Animals of Spy

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Animals of Spy
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Robert Rodriguez Kirk Wise
Produced by	Chris Meledandri Tom McGrath Mark Andrews
Screenplay by	Geneva Robertson-Dworet Rodney Rothman Alan J. Schoolcraft
Story by	Meg LeFauve
Starring	Ryan Reynolds Steven Yeun Keegan-Michael Key Josh Gad Benedict Cumberbatch Ken Jeong Jamie Chung Danny McBride Nick Kroll
Music by	Henry Jackman Lorne Balfe
Edited by	Claire Dodgson Nick Kenway
Production company	Movie Land Animation Studios
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	December 28, 2018
Running time	97 minutes
Language	English
Country	United States
Rating	PG (MPAA)
Budget	$233 million
Box office	$2.213 million

Animals of Spy is a 2018 American computer-animated spy action comedy film produced by Movie Land Animation Studios and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film was directed by Robert Rodriguez, and written by Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Rodney Rothman and Alan J. Schoolcraft. It stars the voices of Ryan Reynolds, Steven Yeun, Keegan-Michael Key, Josh Gad, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ken Jeong, Jamie Chung, Danny McBride and Nick Kroll. The film was released on December 28, 2018 in the United States. It was grossed over $2.213 million worldwide and it has received mostly positive reviews from critics, who called it a "worthy successor" and praised the animation, humor, characters, and plot, as well as the vocal performances of Ryan Reynolds, Steven Yeun, Keegan-Michael Key and Josh Gad. The film was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 91st Academy Awards, 76th Golden Globe Awards, 24th Critics' Choice Awards, and 9th Movie Land Fun and Excitement Awards, losing to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. The sequel film will be release on October 15, 2021.

Plot

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Cast

• Ryan Reynolds as Toad, a dog.
• Steven Yeun as Marlin, Toad's brother and a dog.
• Keegan-Michael Key as Gary, a male hampster.
• Josh Gad as Tom, a clumsy parakeet.
• Benedict Cumberbatch as Robert, a male lion.
• Ken Jeong as Daniel, a male parrot.
• Jamie Chung as Sarah, a Mexican female dog.
• Danny McBride as Kevin, a polar bear.
• Nick Kroll as Douglas, a villainous and disgruntled goblin.

Production

Development

Movie Land Animation Studios had already begun the process of starting development of movies with budgets of around $320 million. The intellectual property for these films was meant to be supplied by Movie Land Animation Studios among others and included Penguinopolis and Smash of Claws had been approaching the original crew from the television series to make a high-profile, animated theatrical feature-length film adaptation and had long wanted to partner with Warner Bros. Pictures to release the film given the network's extraordinary legacy in the world of animation, including some of the most enduring characters on cable television history.

Casting

In October 2016, new additions to the voice cast included Carla Jimenez, Peter Dinklage, Hailee Steinfeld, Ben Stiller and Maya Rudolph. In May 2017, Chloe Bennet, Shameik Moore and Colin Hanks joined the cast. In December 2017, Seth MacFarlane and Tom Cruise joined the cast. In March 2018, Taraji P. Henson joined the cast.

Animation

Animals of Spy is animated by Movie Land Digital Production Services in San Francisco, California. During peak production, there were between 80 and 100 animators working on the project. The animation of the human characters were done via motion capture.

Music

The music for the film was composed by Henry Jackman and Lorne Balfe. The soundtrack album will be available for purchase on digital download on December 21, 2018 and on Compact Disc on December 25, 2018 by WaterTower Music.

Release

The film was originally scheduled to be released in the United States on October 31, 2018. In May 2017, the film was pushed back two months to December 28, 2019.

Marketing

• The teaser trailer was released on March 31, 2018 and was shown before Rampage and Major Lazer: The Movie.
• The first trailer was released on June 13, 2018 and was shown before Incredibles 2 and Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation.
• The final trailer was released on October 14, 2018 and was shown before Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween and The Nutcracker and the Four Realms.

Home media

Animals of Spy will be available for purchase on HD Digital and Movies Anywhere on April 2, 2019, with the release for purchase on Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD on April 16, 2019 by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.

Reception

Box office

The film was grossed over $2.213 million worldwide and it has received mostly positive reviews from critics, who called it a "worthy successor" and praised the animation, humor, characters, and plot, as well as the vocal performances of Ryan Reynolds, Steven Yeun, Keegan-Michael Key and Josh Gad.

Accolades

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result	Ref(s)
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards	January 3, 2019	Best Animated Feature	Robert Rodriguez	Nominated	TBA
Golden Globe Awards	January 6, 2019	Best Animated Feature Film		Nominated	TBA
Critics' Choice Awards	January 13, 2019	Best Animated Feature		Nominated	TBA
Producers Guild of America Award	January 19, 2019	Best Animated Motion Picture	Chris Meledandri, Tom McGrath and Mark Andrews	Nominated	TBA
Academy Awards	February 24, 2019	Best Animated Feature	Robert Rodriguez, Chris Meledandri, Tom McGrath and Mark Andrews	Nominated	TBA
Kids' Choice Awards	March 23, 2019	Favorite Animated Movie	Animals of Spy	Nominated	TBA
Saturn Awards	September 13, 2019	Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film	Animals of Spy	Nominated	TBA
		Best Animated Film		Nominated	TBA
Movie Land Fun and Excitement Awards	March 3, 2019	Best Animated Feature	Robert Rodriguez	Nominated	TBA
		Best Visual Effects	Larry LaPisco, Glen McIntosh, Josh Beveridge and Nick Bruno	Nominated	TBA
		Best Director for Films and Short Films	Robert Rodriguez	Nominated	TBA

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Part of WarnerMedia (AT&T) Filmography Released Stickman: The Movie (2014) • Reggie and the Penguin (2015) • Loppy the Dog (2016) • Birds (2017) • The Street of San Francisco (2017) • The Polar Express (2017) • Eddie (2018) • Major Lazer: The Movie (2018) • Penguinopolis (2018) • Smash of Claws (2018) • The Wampanoag Movie (2018) • The Hi-Tech and Science Fiction Movie (2018) • Doug (2018) • Funimals (2018) • Stuart Little (2018) • Sarcastics (2018) • Animals of Spy (2018) • Light It Up (2019) • Birds 2 (2019) • The Hampster Movie (2019) • Stickman 2: Larry's Adventure (2019) • Sphere (2019) • The Crown (2019) • Charlotte's Web (2019) • Animal Party (2019) • Car Chase (2019) • Ghost in the Shell (2019) • Star Trek (2019) • Loppy the Dog 2: The Second Movie (2019) • GoGo Tomago (2019) • Sarcastics 2 (2019) • The Great Spy Racers (2019) • Chunko (2020) • Ned's Newt (2020) • The Legend of Disguise (2020) • Spanish Empire (2020) • Twister (2020) • The Trumpet of the Swan (2020) • Technoville (2020) • Scrambled Eggs Super! (2020) • The Hunger Games (2020) Produced with Sony Pictures Animation The Animals in the Attic (2019) • The Secret Life of Animals 2 (2019) • Dimensions (2019) • Shaun and Roger: Roger Breaks the Internet (2019) • Gwen and Dan (2019) • Carmen Sandiego (2019) • Hoverboard (2019) • Chocolate Fever (2019) • Spider-Gwen (2019) • Go (2019) • Everest (2019) • Grossology (2019) • Bunny (2019) • Cool Girls (2020) • Spectrum (2020) Upcoming Romeo and Juliet (2020) • Las Vegas (2020) • Mr. Magoo (2020) • Spider-Gwen 2 (2020) • Panko the Dragon (2021) • Famous 5 (2021) • Carmen Sandiego 2 (2021) • Voltron (2021) • The Hollow (2021) • The Last Kids on Earth (2021) • Grossology 2 (2021) • Untitled Romeo and Juliet sequel (2022) Produced with Aardman Animations The JH Movie Collection Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) Upcoming The JH Movie Collection Movie: The Fate of the Tour (2020) • The JH Movie Collection Movie 4: Lost in Florida (2021) As Ted-LaPai Productions A Bird's Tale (1994) • The Secret of Ace (1995) • Cycle Throughout the World (1996) • Life of Animals (1996) • Power Up (1997) • One Little Rabbit (1997) • El Fuego (1997) • A Trip to Denmark (1998) • The Secret of Ace 2 (2000) • Yeti (2000) • A Bird's Tale 2 (2000) • Life of Animals 2 (2001) • Magnus • Los Altos (2002) • Two Little Rabbits (2002) • Bunnies on the Streets (2003) • The Animals Movie (2004) • Kevin the Lost Dog (2006) • A Trip to Los Angeles (2007) • The Final Chapter (2008) Upcoming Faster Bike (2020) • Cuphead (2020) • Jin (2020) • Carlos & Ricky: Into the Future (2020) • Reggie and the Penguin 2 (2020) • Shank (2020) • Spy Penguins (2020) Associated productions Sarcastics (2018) Direct-to-video films The Hunger Games (2020) Television series Stickman: The Series (2016-present) • Tom the Hand (2016-present) • All Hail Loppy the Dog (2017-present) • How Penguins Goes to Kansas (2017; television film) • The JH Movie Collection Show (2018-present) • The Christopher the Stickman Show (2020-present) Franchises Stickman (2014-present) • Loppy the Dog (2016-present) • The JH Movie Collection Movie (2018-present) • Sony's Movie Land Universe (2019-present) • Tom the Hand (season 3; 2016, 2019-present) People Directors Ted V. Miller • Robert Zemeckis • Stephen Heneveld • Mike Mitchell • Don Hall • Phil Lord and Christopher Miller • Chris Williams • Chris Miller • Jenny Harder • Bob Persichetti • Peter Ramsey • Rodney Rothman • Tom McGrath • William Renschen • Ella Ray • Dominic Formella • Alejandro Munoz • Marcos Rivera Producers Chris Meledandri • Kristina Reed • Bonnie Arnold • Roy Conli • Roy Lee • Phil Lord and Christopher Miller • Jordan Kerner • Don Hahn • Darla K. Anderson • Dan Lin • John Lasseter • Avi Arad • Amy Pascal • William Renschen • Ella Ray • Dominic Formella • Alejandro Munoz • Marcos Rivera Writers Karey Kirkpatrick • Nicholas Stoller • Rodney Rothman • Phil Lord and Christopher Miller • Jordan Roberts • John Davis • Peter Lord • Nick Park • William Renschen Executives/Associated figures Ted V. Miller • Michael LaPai • Monty LaBueno • George MacGuffin • Christopher MacGuffin • Chris Meledandri Animators and visual/special effects artists Gal Gadot • Jamie Chung • Bex Taylor-Klaus • Jeffrey Katzenberg • Rich Moore • Roy Conli • Gary Trousdale • Phil Lord and Christopher Miller • Steven Spielberg • Duncan Rouleau • Steven T. Seagle • Steven Yeun • Jenny Harder • Hailee Steinfeld • Shiyoon Kim • Panat Thamrongsombutsakul • John Knoll • Craig Hammack • Simon J. Smith • Samik Roy Choudhury • Erik-Jan de Boer • Cedric Nicolas-Troyan • Emilio Ruiz del Río Signature voice actors/actress Ben Stiller • Adam Sandler • Jim Carrey • Gal Gadot • Hailee Steinfeld • Jamie Chung • Bex Taylor-Klaus • Michael J. Fox • Andy Samberg • Keegan-Michael Key • Rihanna • John DiMaggio • Tenzing Norgay Trainor • Shameik Moore • Jake Johnson Signature musicians Henry Jackman • James Newton Howard • Lorne Balfe • Major Lazer • Alan Meyerson • Daniel Pemberton Signature character designer Monty LaBueno • Ronnie del Carmen • Jin Kim • Shiyoon Kim Visual Development & Storyboard Artists Dante Eriksen • Cody Cameron • Andrew Stanton • Shiyoon Kim • Jin Kim • Geoff Johns • Ronnie del Carmen Related topics Related media and projects Birdy Animation • Touchstone Animation Studios • Sphere Ball Studios • Shank Films • Panko and Panda Studios Miscellaneous Warner Bros. films (Unproduced Warner Bros. projects • WAG films • Warner Bros. animated films • Warner Bros. Animation franchises and productions) See also Movie Land • Movie Land Entertainment • Warner Bros. Pictures • Warner Bros. Animation • Warner Animation Group • Acquisition of Movie Land by Warner Bros. • The JH Movie Collection Movie (2018) • Gwen and Dan: Level Two (2020)

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