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Megamind
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTom McGrath
Written byAlan J. Schoolcraft
Brent Simons
Produced byLara Breay
Ben Stiller
Denise Nolan Cascino
StarringWill Ferrell
Tina Fey
Jonah Hill
David Cross
Brad Pitt
Music byHans Zimmer
Lorne Balfe
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • October 28, 2010 (2010-10-28) (Russia)
  • November 5, 2010 (2010-11-05) (United States)
  • December 3, 2010 (2010-12-03) (United Kingdom)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryTemplate:Film US
LanguageEnglish
Budget$130 million[citation needed]
Box office$7,270,000

Megamind is a 2010 animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and Red Hour Films and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film was released in the United States in Digital 3D, IMAX 3D and 2D on November 5, 2010. It features the voices of Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill, David Cross and Brad Pitt.[1] The film is directed by Tom McGrath.[1]

Plot

Megamind (Will Ferrell) and his life-long archenemy Metro Man (Brad Pitt) are aliens that were sent away from their respective home planets in time of crisis (much like Superman's origin story), with Metro Man ending up a popular celebrity and Megamind becoming a belittled outcast due to his unintentionally disastrous intellect. Megamind, taking the role of super villain, tries to conquer Metro City in every imaginable way, each attempt a colossal failure thanks to Metro Man, who becomes known as the city's hero. It seems that the pattern will never cease until Megamind seemingly defeats Metro Man during one of his many botched hostage plots involving news reporter Roxanne Ritchi (Tina Fey). Now freed from his rival's shadow, Megamind proceeds to take control of Metro City. Over time, Megamind comes to the realization that he no longer has any purpose in life without an enemy. To appease his depression, he turns Roxanne's lonely cameraman Hal (Jonah Hill) into Metro City's next big superhero, the fiery-headed Tighten. Unfortunately for Megamind, Tighten decides to utilize his new power against humanity as revenge for the lifetime of rejection he has endured. When Metro Man is discovered alive by Megamind and Roxanne, but uninterested in resuming his superhero duties, Megamind is forced to do the inevitable: become the hero of the crisis. Aided by his fish-like sidekick Minion (David Cross), his guardian and best friend since childhood, Megamind sets off to stop Tighten.

Cast

Production

The film was first titled Master Mind and then Oobermind.[2] Lara Breay and Denise Nolan Cascino will produce, and Ben Stiller and Stuart Cornfeld will executive produce the film.[2] Ben Stiller was originally cast as Megamind, and later Robert Downey, Jr.,[3] but Will Ferrell was given the role, due to "scheduling conflicts" for Downey.[1] The film is written by Alan J. Schoolcraft and Brent Simons.[4]

Soundtrack

Lakeshore Records released a soundtrack on November 2nd. The track listing is as follows:

  1. "Giant Blue Head" by Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe
  2. "Tightenville (Hal's Theme)" by Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe
  3. "Bad to the Bone" by George Thorogood and the Destroyers
  4. "Stars and Tights" by Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe
  5. "Crab Nuggets" by Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe
  6. "A Little Less Conversation (Junkie XL Remix)" by Elvis Presley
  7. "Mel-On-Cholly" by Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe
  8. "Ollo" by Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe
  9. "Roxanne (Love Theme)" by Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe
  10. "Alone Again (Naturally)" by Gilbert O'Sullivan
  11. "Drama Queen" by Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe
  12. "Rejection in the Rain" by Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe
  13. "Lovin' You" by Minnie Riperton
  14. "Black Mamba" by Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe
  15. "Game Over" by Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe
  16. "I'm the Bad Guy" by Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe
  17. "Evil Lair" by Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe

Other songs used in the film include:

"Highway to Hell" by AC/DC

Reception

Critical

Megamind received generally positive reviews from critics, with the film garnering a 67% "fresh" rating on review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes as well as a 62 out of 100 rating on Metacritic. [5] The Rotten Tomatoes consensus is "It regurgitates plot points from earlier animated efforts, and isn't quite as funny (or fun) as it should be, but a top-shelf voice cast saves Megamind from total defeat." [6] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times awarded the film three out a possible four stars, stating "This set-up is bright and amusing, even if it does feel recycled from bits and pieces of such recent animated landmarks." [7]

Marketing

Will Ferrell dressed as his character, Megamind at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International.

A 47-second teaser trailer of the film was released online on March 18, 2010 and then premiered in How to Train Your Dragon. A second trailer premiered on May 21, 2010 with Shrek Forever After and then in select screenings of Toy Story 3, The Last Airbender, Despicable Me, and The Sorcerer's Apprentice. The final trailer was shown with screenings of Alpha and Omega and Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole. A third 4-minute trailer of the film premiered at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International, which later aired during a commercial break of Futurama's 100th episode, "The Mutants Are Revolting".[8] The first five minutes of Megamind was shown during an episode of iCarly on Nickelodeon on October 2, 2010.

Video games

Several video game tie-ins published by THQ will be released on November 2, 2010 to coincide with the film's release. An Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 version is titled Megamind: Ultimate Showdown, while the Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 2 version is titled Megamind: Mega Team Unite and the PSP and Nintendo DS versions are both titled Megamind: The Blue Defender. All three versions of the game have been rated E10+ for fantasy violence by the ESRB.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c SuperHeroHype (August 16, 2009). "Ferrell, Pitt and Hill to voice Oobermind". Superhero Hype!. Retrieved August 18, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Skott Stotland (May 28, 2009). ""Master Mind" becomes "Oobermind"". Bam! Kapow!. Retrieved August 18, 2009.
  3. ^ Dennis Michael (April 4, 2007). "Mr. Furious Goes Evil". FilmStew. Retrieved August 18, 2009.
  4. ^ Alex Amelines (August 17, 2009). "DreamWorks reveals voice-cast for Oobermind". One Huge Eye. Retrieved August 18, 2009.
  5. ^ Megamind at Metacritic
  6. ^ Rotten Tomatoes
  7. ^ Megamind :: rogerebert.com
  8. ^ alexonx (October 08, 2010). "4 minutes clip to the San Diego Comic-Con". filmissimo.it. Retrieved October 08, 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  9. ^ http://www.megamindvideogame.com/
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