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'''''Playmobil The Movie''''' is a 2019 [[English-language]] French [[live-action]]/[[computer animation|computer animated]] [[Musical film|musical]] [[adventure comedy]] film based on the German building toy [[Playmobil]]. It is directed by [[Lino DiSalvo]] in his directorial debut, written by Greg Erb & Jason Oremland with an early draft by Blaise Hemingway{{citation-needed|date=June 2019}}, and produced by [[Method Animation|On Animation Studios]]. The film stars the voices of [[Anya Taylor-Joy]], [[Gabriel Bateman]], [[Daniel Radcliffe]], [[Jim Gaffigan]], [[Meghan Trainor]] and [[Adam Lambert]]. It was released in France on August 7th 2019 by [[Pathé Distribution]]. It was released in the [[United Kingdom]] on August 9th 2019 by [[StudioCanal]]. It is currently scheduled for release in the [[United States]] on December 6th 2019 by [[STX Entertainment]] with other countries to follow.
'''''Playmobil The Movie''''' is a 2019 [[English-language]] French [[live-action]]/[[computer animation|computer animated]] [[Musical film|musical]] [[adventure comedy]] film based on the German building toy [[Playmobil]]. It is directed by [[Lino DiSalvo]] in his directorial debut, written by Greg Erb & Jason Oremland with an early draft by Blaise Hemingway{{citation-needed|date=June 2019}}, and produced by [[Method Animation|On Animation Studios]]. The film stars the voices of [[Anya Taylor-Joy]], [[Gabriel Bateman]], [[Daniel Radcliffe]], [[Jim Gaffigan]], [[Meghan Trainor]] and [[Adam Lambert]]. It was released in France on August 7th 2019 by [[Pathé Distribution]]. It was released in the [[United Kingdom]] on August 9th 2019 by [[StudioCanal]]. It is scheduled for release in the [[United States]] on December 6th 2019 by [[STX Entertainment]] with other countries to follow.


==Premise==
==Premise==
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==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[Anya Taylor-Joy]] as Marla Brenner
* [[Anya Taylor-Joy]] as Marla Brenner
*[[Gabriel Bateman]] as Charlie Brenner
* [[Gabriel Bateman]] as Charlie Brenner
**Ryan S. Hill as 6-year-old Charlie
** Ryan S. Hill as 6-year-old Charlie


===Voices===
===Voices===
*[[Jim Gaffigan]] as Del, a food truck driver who is Marla's best friend. He wears sandals.
* [[Jim Gaffigan]] as Del, a food truck driver who is Marla's best friend. He wears sandals.
*[[Daniel Radcliffe]] as Rex Dasher, a secret agent
* [[Daniel Radcliffe]] as Rex Dasher, a secret agent
*[[Meghan Trainor]] as a fairy-godmother
* [[Meghan Trainor]] as a fairy-godmother
*[[Adam Lambert]] as Emperor Maximus
* [[Adam Lambert]] as Emperor Maximus
*[[Kenan Thompson]] as Bloodbones, a pirate captured by Maximus
* [[Kenan Thompson]] as Bloodbones, a pirate captured by Maximus
*[[Wendi McLendon-Covey]]
* [[Wendi McLendon-Covey]]
*Lino DiSalvo as Robotitron
* Lino DiSalvo as Robotitron
*[[Spike Spencer]] <ref> {{cite tweet|last=Spencer|first=Spike|user=spikespencer|number= 1154474926553743360|date= 25 July 2019 |title= HEY! Have you seen the new Playmobil Trailer yet? I have the amazing good fortune of voicing 4 characters in this awesome movie! MANY THANKS TO Karen Strassman and Lino DiSalvo for the oppurtunity WATCH IT RIGHT NOW!...|access-date= 26 July 2019}} </ref>
* [[Spike Spencer]] <ref> {{cite tweet|last=Spencer|first=Spike|user=spikespencer|number= 1154474926553743360|date= 25 July 2019 |title= HEY! Have you seen the new Playmobil Trailer yet? I have the amazing good fortune of voicing 4 characters in this awesome movie! MANY THANKS TO Karen Strassman and Lino DiSalvo for the oppurtunity WATCH IT RIGHT NOW!...|access-date= 26 July 2019}} </ref>


==Production==
==Production==
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==Reception==
==Reception==
On review aggregator website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 15% based on 13 reviews, with an average rating of 4.22/10.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/playmobil_the_movie|title=Playmobil: The Movie (2019)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|accessdate=August 7, 2019}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has an weighted average score of 28 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/playmobil-the-movie|title=Playmobil: The Movie reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|accessdate=August 7, 2019}}</ref>
On review aggregation website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 21% based on 14 reviews, with an average rating of 4.4/10.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/playmobil_the_movie|title=Playmobil: The Movie (2019)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date= August 9, 2019 }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has an weighted average score of 28 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.metacritic.com/movie/playmobil-the-movie|title=Playmobil: The Movie reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=August 7, 2019}}</ref>

Guy Lodge of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety magazine]]'' wrote: "An attempt to do for the smiling, claw-handed Playmobil collective what "[[The Lego Movie]]" did for the humble plastic brick — but without that blockbuster’s dizzy, self-aware wit and visual invention — Lino DiSalvo’s hyperactive film never transcends its blatant product-flogging purpose."<ref>{{cite web |date= August 7, 2019 |last= Lodge |first= Guy |author-link= Guy Lodge |title= Film Review: ‘Playmobil: The Movie’ |url= https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/playmobil-the-movie-review-1203293702/ |website= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety magazine]] }}</ref>
Olly Richards of ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' wrote: "Maybe it’s fitting Playmobil: The Movie is old-fashioned, stiff and only suitable for those between the ages of four and ten, but it sure isn’t much fun."<ref>{{cite web |date=5 August 2019 |author= Olly Richards |author-link= Olly Richards |title= Playmobil: The Movie |url= https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/playmobil-the-movie/ |website= [[Empire (magazine)]] }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|4199898|Playmobil: The Movie}}
* {{IMDb title|4199898|Playmobil: The Movie}}


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Revision as of 16:21, 9 August 2019

Playmobil The Movie
File:Playmobil2019Teaser.jpg
Teaser poster
Directed byLino DiSalvo
Screenplay by
  • Greg Erb
  • Jason Oremland
Story byLino DiSalvo
Based onPlaymobil
Produced by
Starring
Edited byMaurissa Horwitz
Music byHeitor Pereira
Production
companies
Distributed byPathé Distribution
Release date
  • August 7, 2019 (2019-08-07) (France)
Running time
99 minutes[2]
CountryFrance[1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$75 million[3]

Playmobil The Movie is a 2019 English-language French live-action/computer animated musical adventure comedy film based on the German building toy Playmobil. It is directed by Lino DiSalvo in his directorial debut, written by Greg Erb & Jason Oremland with an early draft by Blaise Hemingway[citation needed], and produced by On Animation Studios. The film stars the voices of Anya Taylor-Joy, Gabriel Bateman, Daniel Radcliffe, Jim Gaffigan, Meghan Trainor and Adam Lambert. It was released in France on August 7th 2019 by Pathé Distribution. It was released in the United Kingdom on August 9th 2019 by StudioCanal. It is scheduled for release in the United States on December 6th 2019 by STX Entertainment with other countries to follow.

Premise

Marla is forced to abandon her carefully structured life to embark on an epic journey to find her younger brother Charlie who has disappeared into the vast and wondrous animated world of Playmobil toys.

Cast

Voices

Production

An animated feature film based on Playmobil titled Playmobil: Robbers, Thieves & Rebels, produced by On Entertainment, Wild Bunch and Pathé, was originally expected to be released at the end of 2017.[5]

The film originally involved Bob Persichetti as director and screenwriter. The film will be the first in a trilogy of theatrical animated films based on Playmobil. Persichetti initially pitched the film to Sony Pictures Animation. Although Sony tried to buy the pitch, it fell through. He was eventually offered instead to direct the 2018 superhero film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.[6]

The film was animated in On animation's Canadian facilities. The film was also originally supposed to be distributed by Cross Creek Pictures.[3]

On February 9, 2016, Lino DiSalvo came on board to direct the $75 million budgeted film, replacing Persichetti. Dimitri Rassam and Aton Soumache of On Animation Studios will produce the film.[7][8] On May 12, 2016, Open Road Films acquired the US rights to the film, whose screenplay was written by Blaise Hemingway. It would mark DiSalvo's directorial debut after spending 17 years at Walt Disney Animation Studios. Alexis Vonarb, Axel Von Maydell, and Moritz Borman would also produce the film.[9]

On November 17, 2017, it was reported that Wendi McLendon-Covey would star in the film. The film will be a CG-animated/live-action hybrid.[10]

In June 2018, the film's production was underway and some details of the film were revealed, during a session at Annecy International Animated Film Festival.[11] In October 2018, lead voice cast was announced which included Anya Taylor-Joy, Gabriel Bateman, Daniel Radcliffe, Jim Gaffigan, Meghan Trainor, and Adam Lambert, while Trainor and Lambert would also write and sing original songs for the film.[12]

Release

Playmobil The Movie was released in France by Pathé on August 7, 2019, on 610 screens. It was originally scheduled to be released in the United States by Open Road Films on January 18, 2019,[9] which was once delayed to April 19, 2019,[13] It was also scheduled to be released in the United Kingdom on 9 August 2019 and then again to August 16, 2019, under Global Road Entertainment.[14] Due to the bankruptcy of Global Road, STX Entertainment bought U.S distribution rights to the film in early April 2019 and was set for a release date in November 22, 2019 but was moved to December 6, 2019.[15][16][17] It was previously scheduled to be released on August 30, 2019.[18]

Reception

On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 21% based on 14 reviews, with an average rating of 4.4/10.[19] On Metacritic, the film has an weighted average score of 28 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[20]

Guy Lodge of Variety magazine wrote: "An attempt to do for the smiling, claw-handed Playmobil collective what "The Lego Movie" did for the humble plastic brick — but without that blockbuster’s dizzy, self-aware wit and visual invention — Lino DiSalvo’s hyperactive film never transcends its blatant product-flogging purpose."[21] Olly Richards of Empire wrote: "Maybe it’s fitting Playmobil: The Movie is old-fashioned, stiff and only suitable for those between the ages of four and ten, but it sure isn’t much fun."[22]

References

  1. ^ "Playmobil, le film (2018)". www.unifrance.org.
  2. ^ "PLAYMOBIL THE MOVIE". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b Thill, Scott (21 October 2015). "ON Animation Studios To Spend $75 Million On A Playmobil Movie". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  4. ^ Spencer, Spike [@spikespencer] (25 July 2019). "HEY! Have you seen the new Playmobil Trailer yet? I have the amazing good fortune of voicing 4 characters in this awesome movie! MANY THANKS TO Karen Strassman and Lino DiSalvo for the oppurtunity WATCH IT RIGHT NOW!..." (Tweet). Retrieved 26 July 2019 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (6 November 2014). "AFM: On Ent. Plays With Wild Bunch, Pathe on Playmobil Pic (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  6. ^ Amid Amidi (18 December 2018). ""If We Could Do Anything Our Own Way, What Would We Do?": A Conversation With 'Spider-Man' Co-Director Bob Persichetti". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  7. ^ Hopewell, Elsa Keslassy,John (9 February 2016). "'Playmobil' Movie to Be Directed by 'Frozen' Animator Lino Di Salvo (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 16 May 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Amidi, Amid (10 February 2016). "Bob Persichetti Out, Lino DiSalvo In As Director of Playmobil Movie". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  9. ^ a b Pedersen, Erik (12 May 2016). "Open Road Grabs 'Playmobil' For U.S., Toon Feature Based On Popular Toys". Deadline. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  10. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (17 November 2017). "Wendi McLendon-Covey Joins Voice Cast Of Open Road's 'Playmobil'". Deadline. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  11. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (14 June 2018). "New Details on 'Playmobil The Movie' Spilled at Annecy Festival". Variety. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  12. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (10 October 2018). "Anya Taylor-Joy, Meghan Trainor, Adam Lambert & Daniel Radcliffe Among Voice Cast For 'Playmobil: The Movie'". Deadline. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  13. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (9 October 2017). "Open Road Changes Release Dates for 'Midnight Sun', 'Show Dogs' & 'Playmobil'". Deadline. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  14. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (16 October 2018). "'Angry Birds 2' To Fly In Late Summer 2019". Deadline.
  15. ^ McNary, Dave (4 April 2019). "STXfilms Buys Animated 'Playmobil: The Movie' for U.S." Variety. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  16. ^ Gemmill, Allie (23 July 2019). "'Playmobil: The Movie' Trailer: Daniel Radcliffe Saves the Day as Toy Super Spy". Coillder. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  17. ^ Fleming Jr., Mike (2 August 2019). "After Denial, STX Moves 'Playmobil' From August 30 To December 6". Deadline. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  18. ^ Exhibitor Relations Co. [@ERCboxoffice] (24 April 2019). "Welp, Labor Day weekend has its event movie. STX will release PLAYMOBIL: THE MOVIE Aug 30, 2019. Anya Taylor-Joy, Daniel Radcliffe, Kenan Thompson, Adam Lambert and Meghan Trainor star" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 August 2019 – via Twitter.
  19. ^ "Playmobil: The Movie (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  20. ^ "Playmobil: The Movie reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  21. ^ Lodge, Guy (7 August 2019). "Film Review: 'Playmobil: The Movie'". Variety magazine.
  22. ^ Olly Richards (5 August 2019). "Playmobil: The Movie". Empire (magazine).
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