Upside-Down Magic (film)
Upside-Down Magic is a Disney Channel Original Movie and adaptation of the eponymous fantasy book series by Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins. The film stars Izabela Rose and Siena Agudong. It premiered on Disney Channel on July 31, 2020.
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| Genre | Fantasy |
| Based on | Upside-Down Magic by Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins |
| Written by | Nick Pustay |
| Directed by | Joe Nussbaum |
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| Composer(s) | Tom Howe |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Producer(s) | Drew Locke |
| Cinematography | Adam Santelli |
| Editor(s) | Gordon Rempel |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
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| Original network | Disney Channel |
| Original release | July 31, 2020 |
Plot
Best friends Elinor "Nory" Boxwood-Horace and Reina Carvajal enroll at Sage Academy and show off their abilities. While Reina is placed in the Flare class, Nory is placed in the Upside-Down Magic program by Headmistress Knightslinger which is run by Budd Skriff. In this program are students who have imperfect abilities as Headmistress Knightslinger considers them to be easy targets for the Shadow Magic. As Nory and her fellow students plan to perfect their abilities, Headmistress Knightslinger is unaware that the Shadow Magic has ways of targeting the most unlikely students.
Cast
- Izabela Rose as Elinor "Nory" Boxwood-Horace, a 13-year old abnormal Fluxer who can transform into unusual hybrid animals like a Dritten (a cat/dragon hybrid).
- Siena Agudong as Reina Carvajal, Nory's best friend and Flare student who can manipulate fire.
- Kyle Howard as Budd Skriff, the teacher of the Upside Down Magic school and groundskeeper who is later revealed to be an abnormal Fuzzy that can only communicate to animals by singing
- Elie Samouhi as Elliot Cohen, an abnormal Flare who can make smoke instead of fire
- Alison Fernandez as Pepper Paloma, an abnormal Flicker who can push things away from her
- Max Torina as Andres Padillo, an abnormal Flyer who can fly to increasingly high heights and has trouble coming back down
- Vicki Lewis as Linda Knightslinger, the headmistress of Sage Academy
- Yasmeen Fletcher as Chandra, a manifestation of Shadow Magic who can only be seen by Reina
- Callum Seagram Airlie as Phillip, a student in the Flare class
- Cynthia Kaye McWilliams as Professor Argon, the teacher of the Flare class
- Elaine Kao as Professor Han, the teacher of the Fluxer class
- Amitai Marmorstein as Professor Lewis, the teacher of the Flicker class
Production
Development and casting
Disney Channel optioned the book series in 2015.[1] Production began in began in August 2019 with the cast announcement.[2] Joe Nussbaum directed and executive produced the film, with Suzanne Farwell and Susan Cartsonis also executive producing; Nick Pustay and Josh Cagan worked on the teleplay.[3][4]
Filming
Principal photography took place on Vancouver Island.[5]
Release
Upside-Down Magic premiered on Disney Channel on July 31, 2020.[6]
References
- Petski, Denise (September 22, 2015). "Disney Channel Acquires Tween Tale 'Upside-Down Magic'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- "Newcomer Izabela Rose Leads Ensemble Cast for New Disney Channel Original Movie "Upside-Down Magic"". Disney Channel (Press release). August 19, 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-20 – via The Futon Critic.
- Fox, Sarah (June 18, 2020). "Disney Channel Original Movie 'Upside-Down Magic' to Premiere in July". The Slanted. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- "Upside-Down Magic Fact Sheet". Walt Disney Television Press. June 18, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- Starr, Michael (July 9, 2020). "Meet the 15-year-old star of Disney Channel's 'Upside-Down Magic'". New York Post. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- Bucksbaum, Sydney (June 18, 2020). "Get a first look at Upside-Down Magic, the Disney Channel Original Movie-version of Harry Potter". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 1, 2020.