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Jake Gyllenhaal explores family dynamics, new terrains in ‘Strange World’

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By Hanna Rantala
LONDON (Reuters) – Disney’s new animated movie “Strange World” is an action adventure film with universal themes about family at its heart, says its star Jake Gyllenhaal.

Gyllenhaal voices Searcher Clade, a farmer who grew up in the shadow of his larger-than-life explorer father and forged a very different path for himself. An environmental emergency threatening his crops forces Searcher, now a father himself, to embark on a mission in a faraway, strange world.

“The themes that resonated with me the most were communication and family, how generations feel like they know better than the one before and the one after,” Gyllenhaal, 41, told Reuters at the film’s premiere in London.

“I feel like when we open ourselves up and are vulnerable, that we can actually learn from each other. I know it’s a sort of simple idea, but within family, it becomes very complex.”

Searcher is joined on the journey by his adventure-yearning, gay teenage son Ethan (Jaboukie Young-White) and skilful pilot wife Meridian (Gabrielle Union). Union said she was drawn to the project by the opportunity “as a parent of an LGBTQIA child, showing a happy, loving family that truly embraces their child.”

“Strange World,” which will be released globally on Nov. 23, was directed by Oscar winner Don Hall and written and co-directed by Qui Nguyen.

“It’s a love letter to our kids, to our fathers. We are definitely children of strong men, and we are also parents of very obnoxious kids. With those powers combined, we knew we had the resources to tell a very funny and moving adventure,” said Nguyen.

Gyllenhaal will continue to explore family dynamics next year with his first book, a children’s story called “The Secret Society of Aunts & Uncles,” co-written with his friend Greta Caruso.

The actor said he was inspired by reading to his nieces when they were little and finding no books for children about their relationships with aunts and uncles. “I’m really proud of it,” he said.

(Reporting by Hanna Rantala; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)

Disclaimer: This report is auto generated from the Reuters news service. ThePrint holds no responsibilty for its content.

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