Lorcan Darcy: Legionnaire is an American computer-animated adventure film directed by Todd Haynes while being written and produced by Cillian Darcy. It stars India Eisley, Claire Blackwielder, Jennifer Lawrence, Cuba Gooding, Jr, Ross Lynch, David Tennant, Jennifer Anstion, Alfonso Ribeiro, Kevin Michael Richardson, Christopher McDonald and Elizabeth Banks. It's the second film of Danny Antonucci Cinematic Ed-iverse. The film follows an seventeen years old bisexual girl must find her parents but must fight to save the world from the unknown demons called Suicide Seven.
Plans for an animated Lorcan Darcy film, to be developed by Haynes wanted the film to have its own unique style, combining the in-house computer animation of Sony Pictures Animation with traditional hand-drawn comic book techniques inspired by the work of a female version of Lorcan Darcy.
Plot
Lorcan Darcy, was born with father Cillian, who runs a popular sports-themed diner, and her unnamed mother who walked out on her, lives in Los Angeles. Feeling Lorcan needs a mother, Cillian marries a vain gold digger named Melanie, who has socially-awkward fraternal twin daughter, Olivia. During the events of Suicide Seven attack, Cillian is presumed dead when he runs to save Fiona. Having supposedly left no will, Fiona receives all of his belongings, including the house, the diner, and to her dismay, Lorcan before she runs away.
Eight years later, Lorcan is now 17 and became a stubborn, mischievous, and rebellious young woman. She is the archetypal punk-rocker, expressed in both her music taste and style. She loves to get high, drink beer, and can be described as bold and outgoing. She was found by a man named Michael, a reform alcholic who struggling from his divorce. He tries to connect with Lorcan by playing video games. Lorcan got into the arts academy in Los Angeles.
Cast
- India Eisley as Lorcan Darcy, An teenage daughter
- Claire Blackwidler as Melissa Williams
- Jennifer Lawrence as Hayley Williams
- Ross Lynch as Jake, Lorcan's childhood best friend.
- Christopher McDonald as Maximilian Banks, The mafia boss who is the main antagonist of the film. He has some connection to Lorcan's parents' death.
- Will Ferrell as General Madness, Maximilian's right hand man.
- Jeff Garlin as Michael, Lorcan's foster father who allies with her against Suicide Seven..
- Hugh Jackman as Cillian Darcy, Lorcan's biological father who walked out on her when she was a baby.
- Patrica Heaton as Fiona, Cillian's second wife who abuses Lorcan.
- Eden Sher as Olivia, Fiona's daughter and the minor antagonist.
- Jennifer Anstion as Emily Williams, The Headmistress of the orphanage who's actually Maximilian's wife.
- David Tennant as Doctor Fulton
- Alfonso Ribeiro as Kage the Lizard King
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Junior
- Elizabeth Banks as Lady Time
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