New squirrel superhero trailer is stuffed with Marvel characters

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The trailer for Flora & Ulysses gives us what seems like a rather representative snapshot of Disney thinking circa 2021.

Flora & Ulysses is a new, family-friendly superhero film, made for streaming and centred on an unlikely, albeit quite traditionally Disney-like hero. This trailer has barely started before a whole bushel of Marvel superheroes show up. And before you think itā€™s an original idea, no, itā€™s an adaptation.

Thatā€™s lots of Mouse House boxes being ticked by one single project. Check it out.

In truth, I found that promo really rather charming. Hats off to director Lena Khan and scriptwriter Brad Copeland. I donā€™t know Kate DiCamilloā€™s original book but the squirrel comes off very well here. Hopefully heā€™ll get lots of screentime in the full movie, and not too many over-pushy squeaked-out vocalisations.

The core concept of Flora & Ulysses has special appeal, I think, because anybody who has seen a squirrel do its thing in real life will know that most of Ulyssesā€™ virtual stunts in this trailer are only slightly exaggerated. Itā€™s lovely to see squirrel derring-do framed as spectacular motion picture action like this.

My recommended tagline? Squirrel and Girl. There.

If you canā€™t wait until 19 February to get your Sciuridae fix, may I recommend the classic BBC show Daylight Robbery, featuring real-life squirrels pulling off Mission: Impossible and Krypton Factor-like feats with bushy-tailed flair?

 

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