The Land of Sometimes

Twins Alfie and Elise find a magical Wish Watch on Christmas Eve and are swept by the Wish Collector into the musical Land of Sometimes, where they learn that wishes have consequences.

Cast

Ewan McGregor

as The Wish Collector (voice)

Helena Bonham Carter

as Mediocris (voice)

Alisha Weir

as Elise (voice)

Andrei Shen

as Alfie (voice)

Mel Brooks

as The Postman (voice)

Gregory Gudgeon

as Mr. Smaller Than Small (voice)

Terry Jones

as The Wish Watch (voice)

Ruby Turner

as Mrs. Blip (voice)

Jessica Henwick

as Mother (voice)

Stefan Ashton Frank

as The Guardian (voice)

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Well the producers certainly assembled quite an half decent cast for the English language version of this colourful and vibrant animation, and they even coaxed renowned lyricist Sir Tim Rice back for the first time in a couple of decades to write the title song for Ewan McGregor. With their sea capt...

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