Slumberland: Jason Momoa takes Marlow Barkley on a grand adventure in a dream world to find her father

The teaser trailer for Netflix’s Slumberland is here! The children’s fantasy film comes from director Francis Lawrence, who has helmed such projects as I am Legend, Constantine, and the Hunger Games movies. The film looks to entertain families around Thanksgiving time of this year and sports a cast that includes Jason Momoa, Marlow Barkley, Chris O’Dowd, Kyle Chandler, Weruche Opia, India de Beaufort, and Humberly González.

Slumberland takes audiences to a magical new place, a dreamworld where precocious Nemo (Marlow Barkley) and her eccentric companion Flip (Jason Momoa) embark on the adventure of a lifetime. After her father, Peter (Kyle Chandler), is unexpectedly lost at sea, young Nemo’s idyllic Pacific Northwest existence is completely upended when she is sent to live in the city with her well-meaning but deeply awkward uncle Phillip (Chris O’Dowd). Her new school and new routine are challenging by day, but at night, a secret map to the fantastical world of Slumberland connects Nemo to Flip, a rough-around-the-edges but lovable outlaw who quickly becomes her partner and guide. She and Flip soon find themselves on an incredible journey traversing dreams and fleeing nightmares, where Nemo begins to hope that she will be reunited with her father once again.

The style of the movie brings to mind fantasy epics like The Neverending Story or Labyrinth. This film is a live-action adaptation of a comic strip titled Little Nemo in Slumberland created by Winsor McCay. Francis Lawrence is no stranger to world-building as he adapted the Hunger Games books into feature films and will be returning for the prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, which he says will show a completely redefined society of Panem. 

Slumberland looks to showcase top-notch visual effects for a Netflix film as the company recently stated that they will concentrate less on greenlighting too many films so they can ensure the quality of the ones they do announce.

Slumberland will be available for streaming on Netflix on November 18th.