Reflexos do Medo” has new actors?

Opening in theaters this Thursday, 18th, “Turma da Mônica Jovem: Reflexos do Medo” is responsible for bringing the teenage versions of Mônica, Magali, Cascão, Cebola, Milena and the rest of the Gang in the flesh, thus, the first live-action adaptation of works created by Mauricio de Sousa to accomplish the feat.

Even though, with the characterization, Sophia Valverde, Xande Valois, Bianca Paiva, Theo Solomon It is Carol Robertopresent several similarities to the respective characters, some fans of the ‘real’ versions of the Gang on the small and big screen did not accept the idea that the iconic figures would no longer be played by Giulia Benite, Kevin Vechiatto, Laura Rauseo It is Gabriel Moreira.

This is because the former quintet inaugurated the film franchise based on Dona da Rua’s group of friends, starring in the films “Turma da Mônica: Laços” (2019) and “Turma da Mônica: Lições” (2021), in addition to becoming the cast chosen to live the eight-episode adventure of “Turma da Mônica: A Série”, released in 2022 on Globoplay, thus becoming marked in the public’s imagination as the official faces of the gang off the pages.

So much so that, when the new cast was confirmed, fans created a petition, on July 22, 2022, against the replacement of the old actors. In less than a week, the petition created on the Avaaz website already had more than 45 thousand signatures.

However, Mauricio de Sousa Produções (MSP) was determined to make the change, and even with pressure from the fandom, the change in the cast was maintained.

But, what was the reason that led to the change of actors in Turma da Mônica?

The revelation of why the company, founded by the Brazilian cartoonist Mauricio de Sousachanged the actors, came about through MSP’s audiovisual executive producer, Marcos Saraivain an interview with Folha de São Paulo last year.

At the time, he mentioned that one of the reasons was the age of the characters, since in Turma da Mônica Jovem, they are older and more mature, which is why older actors were necessary. So much so that, Theo It is Bianca is 20 years old, Xande is 18 and Sofia17, a few years more than the previous interpreters, who today are between 15 and 16 years old.

Another reason was the fear that the characters would remain associated with the same cast for a long time, as this could create problems for future stories, as over the years the actors could give up on continuing in the project and ruin plans for sequels. or new productions, or even undermines the possibility of actors asking for exorbitant fees due to the time they dedicate to released titles.

Finally, the rights to adapt the work were also mentioned, since Turma da Mônica and Turma da Mônica Jovem are different properties.

More about “Turma da Mônica Jovem: Reflexos do Medo”

“Turma da Mônica Jovem: Reflexos do Medo” is directed by Mauricio Eça (Carousel), while the script is signed by Sabrina Garcia, Rodrigo Goulart It is Regina Negrini.

The synopsis says: “On the first day of high school classes, Mônica, Cebola, Magali, Cascão and Milena don’t take long to realize that things are strange. When they discover that the Limoeiro Museum will be auctioned, they decide to join together on a mission to try to save him. As they investigate what is happening, they come across old and frightening secrets of the Limoeiro neighborhood and soon realize that they may be dealing with a much greater threat.”

In addition to Sophia Valverde, Xande Valois, Bianca Paiva, Theo Salomão and Carol Roberto, the cast includes Maria Bopp (Ana Paula, school coordinator), Rodrigo Fernandes (Falconi, curator of the Limoeiro Museum), Matthew Solano (Licurgus, director of the museum and school), Ataíde Arcoverde (Lindolfo, great-great-grandfather of Lycurgus), Eliana Fonseca (Aunt Nena) and Julia Rabelo (Dona Isabelle).