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'Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans' footage teases war 'between mankind and magic'

By Annie Martin   |   April 27, 2021 at 1:07 PM
Emile Hirsch voices Jim Lake, Jr., in "Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans." File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Colin O'Donoghue voices Douxie Casperan in "Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans." File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Kelsey Grammer (R), pictured with Kayte Walsh, voices Blinky in "Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans." File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Alfred Molina voices Archie in "Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans." File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Steven Yeun voices Steve Palchuk in "Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans." File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

April 27 (UPI) -- Netflix is giving a glimpse of the new movie Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans.

The streaming service shared a teaser for the upcoming animated film Tuesday.

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The preview teases an impending war "between mankind and magic." Jim Lake, Jr. (Emile Hirsch), Claire Nuñez (Lexi Medrano), Douxie Casperan (Colin O'Donoghue) and other heroes are seen uniting against the new threat.

Rise of the Titans takes place in Guillermo Del Toro's Tales of Arcadia universe. The film is a sequel to the animated TV series Trollhunters, 3Below and Wizards and features characters from all three shows.

The franchise is set in the fictional town of Arcadia, which is home to trolls, aliens, wizards and other otherworldly creatures.

Rise of the Titans also features the voices of Charlie Saxton, Kelsey Grammer, Alfred Molina, Steven Yeun, Nick Frost, Diego Luna and Tatiana Maslany.

Johane Matte, Francisco Ruiz Velasco and Andrew L. Schmidt directed the film from a screenplay by Mac Guggenheim, Dan Hageman and Kevin Hageman. Del Toro served as executive producer.

Rise of the Titans premieres July 21 on Netflix.