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Timberlake will play Branch, a "hilariously hardcore
survivalist", joining Anna Kendrick as Princess Poppy in the
first movie adaptation starring the Danish toys, which have
already played cameos roles in Pixar's Toy Story movies.
The blank-gazed dolls with colorful spiky hairdos were inspired
by Scandinavian troll folklore. They were first crafted in 1959
by Danish woodcutter Thomas Dam, too poor to afford a Christmas
present for his daughter, and grew in popularity in the sixties.
The movie will be directed by Mike Mitchell, who is well
qualified by virtue of his experience on DreamWorks' other troll
franchise, Shrek. It will be released on Nov. 4, 2016 by 20th
Century Fox.
(Reporting by Alexander Tange; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)
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