcherson) discovers what it takes to be a true hero.

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