Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
is a 2023 American animated teen comedy film directed by Kirk DeMicco and written
by the writing team of Brian C. Brown & Elliott DiGuiseppi and Pam Brady. Produced by
DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures, the film stars the voices of
Lana Condor, Toni Collette, Annie Murphy, Colman Domingo, and Jane Fonda. The film follows
a shy kraken girl named Ruby Gillman (Condor) who is desperate to fit in at Oceanside High.
When she breaks her mother's (Collette) rule by going into the ocean with any would-be friends,
she discovers that she is a direct descendant of battle-hardened krakens who have protected
the sea from evil mermaids for generations, and is also destined to inherit the throne from
her grandmother (Fonda). Stephanie Economou composed the film's musical score.
It features new songs from Mimi Webb and Freya Ridings.
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken 2023
