Sphere (film)

Sphere is a 2019 American computer-animated musical comedy film directed by Denis Villeneuve, the first computer-animated feature to be directed by Denis Villeneuve, Chris Renaud and Patty Jenkins and written by Blair Rainsford, from a story by David Soren, Amy Pascal and Audrey Giesel, and follows a group of them as they try to find embracing from the real world despite their flaws. The film stars the voices of Kelly Clarkson, Elizabeth Banks, Louis C.K., Jane Lynch, Keegan-Michael Key, Jason Sudeikis, Jamie Chung, Seth MacFarlane and Ed Helms and Will Smith. The film titlw was theatrically released in the United States on May 3, 2019, by Warner Bros. Pictures and produced by Movie Land Animation Studios, Scott Free Productions, Brownstone Productions, Parkes + MacDonald Productions and Overbrook Entertainment.

Plot
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Cast

 * Kelly Clarkson as Kasia, a female sphere circled chibi human.
 * Elizabeth Banks as Natalie
 * Louis C.K. as Joseph
 * Jane Lynch as Jessica
 * Keegan-Michael Key as Robert
 * Jason Sudeikis as Larry
 * Jamie Chung as Addison
 * Seth MacFarlane as Louis
 * Ed Helms as Kevin
 * Will Smith as David

Production
In May 2011, it was announced that Pixar had acquired the rights to Sphere to make an animated feature film. Darla K. Anderson is set to produced and Steven Spielberg is set to direct, with a screenplay from Steven Spielberg and Angus MacLane. Andrew Stanton, Amy Pascal, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller were set to executive produce and Randy Newman and Dominic Lewis were set to compose. Four years later, in 2015, Variety magazine reported that an animated film would be the first project produced by Movie Land Animation Studios' new "family and animation" division. On March 28, 2017, Denis Villeneuve, Chris Renaud and Patty Jenkins signed on to direct the film, with a release date set for May 31, 2019. Animation is being provided by Movie Land Digital Production Services.

Music
The musical score is composed by Henry Jackman while songs are written by Henry Jackman, Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio, Michael Trewartha and Kyle Trewartha. The film's soundtrack was released by WaterTower Music.

Release
The film title was theatrically released on May 3, 2019 in RealD 3D, Dolby Cinema and 2D theaters by Warner Bros. Pictures. Sphere was initially scheduled to be released on May 31, 2019, but was later moved up a week to May 3, in order to avoid competition with Godzilla: King of the Monsters.

The studio spent around $40 million on promotions and advertisements for the film.

Marketing

 * The teaser trailer was released on November 17, 2018 and was shown before Ralph Breaks the Internet
 * The first trailer was released on February 4, 2019 and was shown before The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
 * The final trailer was released on March 24, 2019 and was shown before Shazam, Stickman 2: Larry's Adventure and Missing Link

Box office
As of May 5, 2019, Sphere has grossed $198.4 million against the $99 million budget in the United States, Canada and Ireland.

In the United States, Canada and Mexico, Sphere was released alongside UglyDolls, The Intruder and Long Shot, and is projected to gross $12–14 million from 3,600 theaters in its opening weekend. The film made $2.5 million on its first day, including $300,000 from Thursday night previews.

Critical response
The film holds an approval rating of 89% based on 74 reviews, and an average rating of 5.95/10 on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 88 out of 100, based on 67 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale, while those at PostTrak gave it 4 out of 5 stars and a 70% "definite recommend".