Banderas lends voice to Justin and Knights of Valour character

Spanish actor Antonio Banderas has lent his voice to one of the main characters in Justin and the Knights of Valour, a feature-length 3D animated film scheduled for release next year.

The English-language movie is the latest project of Kandor Graphics, a Spanish animation studio in which Banderas is a partner and which received an Oscar nomination for best animated short film in 2009 for The Lady and the Reaper.

Banderas said during a visit to the studio's headquarters in the southern city of Granada, that the film — about a boy on a quest to become a knight against his father's wishes — "is a homage to the values that unfortunately no longer prevail as much, such as love, loyalty and bravery".