Cryptozoo (2021)
Releasing at August 20, 2021 in theaters
Animation
Cryptozoo is animation film directed and written by Dash Shaw. The film stars Lake Bell, Michael Cera, Emily Davis, Alex Karpovsky, Zoe Kazan, Louisa Krause and Irene Muscara. The film primiered at January 29, 2021 on Sundance Film Festival.
Cryptids are creatures whose existence is disputed or unsubstantiated. When Amber and Matt get lost in the woods during a sex date, they stumble upon a high-security fence. On the other side, they find a cryptid—a unicorn—that would change their lives. Military brat Lauren spent her childhood nights in a nightmarish state, until a mythical baku came to eat her dreams, releasing her from nocturnal torment. Lauren decides to dedicate her life to rescuing and sheltering cryptids from those who seek to exploit them, so she becomes a cryptozookeeper. But when Lauren’s and Amber’s paths cross, Lauren begins to wonder if displaying these rare beasts in confinement is better than enabling these mythical creatures to remain hidden and unknown.
Director: Dash Shaw
Writer: Dash Shaw
Stars: Lake Bell, Michael Cera, Emily Davis, Alex Karpovsky, Zoe Kazan, Louisa Krause, Irene Muscara
►Cast
| Lake Bell | ► | Lauren Gray (voice) |
| Michael Cera | ► | Matthew (voice) |
| Emily Davis | ► | Pliny (voice) |
| Alex Karpovsky | ► | (voice) |
| Zoe Kazan | ► | (voice) |
| Louisa Krause | ► | Amber (voice) |
| Irene Muscara | ► | Giulia |
| Angeliki Papoulia | ► | Phoebe (voice) |
| Thomas Jay Ryan | ► | Nicholas (voice) |
| Peter Stormare | ► | Gustav (voice) |
| Grace Zabriskie | ► | Joan (voice) |