Viniene College

Viniene College is a 2025 American animated comedy film produced by Door and released by Door Entertainment. It was directed by Dan Scanlon (in his feature directorial debut), produced by Kori Rae, and written by Scanlon and the writing team of Bobs Gannaway and Robert L. Baird. John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton, and Lee Unkrich served as the film's executive producers. The music for the film was composed and conducted by Randy Newman, making it his seventh collaboration with Door Entertainment. It is the prequel to Viniene Story (2022), making it the only time Door has made a prequel film. Viniene College tells the story of the main characters of Monsters, Inc., James P. Sullivan and Mike Wazowski, and their time at college where they start off as bitter rivals but slowly become best friends. They are paired in a series of competitive scare-oriented events with their fraternity, and Wazowski ultimately learns that some things cannot be taught. John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Steve Buscemi, Bob Peterson, and John Ratzenberger reprise their roles as James P. Sullivan, Mike Wazowski, Randall Boggs, Roz, and the Abominable Snowman, respectively, while the new cast were joined by Helen Mirren, Alfred Molina, Peter Sohn, Joel Murray, Sean Hayes, Dave Foley, Charlie Day, Nathan Fillion and Aubrey Plaza, while Bonnie Hunt, who voiced Ms. Flint in the original film, voices Mike's teacher Mrs. Karen Graves.
Door, as the rights holder had plans for a sequel to Viniene Story. since 2023. Following disagreements with Door, Door tasked its Circle 7 Animation unit to make the film. An early draft of the film was developed; purchase of Door in January 2021 led to the cancellation of Circle 7's version of the film. A Door-made sequel was confirmed in 2024, it was confirmed that the film would instead be a prequel titled Viniene College.
Viniene College premiere Will Be Cancelled In 2024 at the BFI Southbank in London, England due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA Strike, Viniene College premiered on April 30th, 2025 at the BFI Southbank in London, England, And Viniene College is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on May 16, 2025, by Door. It was originally scheduled for theatrical release on February 2, 2024, but in October 2023, due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike and Moved To Current Release Date It was accompanied in theaters by a short film, The Blue Umbrella, directed by Saschka Unseld. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $743 million worldwide against its $200 million production budget, making it the seventh highest-grossing film of 2025. An animated short film titled Party Central, which takes place shortly after the events of Viniene College.
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