The Five Cillians is a Canadian-American live action animated epic science fiction adventure film based on the character by Cillian Darcy. Directed and produced by Tim Burton. He co-wrote the screenplay with Darcy, Danny Antonucci and Amanda Silver from a story with Darcy. Distributed by Warner Bros Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it serves as as the crossover and sequel to V for Vendetta, Batman Returns, Ed, Edd n Eddy: The Ed-Touchables, The Red Eagle, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (film), Lady Purple and Wednesday. It stars Nick Robinson, KJ Apa, Emma Myers, Dwayne Johnson, Joey King Ben Schwartz, Hugo Weaving, Blu Hunt, Tony Sampson, Samuel Vincent, Matt Hill, Angourie Rice, Michael Keaton, Camila Mendes and John Lithgow. In the film, Cillian travels into an dystopian alternate universe ruled by his grandfather and must team up with the two alternate versions of himself and other heroes from different universe to save the world. Sets as the fourth installment of the Darcyverse series, this film serves as the 200th and final episode of Darcy and the finale of the Cillian Darcy saga, making this the final appearance of the character Cillian Darcy as the main protagonist.
Three Cillians premiered in Los Angeles on June 1, 2024, and was released in the United States on June 21, 2024. The film grossed $402 million worldwide. The film received widespread acclaim from the critics for its themes, visuals, direction, darker tone, the screenplay, pacing, runtime, character development, animation, story, musical score, acting, voice acting and CGI.
Summary[]
- ❝ After lapsed into a coma due to his rare blood diseases, Cillian Darcy have been transported into an alternate reality where Nevermore doesn't exist and all of the Outcasts are working for an alternate version of his grandfather Augustus Darcy. What he didn't know is that he encounters two alternate versions of himself. He enlists the help of Ed, Edd n Eddy, Batman, Sonic the Hedgehog and a masked vigilante Lady Purple from alternate realities in order to save this world from his grandfather and return to his universe. Along the way, Cillian must face his true fears that could lead to his possible death.❞
- ―- Warner Bros. Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn Myer
Plot[]
| Narrative acts |
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| Prologue: "The Beginning of the End" |
| Part 1: "Welcome to the Darkfire Universe" |
| Part 2: "V and the Blue Hedgehog" |
| Part 3: "Beloved Mother, Beloved Son" |
| Part 4: "The Darkfire Falls |
| Part 5: "Field of Realities" |
| Part 6: "True Redemption" |
| Part 7: "Jessica" |
| Part 8: "Los Angeles' Charcoal-Propane War" |
| Part 9: "The Ending of the End" |
| Epilogue: "A Father Forgiveness" |
Prologue[]
Main Story[]
Field of Realities[]
Los Angeles Charcoal-Propane War[]
Epilogue - One Last Time[]
Cast[]
- Nick Robinson as Cillian Darcy:
A student at Nevermore Academy who has the power of electrokinesis. Apa described both versions of Cillian as a multi-dimensional being. - KJ Apa as Cillian Darcy/The Red Eagle
, A high school boy who bullied a girl in elementary school. He becomes the victim of bullying when the principal finds out. Now a social outcast, he developed superpowers and engaged into a conflict with a corrupted captalist. Apa reprising his role from The Red Eagle. - Emma Myers as Cillian Darcy:
A high school girl from a dysfunctional family whose DNA was altered during her christmas vacation, imbuing her with superhuman strength, energy projection, flight, absorb energy, cosmic energy and create hard light constructs.- Myers also reprises her role as Enid Sinclair, Wednesday's colorful werewolf roommate at Nevermore Academy who attempts to become her friend despite Wednesday's lack of interest.
- Dwayne Johnson as Cillian Darcy/Indestructable:
A demonic version of Cillian Darcy. This version of Cillian Darcy is based by Disturbed mascot The Guy. - Joey King as Cillian Darcy:
A new variant of Cillian Darcy who's a manipulative young assassin disguised as a schoolgirl. - Matt Hill as Ed
- Sam Vincent as Edd
- Tony Sampson as Eddy
- Angourie Rice as Lorcan Darcy/Lady Purple:
A high school senior with psychic powers and becomes a Purple Power Rangers dubbed Lady Purple. Rice reprises her role from Lady Purple. - Hugo Weaving as V, a masked, charismatic and skilled anarchist terrorist who had been the unwilling subject of experimentation by Norsefire. Weaving reprises his role from V for Vendetta.
- Blu Hunt as Lorcan Bree Darcy, an alternate female version of Lorcan Darcy with supernatural powers from another dimension. Hunt reprises her role from Ellie's Rebellion.
- Ben Schwarts as Sonic the Hedgehog:
An anthropomorphic blue hedgehog who can run at supersonic speeds, but cannot swim. He wants to use his powers to help others but is brash and irresponsible. Schwartz reprises his role from the Sonic the Hedgehog film series. - Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne/Batman:
A wealthy socialite from Gotham City who moonlights as a crimefighting vigilante. This version of Wayne hails from an alternate universe Keaton reprises his role from Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992), with this film ignoring the events of the subsequent films Batman Forever (1995) and Batman & Robin (1997), in which Keaton did not appear. - John Lithgow as Augustus Darcy:
Cillian's cold-hearted grandfather who's a CEO of DarcyStar Industries. In the alternate reality, he's the ruler of the alternate universe where he's the leader of a fascist and authoritarian regime, Darkfire.- Lithgow reveals that Augustus Darcy is serves as the main antagonist of the film.
- Camila Mendes as Emily Pond-Darcy: Cillian's late wife who died in the main universe after being sacrifice. In the alternate universe, she's alive and happened to be his wife.
- Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams, a teenager who possesses psychic powers. She is sent to Nevermore Academy for causing mischief at several other schools.
- Ortega also plays Goody Addams, Wednesday's deceased ancestor whom Wednesday sees in visions of the past.
- Karina Varadi portrays a young Wednesday.
- Gwendoline Christie as Larissa Weems, the shapeshifting principal of Nevermore Academy and a former student who was Morticia Addams's roommate.
- Oliver Wickham portrays a young Larissa Weems.
- Riki Lindhome as Dr. Valerie Kinbott, Wednesday's therapist from the local town, Jericho.
- Jamie McShane as Donovan Galpin, Jericho's sheriff who is suspicious of Nevermore Academy and Wednesday specifically.
- Ben Wilson portrays a young Donovan Galpin.
- Hunter Doohan as Tyler Galpin, a barista at a local coffee shop and Sheriff Galpin's son who has a romantic interest in Wednesday.
- Percy Hynes White as Xavier Thorpe, a student of Nevermore Academy who has the ability to make his art come to life.
- Joy Sunday as Bianca Barclay, a successful siren student at Nevermore Academy and Xavier's ex-girlfriend.
- Georgie Farmer as Ajax Petropolus, a gorgon student at Nevermore Academy who is Enid's crush.
- Naomi J. Ogawa as Yoko Tanaka, a vampire student at Nevermore Academy.
- Moosa Mostafa as Eugene Ottinger, a student at Nevermore Academy who has the ability to control bees.
- Jenna Leigh Green as Lisa Darcy, Cillian's mother who's been greving her husband's death.
- Mike Judge as Hank Hill
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