Taglines: Everything He Draws, Is About to Get Real.
Harold and the Purple Crayon movie storyline. Inside of his book, adventurous Harold (Zachary Levi) can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up and draws himself off the book’s pages and into the physical world, Harold finds he has a lot to learn about real life – and that his trusty purple crayon may set off more hilarious hijinks than he thought possible. When the power of unlimited imagination falls into the wrong hands, it will take all of Harold and his friends’ creativity to save both the real world and his own.
Harold and the Purple Crayon is an American live-action/animated fantasy film directed by Carlos Saldanha from a screenplay by David Guion and Michael Handelman, based on the 1955 children’s book of the same name by Crockett Johnson. It will star Zachary Levi in the titular role, with Lil Rel Howery, Benjamin Bottani, Jemaine Clement, Tanya Reynolds, and Zooey Deschanel in supporting roles. The film serves as a sequel to the original book, where, after the adventurous Harold grows up with his magical purple crayon and draws himself off the book’s pages and into the physical world, he finds that he has a lot to learn about real life.
Produced by Columbia Pictures in association with producer John Davis through Davis Entertainment, A Scholastic Entertainment production, Harold and the Purple Crayon is scheduled to be released in the United States by Sony Pictures Releasing on August 2, 2024.
Harold and the Purple Crayon (2024)
Directed by: Carlos Saldanha
Starring: Zachary Levi, Lil Rel Howery, Benjamin Bottani, Zooey Deschanel, Jemaine Clement, Tanya Reynolds, Alfred Molina, Ravi Patel, Camille Guaty, Pete Gardner, Seth Robbins
Screenplay by: David Guion, Michael Handelman
Production Design by: Shepherd Frankel
Cinematography by: Gabriel Beristain
Film Editing by: Tia Nolan
Costume Design by: Molly Maginnis
Set Decoration by: Danielle Berman
Art Direction by: Audra Avery, Lauren Coghlan
Music by: Batu Sener
MPAA Rating: PG for mild action and thematic elements.
Distributed by: Columbia Pictures
Release Date: August 2, 2024
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