In recent weeks Nickelodeon has been offering up small teases of its new live-action “Monster High: The Movie.” First with a short teaser and then with a series of character posters. On Thursday, Nickelodeon unleashed the first full trailer for the film, which is slated to premiere on Nickelodeon and Paramount+ on October 6, 2022.
“Monster High: The Movie” is a live-action movie musical based on the iconic Monster High franchise about the children of famous monsters and creatures. The film follows Clawdeen Wolf (Miia Harris, “Just Beyond”), born half human and half werewolf, after arriving at her new school, Monster High. She quickly makes friends with her classmates Frankie Stein (Ceci Balagot, “Dispatches from Elsewhere”) and Draculaura (Nayah Damasen, “Grey’s Anatomy”), and for the first time in her life, Clawdeen feels like she has finally found a place where she fits in and can truly be herself, despite keeping her human half a secret. When a devious plan to destroy Monster High threatens to reveal her real identity, Clawdeen must learn to embrace her true monster heart and find a way to save the day alongside her new friends.
“Monster High: The Movie” also stars: Case Walker (“The Other Two”) as Deuce Gorgon; Kyle Selig (“Mean Girls on Broadway”) as Mr. Komos; Marci T. House (“Day of the Dead”) as Headmistress Bloodgood; Scotch Ellis Loring (“Firehouse Dog”) as Clawdeen’s dad, Apollo; Steve Valentine (“Mom”) as Draculaura’s dad, Dracula; Jy Prishkulnik (“Just Beyond”) as Cleo de Nile; Lina Lecompte (“Death Pursuit”) as Lagoona; Justin Derickson (“When the Streetlights Go On”) as Heath Burns; Lilah Fitzgerald (“Honey Girls”) as Ghoulia; and Nasiv Sall (“Descendants 2”) as Abbey Bominable. Additional fan-favorite characters from the Monster High universe will also be seen throughout the movie.
“Monster High: The Movie” premieres Thursday, October 6, at 7 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon and streams that same day on Paramount+. The movie will encore on Nickelodeon on Friday, October 7, and Saturday, October 8, at 7 p.m. (ET/PT).
“Monster High: The Movie” is directed and executive produced by Todd Holland (“The Real O’Neals”). The story is by Jenny Jaffe (“Big Hero 6: The Series”), Greg Erb, and Jason Oremland (“Princess and the Frog”), and the teleplay is by Jaffe and Billy & Matt Eddy (“Zapped”). Adam Bonnett (“Descendants” franchise) serves as executive producer. Frederic Soulie, Senior Vice President & General Manager of Mattel Television, and Phil Breman, Vice President of Live Action Development, oversee the movie for Mattel and serve as executive producers. Production on “Monster High: The Movie” for Nickelodeon is overseen by Zack Olin and Shauna Phelan, Co-Heads of Nickelodeon & Awesomeness Live-Action, along with executives Lee Rosenthal, Linda Halder, and Jules Kovisars.
