GKIDS has announced the North American release date for the animated feature Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet. Having had its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2014, the film will finally open in New York City and Los Angeles on August 7, with US and Canadian expansion in the following weeks.
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Based on the iconic 20th-century work of spiritual and philosophical prose poetry, Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet was written and directed by director Roger Allers (The Lion King, Open Season) and has been described as a passion project for actress-producer Salma Hayek. The film features the voices of Hayek, Liam Neeson, Quvenzhané Wallis, John Krasinski, Frank Langella and Alfred Molina.
