The Legend of Zara

The Legend of Zara is a 2026 American 3D computer-animated comedy film directed by Genndy Tartakovsky in his first non Hotel Transylvania film for Sony Pictures Animation. The film stars Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Ariel Winter, Amy Adams, Cobie Smulders, Julie Andrews, Wanda Sykes, Patrick Warburton, and Steve Buscemi. In the film, a group of friends get sucked into a board game called The Kingdom of Zara and must finish it to escape. Mark Mothersbaugh and John Powell score the film's music. It was released on March 27, 2026, by Columbia Pictures. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed over $1 billion worldwide, making it the 3rd highest-grossing animated film of 2026.

Synopsis
Gary Nelson (Jim Carrey) is an ordinary 10-year old boy from Flint, Michigan, whose grades are very high. When he accidentally places a vortex card on the board of his game The Kingdom of Zara, he must play the game to get out.

Cast

 * Jim Carrey as Gary Nelson/Kyle Van Helsing, the creator of the board game The Kingdom of Zara whose game character is part archer-part vampire hunter.
 * Jeff Daniels as Tony Morgan/Swishbuckle, Gary's best friend whose game character is a werewolf-pirate hybrid.
 * Ariel Winter as Lori Nelson/Princess Zara, Gary's 6-year old sister whose game character is the princess of Zara.
 * Amy Adams as Cindy Mindy/The Peppermint Creature, Gary's girlfriend whose game character is a peppermint vampire-werewolf hybrid.
 * Cobie Smulders as Angel Hayes/Mrs. Storm, Gary's mentor whose game character is a humanoid cloud creature.
 * Julie Andrews as Mrs. Williams, a friendly witch within the game.
 * Wanda Sykes as Andie, a wisecracking dragon.
 * Patrick Warburton as Jack London (named after the author of The Call of the Wild)/The Werewolf King, a 40-year old werewolf who is the overweight king of the werewolves.
 * Steve Buscemi as Warwiz, a warlock iguana and the villain within the game.