Kaleidoscothic III: Darkest Days

Kaleidoscothic III: Darkest Days
Directed by	Reloaxa
Story by	Reloaxa
Written by	Reloaxa
Based on	Darkest Days by Reloaxa
Starring	Olivia Olson Jason Statham
Music by	Danny Elfman
Production company(s)	Thirty-8 Animations
Distributed by	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release date(s)	October 24, 2036
Running time	112 minutes
Language	English
Budget	$127 million
Box office	$473.6 million
Preceded by	Kaleidoscothic II: A Stitch in Crime
Followed by	Kaleidoscothic IV: Bloodmoon

Kaleidoscothic III: Darkest Days is a 2036 American 3D computer-animation horror comedy-drama film produced by Thirty-8 Animations and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the third entry in the Kaleidoscothic film series. It is based on 'Darkest Days', the third entry of the web comic anthology series 'Kaleidoscothic' created by Reloaxa, who directed and wrote the film.

Film Summary

Robin Merritt, a young aspiring singer-songwriter, was cursed with terrifying uncontrollable werecat abilities when she was born, which is triggered at night when the moon shines and she gets anxious. A local gang, led by town bad boy Kevin Titcher, try to stop her from performing a concert that could potentially kickstart her career as they and many of the townsfolk suspect she's behind some mysterious reports of savage bloody kills throughout the town, so she seeks to prove her innocence and seek out the real killer. Along the way, she encounters the terrifying creature behind her curse.

Voice Cast

• Olivia Olson as Robin Merritt, a high school dropout and aspiring self-taught gothic rock singer-songwriter who has uncontrollable werecat abilities.
• Jason Statham as The Mustuneet, the werecat lord and ruler of the Overworld, who cursed Robin when she was born.
• Timothée Chalamet as Kevin Titcher, gang leader and local town bad boy who picks on Robin whenever he gets the opportunity.

Reception

Critical reception

Kaleidoscothic III: Darkest Days was universally acclaimed by critics and audiences. It has been considered the best Kaleidoscothic movie and one of Reloaxa's best works to date, as well as one of the best animated films of in a long time, with every aspect being praised, including the story, emotional weight, suspense, voice performances, music and character development. The film was lauded for it's use of werecat transformation as a metaphor for experiencing an anxiety episode and the consequences it can cause to someone and those around them. The Mustuneet has been called one of the greatest villains in animation, with his design, pure evil nature and Statham's performance all being praised. The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reports that 98% of critics gave the film a positive review based on 198 reviews, with an average score of 8.3/10. The site's consensus states: “Kaleidoscothic III: Darkest Days delivers strong characters, a great narrative and expertly balances the humour, drama and suspense to proclaim itself as not just the best entry in the series, but a destined horror/animation classic." Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 from top reviews from mainstream critics, calculated a score of 87 based on 40 reviews, indicating "Universal acclaim." In CinemaScore polls, cinema audiences gave Kaleidoscothic III: Darkest Days an average score of "A+" on an A+ to F scale.

Sequel

Darkest Days was initially going to be the last entry in the film series, but because of it's widespread appeal and success, Reloaxa then announced he would adapt the fourth entry of the comic series. In 2039, Kaleidoscothic IV: Bloodmoon was released to positive reviews.