A year has gone by since Jim Button and his best friend, the engine driver Luke, returned from their dangerous adventure in Dragon City. Life on Morrowland goes its leisurely way again. Suddenly, dark clouds are gathering over the tranquil island of Morrowland: the notorious pirate gang "The Wild 13" has learned that the dragon Mrs Grindtooth has been conquered by Jim and Luke and now swears revenge. To protect Morrowland from another threat, the two of them set off with their steam engines Emma and Molly on a dangerous journey where they meet old friends like princess Li Si, Mr. Tur Tur and Nepomuk and make new friends with Sursulapichi, a real mermaid. On their adventure, Jim's most fervent wish might also come true: to find out the truth about his mysterious origins.
Production
Morrowland's miniature-model aesthetic slaps harder than it should
Practical Effects
Emma and Molly: actual steam engines with more charisma than most cast
Director
Dennis Gansel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Michael Ende's estate famously hated the 1999 animated series; this 2020 version had to promise 'faithful adaptation' to get rights.
The original 1960 novel's Jim was explicitly described as Chinese—Solomon Gordon's casting finally, quietly, corrects decades of whitewashing.
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