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The ’90s and early ’00s were a new golden era for TV animation, a time when shows could come not from executives and board rooms, but from people with a unique creative vision. Nickelodeon exploded unto the scene with “Doug,” “Rugrats,” and “The Ren & Stimpy Show” before Cartoon Network responded a few years later with their first original cartoons starting with “Dexter’s Laboratory.”

That show helped establish Cartoon Network as an incubator of talent and ideas, an incubator that would later become a studio when Cartoon Network Studios was properly founded as a separate entity from Hanna-Barbera and Warner Bros. Animation 25 years ago. Continuing the spirit of experimentation and creatively driven projects from the early days of the network, the studio’s first show was unlike anything else at the time, a genre-bending action show with little dialogue, born out of complaints from its creator, Genndy Tartakovsky.

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Paramount Pictures is officially bringing The Angry Birds Movie 3 to theaters on January 29, 2027. The animated franchise continues its run with familiar voices returning, including Jason Sudeikis as Red, Josh Gad as Chuck, Rachel Bloom as Silver, and Danny McBride as Bomb.

The new sequel adds a fresh wave of talent, featuring Emma Myers, Keke Palmer, Tim Robinson, Lily James, Marcello Hernandez, Walker Scobell, Sam Richardson, Anna Cathcart, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Nikki Glaser, James Austin Johnson, and even Psalm West—yes, Kanye and Kim Kardashian’s son.

Behind the scenes, John Rice returns to direct, with the screenplay written by Thurop Van Orman, who also worked on the previous installment. Heitor Pereira, known for his work on Despicable Me and The Minions, will once again handle the film’s score.

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Chuck (Josh Gad), Red (Jason Sudeikis), Bomb (Danny McBride) in Columbia Pictures and Rovio’s Angry Birds.

Paramount Pictures will theatrically distribute The Angry Birds Movie 3 with Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Rachel Bloom, and Danny McBride reprising their roles as Red, Chuck, Silver, and Bomb. Rovio and Sega will produce alongside Namit Malhotra and his production company Prime Focus Studios, in partnership with Flywheel Media, One Cool Group, and dentsu. Paramount Pictures will release the film in theatres worldwide on January 29, 2027.

New cast members will include Emma Myers, Keke Palmer , Tim Robinson, Lily James, Marcello Hernandez (Saturday Night Live), Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson and the Olympians), Sam Richardson, Anna Cathcart, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Nikki Glaser, James Austin Johnson (Saturday Night Live), and Psalm West (Hulu’s The Kardashians).

The Angry Birds Movie 3 is directed by John Rice with a screenplay by Thurop Van Orman, who is also executive...

The Angry Birds franchise started as a game series, and its popularity led to two films, a television series, merchandize, themed parks, and more. The first movie, The Angry Birds Movie, came out in 2016, followed by a sequel in 2019.

In 2024, it was announced that a third film was in development. Now, Paramount Pictures officially confirmed the movie is happening, and set a worldwide release date for The Angry Birds Movie 3 on January 29, 2027. This will be the longest break in between installments, with almost a decade after the sequel.

The original film starred Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Kate McKinnon, Sean Penn, Tony Hale, Keegan-Michael Key, Bill Hader, and Peter Dinklage. It followed Sudeikis' Red, an outcast on an island of anthropomorphic flightless birds who thinks the leader of a crew of pigs is plotting an evil plan. The Angry Birds Movie 2 had most of the crew back,...

If you thought Paramount‘s Angry Birds film franchise had flown South for good, guess again. The animated films inspired by Rovio and Sega’s delightfully destructive video game series return in 2027 with The Angry Birds Movie 3! The latest chapter of flying feathers, explosive personalities, and eagles who taint the drinking water with their urine (I’m not kidding; watch the trailer for the first movie) crash lands in theaters on January 29, 2027, with much of the original cast returning.

Paramount Pictures will theatrically distribute The Angry Birds Movie 3 with Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Rachel Bloom, and Danny McBride reprising their roles as Red, Chuck, Silver, and Bomb. Rovio and Sega will produce alongside Namit Malhotra and his production company, Prime Focus Studios, in partnership with Flywheel Media, One Cool Group, and Dentsu.

New cast members will include Emma Myers, Keke Palmer, Tim Robinson, Lily James, Marcello Hernandez (Saturday Night Live...

Paramount Pictures will theatrically distribute The Angry Birds Movie 3, with Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Rachel Bloom, and Danny McBride reprising their roles as Red, Chuck, Silver, and Bomb.

Rovio and Sega will produce alongside Namit Malhotra and his production company, Prime Focus Studios, in partnership with Flywheel Media, One Cool Group, and dentsu. Paramount Pictures will release the film in theaters worldwide on January 29, 2027.

The new cast members will include Emma Myers, Keke Palmer, Tim Robinson, Lily James, Marcello Hernandez (Saturday Night Live), and Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson and the Olympians).

Sam Richardson, Anna Cathcart, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Nikki Glaser, James Austin Johnson (Saturday Night Live), and Psalm West (Hulu’s The Kardashians) round out the cast.

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The Angry Birds Movie 3 is directed by John Rice with a screenplay by Thurop Van Orman, who is also executive producing alongside Toru Nakahara (Sonic the Hedgehog).

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Lily James has joined regular Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Rachel Bloom and Danny McBride in Paramount’s The Angry Birds Movie 3 tentpole that will open on January 29, 2027.

The four aforementioned regulars reprise their roles as Red, Chuck, Silver, and Bomb in the Rovio and Sega production alongside Namit Malhotra and his Prime Focus Studios, in partnership with Flywheel Media, One Cool Group, and dentsu.

The first two Angry Birds films together have grossed approximately $500m at the worldwide box office and paramount executives noted “outstanding results on streaming platforms around the world, signalling strong demand for the third theatrical...

Paramount Pictures will release The Angry Birds Movie 3 in theaters worldwide on January 29, 2027. This is the first installment in the series to be distributed by Paramount, following two previous films released by Sony Pictures.

Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Rachel Bloom, and Danny McBride return as Red, Chuck, Silver, and Bomb. New cast members include Emma Myers, Keke Palmer, Tim Robinson, Lily James, Marcello Hernandez, Walker Scobell, Sam Richardson, Anna Cathcart, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Nikki Glaser, James Austin Johnson, and Psalm West.

Production is led by Rovio Entertainment and Sega, alongside Prime Focus Studios, Flywheel Media, One Cool Group, and dentsu. Animation work is being handled by Dneg Animation. Jeanie Chang serves as production designer, with Francesca Natale as character designer. Vadim Bazhanov is head of story, and Sarah K. Reimers is lead editor.

Directing the film is John Rice, who previously worked on The Angry Birds Movie and Beavis & Butt-Head Do the Universe.

Paramount Pictures will distribute The Angry Birds Movie 3 theatrically around the globe on January 29, 2027. The studio always had this date on hold in Comscore for a family event film.

The previous two movies in 2016 and 2019 were released by Sony and grossed a combined half-billion dollars at the global box office.

Angry Birds 3 sees voice cast members Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Rachel Bloom and Danny McBride reprising their respective roles as Red, Chuck, Silver and Bomb.

Rovio and Sega will produce alongside Namit Malhotra and his production company Prime Focus Studios, in partnership with Flywheel Media, One Cool Group, and dentsu.

New cast members will include Emma Myers, Keke Palmer, Tim Robinson, Lily James, Marcello Hernandez, Walker Scobell, Sam Richardson, Anna Cathcart, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Nikki Glaser, James Austin Johnson and Psalm West.

The third installment is directed by John Rice (The Angry Birds Movie) with a screenplay by Thurop Van Orman...

Paramount Pictures has added a third “Angry Birds Movie” to its release slate, setting it for January 29, 2027.

Paramount takes over as distributor from Sony Pictures, which released the first “Angry Birds Movie” from Rovio Animation in 2016, grossing $352 million worldwide. The film yielded a 2019 sequel that didn’t fly nearly as high with $152.2 million, though insiders at Paramount say that the films have seen robust viewership on streaming over the past five years.

Rovio returns as producers on the film with Sega, which acquired Rovio and “Angry Birds” in 2023 and which has partnered with Paramount on the “Sonic the Hedgehog” films. Namit Malhotra will also produce through his company Prime Focus Studios, in partnership with Flywheel Media, One Cool Group, and

Dentsu. Dneg, the animation studio behind “The Garfield Movie,” “Nimona” and the upcoming “The Cat in the Hat,” will animate the film.

Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Rachel Bloom and Danny McBride...

The Angry Birds Movie 3 has landed at Paramount Pictures, which has set a theatrical release date of Jan. 29, 2027 for the video game adaptation.

Game creator Rovio Entertainment and owner Sega are producing the threequel, which sees Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Rachel Bloom and Danny McBride reprising their leads roles as Red, Chuck, Silver and Bomb in the animated comedy.

New arrivals to the voice cast include Emma Myers, Keke Palmer and Tim Robinson alongside Lily James, Marcello Hernandez, Walker Scobell, Sam Richardson, Anna Cathcart, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Nikki Glaser, James Austin Johnson and Psalm West.

Producing the movie alongside Rovio/Sega are Namit Malhotra’s Prime Focus Studios in partnership with Flywheel Media, One Cool Group and dentsu. Paramount Pictures has global distribution duties.

Sony Pictures distributed the first two films. Released in 2016, The Angry Birds Movie earned $352 million globally, not adjusted for inflation. In comparison, The Angry Birds Movie 2...

As an artistic medium that has reached audiences across the board of entertainment, animated television shows can offer viewers rousing storytelling, fun characters and engaging visuals that stay in fans’ minds, and the decade of the 2000s delivered numerous series that have maintained pop culture relevancy. However, despite many of these big shows impacting the television landscape, some 2000s animated series have faded away with time.

Many of these 2000s animated shows have a lot to offer modern audiences regarding intriguing plots, expressive characters and thrilling animation that will undeniably reflect some of the best aspects of the decade as well as the timeless qualities within each program. As new generations take a look back at these unsung shows, their themes are likely to stay just as relevant (if not more so) as ever.

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Although its series finale originally aired on Starz back in 2017, Black Sails is still regarded as one of the best pirate shows of all time. Filled with complex characters and high production values, the show avoids common pitfalls of the genre like overindulging in sex and violence. Set during the Golden Age of Piracy, the series serves as a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson's classic Treasure Island.

Black Sails tells the swashbuckling tale of Captain Flint and his crew as they fight for the survival of New Providence Island. Weaving real-life characters like Anne Bonny and Blackbeard into the fictional narrative gave a boost to the show's appeal. Fortunately, there is no shortage of great pirate shows for viewers who have finished Black Sails.

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Thurop van Orman as Flapjack Brian Doyle-Murray as Captain K'Nuckles...

Production has started on The Angry Birds Movie 3 with Jason Sudeikis and Josh Gad returning to the voice cast for the animated video game adaptation. 

Prime Focus Studios, Rovio and Sega will produce the movie in association with One Cool Group, Flywheel Media and dentsu. Dneg Animation is attached as an animation partner.

The third feature in the franchise, which has so far grossed more than $500m at the worldwide box office, will continue to follow the adventures of Red and Chuck, voiced by Sudeikis and Gad. 

Sony distributed the previous two features, released in 2016 and 2019 respectively. 

John Rice is...

Production has started on the Angry Birds Movie 3 with Jason Sudeikis and Josh Gad returning to star in the animated video game adaptation. 

Prime Focus Studios, Rovio and Sega will produce the movie in association with One Cool Group, Flywheel Media and dentsu. Dneg Animation is attached as an animation partner

The third feature in the franchise, which has so far grossed more than $500m at the worldwide box office, will continue to follow the adventures of Red and Chuck, voiced by Sudeikis and Gad. More cast will be announced soon. 

Sony distributed the previous two features, released in 2016 and 2019 respectively.

Angry Birds Movie 3 is officially in the works with a star-studded comedic cast. Jason Sudeikis and Josh Gad will reprise their roles in the upcoming Angry Birds film installment. The upcoming movie joins a wave of successful video game adaptations hitting theaters.

Set up your catapults as a third installment in the Angry Birds movie saga is in the works. Based on the immensely popular mobile game series, the first Angry Birds movie was released in 2016. The film features a strong comedic cast, including Jason Sudeikis, Peter Dinklage, Bill Hader, Josh Gad, Maya Rudolph, and Danny McBride. Despite underwhelming reviews, the film was a box office success, prompting a sequel, which was released two years later. The follow-up in the franchise received much better reviews, and left audiences wondering if we'd see the flightless birds return to our screens again.

Deadline has confirmed that The Angry Birds Movie 3 is in the works.

Remember how we used to catapult birds into fortresses run by evil pigs? Yeah, the Angry Birds video game was one of the most popular ones by far and no one was surprised when Sony released a movie adaptation that went on to become one of the more popular animated movies of that year. A sequel was released in 2019, also to mostly positive reviews and since then… nothing. Well, at least not until today! Namely, today, producer John Cohen released a short teaser video featuring Red, which confirmed that The Angry Birds Movie 3 was in production, which made many fans happy!

Not much is known about the upcoming project, but we know that Sony won’t be involved with the third movie, and that Dneg Animation and Rovio’s new parent company, Sega Sammy Group are producing the upcoming sequel to the 2019’s hit film.

Now, as we have stated,...

Work on The Angry Birds Movie 3 is now underway. Jason Sudeikis and Josh Gad will return to voice Red and Chuck, respectively, but no plot information has been revealed. The first movie in the series was a box office hit while earning mixed reviews. The second marked an improvement with critics but was a more modest commercial success.

The Angry Birds Movie 3 is now in production with two original stars returning to voice their characters. Released in 2016, The Angry Birds Movie is based on Rovio Entertainment's hit video game franchise, telling the story of a feud between flightless birds and the green pigs who visit their island. Jason Sudeikis and Josh Gad voice the movie's two main character, Red and Chuck, respectively, and both actors returned for a sequel in 2019.

Now, Deadline reveals that The Angry Birds Movie 3 is now in the works. The film will follow Red and Chuck once again,...

Rovio Entertainment Corporation, Sega and Namit Malhotra’s production company Prime Focus Studios are in the works on The Angry Birds Movie 3, with Dneg Animation attached as animation partner.

Prime Focus Studios, Rovio and Sega will produce the movie in association with One Cool Group, Flywheel Media, and dentsu.

Part 3 will see the further adventures of Red and Chuck, voiced again by Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso) and Josh Gad (Frozen).

Sudeikis is represented by Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Tag. Gad is with Sugar 23, CAA and Jssk. More casting news will be coming soon.

The film follows the success of the first two Angry Birds movies, which together have grossed more than a half billion around the world. Sony was the distribution partner on the first two movies.

The Angry Birds Movie 3 will be directed by John Rice. The screenplay will be...

The history of television is fascinating because you can trace lines between almost any modern show and one of the classics, as crews move from one show to another, bringing their past work and their influences with them. This applies to both live-action and animation. In the latter, many animators who start as writers or storyboard artists in one show end up creating their own series years later, bringing colleagues along with them, who then go on to create their own shows in return. Take "Dexter's Laboratory" launching the career of not just Genndy Tartakovsky, but also Craig McCracken, Rob Renzetti, Butch Hartman, and Seth MacFarlane, each going on to make a popular show.

What "Dexter's Laboratory" did in the '90s, "The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack" did in the late 2000s. This is a show that helped launch several animation careers, with plenty of writers and storyboard artists...

After Jim Samples, the Cartoon Network executive who oversaw the greenlighting of such successful cartoons as "Samurai Jack," "Ben 10," "Codename: Kids Next Door," and "The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy," left, a new regime at the popular animation-focused cable channel changed tactics. When Stuart Snyder took over in mid-2007, he had a brand new mandate for Cartoon Network — no weird stuff.

Speaking with Buzzfeed, "The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack" creator Thurop Van Orman recalled Snyder saying, "'We don't want anything weird or anything where any mom would come out of the kitchen and say, 'What are you watching?'"

Now, this is not to say that Snyder failed at that command, or that his definition of the word "weird" is different than this writer's, but his tenure was filled with shows you could call "weird" and would make a mom say "What are you watching?"

"The Amazing World of Gumball,...

Animated characters have diverse personalities which spawn entertaining interactions as well as drive their plots forward. Some characters are intense, while others are kind and a bit naive. It's these latter characters who showcase the optimism necessary for lifting the mood of a series.

While they are not lacking in intelligence, these individuals have an overly romantic view of the world which can cause them to be manipulated by others. Numbuh 3 from Codename: Kids Next Door may not be the brains of most operations, but her emotional intuition and encouraging attitude are as pivotal as the strengths of her counterparts. Moreover, characters like Linda Belcher from Bob's Burgers create a unique style of comedy that makes a show memorable. These innocent characters are usually well-meaning and childlike, and they each provide a necessary balance to their respective shows.

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‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil.’

In the battle of the sequels Disney’s Maleficent: Mistress of Evil beat Sony’s Zombieland: Double Tap last weekend but neither was a match for the third frame of Warner Bros’ juggernaut Joker.

Launching on 60 screens, Universal’s Judy Garland biopic Judy hit a high note while Cinema Live’s Billy Connolly: The Sex Life of Bandages did not generate many laughs or dollars and Icon’s mystery thriller Strange But True bombed.

It was a soft trading weekend at cinemas as the top 20 titles harvested $14.2 million, down 27 per cent on the previous frame, according to Numero.

Todd Phillips’ Joker rang up $4.3 million despite falling by 41 per cent, hoisting its total to $28.5 million. The WB/Village Roadshow/Bron Studios’ production has amassed $738.5 million worldwide: $247.2 million in the Us and $491.3 million internationally, where it now ranks as the fourth biggest DC comics-based blockbuster of all time.

‘Hustlers’ (Photo credit: Stx Films).

Lorene Scafaria’s Hustlers is a hit in the Us but the crime caper starring Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu, Lili Reinhart and Cardi B was never going to beat the second weekend of Todd Phillips’ blockbuster Joker in Australia.

Meanwhile Ang Lee’s $140 million-budgeted action thriller Gemini Man is shaping as a write-off for Paramount Pictures and co-investors Skydance, Alibaba and Fosun.

Rachel Griffiths’ Ride Like a Girl maintained a fair clip in its third weekend while two alternate content releases, Nt Live: Fleabag and Metallica & San Francisco Symphony: S&m drew sizable audiences.

The top 20 titles generated $19.2 million last weekend, 13 per cent down on the previous frame, according to Numero.

Starring Joaquin Phoenix as the twisted, disenfranchised clown-for-hire and stand-up comic in 1980s Gotham, Joker rang up $7.4 million, easing by just 24 per cent, hoisting its total to $22 million.

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The Angry Birds Movie 2 review is here. The computer-animated comedy film based on Rovio Entertainment's Angry Birds video game series is a sequel to The Angry Birds Movie (2016).

Released today ? August 23, 2019 in India, the movie is directed by Thurop Van Orman and co-directed by John Rice in their directorial debuts.

Written by Peter Ackerman, Eyal Podell, and Jonathon E. Stewart, the film stars an ensemble cast including Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Bill Hader and Peter Dinklage reprising their roles from the first film, with newcomers Leslie Jones, Rachel Bloom, Awkwafina, Sterling K. Brown, and Eugenio Derbez joining the cast. Does it gets better than the 2016 disappointment?. Let?s find out in the movie review of The Angry Birds Movie 2

Immediate reaction when the end credits roll

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Features the voices of: Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Leslie Jones, Bill Hader, Rachel Bloom, Awkwafina, Sterling K. Brown, Eugenio Derbez, Tiffany Haddish, Danny McBride, Peter Dinklage, Pete Davidson, Dove Cameron, Maya Rudolph | Written by Peter Ackerman, Eyal Podell, Jonathon E. Stewart | Directed by Thurop Van Orman, John Rice

The Angry Birds Movie 2, directed by newcomer Thurop Van Orman, is the follow up to the moderately successful yet woefully released Angry Birds film. A film in its own right released a staggering decade after the worldwide phenomenon of its infamous app. We once again find the same team of “birds” as the audience did in the previous instalment, aside from Sean Penn, who are now disturbed with a new clan of mysterious visitors that are plotting domination.

Sound familiar? That’s because it is. It is the same plot of the original film with more added character moments because the...

Your friend from the movies is back with the list of attractions this week. A horror, an animation, a classic and an action, the slate is full of choices but only from Hollywood. Yes, Its Hollywood calling this week as Bollywood decides to take a cool relaxing breath this week.

Crawl

A disaster horror directed by Alexandre Aja and written by Michael and Shawn Rasmussen. The movie stars Kaya Scodelario and Barry Pepper as a daughter and father, who along with their dog are hunted by alligators after becoming trapped in their home during a Category 5 hurricane.

Major Highlights :?A disaster horror from Alexandre Aja ? the man behind The Hills Have Eyes (2006), Mirrors (2008), Piranha 3D (2010), and Horns (2013).

Yomeddine

The 2018 Egyptian drama film directed by Abu Bakr Shawky based on friendship relations was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. It won the Fran?ois Chalais Prize.

Updated, Thursday Am: Sony’s Angry Birds 2 ranked 4th yesterday with $1.6M, -36% for a running two day total of $4.2M. Disney’s Lion King and Universal’s Hobbs & Shaw are currently fighting over No. 1 Wednesday with $2.3M a piece. CBS Films’ Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark took third place with just under $2M and six-day total of $28.5M. Paramount’s Dora and Sony’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood are wrangling over 5th with $1.5M a piece.

By the way, this whole flooding of the early August marketplace with several wide releases was going on last year at this time, however, it was four wide entries each for the first and second weekend, not five like this year. The only difference is that we had powerful pics like Meg and Crazy Rich Asians rising to the top last August while distributors are largely delivering low budget fare.

Before “The Angry Birds Movie 2” first screened in London, Sony proudly showed off the trailer for the new “Jumanji” movie (“The Next Level”) which the studio is obviously hoping will be its big Christmas hit. That film’s very existence, re-animated by Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart et al, proves you can never write off an old franchise or an even older video game — and there’s every chance that the further adventures of the flightless cartoon birds and their green pig adversaries can feather the nest for Sony this summer.

Not that “Angry Birds 2” is a very good film. Let’s not go crazy here. Compared to Disney/Pixar, the work here is rudimentary in terms of artistry, character and script. There are hardly any gags in the dialogue, not even terrible bird-based puns. And as for any wholesome or heart-warming family message, forget it. But that in itself may prove somewhat refreshing,...

In today’s films news roundup, “Lucy in the Sky” and “Villains” get release dates, “The Angry Birds 2” is moved up a day, Tony Todd gets a part and Art House Theater Day is set.

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Fox Searchlight has set an awards-season release date of Oct. 4 for Natalie Portman’s astronaut drama “Lucy in the Sky.”

Noah Hawley helmed “Lucy in the Sky” in his directorial feature film debut. Portman stars as an astronaut who returns to Earth after an extended time is space and begins an obsessive affair with a fellow astronaut, played by Jon Hamm. The plot is loosely based on the true story of Nasa astronaut Lisa Nowak, who was arrested in 2007 for the attempted murder of fellow astronaut Colleen Shipman, who was romantically involved with astronaut William Oefelein.

The film, formerly called “Pale Blue Dot,” also stars Dan Stevens — as the husband of Portman’s...

Sworn animal enemies must team up as the smartphone game adaptation catapults towards another minor triumph

Sony Animation’s The Angry Birds Movie surprised many three years ago by a) not being terrible, and b) actually being quite fun in a disposable way: the zappiest attempt at brand extension this side of The Lego Movie. The sequel tempts fate by pausing the innately funny war between birds and pigs in order to pit both factions against new predators from the neighbouring Eagle Island. Incoming director Thurop van Orman approaches this expanded universe with something of the visual ambition of Pixar’s Brad Bird and a restless, playful spirit reminiscent of the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs films. The birds are no longer as irate as they once were, but the franchise appears to have levelled up.

The original itched to get past its origin story and on to pixelating the game’s parrot-slinging.

“For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind,” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson — though he reckoned without the Angry Birds making a virtue of that trade. Peace of any kind is in short supply in “The Angry Birds Movie 2,” another breathless, frenetic cartoon escapade derived from the once-ubiquitous video game franchise, and again its manic, catapulting comic energy is more appealing than those origins might suggest. Despite a complete replacement of the first film’s writing and directing teams — with acclaimed, offbeat TV animator Thurop Van Orman brashly taking the reins in his first feature assignment — this second loopy adventure for misfit cardinal Red and his feathered-but-flightless friends maintains the balance of scattergun jokes, candy-coated visuals and cheerfully bird-brained storytelling that raked in $350 million worldwide in 2016.

How close “The Angry Birds Movie 2” comes to matching that figure will depend on how firmly...

Brooklynn Prince, JoJo Siwa, Genesis Tennon, Alma Varsano, Faith Urban, and Sunday Urban to voice the baby birds in the upcoming summer sequel The Angry Birds Movie 2. We have a clip that shows off these Hatchlings.

The adorable Hatchlings of Sony Pictures Animation's and Rovio's&#160The Angry Birds Movie 2&#160are being voiced by Brooklynn Prince (The Florida Project), Jojo Siwa, Genesis Tennon, Alma Varsano, Faith Urban and Sunday Urban, Sony Pictures announced today. The Hatchlings are the baby birds that have stolen everyone's hearts and have no intention of giving them back, and can be seen in action in a sneak peek clip from the film launching today.&#160

They join an all-star cast that includes Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Leslie Jones, Bill Hader, Rachel Bloom, Awkwafina, Sterling K. Brown, Eugenio Derbez, Danny McBride, Peter Dinklage, Pete Davidson, Zach Woods, Dove Cameron, Lil Rel Howery, Nicki Minaj and Beck Bennett.

The Ad Council has joined forces with Sony Pictures Animation/Rovio Entertainment’s The Angry Birds Movie 2 to inspire young girls to use science, technology, engineering and math (Stem) to envision, invent and create a better world.

The new PSAs (public service advertisements) are an extension of the Ad Council’s She Can Stem campaign, which encourages girls to pursue their Stem passions by challenging obsolete stereotypes and surprising girls with how cool, unexpected and inspiring Stem can be.

The PSAs feature Silver, a dazzling young bird who is the smartest engineer at the Avian Academy. The highly accomplished Silver uses her Stem expertise to help save Bird and Pig Island. PSA assets direct viewers to @SheCanSTEM on Instagram to learn more about the campaign and resources for girls who are interested in Stem.

“The new PSAs wonderfully capture the maker spirit and the heights our imaginations can take...

The Angry Birds 2 movie is surely going to give you a bone tickling laughter. But before that what if we told you that like other celebrities, the Angry Birds have also taken up the Bottle Cap challenge.

Here as per the post shared we see, Bomb taking up the challenge but it seems that he is confused. They captioned the video as "There?s more than one way to do the #BottleCapChallenge? ?? #AngryBirdsMovie2 8.14.19." ?Take a look at the video to know more.

The film is directed by Thurop Van Orman and presented by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film is slated to release on August 14, 2019.?...

The Angry Birds 2 movie is surely going to give you a bone tickling laughter. Now with the final trailer onboard released by the official account of Angry Birds on social media, we find that now to save the world enemies have become frenemies.

The post by Angry Birds Movie 2?read, "To save the world, these enemies must become frenemies. Watch the final trailer for The #AngryBirdsMovie2 now and see it in theaters August 14!"

The main cast of the film includes Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Leslie Jones, Bill Hader, Rachel Bloom, Nicki Minaj, Awkwafina, Sterling K. Brown, Eugenio Derbez, Danny McBride, and Peter Dinklage. The film is directed by Thurop Van Orman and presented by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film is slated to release on August 14, 2019.?

Check out the trailer below:...

The final trailer for The Angry Birds Movie 2 has arrived. With success comes sequels. That's just the way Hollywood works and, by most measures. The Angry Birds Movie, based on the wildly popular mobile game of the same name, released in 2016, was successful. So, we're getting a follow-up. This time, the warring factions of birds and pigs are forced to work together in order to stop a larger threat. As we can see from this loaded down final trailer, that leads to all sorts of animated hijinks. This includes, but is not limited to, some very self-aware dark humor.

The trailer kicks off with "The Final Countdown" by Europe, which is a bit unexpected. It then gets to the heart of the matter, as a new island is discovered, which leads to a team-up between the pigs and the birds. Much of the trailer, Ocean's Eleven style, is dedicated...

The trailer for The Angry Birds Movie 2 arrived on Thursday, and if you ever played the mobile game on which the franchise is based, you’ll recognize an unlikely partnership in this installment. The Angry Birds, led by Red (Jason Sudeikis), form an alliance with their sworn enemies, the Green Pigs, in order to combat a new threat that puts both Bird and Pig Islands in danger. Hilarity ensues.

Along with Sudeikis, the animated movie also stars Josh Gad, Danny McBride, Peter Dinklage, Rachel Bloom, Bill Hader, Awkwafina and Sterling K. Brown...

Tiffany Haddish is taking her optimism to The Angry Birds Movie 2.

In a People exclusive first look, the actress stars as Debbie, an eagle who is Zeta’s (Leslie Jones) doting yet clumsy paid assistant.

Debbie worships Zeta and doesn’t hesitate to organize her schedule and personal life, as well as doubling as Zeta’s psychologist when she’s got no one else to talk to.

John Cohen, a producer on the film, said Debbie is quite like Haddish, 39.

“[Debbie] approaches the world with an infectious glass-half-full positivity, so Tiffany Haddish was the absolute perfect – and only – person for this role,...

The Angry Birds Movie 2 took a flying leap off the Carlton Hotel pier here in Cannes today as part of Sony’s now annual pre-fest promotional stunt to launch a summer title. At the same time, a new scene from the Sony Pictures Animation/Rovio Entertainment sequel was released online.

In Cannes, the irked birds and scheming green piggies banded together this afternoon to fling a stuffed hatchling from the dock using the birds’ signature slingshot. The stunt echoes the themes of the film which sees a new threat emerge that puts both Bird and Pig Island in danger and forces the foes to unite against a common enemy. On hand in Cannes were Josh Gad who voices Chuck as well as director Thurop Van Orman and producer John Cohen. Also in town were local voice talent...

A giant stuffed toy bird was catapulted from a Cannes beachfront pier Monday as Sony used its now traditional pre-festival slot to generate buzz for its new film “The Angry Birds Movie 2.” New footage from the movie dropped right after the stunt.

The first picture made more than $540 million internationally. Voice talent including Josh Gad turned out in Cannes alongside costumed characters as international press – and bemused Cannes sunbathers – looked on for the sequel stunt.

In the new picture, the birds and pigs unite against a common foe, but there is friction between them. “They do not get along, they don’t trust each other,” producer John Cohen told Variety. “It’s not unlike when the Avengers came together for the first time. There are a lot of trust issues.”

The voice cast includes Bill Hader, Awkwafina, Peter Dinklage, and Nicki Minaj.

“We just wanted to bring it one...

Exclusive: After hatching a promotional niche with The Angry Birds Movie on the eve of the Cannes Film Festival in 2016, Sony will be back on the Croisette next week to launch the global campaign for its sequel, The Angry Birds Movie 2.

Taking place on Monday, this year’s stunt is the latest in a savvy move Sony began with the first film (which went on to gross $352 million worldwide) and has continued since as a means to stake out prime real estate a day ahead of the fest’s official opening. The strategy is to hit during a lull in which the entertainment media is on the ground prepping for the main event — and looking for photo ops.

The Angry Birds 2 stunt that begins at 3 Pm local time on May 13 will see the titular irked avians and their longtime pig adversaries become frenemies and join forces to defeat a common foe,...

The birds are back in town, and this time it’s personal. Well, that also was the case in 2016’s The Angry Birds Movie, which slingshotted to $352.3 million worldwide, but the sequel has the irked avians and the scheming hogs taking their pork, er, beef to the next level. Check out the trailer for The Angry Birds Movie 2 above and the poster below.

Here’s what’s on the bill: When a new threat emerges that puts both Bird and Pig Island in danger, Red (Jason Sudeikis), Chuck (Josh Gad), Bomb (Danny McBride) and Mighty Eagle (Peter Dinklage) recruit Chuck’s sister Silver (Rachel Bloom) and team up with pigs Leonard (Bill Hader), his assistant Courtney (Awkwafina) and techpig Garry (Sterling K. Brown) to forge an unsteady truce and form an unlikely superteam to save their homes.

Among the newbie birds for Round 2 are Bloom, Brown, Awkwafina, Leslie Jones,...

Sony Pictures and Rovio Entertainment have revealed the first trailer and poster for Angry Birds 2. The sequel flyies into theaters on August 16th, 2019 in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the first game. In the trailer, we're introduced to the villainous Zeta. She's got tons of ice... and zero chill. The first film's birds and pigs, including Jason Sudeikis as the temperamental Red, Josh Gad as speedy Chuck, Bill Hader as Leonard, king of the pigs, and Danny McBride as the volatile Bomb, are back for more fun, as is Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), stentorian voice of the legendary Mighty Eagle.

The Angry Birds 2 trailer starts off with Vanilla Ice's iconic 1990 hit "Ice Ice Baby" before introducing Zeta's (Leslie Jones) ice palace. Things seem to be going okay at first, but the villain quickly tires of the ice and not being able to eat or drink anything because...

Nicki Minaj has joined “The Angry Birds Movie 2,” Variety has learned exclusively.

The Sony Animation sequel hits theaters on Aug. 16, 2019.

Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Bill Hader, Danny McBride, and Peter Dinklage will all reprise their roles from the first film. They are joined by Leslie Jones, Rachel Bloom, Awkwafina, Sterling K. Brown, Eugenio Derbez, Lil Rel Howery, Dove Cameron, and Zach Woods. Minaj’s role is currently unknown.

“Angry Birds Movie 2” is directed by Thurop Van Orman and co-directed by John Rice. The pic is produced by John Cohen and co-produced by Mary Ellen Bauder Andrews. David Maisel and Catherine Winder are executive producer. Sony Pictures Imageworks handles the animation.

The release date for “Angry Birds Movie 2” coincides with the 10th anniversary of the hit video game. The “Angry Birds” games have been downloaded more than 4 billion times.

“Angry Birds” grossed $350 million worldwide, including $107.5 million domestically, in 2016. The film,...

With negotiations set to begin Tuesday for a new Animation Guild contract, more than 2,600 industry figures have signed a petition calling for pay equity for color stylists, the animation industry’s only predominantly female craft, whose artists set the look, lighting and palette of cartoons.

The 3,500-member Animation Guild, Iatse Local 839, hasn’t struck the industry since 1983, but leaders told their members recently that a strike this time around “is always a possibility, if not a probability.” The guild’s talks are separate from the recently concluded negotiations for a new film and TV contract covering some 43,000 members of Iatse’s 13 West Coast studio locals.

The petition, organized by the Animation Guild’s Color Stylist Committee, is yet another sign of the growing movement for gender pay equity in Hollywood’s historically female-majority crafts. As reported here exclusively last week, more than 3,300 industry figures have signed another petition calling...

It was only a couple of months ago that it was announced that Gravity Falls: The Complete Series would be released on Blu-ray and DVD in July, and now the bonus features have been revealed! Fans can look forward to a new retrospective looking back on all 40 episodes with Alex Hirsch and the cast of the show, a behind-the-scenes finale special, deleted scenes, and so much more.

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Leslie Jones, Sterling K. Brown and Rachel Bloom, among others, have been added to the Angry Birds 2 cast, Sony Pictures and Rovio Entertainment have announced. Angry Birds 2 is coming our way next year. Even if you didn't like The Angry Birds Movie, it's hard not to be a little impressed and interested in the voice cast that has been assembled for the upcoming sequel.

Starting with Leslie Jones, the Saturday Night Live cast member and Ghostbusters reboot star has been tapped to voice the movie's villain character. Additionally, Rachel Bloom (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), Sterling K. Brown (This is Us), Eugenio Derbez (Overboard), Zach Woods (Silicon Valley), Awkwafina (Ocean's 8), Lil Rel Howery (Get Out), Dove Cameron (The Descendants), Beck Bennett (Brigsby Bear) and Brooklynn Prince (The Florida Project) have all signed on for roles in The Angry Birds Movie 2. Here's what producer John Cohen had to say about the additions to the cast.

The birds are back in town — well, not yet, but next year’s sequel to The Angry Birds Movie has set its voice cast. Among those joining the avians-vs.-pigs toon franchise from Sony Pictures and Rovio Entertainment are Leslie Jones, Rachel Bloom, Sterling K. Brown, Eugenio Derbez, Zach Woods, Awkwafina and Lil Rel Howery.

Also set for Angry Birds 2 are Dove Cameron, Beck Bennett and Brooklynn Prince. They join returning actors Jason Sudeikis as the temperamental Red; Josh Gad as speedy Chuck; Bill Hader as Leonard, king of the pigs; Danny McBride as the volatile Bomb; and Peter Dinklage as the stentorian voice of the legendary Mighty Eagle.

The sequel is directed by Thurop Van Orman, with co-director John Rice co-directing. Peter Ackerman, whose credits range from 2002’s Ice Age to FX’s Cold War thriller The Americans, is writing the screenplay. David Maisel and Catherine Winder are executive producers.

Leslie Jones, Sterling K. Brown and Brooklynn Prince have joined the cast of “The Angry Birds Movie 2,” Sony Pictures announced Friday.

Others actors who have signed onto the voice cast are Rachel Bloom, Eugenio Derbez, Zach Woods, Lil Rel Howery, Beck Bennett and Awkwafina.

The original cast from the first film, which includes Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Bill Hader, Danny McBride and Peter Dinklage, are back for the sequel as well.

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“I’m thrilled about our incredibly talented filmmaking team and the hilarious people we’ve brought together for the sequel,” said John Cohen, the producer of the film. “We’re so happy that Jason, Josh, Bill, Danny, and Peter are back for a second adventure joined by Leslie, Rachel, Sterling, Eugenio and this awesome ensemble of new talent. We’ll have many more exciting announcements to share soon.”

“The Angry Birds Movie” has become the second-highest grossing video game adaptation of all time, with $352 million at the global box office. It opened to $38.2 million in May 2016. The “Angry Birds” games have been downloaded more than 4 billion times.

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Thurop Van Orman (“Adventure Time”) is directing the sequel with John Rice (“Rick and Morty”). Peter Ackerman is writing the screenplay, while Mary Ellen Bauder Andrews is co-producing. David Maisel and Catherine Winder are executive producers.

“The Angry Birds Movie 2” will fly into theaters on Sept. 20, 2019.

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