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Sequels, remakes, and spin-offs have dominated box office charts for decades. But all hit franchises need to start somewhere. So, after exhausting the Shrek and How To Train Your Dragon franchises, DreamWorks is taking the plunge with their first batch of original characters since 2019’s Abominable. The story of the Kraken – giant multi-tentacled sea creatures famed for dragging galleons to the ocean floor – isn’t an obvious source for a cutesy family comedy. But if you saw last year’s Turning Red or remember Michael J Fox’s Teen Wolf, you’ll know where this teenage monster movie is heading. Fifteen years ago, wobbly squid-like couple Agatha (voiced by Toni Collette) and Peter (Colman Domingo) Gillman abandoned the ocean to raise their two kids in a seaside town. Despite having blue ...