My Little Pony: Big City Adventure

My Little Pony: Big City Adventure is a 2023 animated musical comedy film based on the Netflix series, My Little Pony: Make Your Marks. Directed by Matt Stawski, the film stars Jenna Warren, Ana Sani, Rob Tinkler, Tara Strong, and Cathy Weseluck. As the events of the film take place after G3 series, the final episode of the G4 series, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and during the seventh season of My Little Pony: Make Your Marks. the film follows Sunny, Izzy, and Pipp as they travel to New York City to audition for a Broadway musical.
It was released on Netflix on November 21, 2023, and received positive reviews from critics.
==Premise==
Sunny, Izzy, and Pipp travel to New York City to audition for a Broadway musical. However, they end up getting lost as a result of Sunny forgetting to bring her Sunny's Bag, and now it's up to Hitch, Sparky, Misty, and Zipp to travel to New York City to find them with the help of Sunny's lost friends Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy and Spike, Sunny's previous companions.
==Plot==
It is a sunny morning in Maretime Bay, Hitch and Sparky greets us at the door and we are also greeted by Pipp Petals, Zipp Storm, Misty Brightdawn, Sprout, Queen Haven and Alphabittle as Sunny sings in the shower of his hopeful audition. ("Brand New Day")
After Sunny is dressed and ready for another day, he sings and dances with his friends and has breakfast with her Family. Just as Sunny sits in the Thinking Chair, she wonders where Izzy is and she appears under a spotlight adding a dance to Sunny's routine as the number ends. Sunny is hopeful he got an audition and is sure it came in the mail when Mailbox comes with the mail ("Mailtime").
Sunny asks if it's the letter he has been waiting for and Mailbox thinks it is which leads Josh to exclaim in song "We Just Got A Letter." It truly is a letter when he opens it and finds a message from Minty saying that Josh got the audition and to come at 3 to audition for a Broadway musical with Minty in New Hoof City.
Everyone in the house is very happy for Sunny! Sunny, Izzy, and Pipp reveals that he always wanted to audition for a Broadway musical since he was a child. Flashing back to the present, Sunny is nervous to audition until Hitch persuades him to go to New Hoof City to audition for the Broadway musical and reminds Sunny that the audition is TODAY at 3. Josh wonders how they can get to New Hoof City and Hitch says he has put the address of the theater in Sunny's Bag.
The Pony Express arrives and Sunny, Izzy, and Pipp is still nervous. He is unsure if he can do this without us and asks us to come with him to New Hoof City. Hitch tells Sunny to make his dreams a reality and get that part and boards the Pony Express as he exclaims "We're On Our Way!" as everyone gives him a send off. The Skidoo Express gets closer and closer to the sign for New York, flies off the road, and after skidooing, lands in the middle of the city. More Coming Soon...
==Cast==
*Jenna Warren as Sunny Starscout
*Ana Sani as Izzy Moonbow
*AJ Bridel as Pipp Petals
*J.J. Gerber as Hitch Trailblazer
*Rob Tinkler as Sparky Sparkeroni
*Bahia Watson as Misty Brightdawn
*Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as Zipp Storm
*Tara Strong as Twilight Sparkle
*Cathy Weseluck as Spike
*Andrea Libman as Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy
*Ashleigh Ball as Rainbow Dash, Applejack
*Tabitha St. Germain as Rarity
*Athena Karkanis as Opaline
*Amanda Martinez as Queen Haven
*Kimberly-Ann Truong as Posey Bloom
*Samantha Bielanski as Jazz Hooves
*Jonathan Tan as Rocky Riff
*Joshua Graham as Sprout
*Elley-Ray Hennessy as Grandma Figgy
*Andrew Jackson as Alphabittle Blossomforth
*Lili Beaudoin as Minty
*Tianna SwamiNathan as Young Bird
*Joseph Motiki as Adult Bird
*Kelly Sheridan as Starlight Glimmer
*BD Wong as Director Pony
*Max Darwin as Audition Pony #1
*Adam John Richardson as Audition Pony #2
*Kara Irene Mikula as Audition Pony #3
*Phillipa Soo as Audition Pony #4
*Evelyn Lee as Pony Kid #1
*Austin Elle Fisher as Pony Kid #2
*Sid Kamat as Pony Kid #3
*Sebastian Ortiz as Pony Kid #4
*Summer Rae Daney as Pony Kid #5
*Cameron Keitt as Pony Kid #6
*Allegra Tumbleson as Pony Kid #7
*Daniel Shin as Pony Kid #8
*Ali Stroker as Ali Trotker
*Taboo as Tabhoof
*Alex Winter as Pony Cab Driver
*Steven Pasquale as Pony Janitor
==Production==
On July 8, 2021, it was reported that a movie based on My Little Pony: Make Your Mark will be made to mark the 40th anniversary of the My Little Pony franchise. Directed by Matt Stawski and written by Angela Santomero and Liz Maccie, the film began production, with Cinematography by Derek McKane, Production Design by Alex M. Calle, and Costume Design by Caitlin Doukas, in summer 2022. On February 18, 2023, the title was revealed as My Little Pony: Big City Adventure.
==Soundtrack==
The film's soundtrack album was released on digital platforms by Republice Records Kids & Family label, on the same day. To promote it, a single version of “On Our Way” was released on October 10, 2023.
==Release==
The film's trailer was previewed by Jenna Warren at PaleyWKND on September 28, 2023, and later released online on September 30, 2023.My Little Pony: Big City Adventure was released on Netflix on November 21, 2023. In a promotion for the film sponsored by Hasbro, minor league ice hockey team, Atlanta Gladiators wore My Little Pony jerseys for their match against the Orlando Solar Bears on October 31, 2023. The film was released on DVD on March 31, 2024. The movie made it's linear premiere on Disney Channel in the United States on May 25, 2024.
==Reception==
On the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, 80% of five critics' reviews have given the film a positive review, with an average rating of 7.3/10.
Marco Vito Oddo of Collider gave the film a "B" rating, writing "As a result, My Little Pony: Big City Adventure is a movie aimed at preschoolers that's also enjoyable for adults, with exciting musical numbers that help break the simple story and explore the street art history of New York City." In a positive review, Calum Marsh of The New York Times praised Warren's performance, saying he brought "unbridled charisma to a role that is basically a glorified kindergarten teacher". Nate Adams of The Only Critic wrote, "A harmless, colorful and cheery addition to the My Little Pony canon, My Little Pony: Big City Adventure has something for everyone."
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