The Angry Birds Movie

The Angry Birds Movie

Theatrical release poster
Directed by
  • Fergal Reilly
  • Clay Kaytis
Produced by
Written by Jon Vitti
Based on Angry Birds 
by Rovio Entertainment
Starring
Music by Heitor Pereira[1]
Edited by Kent Beyda
All Garrett
Production
company
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release dates
  • May 12, 2016 (2016-05-12) (Israel[2])
  • May 13, 2016 (2016-05-13) (Finland)
  • May 20, 2016 (2016-05-20) (United States)
Running time
 97 minutes[3]
Country
  • United States
  • Finland
Language English
Budget $80 million[4]

The Angry Birds Movie is an upcoming 2016 American-Finnish 3D computer-animated action-adventure comedy film based on the video game series of the same name. It is being directed by Clay Kaytis and Fergal Reilly (in their directorial debuts),[5] produced by John Cohen and Catherine Winder,[6] and written by Jon Vitti.[7] The film will be animated by Sony Pictures Imageworks, and stars Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Kate McKinnon, Sean Penn, Tony Hale, Keegan-Michael Key, Bill Hader, and Peter Dinklage.[8]

Synopsis

The film begins on an island inhabited by flightless birds where one of which, Red (Jason Sudekis) begins telling a group of fledglings a story. The story flashes back into the past, where Red was revealed to be a reclusive, grumpy bird outcast prone to hissy fits. He is a clown whose job is to entertain newly hatched birds. After bombing his latest client because of his temper, he is sent to bird court, where the honorable Judge Peckinpah (Keegan-Michael Key), who stands on another bird named Cyrus (Tony Hale) and covers him with a robe, sentences Red to anger management class, much to his reluctance. The class is taught by Matilda (Maya Rudolph), who was an angry bird herself. Among the birds in the class are Chuck (Josh Gad), a fast yellow bird who caused problems with a bird cop, Bomb (Danny McBride), a gentle black bird who literally explodes whenever he gets mad, and Terence (Sean Penn), a giant red bird who only growls. The class fails to improve Red's attitude and he attacks a sign made by Chuck.

One day, while taking the class, Red and the other birds on the island discover a boat coming to the island. The anchor of the boat crashes on Red's house and soon, the boat door opens up and reveals a giant, fat, bearded pig named Leonard (Bill Hader) and his tiny assistant, Ross (also Hale). Leonard claims to be peaceful and brings offerings of friendship. They are immediately accepted on the island and later that night, they put on a show and eventually, more pigs are revealed to be on the island with them, which contradicts Leonard's earlier claim that it was only him and Ross. The pigs introduce a giant slingshot to the birds and uses Red as a subject for it, to which he lands on the beach. Red, who is upset at the pigs for wrecking his house and becomes suspicious of the pigs, decides to search their boat for something odd and Chuck and Bomb join him. They eventually find lots of pigs on the ship. Thinking he's got something on them, he reveals the additional pack to the birds, but Peckinpah is more concerned that he snuck aboard their boat and Leonard claims that he wanted to surprise the birds with a cowboy show with his 'cousins'. Red, now even more of a misfit, sulks off to his house.

After Red discovers that even more pigs have shown up, Peckinpah tells him to stear clear of them, refusing to believe his bad vibes about the pigs. Undeterred, he recruits Chuck and Bomb to help him find Mighty Eagle, a giant eagle who is said to be the protector of the island. They find him (Peter Dinklage) in his cave, but he is seemingly revealed to be a lazy guy who can't even fly. Angered over the Eagle, Red and his friends leave and they discover that Red's suspicion of the pigs was correct as they are stealing the eggs of the birds while the residents are distracted by a party. Red and Bomb fail to retrieve the eggs from the pigs when they leave in their boat and Chuck alerts the birds of the theft. When they arrive on the beach, Peckinpah apologizes to Red for not listening to him and asks him on what to do. Seeing the depressed birds, Red rallies them to be angry and set sail for the pigs' island in order to steal back the eggs. The birds make a boat, set sail and eventually land on the pigs' island. The pigs' island reveals to be slightly messy as they live in unstable houses and spend their days goofing off. They discover a giant castle in the center and estimate that the eggs are there.

Using the slingshot from earlier, the birds attack the pigs when they are shot at them, but fail to reach the castle. Red, Chuck, and Bomb make it to the castle and eventually find the eggs in a boiler room but before they can save them, they are picked up in a giant net. Red makes it onto the net and climbs to the egg pile. Leonard, who is dressed as a king (hence his leadership to the pigs), decides to boil him too. However, Mighty Eagle shows up and tries to carry the eggs out, but Leonard holds Red's leg when he's hanging onto the net. It starts to tear and a blue egg falls out. Deciding to risk his life, Red lets go of the nest to save the egg from Leonard and eventually floods the castle with the boiling liquid the pigs were using to heat up the eggs. Red outsmarts Leonard and takes back the egg, leaving the head pig killed by TNT that the pigs used during their heist. After the explosion, the birds mourn the loss of the seemingly dead Red, but he emerges with the egg and is hailed a hero. When approached by Mighty Eagle, the giant bird states that by losing faith in him (Eagle), Red gained faith in himself.

The birds gave Mighty Eagle all the credit for the egg rescue, but Red humbly takes it in stride. He discovers that the birds have rebuilt his house as a sign of gratitude and Red decides that it would be better in life to be part of a community. We cut back to the present day where Red bids farewell to the hatchlings and goes back to his house and watches the sunset on the beach, where he swats a fly when it disturbs him, but Red accepts the fact that he is still an angry bird.[9]

Cast

Production

Finnish video-game developer Rovio Entertainment said in a news release that it has picked Sony Pictures Imageworks's[14] Vancouver[15][16] to be the primary animation house for the production of this movie.[17][18] Rovio also hired David Maisel, former executive producer of Marvel Studios films such as Iron Man and Thor, to head up production of feature-length films.[19] On September 29, 2014, the studios launched an official website for the film UnlocktheFlock.com.[20] On October 1, first image from the film was revealed along with the ensemble cast, which includes Jason Sudeikis as Red, head of the flock, Josh Gad as the speedy Chuck, Danny McBride as the volatile Bomb, Bill Hader as the evil pig leader Leonard, Maya Rudolph as Matilda, Peter Dinklage as the Mighty Eagle.[8] The cast also includes Keegan-Michael Key, Kate McKinnon, Tony Hale, Ike Barinholtz, Hannibal Buress, Cristela Alonzo, Jillian Bell, Danielle Brooks, Romeo Santos, and Smosh duo Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox.[12]

The film's budget is estimated at $80 million (€75 million).[4] In addition, Rovio and Sony Entertainment will spend roughly €100 million for the marketing and distribution of the film.[4] Exact share was not disclosed, but Rovio will invest in the film over €100 million, which would make it the largest budget in the film industry in Finland, where its most expensive film was Big Game, a 2014 adventure film, made for €8.5 million.[4] Despite the massive budget Rovio's CEO Mikael Hed stated that "it is the one that I don't ever lose any sleep over."[21] calling it "tremendously strong as a story".[21] During August 2015 Rovio announced that they were expecting to cut 250 jobs equaling 40% of the company. The only sector spared from the job cuts would be personnel working on the movie.[22]

Soundtrack

The Angry Birds Movie
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released May 6, 2016 (2016-05-06)[23]
Recorded 2016
Genre
Length 48:43
Label Atlantic

The Angry Birds Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[24] is the soundtrack album for The Angry Birds Movie. The album was released on May 6, 2016.[25]

Track listing

No. TitlePerformed by Length
1. "Friends"  Blake Shelton 3:04
2. "I Will Survive"  Demi Lovato 4:05
3. "Wonderful Life (Mi Oh My)"  Matoma 3:30
4. "On Top of the World"  Imagine Dragons 3:12
5. "Explode"  Charli XCX 3:45
6. "Never Gonna Give You Up"  Rick Astley 3:34
7. "Rock You Like a Hurricane"  Scorpions 4:16
8. "Fight"  Steve Aoki 3:52
9. "Wild Thing"  Tone Lōc 4:25
10. "Sound of da Police"  KRS-One 4:18
11. "Behind Blue Eyes"  Limp Bizkit 4:31
12. "The Mighty Eagle Song"  Peter Dinklage 2:06
13. "The Mighty Red Song"  The Hatchlings 0:47
14. "Medley: Angry Birds Movie Score"  Heitor Pereira 3:18

Release

On May 15, 2013, Sony Pictures Entertainment announced that it had made a deal with Rovio Entertainment to distribute their CG-animated feature film of their video game franchise Angry Birds. The film was scheduled to be released on July 1, 2016,[26] but in December 2014, it was moved up to May 20, 2016.[27] On September 23, 2015, the teaser trailer for the film was released onto YouTube,[28] and was shown two days later in theatres for screenings of Hotel Transylvania 2. Four months later, the official theatrical trailer for the film was again released onto YouTube[29] and was shown in theatres for screenings of Kung Fu Panda 3. A showing of the second trailer for theatres in Finland and cinemas in the UK was included in screenings of Kung Fu Panda 3 and Zootopia in Easter 2016.[30]

The film will premiere in Finland and the UK on May 13, 2016; a week prior to the US release on May 20, 2016.

Promotion

To help with the film's promotion, Rovio made a deal with The Lego Group to make a series of 6 Lego sets, scheduled for a spring 2016 release. A balloon themed after Red debuted at the 2015 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to promote the film.[31][32][33]

References

  1. ↑ Burlingame, Jon (August 26, 2015). "Heitor Pereira Coaxes Emotion Out of Music". Variety. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  2. ↑ "טריילר רשמי חדש - אנגרי בירדס הסרט - בבתי הקולנוע ב-12.05.2016". Youtube. January 31, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ "The Angry Birds Movie". Showcase Cinemas. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Saarinen, Juhani; Teivainen, Aleksi (March 19, 2015). "Rovio splashes over €100m in animated feature". Helsinki Times. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Animation Vets Clay and Fergal Reilly will direct Angry Birds feature". Cartoon Brew. Amid Amidi. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Rovio announces Jon Cohen as the producer of Angry Birds". Rovio. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Jon Vitti takes flight with Angry Birds movie screenplay". Rovio. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 McNary, Dave (October 1, 2014). "‘Angry Birds’ Movie Casts Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Peter Dinklage, Maya Rudolph". Variety. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  9. ↑ Tilly, Chris (September 14, 2015). "The Angry Birds Movie Looks Hilarious". IGN. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Chuck on Twitter: "Kallan Holley voice as young Red. And Jason Sudeikis voice as Red. #AngryBirdsMovie"". Twitter. April 13, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  11. ↑ Pedersen, Erik (September 23, 2015). "‘Angry Birds Movie’ Trailer: Sony’s Avians-Vs-Pigs Saga Takes Ire To New Levels". Deadline. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The Cast and First Image from the Angry Birds Movie Revealed!". comingsoon.net. October 1, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  13. ↑ Staskiewicz, Keith (December 29, 2015). "Blake Shelton to sing and voice a pig in The Angry Birds Movie". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  14. ↑ "The Angry Birds flies to Sony Pictures Imageworks Vancouver". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  15. ↑ The Canadian Press (February 17, 2014). "Angry Birds to be made in Vancouver". CBC News. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Angry Birds lands in Vancouver". The Province. Derrick Penner. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  17. ↑ Seikaly, Andrea (February 14, 2014). "Angry Birds’ Pic Nests in Vancouver". Variety. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Angry Birds the movie is coming". TG Daily. David Konow. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Angry Birds Aim For World Domination". FoxNews.com. October 19, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  20. ↑ "Help Fling Angry Birds to Reveal a Movie Surprise!". comingsoon.net. September 29, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  21. 1 2 Rossi, Juhana; Grundberg, Sven. "Angry Birds Maker Rovio Aims for the Next Level". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  22. ↑ Spangler, Todd. "‘Angry Birds’ Maker Rovio to Axe 260 Jobs, But Spares Movie Staff". Variety. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Demi Lovato's 'Angry Birds' Soundtrack Song Could Be The 2016 Song Of The Summer". Bustle. January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  24. ↑ "The Angry Birds Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  25. ↑ "‘The Angry Birds Movie’ Soundtrack Features Demi Lovato, Charli XCX & Rick Astley". Idolator. January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  26. ↑ "Sony Takes Worldwide Rights To Angry Birds Movie, Will Release It In 2016". Deadline. May 15, 2013. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  27. ↑ Couto, Anthony (December 24, 2014). "Sony's Angry Birds Movie Gets a New Release Date". IGN. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  28. ↑ "The Angry Birds Movie – Official Teaser Trailer". YouTube. Angry Birds. September 23, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  29. ↑ "The Angry Birds Movie – Official Theatrical Trailer". YouTube. Sony Pictures Entertainment. January 27, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  30. ↑ "The Angry Birds Movie – Official International Theatrical Trailer". YouTube. Angry Birds. March 1, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  31. ↑ Campbell, Evan (June 8, 2015). "Lego Angry Birds Sets Announced". Kotaku. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  32. ↑ Fahey, Mike (July 1, 2015). "So That's What A LEGO Angry Bird Looks Like". Kotaku. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  33. ↑ | last1 = Snider | first1 = Mike | title = Angry Bird balloon to take flight in annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade | url = http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/10/01/angry-bird-balloon-take-flight-annual-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade/73130838/ | accessdate = October 10, 2015 | work = USA Today | date = October 1, 2015 }}

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