Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023) | Behind The Lighthouse Storyboard and Movie Version Comparison

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Sometimes the hero you are meant to be lies just beneath the surface.
This summer, DreamWorks Animation dives into the turbulent waters of high school with a hilarious, heartfelt action comedy about a shy teenager who discovers that she’s part of a legendary royal lineage of mythical sea krakens and that her destiny, in the depths of the oceans, is bigger than she ever dreamed.
Sweet, awkward 16-year-old Ruby Gillman (Lana Condor, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before franchise) is desperate to fit in at Oceanside High, but she mostly just feels invisible. She’s math-tutoring her skater-boy crush (Jaboukie Young-White, Ralph Breaks the Internet), who only seems to admire her for her fractals, and she’s prevented from hanging out with the cool kids at the beach because her over-protective supermom (Oscar® nominee Toni Collette, Knives Out), has forbade Ruby from ever getting in the water.
But when she breaks her mom’s #1 rule, Ruby will discover that she is a direct descendant of the warrior Kraken queens and is destined to inherit the throne from her commanding grandmother (Academy Award® winner Jane Fonda), the Warrior Queen of the Seven Seas.
The Kraken are sworn to protect the oceans of the world against the vain, power-hungry mermaids who have been battling with the Kraken for eons. There’s one major, and immediate, problem with that: The school’s beautiful, popular new girl, Chelsea (Emmy winner Annie Murphy, Schitt’s Creek) just happens to be a mermaid. Ruby will ultimately need to embrace who she is and go big to protect those she loves most.
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken stars an extraordinary cast that includes Emmy winner Colman Domingo (Fear the Walking Dead) as Ruby’s supportive dad, Emmy nominee Sam Richardson (Veep) as Ruby’s enthusiastic uncle and Blue Chapman (Council of Dads) as Ruby’s cool little brother.
Directed by Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Kirk DeMicco (Vivo, The Croods) and produced by Kelly Cooney Cilella, p.g.a. (Trolls World Tour, Trolls), with Faryn Pearl (The Croods: A New Age, Trolls World Tour) serving as co-director, the film features a comedic powerhouse supporting cast, including Emmy nominee Will Forte (The Last Man on Earth), Emmy nominee Nicole Byer (Nailed It!), Liza Koshy (Transformers: Rise of the Beasts; Work It), Ramona Young (Never Have I Ever), Eduardo Franco (Stranger Things), Echo Kellum (Arrow), and award-winning social media creator and podcaster Emma Chamberlain (Anything Goes podcast).
The film is written by Emmy winning South Park producer Pam Brady (Lady Dynamite) and Brian C Brown (Briarpatch) & Elliott DiGuiseppi (Lucy in the Sky). The executive producer is Mike Mitchell (director of next year’s Kung Fu Panda 4) and the co-producer is Rachel Zusser (associate producer, The Croods: A New Age).
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[@pushbotton9694]

Dude, I really cry with this part, I admire how Agatha try to calm Ruby, admirable

[@cartersumner3881]

I Really Hope Dreamworks Makes More With This Movie In The Future And Not Forget It Existed They Always Have To Overshadow Their ACTUAL Great Films With Trolls Or Boss Baby… (Trolls 3 Is The Reason People Weren’t Paying Attention To Ruby In Theaters! They Released The Trailer Like A Two Months Before Ruby Came Out…)

[@colecamp2539]

I absolutely agree. Fortunately, they are still making an effort to promote this movie. They released it in theaters in Australia and New Zealand and will do so again in Japan coming March. Not to mention the Blu-ray and online rental sales are doing really well. Plus, the director did say he was very interested in doing a sequel, and Lana Condor said she would like to voice Ruby Gillman again if given the chance.

[@DYXAnims69]

Honestly there's nothing much here different besides Agatha's name change, also this is probably the best scene in this film imo

[@peachblossom09]

Facts

[@Kattlarv]

There's the stupid magic clothes being added... they serve literally no function tbh. Original scene is much sweeter without them even.

[@Mrohio-mt1bj]

It looks so cool

[@hiveemperor54]

There were so many things that shouldn’t have been deleted, like Nerissa and Chelsea being separate entities and the final fight with Nerissa. What we got was cool and all but damn, Ruby just absolutely destroying Nerissa while trolling her nonstop would have been so much better.

[@enriqueramirez0615]

Viva: huh, hey easy on the tears, i may not be Gene Kelly but I could try dancing in this downpour if you want me to. Ruby: Viva? Viva: Hello, Giant Cuttlefish, more things in Tokyo. Ruby: Everything's terrible. I scared my friends, I destroyed public property, the pentagon would probably arrest me, and worst of all I didn't have a chance to ask Connor to the prom. Viva: (screaming) (saten on) Ruby: I feel like that monster in that movie, nobody will come near me (sobbing) Viva: Well, I'm near you. Ruby: Huh, that right why are you here? Viva: Well I was out for my evening think and I'm not about to let someone Giant spoil my routine. Ruby: Evening think? Viva: Sure I walk around the the village by myself and contemplate all sorts of things, like why papers burn up but house burn down or why is he a him or why isn't she a shim. Ruby: You do this every night. Viva: Pretty much. Ruby: So what were you thinking about tonight. Viva: I was thinking about how you being a misfit makes me look normal and I'm not sure that so good for me. Ruby: Me? A misfit. Viva: Sure, look getting a date will be pretty tough for you now, huh. Ruby: Well yeah. Viva: I have to admit you can eat way more candy than me. Ruby: Well yeah. Viva: You feel exposed from your body. Ruby: Well yeah. Viva: and here you are hanging out all alone, right. Ruby: Well yeah. Viva: So you become the misfit, instead of me. Ruby: Oh no! I'm different! Viva: Relax, it's not so bad being difficult look at me, sure it can lonely sometimes but it also let me be myself. Ruby: But I'm not myself, I'm a freak! Viva: No, you're Ruby Gillman in a size 300 ft of soft violet flashy skin, now chill out together us misfits will figure out a solution. Ruby: 0:21 (sniffled, sigh) I'm really glad you're here. (Note: "Viva" is Poppy's sister and one of the new troll characters in the third film sequel of the DreamWorks Trolls franchise. The film is called "Trolls Band Together").

[@enriqueramirez0615]

Using elements from the 4th episode of Archie's Weird Mysteries "Attack of the 50-foot Veronica"

[@scottbirkentall2611]

Mrs. Gillman killed the Giant Kraken and freed Ruby Gillman!

[@enriqueramirez0615]

Uhh "killed" it's a very strong word I think it's more "tamely calmed" the Giant Kraken within Ruby.

[@ZGlove.]

So I'm guessing they absorb their clothes when going kraken/when they kraken up.

[@enriqueramirez0615]

0:07 But... I'm A... A Monster.

[@enriqueramirez0615]

0:10 A Monster.

[@enriqueramirez0615]

According to "Ishirō Honda", The director of the Original Godzilla movie in 1954 has a poignant quote on this, stating: "Monsters are tragic beings. They are born too tall, too strong, too heavy. They are not evil by choice. That is their tragedy".

[@enriqueramirez0615]

1:12 (sniffled, sighed) I'm Really Glad You're Here, Mom.

[@enriqueramirez0615]

Godzilla: Dear child, monsters, such as myself, are tragic beings. We're not evil willingly, with a few exceptions. We are born too tall, too strong, and too heavy; that is our tragedy. We do not attack mankind voluntarily, again with a few exceptions, but because of our physical dimensions we cause danger and grief; therefore man defends himself against us. You, however, are no monster. You are just a girl, you are wildly earnest and optimistic and steadfast and with a very big heart💜, with a family that loves you especially your mom and grandma, friends that adore you, a boyfriend who admires you and a place you can call home. Hopefully, you will never have to face the hardships that I endure every day. (Licking/wiping her salty tears)

[@enriqueramirez0615]

0:11

[@ethenallen1388]

Later on, she meets the whale again, and he remembers her.

[@Kattlarv]

I still morn the stupid magic clothes being added... Very small detail, but the movie would have been improved a lot without them tbh.

[@doctorwhosit3896]

Love this. It’s very heartwarming.🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵