Ferdinand ( film ) - wikipedia Ferdinand ( film ) For the 1938 Walt Disney cartoon short, see Ferdinand the Bull ( film ). Ferdinand Theatrical release poster Directed by Carlos Saldanha Produced by John Davis Lisa Marie Stetler Lori Forte Bruce Anderson Screenplay by Robert L. Baird Tim Federle Brad Copeland Story by Ron Burch David Kidd Don Rhymer Based on The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf Robert Lawson Starring John Cena Kate McKinnon Anthony Anderson Bobby Cannavale Peyton Manning Gina Rodriguez Miguel Ángel Silvestre David Tennant Music by John Powell Cinematography Renato Falcão Edited by Harry Hitner Production company Blue Sky Studios 20th Century Fox Animation Davis Entertainment Distributed by 20th Century Fox Release date December 10, 2017 ( 2017 - 12 - 10 ) ( Los Angeles ) December 15, 2017 ( 2017 - 12 - 15 ) ( United States ) Running time 107 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $111 million Box office $20.8 million Ferdinand is a 2017 American 3D computer - animated comedy - drama film produced by Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox Animation. It is based on Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson 's children 's book The Story of Ferdinand and directed by Carlos Saldanha, and features the voices of John Cena, Kate McKinnon, Anthony Anderson, Bobby Cannavale, Peyton Manning, Gina Rodriguez, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, and David Tennant. The story follows a gentle pacifist bull named Ferdinand who refuses to participate in bullfighting but is forced back into the arena where his beliefs are challenged by being faced off against the world 's greatest bullfighter. Ferdinand was released in the United States on December 15, 2017 in 3D and 2D, by 20th Century Fox. It has received generally positive reviews from critics, who particularly praised Cena 's vocal performance. The film also received nominations for Best Animated Feature Film and Best Original Song ( `` Home '' ) at the 75th Golden Globe Awards. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Soundtrack 4.1 Track listing 5 Release 5.1 Box office 5.2 Critical response 5.3 Accolades 6 References 7 External links Plot In Europe, a bullfight training area called Casa del Toro harbors a bull calf named Ferdinand, who is ridiculed by his fellow bulls for being non-confrontational and his tendency to smell and protect flowers. Ferdinand runs away from Casa del Toro after his dad fails to return after coming back from a bullfight he was picked for. He eventually winds up at a florist 's farm and is adopted by the owner Juan ( Juanes ), his dog Paco ( Jerrod Carmichael ), and his daughter, Nina ( Lily Day ), with whom he shares a bond. When Ferdinand ( John Cena ) eventually grows up, he still retains his non-violent, flower - loving nature, but due to his size, he is left behind when Juan, Nina, and Paco go into town for an annual flower festival. Ferdinand decides to go anyway, resulting in him getting stung by a bee and unintentionally wreaking havoc around town. Subsequently, he is taken by the same people from Casa del Toro and is sent back there where he finds that Bones ( Anthony Anderson ), Guapo ( Peyton Manning ), and Valiente ( Bobby Cannavale ), his fellow bulls from when he was a kid, have also grown up, and have been joined by a Scottish bull named Angus ( David Tennant ) and a silent but intimidating bull named Maquina. Ferdinand is still disrespected by the bulls but manages to befriend a crazy Goat named Lupe ( Kate McKinnon ), who wants to be his coach in bullfighting despite his lack of interest and three hedgehogs named Una ( Gina Rodriguez ), Dos ( Daveed Diggs ), and Cuatro ( Gabriel Iglesias ) who frequently invade Casa del Toro. One day, a legendary but egotistical bullfighter named El Primero ( Miguel Ángel Silvestre ) arrives at Casa del Toro to choose a bull he most admires to fight with so he can retire. When the bulls fail to impress him on the first try, Guapo is suddenly taken to a nearby slaughterhouse and the other bulls tell Ferdinand that it will be their fate once El Primero chooses a bull to fight. Although Ferdinand manages to earn the respect of the other bulls except Valiente, they still hold on to the belief that fighting is the only way for them to live. Ferdinand manages to convince Lupe to come back with him to Nina 's farm and the hedgehogs help them escape but when Ferdinand is close to freedom, he sees his dad 's picture on a wall with his horns mounted on a wall, along with dozens of other horns, making Ferdinand realize that the bull who is chosen to fight will be slain by the matador. Ferdinand tells the other bulls about how they will still be killed even after they 're chosen to fight, but Valiente is the only one unconvinced and charges Ferdinand outside where Ferdinand inadvertently beats him in a fight and knocks off his right horn. El Primero witnesses the scuffle and chooses Ferdinand to fight after seeing him defeat Valiente. When Valiente is taken to the slaughterhouse, Ferdinand rallies up the remaining bulls to escape but goes to the slaughterhouse to break out Valiente. He is at first unwilling as he believes that the slaughterhouse is his fate now, but they discover that Guapo is still alive, and Ferdinand questions Valiente 's courage. When Ferdinand tries to save Guapo, he accidentally activates a series of deadly contraptions but, with the help of a now - friendlier Valiente, escape the slaughterhouse and the bulls, Lupe, and hedgehogs steal the training area 's company truck to escape, resulting in the head of the area, Moreno ( Raúl Esparza ), and his employees to chase them after El Primero threatens them. The animals try desperately to lose the humans and wind up at a train station in Madrid that Ferdinand sees is his ticket back to Nina. When the bulls push a small railroad cart to catch the train back to Nina 's home, Ferdinand sacrifices himself so the other bulls can escape ( except for Lupe, who stays behind in shock after Ferdinand 's act ) and is captured by Moreno and his employees. When news of Ferdinand 's upcoming fight with El Primero makes its way to Nina 's home, she and Juan set out to Madrid to find and retrieve Ferdinand. At the bullfight colosseum, Lupe tries to urge Ferdinand that he must fight in order to survive, but Ferdinand is silently unsure. When Ferdinand is released into the bullfight ring, he gives out a feeble performance with his pacifistic nature and accidentally causes El Primero to fly into the bull pen. El Primero angrily tries to attack Ferdinand with two banderillas and in the process, strikes Ferdinand in the shoulder, who almost retaliates against the matador, but sees a rose underneath his hoof and sees that he 's being the fighter he was unwilling to be and lets El Primero live. Regardless, El Primero tries to slay him to finish the fight, but upon seeing Ferdinand resigning himself to it and the crowd, moved by his gentle nature, wanting him to live, he refuses to kill him and leaves with dignity. Ferdinand is reunited with Nina, Juan, and Paco and Moreno allows for his fellow bulls, the hedgehogs, and Lupe move into the farm with him. The film ends with Ferdinand, Lupe, and their bull friends watching the sunset over a field of flowers. In a brief mid-credits scene, the hedgehogs are confronted by Tres who is revealed to have been alive the whole time. Cast John Cena as Ferdinand the Bull Colin H. Murphy voices a calf Ferdinand. Kate McKinnon as Lupe, an old goat David Tennant as Angus, a bull from Scotland. Bobby Cannavale as Valiente, a bull. Jack Gore voices a calf Valiente. Cannavale also voices Valiente 's father. Anthony Anderson as Bones, a bull Nile Diaz voices a calf Bones Peyton Manning as Guapo, a bull Jet Jurgensmeyer voices a calf Guapo Tim Nordquist as Maquina, a bull Gina Rodriguez as Una, a hedgehog Daveed Diggs as Dos, a hedgehog Gabriel Iglesias as Cuatro, a hedgehog Miguel Ángel Silvestre as El Primero, a matador Flula Borg as Hans, a horse Boris Kodjoe as Klaus, a horse Sally Phillips as Greta, a horse Jerrod Carmichael as Paco, a dog Lily Day as Nina, the original owner of Ferdinand and Paco. Julia Scarpa Saldanha voices a young Nina. Juanes as Juan, the father of Nina. Jeremy Sisto as Raf, Ferdinand 's father. Karla Martínez as Isabella, a village mother. Raúl Esparza as Moreno Belita Moreno as Shopkeeper Production In 2011, it was reported that 20th Century Fox Animation had acquired the rights to the children 's book The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf to adapt it into a computer - animated feature film with Carlos Saldanha attached to direct it. In May 2013, Fox titled the film simply Ferdinand, which would be produced by Blue Sky Studios. John Powell, a frequent collaborator with Saldanha, would be composing the film 's score. In November 2016, it was reported that Gabriel Iglesias would voice a character named Cuatro, a hedgehog. Soundtrack Ferdinand ( Music from the Motion Picture ) Soundtrack album by Various artists Released December 1, 2017 ( 2017 - 12 - 01 ) Genre Pop, Latin pop Label Island Records Producer John Powell On September 19, 2017 it was announced that singer Nick Jonas wrote and recorded a song called `` Home '' for the movie. It was featured in the third trailer released in the next day and will also appear in the movie and end credits. It was released as the first promotional single of the soundtrack on October 20, 2017. A Second song by Nick Jonas named `` Watch Me '' was released alongside the film 's EP on December 1. Track listing The soundtrack features three original tracks : `` Home '' and `` Watch Me '' by Nick Jonas, and `` Lay Your Head On Me '' by Juanes. No. Title Artist ( s ) Length 1. `` Home '' Nick Jonas 3 : 00 2. `` Lay Your Head On Me '' Juanes 3 : 16 3. `` Watch Me '' Nick Jonas 2 : 26 4. `` Freedom '' Pitbull 2 : 54 5. `` Macarena '' Los del Rio 4 : 09 6. `` Home ( Film Version ) '' Nick Jonas 2 : 48 Total length : 18 : 55 Original Motion Picture Score is composed by John Powell, additional music by Batu Sener, Anthony Willis and Paul Mounsey. The album was released on December 15, 2017. Release In May 2013, Fox scheduled the film for April 7, 2017 release. In February 2016, the release date was moved to July 21, 2017. In August 2016, the release date was again pushed back, this time to December 22, 2017, taking over the release date of DreamWorks Animation 's The Croods 2, before that film was temporarily cancelled. In February 2017, the film was moved up by one week to December 15, 2017. The first trailer premiered on March 28, 2017, followed by the second trailer on June 14, 2017. Box Office As of December 20, 2017, the film had earned $14.6 million domestically, and $6.19 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $20.8 million. In the United States and Canada, Ferdinand was released alongside Star Wars : The Last Jedi, and was projected to gross $15 -- 20 million from 3,621 theaters in its opening weekend. It made $350,000 from Thursday night previews at 2,385 theaters, which began at 5 P.M. and $3.6 million on its first day. It went on to open to $13.3 million, finishing second behind The Last Jedi. Critical response On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 72 % based on 77 reviews, with an average rating of 6.2 / 10. The site 's critical consensus reads, `` Ferdinand 's colorful update on a classic tale does n't go anywhere unexpected, but its timeless themes -- and John Cena 's engaging voice work in the title role -- make for family - friendly fun. '' On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 58 out of 100, based on 19 critics, indicating `` mixed or average reviews ''. Audience polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of `` A '' on an A+ to F scale. Accolades Award Date of ceremony Recipient ( s ) and nominee ( s ) Result Ref ( s ) Annie Awards February 3, 2018 Design in an Animated Feature Production Thomas Cardone, Arden Chan, Andrew Hickson, Mike Lee, Jason Sadler Pending Editorial in an Animated Feature Production Harry Hitner, Tim Nordquist Pending Golden Globe Awards January 7, 2018 Best Animated Feature Film Ferdinand Pending Best Original Song `` Home '' Pending References ^ Jump up to : `` Film releases ''. Variety Insight. Retrieved 2017 - 02 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Ferdinand ''. AMC Theatres. Retrieved November 22, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Ferdinand ( 2017 ) ''. AllMovie. Retrieved 2017 - 06 - 23. ^ Jump up to : `` Ferdinand ( 2017 ) ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 17, 2017. ^ Jump up to : D'Alessandro, Anthony ( February 9, 2017 ). `` Blue Sky 's Bull Toon ' Ferdinand ' To Lock Horns With ' Star Wars : The Last Jedi ' ''. Deadline. Retrieved February 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Past, present and future releases to Past, Present and Future Releases UK Recent and Upcoming Movie ''. Launchingfilms.com. Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 01. Jump up ^ Rubin, Rebecca ( December 11, 2017 ). `` Golden Globe Nominations : Complete List ''. Variety. Retrieved December 11, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Phelan, Zehra ( March 28, 2017 ). `` Like a bull in a china shop the debut trailer for Ferdinand barges in ''. HeyUGuys. Retrieved March 28, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Like a bull in a china shop the debut trailer for Ferdinand barges in - HeyUGuys ''. Heyuguys.com. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 04. ^ Jump up to : McLean, Tom ( September 20, 2017 ). `` ' Ferdinand ' Unveils Role for Manning, a Nick Jonas Tune and a New Trailer ''. Animation World Network. Retrieved October 7, 2017. Jump up ^ Diggs, Daveed ( March 28, 2017 ). `` Excited for y'all to meet # Dos in the new @ ferdinandmovie he 's a real good dude. # Ferdinand # HedgehogsRepresent ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 13, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Busch, Anita ( November 17, 2016 ). `` Gabriel Iglesias Joins ' Ferdinand ' & ' Smurfs ' Voice Casts As He Readies Comedy Tour ''. Deadline. Retrieved January 28, 2017. Jump up ^ Diggs, Daveed ( March 28, 2017 ). `` Excited for y'all to meet # Dos in the new @ ferdinandmovie he 's a real good dude. # Ferdinand # HedgehogsRepresent ''. Twitter. Retrieved September 26, 2017. Jump up ^ Brodesser - Akner, Claude ( February 18, 2011 ). `` Fox, Ice Age Director Bullish on The Story of Ferdinand ''. New York. Retrieved January 28, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Chitwood, Adam ( May 16, 2013 ). `` DreamWorks Animation Moves B.O.O. Release Up to June 5, 2015 and TROLLS to November 4, 2016 ; Fox Dates ANUBIS and FERDINAND ''. Collider.com. Retrieved January 28, 2017. Jump up ^ `` John Powell to Score Blue Sky Studios ' ' Ferdinand ' ''. Film Music Reporter. September 14, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2017. Jump up ^ `` First Look ! Peyton Manning and Nick Jonas Lend Their Voices to Ferdinand ( and Feel Pretty Bullish About It ) ''. PEOPLE.com. 2017 - 09 - 19. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Home ( From the Motion Picture `` Ferdinand '' ) - Single by Nick Jonas on Apple Music ``. Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 11. ^ Jump up to : `` ' Ferdinand ' Soundtrack EP Details - Film Music Reporter ''. Filmmusicreporter.com. Retrieved 17 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` '' Watch Me '' from Ferdinand ( Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ) - EP by Various Artists on iTunes ``. Itunes.apple.com. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` Gambit, Alien, Predator and Fox / Marvel Release Updates ''. ComingSoon.net. February 28, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2017. Jump up ^ McClintock, Pamela ( August 9, 2016 ). `` ' Croods 2 ' Release Delayed Amid DreamWorks Animation Sale ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 28, 2017. Jump up ^ Rainey, James ( November 11, 2016 ). `` DreamWorks Animation and Universal Kill ' Croods 2 ' ( EXCLUSIVE ) ''. Variety. Retrieved January 28, 2017. Jump up ^ Randee Dawn ( March 28, 2017 ). `` Watch the trailer for John Cena 's new animated movie Ferdinand ''. Retrieved March 28, 2017. Jump up ^ `` OFFICIAL : New ' Ferdinand ' Trailer Tomorrow TrailerTrack ''. TrailerTrack. 2017 - 06 - 13. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Ferdinand ( 2017 ) ''. BOM. IMDb. Jump up ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony ( December 12, 2017 ). `` The Global Box Office Awakens : ' Star Wars : The Last Jedi ' Could Power To $440 M Opening ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved December 12, 2017. ^ Jump up to : D'Alessandro, Anthony ( December 17, 2017 ). `` ' The Last Jedi ' Opening To $219 M : How Disney Continues To Win With The ' Star Wars ' Franchise ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved December 17, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Ferdinand ( 2017 ) ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved December 16, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Ferdinand reviews ''. Metacritic. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved December 15, 2017. Jump up ^ Lisa Respers France. `` Golden Globe nominations 2018 : The list ''. Cnn.com. Retrieved 17 December 2017. External links Official website Ferdinand on IMDb Ferdinand at Rotten Tomatoes Ferdinand at FilmAffinity Blue Sky Studios Feature films Released Ice Age ( 2002 ) Robots ( 2005 ) Ice Age : The Meltdown ( 2006 ) Dr. Seuss ' Horton Hears a Who ! 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Question: who does the voice of ferdinand the bull
Answer: John Cena