Splatoon (Film)

Splatoon is a upcoming 2027 computer animated action adventure film directed by Karey Kirkpatrick and Tim Johnson. Based on the 2015 video game of the same name. It is the first DreamWorks Animation movie to be based on a video game.
Splatoon was originally scheduled to be released on June 18, 2027 in the United States, produced by DreamWorks Animation and Nintendo, and distributed by Universal Pictures. A sequel is scheduled to be released on July 13, 2029 and another sequel is scheduled to be released on August 15, 2031.
==Premise==
In the Mollusc Era, humans on earth are reportedly extinct, and the squid kids, also known as the Inklings, are born in a city called Inkopolis. Six Inklings, Ika, Bloo, Debbi, Marco, April and Justin set off for a mission to save the Great Zapfish from DJ Octavio and the octarians.
==Plot==
In the Mollusc Era, inklings are born many years ago. On Inkopolis, Florida, an orange inkling named Ika (Abigail Howard) travels to Inkopolis Plaza. She was about to exit of the train but she accidentally bumps into a blue inkling named Bloo (Justin Long). As they went in, she met her friends Debbi (Kristen Schaal), Marco (Harvey Guillén), April (Maya Rudolph) & Justin (Bill Hader) and went to the lobby. After Ika won won the turf war, Bloo lost when he must practice the turf war. The next day, the inklings practice the turf war when they used their weapons. One night, Ika & Bloo discovered the Octo UFO which crashed landed. At night, the inklings went to their home called The Squid House and went to bed.
The next day at Ika's home, Ika is shocked when the Squid Sisters, Callie (Britney Spears) & Marie (Billie Eilish), announced the Great Zapfish is squidnapped by DJ Octavio and the Octarians. She tells Bloo how the Octarians did it and they met Captain Cuttlefish (Mahito Yokota) after that. All the inklings travelled to the Octo Valley and they met a lime inkling named Ashley AKA. Agent 3 (Tina Fey). She tells the six Inklings to go on the Zapfish mission to defeat every octarian and rescue every zapfish.
For the first mission, the seven inklings need to hunt the Octarians down and rescue 4 of the zapfishes. When they arrived, the Octostamp tries to stomp them all, but they dodged, splats the Octostamp and rescued one zapfish. The seven inklings rescued 9 zapfishes, defeated the Octonozzle and rescued another zapfish in their second mission.
The third mission begins, with 14 zapfishes needed to be rescued. After they defeated the Octowhirl, Captain Cuttlefish is captured by DJ Octavio, while Bloo, Marco and Justin are captured by a group of Octolings. Ika, Debbi, April and Ashley met Callie & Marie (known as Agents 1 and 2) and they traveled to the Octoling base. 
The forth mission begins shortly after. As the six female inklings are rescuing zapfishes, they saw Bloo, Marco and Justin, tied up by the Octolings. Ika defeated every Octoling as she rescued Bloo, Marco, Justin and the zapfish. After they traveled to the Octomaw base and defeats the Octomaw, the Inklings met three Octolings named Rose, Scarlet & Jazzy. The final mission begins as the nine inklings rescued all of the zapfishes. They traveled into DJ Octavio's UFO and saw Captain Cuttlefish tied up. They also saw DJ Octavio who stole the Great Zapfish. The nine Inklings are off to the rescue. When Ika, Bloo, Debbi, Marco, April, Justin and Ashley rescued Captain Cuttlefish, they heard Callie & Marie singing "Calamari Inkantation". Once they defeated DJ Octavio, the Great Zapfish freed itself from the Octobot king and they escaped. 
As Inkopolis is saved, Ashley and Captain Cuttlefish thanked Ika, Bloo, Debbi, Marco, April & Justin for completing the zapfish mission and as for now, Callie & Marie announced the Splatfest has begun. Ika tells Bloo that he must win the turf war on the Splatfest. After they won the Splatfest, Ika & Bloo kissed as Bloo is now Ika's love interest, and every inkling celebrated the Splatfest party in Inkopolis as the fireworks arrives, writing "Thank you, Inklings!". They danced at the party and Ika & Bloo kissed.
In the mid-credit scene, DJ Octavio is trapped in the snowglobe. Meanwhile, a pink inkling named Jenny texts that Ika is here and her green inkling friend Felix traveled to Inkopolis Square along with Off The Hook, Pearl & Marina meanwhile, a tube begins glowing and it reveals to be a octoling inside, the screen cuts black and the octoling's voice is heard. After the credits end, the Squid Sisters' voices are heard.
==Cast==
*Abigail Howard as the voice of Ika: a orange female Inkling who is the leader of Team Squid. She is a mascot of the film franchise.
*Justin Long as the voice of Bloo: a blue male Inkling who is the secondary leader of Team Squid and Ika's love internet. He is a mascot of the film franchise.
*Kristen Schaal as Debbi: a pink female inkling.
*Harvey Guillén as Marco: a cyan male inkling.
*Maya Rudolph as April: a lime green female inkling.
*Bill Hader as Justin: a purple male inkling.
**Yuki Tsujii as the Inkling's normal voice. He provides Ika, Bloo, Debbi, Marco, April, Justin and Ashley's normal voice. Tsujii reprises his role from the Splatoon video games.
*Britney Spears as Callie: the member of the Squid Sisters.
*Billie Eilish as Marie: the member of the Squid Sisters.
**Yuki Kudara (Keity.pop) as Callie's normal voice.
**Mari Kikuma as Marie's normal voice.
*Tina Fey as Ashley "Agent 3": a lime female inkling.
*Cody Cameron as Sheldon.
*Hailee Steinfeld as Annie.
**TBA as Moe.
*Craig Robinson as Jelonzo.
*Rodger Bumpass as Crusty Sean.
*Walt Dohrn as Spyke.
*George Lopez as Judd.
*Amy Poehler as Rose: a red female Octoling and the sisters of Jazzy and Scarlet and the daughter of DJ Octavio.
*Tara Strong as Scarlet: a red female Octoling and the sisters of Jazzy and Rose and the daughter of DJ Octavio.
*Scarlett Johansson as Jazzy: a red female Octoling and the sisters of Jazzy and Rose and the daughter of DJ Octavio.
*Conrad Vernon as Craig "Cap'n" Cuttlefish: a elder inkling and Callie and Marie's Grandfather.
**Mahito Yokota as Craig "Cap'n" Cuttlefish's normal voice.
*James Franco as DJ Octavio: A leader of octarians and rival of Craig "Cap'n" Cuttlefish and the father of Rose, Scarlet and Jazzy.
**Idris Eiba as DJ Octavio's normal voice.
*Shaquille O'Neal as himself.
==Production==
===Development===
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===Animation, design, and influences===
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===Music===
Billie Elish released for the film, titled "I Am a Squid Kid" on May 19, 2023. Splatoon released Squid Sisters' songs, "City of Color", "Ink Me Up", "Calamari Inkantation", "Maritime Memory", "Bomb Rush Blush" and "Tide Goes Out".
===Soundtrack===
#Turf War In The Past
#Welcome to Inkopolis Plaza
#UFO Crashed Landing
#The Great Zapfish Is Squidnapped!
#Cap'n Cuttlefish
#Octo Valley
#Meet Agent 3
#The Zapfish Mission
#Octostomp!
#Octarian Ambush!
#Octonozzle!
#More Octarian Ambush!
#Octowhirl!
#Cap'n Cuttlefish, Bloo, Marco and Justin Are Squidnapped!
#Octolings Attack!
#Ika Rescues Bloo, Marco and Justin
#Octomaw!
#More Octolings Attack!
#Rescue The Great Zapfish!
#I am Octavio
#Inklings To The Rescue!
#Calamari Inkantation - Squid Sisters
#The Great Zapfish Rescued!
#Inkopolis is Saved
#Splatfest, Here We Come!
#City of Color - Squid Sisters
#Ink Me Up - Squid Sisters
#Thank you, Inklings!
#Credits
#Maritime Memory - Squid Sisters
#Bomb Rush Blush - Callie
#Tide Goes Out - Marie
===Original Music===
#I Am The Squid Kid - Billie Elish
===Other Music===
#Kickstart My Heart - Mötley Crüe
#Beat It - Fall Out Boy
#Material Girl - Madonna
#Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye feat. Kimbra
#Love Message - Klubbingman (Feat. Trixi Delgado)
#Move Your Body - Eiffel 65
===Music From Trailers===
#Splattack! (Epic Version) (Teaser Trailer, Official Trailer and Final Trailer)
==Marketing==
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===Merchandise and other tie-ins===
On May 15, 2023, it was revealed that DreamWorks Animation will release a graphic novel based on the film.
A set of 6 Splatoon toys were also sold at McDonald's.
Wicked Cool Toys, the current toy partner for the franchise, released figures and plush toys for retail as well.
==Release==
=== Theatrical ===
Splatoon is scheduled to be released on June 18, 2027 in the United States, and later in Japan on July 2, in both regular formats and in IMAX 2D and 3D.
=== Home media ===
Splatoon will be released on premium video-on-demand on TBA. It will also be available to stream on Peacock in TBA and Netflix in late-TBA. It is scheduled to be released on 4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD on TBA.
==Reception==
===Box office===
As of June 18, 2027, Splatoon has grossed $100 million in the United States and Canada, and $100 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $100 million.
In the United States and Canada, Splatoon was initially projected to gross around $100 million from 4,000 theaters in its five-day opening weekend. It is also expected to gross around TBA million internationally. After making $100 million on its first day, five-day estimates were raised to $100 million.
===Critical response===
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of TBA reviews are positive, with an average rating of 10/10. The website's consensus reads, "Splatoon is a colorful -- a superFRESH -- animated action adventure that has about as many Nintendos and Splatoons." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 100 out of 100, based on TBA critics, indicating "positive reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A+" on an A+ to F scale.
===Accolades===
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==Shorts==
Splatoon: Octo Run
==Specials==
Splatoon: Splatoween Party, Splatoon: A Very Merry Squidmas
==Sequels==
Splatoon 2 (Film), Splatoon 3 (Film)
==TV Series==
Splatoon: The Animated Series, Splatoon: Squid Adventures, Splatoon: The Third Dimension
==Transcript==
Splatoon (Film)/Transcript
==Trailer Transcripts==
Splatoon (Film)/Trailer Transcripts
==Gallery==
===Logos===
Splatoon (Film) Logo.png|English
Splatoon (Film) Japanese Logo.png|Japanese
===Posters===
Splatoon (Film) Teaser Poster.png|Teaser Poster
Splatoon (Film) Poster 2.png|December Teaser Poster
Splatoon (Film) Poster 3.png|Feburary Poster
Splatoon (Film) Ika Poster.png|"Ika" Poster
Splatoon (Film) Bloo Poster.png|"Bloo" Poster
Splatoon (Film) Debbi Poster.png|"Debbi" Poster
Splatoon (Film) Marco Poster.png|"Marco" Poster
Splatoon (Film) April Poster.png|"April" Poster
Splatoon (Film) Justin Poster.png|"Justin" Poster
Splatoon (Film) Agent 3 Poster.png|"Agent 3" Poster
Splatoon (Film) Callie Poster.png|"Callie" Poster
Splatoon (Film) Marie Poster.png|"Marie" Poster
Splatoon (Film) Cap'n Cuttlefish Poster.png|"Cap'n Cuttlefish" Poster
Splatoon (Film) DJ Octavio Poster.png|"DJ Octavio" Poster
Splatoon (Film) Inkopolis Poster.png|"Inkopolis" Poster
Splatoon (Film).png|Official Poster
Splatoon (Film) DVD Cover.png|DVD Cover
Splatoon (Film) DVD Cover 2.png|DVD Cover 2
===Characters===
Splatoon (Film) Ika.png|Ika
Splatoon (Film) Bloo.png|Bloo
Splatoon (Film) Debbi.png|Debbi
Splatoon (Film) Marco.png|Marco
Splatoon (Film) April.png|April
Splatoon (Film) Justin.png|Justin
Splatoon (Film) Ashley.png|Ashley
Splatoon (Film) Callie.png|Callie
Splatoon (Film) Marie.png|Marie
Splatoon (Film) Sheldon.png|Sheldon
Splatoon (FIlm) Annie and Moe.png|Annie and Moe
Splatoon (Film) Jelonzo.png|Jelonzo
Splatoon (Film) Crusty Sean.png|Crusty Sean
Splatoon (Film) Spyke.png|Spyke
Splatoon (Film) Judd.png|Judd
Splatoon (Film) Rose Scarlet And Jazzy.png|Scarlet (Left), Rose (Middle) and Jazzy (Right)
Splatoon (Film) Cap'n Craig Cuttlefish.png|Cap'n "Craig" Cuttlefish
Splatoon (Film) Zapfish.png|Zapfish
Splatoon (Film) Great Zapfish.png|Great Zapfish
Splatoon (Film) Octarians.png|Octarians
Splatoon (Film) Octostamp.png|Octostamp
Splatoon (Film) Octonozzle.png|Octonozzle
Splatoon (Film) Octowhirl.png|Octowhirl
Splatoon (Film) Octomaw.png|Octomaw
Splatoon (Film) Octolings.png|Octolings
Splatoon (Film) DJ Octavio.png|DJ Octavio
==Trivia==
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