I was invited to travel to LA for the press event for the movie The Star. It was such an amazing experience which I will be sharing with you in two different posts!
Today I want to share all about the movie, hoping you will go to the theaters this weekend to watch it!
Just imagine the story of the birth of Jesus told through a whole new set of eyes – the animals! The animal’s stories are woven into this magical adventure with biblical proportions.
Villains, action, biblical passages very faithful to the original and an amazing soundtrack invite you to be immersed into this beautiful Christmas tale.
A stellar cast, which according to the director Timothy Reckart, was a dream come true, since every actor who was the production’s first choice for each character, accepted the role to be a part of it.
Cast
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Steven Yeun | … |
Bo the Donkey (voice)
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Kristin Chenoweth | … |
Abby the Mouse (voice)
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Zachary Levi | … |
Joseph (voice)
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Gina Rodriguez | … |
Mary (voice)
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Tyler Perry | … |
Cyrus the camel (voice)
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Christopher Plummer | … |
King Herod (voice)
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Keegan-Michael Key | … |
Dave the Dove (voice)
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Patricia Heaton | … |
Edith the Cow (voice)
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Kris Kristofferson | … |
Old Donkey (voice)
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Ving Rhames | … |
Thaddeus the Dog (voice)
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Anthony Anderson | … |
Zach the Goat (voice)
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Mariah Carey | … |
Rebecca the Hen (voice)
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Oprah Winfrey | … |
Deborah the Camel (voice)
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Gabriel Iglesias | … |
Rufus the Dog (voice)
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Aidy Bryant | … |
Ruth the Sheep (voice)
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Such an amazing cast brought together the Bible’s Christmas story, seamlessly blending bible verses with a current and fresh approach to a story we all know so well. For me, it was like seeing it for the first time, imagining the animals playing a pivotal role in the most important story of mankind.
The story starts with the donkey who will take us on this adventure, where birds, dogs, camels, sheep, a goat and a cow help tell the story in a fun and exciting way!
Inspired by the Nativity story, The Star follows Bo the donkey, who dreams of escaping his duties working for the village miller and finding new adventures in the outside world. One day he manages to escape and eventually teams up with Ruth, a sheep who’s lost her flock, and Dave, a dove. The trio begins an action-packed journey to follow a star that’s leading them toward young, pregnant Mary and her husband, Joseph, who’ve been forced by royal decree to travel to Bethlehem. Meanwhile, King Herod’s henchmen, armed with a few scary animals, are searching for Mary, but Bo and his friends are ready to protect her unconditionally!
The Star manages to beautifully balance the biblical aspects of the Nativity story with the light elements associated with animated talking-animal movies.
Some of my favorite moments are:
The relationship between Mary and the donkey and his role in helping her, making sure he would do anything possible to keep her safe;
Oprah as the wise Camel is truly priceless;
And the love – hate relationship between Joseph and the donkey and their hilarious face off.
You know how much I love music, so I really love how the story comes together, rocked by an impressive sound track with names like Mariah Carey, Kelsea Ballerini, Fifth Harmony and Casting Crowns. The plot to take you on this journey to experience the miracle of the birth of Jesus in a way you’ve never seen before is very exciting!
Here is a trailer, so you can check it out:
I hope you bring your family and friends to see it! As a Christian, it’s great to see an animation movie telling the most amazing story of humanity in a way that people of all ages will connect with!
The Star Opens in Theaters Nov 17th!
Can’t wait to hear what you think and to take my family to watch it this weekend!
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The animation looks really cute on this. It might be fun for those who celebrate this legend.
Very neat. I am going to have to see this! So happy it’s out in time for the Holiday season.
I am going to have to check out this movie! Glad it’s out just in time for the Holidays.
We are so excited to see this! My daughter has been asking me if it is out yet!
I didnt know Oprah was in it! I know Meagan Good and her husband helped produced this – I love that there is an animation film in time for the holidays and its is spiritual based.
Where have I been that i have yet to hear about this movie! It sounds amazing and the cast is def incredible. Will be checking this one out.
Oh wow! This looks like a good one! I will have to check it out for sure. I love the true meaning of Christmas shared in mainstream media
Wow, another movie to try on! I love how cartoons really evolves over the years. It gets better and better every single year. Gotta check this and see with my cousins.
This movie sounds like a great movie for kids to kick off the holiday season. I love that the Bible Christmas story is told through the eyes of the animals. The Star would be a great movie for my niece’s kids this holiday season. Thanks for sharing a great review.
I definitely want to take my family to see this! I would bring my mom too! She would love it!
This is really looks a fun movie for the kids and I’m sure my two boys would surely love this too
This movie sounds great and I want to watch this asap. This film is perfect for Christmas. Thanks for sharing.
I tend to go a little bananas about the holidays. They make me so happy! This film sounds like a great one to share with my daughters so that I can start the holiday season on the right foot.
Ha ha, Christmas is on the way now then. Looks like there’s room for plenty of humour too – it seems like a Shrek-style nativity story, and all the animals are equivalents of Donkey?
I want to take my son to see this! Such an amazing cast lineup too! I’m so jealous you got to see it already!
We are looking forward to seeing this. It looks so cute and I am happy to say I love what it is about!
The face on the camel is adorable. Can’t wait to see this with the kids.
This movie sounds perfect for family movie night. I want my kids to remember the reason for the season is about Jesus and not about the material things that it is made out to be these days.
Thats a great casting line up. Looks like a cute movie.
I would love to see this movie with my family! There are lots of lessons to get and it looks fun!
I have never heard of this one but it looks really cute! We will have to check this one out!
If I had small kids, I would definitely take them to see this. It looks like a fun retelling.
Thanks for sharing! we have waiting for new movies to come so that we could enjoy playhouse movie time with out son. This could be a great watch
My kids are so excited to see this movie! It looks like a great holiday movie for the whole family!
I need a babysitter to be able to find the time to watch all the new cool movies! This looks awesome!
This movie is very timely for Christmas! I would love to watch this soon.
I saw the trailer for this movie today and can’t wait to see it! It looks like something my son would love!
I need to see this movie! My niece loves animals and I know she will enjoy it. I like that it has a great lesson.
It’s the first time I’m hearing of this movie. Seems like a nice one for kids. For me the kick off holiday seasons are oranges. The smell of a fresh cut orange takes me to Christmas instantly.
Aww, this looks like such a cute movie! I know this is going to be one my kids want to see, family movie night for sure!
What a wonderful way to remind ourselves of the meaning of the holiday. I can’t wait to share this with my family.
This would be a great movie to see for the holidays! I am sure my kids will love this!
looks like a cute movie, Just in time for Christmas.
This looks like a cute movie that I need to see. I think my kids would like it.
This is a great holiday movie for the kiddos! Haven’t heard about it before now. Would love to see this
Great movie to get into the Holiday spirit! I love this type of movies and I think my kids would enjoy it very much!
What a way to get the family into the Holiday spirit this season! This is awesome and the story is definitely going to touch your heart.
The kids and I are excited to see this! Sounds like a super cute movie!
This is awesome! I didn’t realize that this was coming out (I haven’t seen any trailers or ads for it). Looks like it won’t be great for educating kids!
I’ve heard great things about this movie and I look forward to seeing it this weekend.
I heard a radio review on this today and it sounds so cute. The perfect family holiday movie!
This looks like such a cute movie and of course I like the theme. I’m looking forward to watching this with my big kids!
This movie definitely looks like it is perfect for the whole family. What a perfect way to get into the holiday season mood.
This is such a great movie for the holidays! My son is just at the age that he will sit in the theater and watch a movie. We will definitely be going to see this!
This looks like a movie that will be great for kids. I’ll have to watch it with my daughter. I’m not religious, but she is, so she’d enjoy this!
Aww, how sweet! I love entertaining Christian movies for my kids.
this will be a great Christmas movie to see with the grandkids. thank you , this is the first time I’ve heard about it
It sounds like a lovely Christmas movie and I look forward to your updates. I’d love to watch this one with my kids! I’m sure they’ll love it.
The Star is sure to be a big hit. I am looking forward to going to see it with my friend and her little ones.
I love the cast lineup. We see a xmas eve movie every year and this might be the one we decide to see
I saw the commercial for this a few nights ago. It looks so cute and the cast is stellar. I cannot wait to see it with the kids!
It was so fun attending this event with you Claudia! Happy holidays! 🙂
It sounds like this movie will be a Christmas classic for our family. I love a lot of the voice actors and the whole concept of things being from the animals point of view is really fun!
This looks like a cute movie for my granddaughter to watch. I have been keeping an eye out for Christmas movies she will enjoy.
This movie sounds super sweet. It will definitely be a great one for us to watch as a family. I just love the cast!
This looks like a great family movie we can all watch together for the holiday season.
Oh this looks like a lovely movie to kick off the holiday season with. I love the idea of watching this with the family, going to pass it along to some friends too!
This sounds like a perfect movie to watch with my family during christmas. I hadn’t heard of it until now!
This is a movie that will be perfect for my family. The story of Christmas is always great.
I am always looking for new movies to take the kiddos to on our “field trips”. Thank you for the details of this. I’ve never heard of it. But it is on my visit list!
I want to see this! A stellar cast of actors. I’ve seen a trailer for this, and it looks well-written.
This is definitely something I can’t wait to see. It will be interesting to see what the perspective of what the director thought of when he made this movie. I know my kiddo would love it.
This sounds like the perfect family movie for the Holidays. I’m sure that my kids would really enjoy it.
I just saw the trailer for this movie this week! How cool you got to experience it before everyone else 🙂 Would love to see it.