Directed by Gilles de Maistre, the family-friendly adventure film Autumn and the Black Jaguar will open in U.S. theaters nationwide on January 17, 2025.
The film stars Lumi Pollack, Emily Bett Rickards, Paul Greene, and Wayne Charles Baker, with Kelly Hope Taylor, and newcomers Lucrezia Pini and Airam Camacho.
Lumi Pollack stars as Autumn, who grew up in the Amazon rainforest which gave her the rarest of friendships – a lost jaguar cub she discovers named Hope. When a tragic event forces Autumn to leave Hope for the unknowns of New York City, she dreams for years of going back to the rainforest and her friend. Aged 14, and having grown accustomed to city life, Autumn discovers her childhood village is under threat from animal traffickers and decides she must return to the Amazon to her beloved jaguar. Anja (Emily Bett Rickards) – Autumn’s endearingly clumsy biology teacher – unsuccessfully tries to dissuade her from this reckless plan. Joined by Anja, Autumn embarks on a journey to reunite with Hope and save her from those who seek to destroy the rainforest and its wildlife.
Remarkably, before filming their scenes together, Lumi Pollack who plays “Autumn” spent over a year playing and bonding with “Hope” the jaguar, from the time Hope was just a cub barely a month old. This imprinting phase created a true bond between the two that couldn’t be faked on screen.
Watch the official trailer for Autumn and the Black Jaguar.
The international box office hit comes from the same talents behind Mia and the White Lion and The Wolf and the Lion, and marks another collaboration with producer Catherine Camborde, and his wife, writer Prune de Maistre, who penned the screenplay.
“Following the box office success of ‘The Wolf and The Lion’ we are thrilled to add ‘Autumn and the Black Jaguar’ to our theatrical slate. Gilles and his talented team once again take audiences on an adventure, this time into the jungles of the Amazon, filled with beauty, animals and a great supporting cast,” said Blue Fox Entertainment’s James Huntsman.