Trolls World Tour is a new film by DreamWorks Animation and due to coronavirus is available for digital rent.
So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about this new movie.
- Trolls World Tour is a 2020 American computer-animated jukebox musical film
- The film is produced by DreamWorks Animation
- It is distributed by Universal Pictures
- The film is a sequel to the 2016 film Trolls
- The film is directed by Walt Dohrn with co-direction by David P. Smith
- It is produced by Gina Shay
- It is written by Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger, Elizabeth Tippet, Maya Forbes and Wallace Wolodarsky, from a story by Aibel and Berger
- The film stars Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, James Corden, Kunal Nayyar, Ozzy Osbourne, and Rachel Bloom
- Trolls World Tour was theatrically released in the United States on April 10, 2020.
- Due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States, the film was also released for digital rental on the same day
- On February 28, 2017, Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation announced a sequel to the 2016 film Trolls
- With Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake reprising their roles as Poppy and Branch
- In March 2017, podcasters the McElroy brothers began campaigning for roles in the film via a podcast titled “The McElroy Brothers Will Be in Trolls 2”
- Following the campaign’s success, DreamWorks confirmed in September 2018 that the McElroy brothers would make cameo appearances in World Tour
- Sam Rockwell, Chance the Rapper, Anthony Ramos, Jamie Dornan and Flula Borg were added to the cast in May 2018
- Corden, Stefani, Icona Pop, Funches, and Nayyar returned to reprise their roles
- On June 12, 2018, the film was retitled as Trolls World Tour
- In October 2018, it was confirmed that Kelly Clarkson had joined the cast, and will perform an original song
- In June 2019, along with promotional posters, new cast members have been announced, which include: J Balvin, Mary J. Blige, Rachel Bloom, George Clinton, Ester Dean and Gustavo Dudamel
- Along with Timberlake, Clarkson, Paak, Blige and Clinton, songs are provided by Chris Stapleton and SZA
- The first single from the movie’s soundtrack, “The Other Side”, by Timberlake and SZA, was released on February 26, 2020
- The Trolls World Tour: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released on March 13, 2020
- Universal Pictures originally planned to release Trolls World Tour theatrically in the United States on April 10, 2020
- It was later pushed up to February 14, 2020 before being moved to April 17, 2020
- Following the delay of No Time to Die, it was once again pushed up to the original April 10 release date
- It was also set to be released on March 20 in the United Kingdom, but due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom, its release date was pushed back to April 6
- On March 16, Universal announced that the film would be released simultaneously in theaters and for rental on digital platforms on April 10 in the United States
- It is currently showing in 20 theatres
- On June 20, 2019, DreamWorks released 22 character posters for the film, along with promotional film stills
- On June 21, the first trailer was released
- A second trailer was released in November 15, 2019
- A third trailer was released on March 6, 2020, featuring the new release date
- On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 73%
- Based on 67 reviews
- With an average rating of 6.16/10
- The site’s critics consensus reads: “A fun follow-up for fans of the original, Trolls World Tour offers a second helping of colorful animation, infectious energy, and sing-along songs”
- On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 51 out of 100
- Based on 22 critics
- Indicating “mixed or average reviews”
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