Colin in the New World (2024 film)

Colin in the New World is an upcoming American CG-animated adventure fantasy comedy movie directed by Pendleton Ward, being based on the video game series of the same name, as well as the second theatrical film adaption, after the infamous 1999 film. It's being produced by Illumination and is distributed by Universal Pictures and has released on February 2nd, 2024.
The movie received mixed reviews from critics, but really good audience reception, with them considering it as a MASSIVE improvement over the 1999 movie and is a box office success, grossing over $1.125 billion dollars from its $200 million budget, making it one of Illumination's billion dollar movies. Its success led to a deal with Universal and Colin Crew to produce Colin Crew properties alongside with Warner Bros., starting with the upcoming Monmouth 10-episode limited series from Illumination.
A sequel, titled Colin in the New World 2, is slated for its release on December 16th, 2026.
==Synopsis==
Colin has just graduated from high school and is now starting college with his best friends, having a normal life. Things change one day when he and Delaney discover a mysterious door in the college halls that takes them into a brand new galaxy full of infinite kingdoms, but Delaney's curiosity sends both of them in and separated. There, Colin learns about the dangerous Amanda and her plans to try and invade all kingdoms, so not only he must find Delaney, but also stop Amanda with the help of a frog from the Frog Kingdom.
==Cast== 
*Patton Oswalt as Colin, a brave and heroic, yet cocky and, at times, impatient young adult who just started college. This is the first time since Colin in the Terrifying World where Oswalt voices Colin.
*Jenna Ortega as Delaney, a tomboyish, yet curious young adult who is Colin's best friend since childhood.
* as Benjamin "Ben", a sporty and aggressive, yet chill African-American young adult who is one of Colin and Delaney's four best friends.
* as Matthew "Mat", an intelligent and wise, yet at times grumpy young adult who is one of Colin and Delaney's best friends.
*Taylor Swift as Alexis, a shy, easily scared and sensitive young adult who has been mocked due to her mismatched eyes, but is feeled welcome by Colin and his pals, being one of the four best friends of him and Delaney.
* as Samantha, a fashion-loving and bratty, yet caring Hispanic-American teenage girl who is one of Colin and Delaney's four best friends.
*Chloë Grace Moretz as Penelope, TBD.
*TBD as Katie, TBD.
*Jenny Slate as Julianna, a party-loving and attractive young adult who is the party planner of Colin's college, as well as the tour guide. She has her name in her rear end.
*Kristen Wiig as Zoey, a popular yet insane young adult who is the most popular student, and has a very creepy crush on Colin, despite him having no interest in her.
*Anthony Ramos as Fly, a royal and rebellious frog creature who accompanied Colin on finding Delaney.
*Emily Blunt as Amanda, a feared and cynical, yet attractive young adult who rules the Shadow Kingdom, and plans to invade all kingdoms. She is the main antagonist.
*Ron Perlman as Shallow, a loyal shadow creature who is Amanda's henchman and sidekick, working with her in the Shadow Kingdom and being loyal to her.
*Idris Elba as Glowhog, A protective and feisty hedgehog-like creature with crystals on his fists and as quills, being the protector and the son of the banished ruler of the Crystal Kingdom.
*Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Shard, a lazy yet chill and protective hedgehog-like creature who is Glowhog's brother who did not approve Colin at first, but find fascination on him after learning he'd be the hero.
* as Cecilie, TBD.
*Tina Fey as Rebecca, a chill and level-headed Mud who is the leader of her pack known as "The Blooming Trio", rebelling against the Muds' plans to scare dinosaurs as well as finding Colin cute.
*Natalie Portman as Annabelle, a sexy and seductive, yet intelligent and rowdy Mud who loves to play sports and finds Colin hot.
* as Meghan, a girly, yet soft-hearted, gentle and sweet hippie Mud who enjoys the peace and also tries her best to look as cute as possible as she finds Colin to be a sweet man.
== Production==
==Trailer releases== 
*The first ever teaser poster was released on June 16th, 2023, with Bandai Namco hosting a live event related to the movie premiering on June 22nd, 2023 at 3 pm EST with the first trailer debuting with incredibly positive reviews and many likes. A week later, the first trailer was released in the cinemas, accompanying usually with family-friendly movies and some PG-13 movies.
*The second trailer was released on November 8th, 2023 with Bandai Namco hosting a live event being on 7 pm, similar to its teaser trailer.
*The third and final trailer was released on December 22nd, 2023, releasing alongside with Migration, being the first and only trailer to premiere on the big screens instead of a live event.
==Short film==
See Piglet Chaos.
It was announced that a Sing short film, titled Piglet Chaos, will be attached to the theatrical releases of the movie.
==Sequel==
See Colin in the New World 2.
On CinemaCon 2024, it was announced that a sequel to the movie would be in the works and is slated to be released on December 16th, 2026.
==Spin-off miniseries==
See Glowhog.
On CinemaCon 2024, along with the sequel announcement, it was confirmed that Illumination would be working on a 10-episode mini-series set in the movie universe, centered on Glowhog with Idris Elba reprising his role, aiming for an earlier 2026 release.
==Rating==
The movie is rated PG by the MPA for "action/violence and use of mild language".
==Trivia==
*The movie comes out on the 35th anniversary of the franchise.
*This is the first time in a long time that the 1977 Namco logo was used, both used in advertisements and in the movie itself.
*VARIANTS:
**Universal Pictures - the logo is shortened similar to The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Migration.
**Illumination - Stuart is seen doing finish touches to a portal machine and as he finishes, he tells Bob to power it up as Bob puts the chargers in the last "N" of the Illumination logo, powering it. Stuart then realizes the portal is about to suck him up, and as he gets sucked up, he yells the company's name before deactivating and the light on the "N" burns out and Bob then looks at the viewers, shocked. 
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