With DreamWorks Animation having recently wrapped up its fantastic film franchiseHow to Train Your Dragon, they’re hoping that an upcoming co-production with Pearl Studio might just be the first movie in a magical new franchise. The first trailer forAbominablearrived today, and it’s clear that a similar storytelling style and high-flying animation will be a part of this new adventure. The story tells of a teenage girl who encounters a Yeti and then journeys with him (and her friends) to reunite him with his family. There are shades ofMissing Link(and, oddly,Kubo and the Two Strings) here, along with a thin thematic connection to Warner Bros.‘Smallfoot, so I’m hoping thatAbominablebrings something unique to the screen without trying to do so much that it over-complicates what’s meant to be a kids’ movie.
Abominable, written and directed byJill Culton(Monsters, Inc., Toy Story 2) and co-directed byTodd Wilderman(Trolls, The Croods), starsChloe Bennetas Yi,Tenzing Norgay Trainoras Jin, andAlbert Tsaias Peng, withEddie Izzard,Sarah Paulson,Tsai Chin, andMichelle Wong. Produced bySuzanne BuirgyandPeilin Chouwith Executive ProducersTim Johnson,Frank Zhu, andLi Ruigang,Abominablewill be released by Universal Pictures worldwide beginning August 15, 2025, with distribution in China by Pearl.
Check out the first trailer forAbominablebelow:
Here’s the official synopsis forAbominable:
DreamWorks Animation and Pearl Studio’s co-production Abominable takes audiences on an epic 2,000-mile adventure from the streets of Shanghai to the breathtaking Himalayan snowscapes.
When teenage Yi (Chloe Bennet, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) encounters a young Yeti on the roof of her apartment building in Shanghai, she and her mischievous friends, Jin (Tenzing Norgay Trainor) and Peng (Albert Tsai), name him “Everest” and embark on an epic quest to reunite the magical creature with his family at the highest point on Earth.
But the trio of friends will have to stay one-step ahead of Burnish (Eddie Izzard), a wealthy man intent on capturing a Yeti, and zoologist Dr. Zara (Sarah Paulson) to help Everest get home.
Check out some first-look images at the cast of colorful characters forAbominablebelow, along with a pair of posters!
