Shawn Mendes voices a reptile singing in Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile teaser

there are great Paddington vibrations of this first step for the adaptation of the book Lyle, Lyle’s crocodile, with the anthropomorphic central creature, talkative and kind, a confused family who learns to accept him, and strange characters in the larger cast. But as the bear himself would say, looking hard at him: if you come to see the king, better not lose him … Take a look at this first look anyway.

Here’s the summary of their story: When the Primm family (Constance Wu, Scoot McNairy, Winslow Fegley) move to New York, their young son Josh struggles to adjust to his new school and new friends. Everything changes when he discovers Lyle, a singing crocodile (Shawn Mendes) who loves baths, caviar and good music, who lives in the attic of his new home.

The two quickly become friends, but when Lyle’s existence is threatened by the evil neighbor Mr. Grumps (Brett Gelman), the family must team up for him with Lyle’s charismatic landlord, Hector P. Valenti (Javier Bardem). to show the world that the family can come. from the most unexpected places and there’s nothing wrong with a great singing crocodile with an even bigger personality.

Based on Bernard Waber’s best-selling book series and adapted by Will Davies for directors Will Speck and Josh Gordon, Lyle, LyleThe great weapon of charm here is the singer Mendes, who sings songs written by Land/the greatest showman the duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, who lead a team that also includes Ari Afsar, Emily Gardner, Xu Hall, Mark Sonnenblick and Joriah Kwamé.

Can it compete with the Big P? we will know when Lyle, Lyle, crocodile comes out in theaters in October.