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Willow Smith to Lead Jeron Braxton’s ‘Slime’ as A-List Voice Cast Locks In

The Sundance-laureled animator makes his feature debut with an anime-inspired sci-fi set to begin voice work next month.

Overview

  • Deadline reports that Teyana Taylor, Anna Sawai, John Cho and John Boyega join Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi in the ensemble cast.
  • Smith is set to voice Muna, with character details for the other newly announced actors still under wraps.
  • Set in a near-future world, the story follows Muna after a clinical trial injects her with a creature’s slime that unleashes powers she cannot control.
  • Kid Cudi voices Glenn, the lab worker drawn into Muna’s flight, and will provide the film’s original soundtrack and score.
  • Hammerstone Studios is financing, with Script 2 Screen, Mad Solar and Capstone Pictures producing; producers include Alex Lebovici, Mescudi, Karina Manashil, Smith and Aaron Bergman, and Folks VFX is reported to provide the animation.