Netflix looks to continue its animation hot streak with Nimona, a futuristic sci-fi superhero film with a twist. See, the hero of the film is actually believed to be a villain, and his titular sidekick, a mischievous shapeshifting teen, is someone he has been trained to destroy.
The film centers on the unlikely partnership of Ballister Boldheart, a knight from a futuristic medieval world, and Nimona, the chaotic teen he was tasked with destroying but also happens to be the only one who can clear his name. The lines between hero and villain get blurred as the two team up to create some mayhem, something they turn out to be quite good at.
Riz Ahmed and Chloë Grace Moretz lead the voice cast, along with Eugene Lee Yang, Frances Conroy, Lorraine Toussaint, Beck Bennett, Indya Moore, RuPaul Charles, Julio Torres, and Sarah Sherman. The Spies in Disguise duo of Nick Bruno and Troy Quane are behind the camera, directing an adaptation of ND Stevenson’s award-winning graphic novel
Nimona hits Netflix on June 30th.
When Ballister Boldheart (Riz Ahmed), a knight in a futuristic medieval world, is framed for a crime he didn’t commit, the only one who can help him prove his innocence is Nimona (Chloë Grace Moretz), a mischievous teen with a taste for mayhem — who also happens to be a shapeshifting creature Ballister has been trained to destroy. But with the entire kingdom out to get him, Nimona’s the best (or technically the only) sidekick Ballister can hope for. And as the lines between heroes, villains, and monsters start to blur, the two of them set out to wreak serious havoc — for Ballister to clear his name once and for all, and for Nimona to…just wreak serious havoc.
