Patricia Arquette Joins Troll: The Rise Of Harry Potter, Jr.

No, not that Harry Potter....Come with us on a journey to meet a young man named Harry Potter, who must stop a diabolical evil from… No, wait! It’s not a new story set in J.K. Rowling’s world, as the new project’s lawyers are at pains to point out. It’s actually an animated follow-up to 1986 oddity Troll, and Patricia Arquette is the first person to be announced as part of the voice cast.Yes, despite the fact that it was critically mauled upon release, Troll – which saw the titular creature invade a San Francisco apartment on the hunt for a magical ring that can turn him back into human form – has become something of a cult curio, if not exactly a hit.Now the original film’s director, John Carl Buechler is involved in the new film, known as Troll: The Rise Of Harry Potter, Jr., which finds the young hero – voiced here by newcomer Baxter Barlett, taking over the role from Noah Hathaway – revisiting the magical world he experienced the first time, and reaching out to a witch (Arquette) for help against a troll wizard and his plans to take over the planet.Yes, the Harry Potter who appeared on film (he’s Harry Potter, Jr., which means his father, Harry Potter, Sr.