PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (live-action version)

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Pups is a 2023 American superhero comedy film based on the animated television series PAW Patrol created by Keith Chapman. The sequel to PAW Patrol (2021), it was directed by Raja Gosnell from a screenplay writing by Matthew Fogel and the writing team of Tom J. Astle, Matt Ember, Cal Brunker, Bob Barlen, John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, and a story by Astle, Ember and Fogel. Adam Sandler, Jayma Mays, Selena Gomez, Jason Bateman, Marsai Martin, Will Brisbin, Jim Carrey, Jason Sudeikis, Kevin Hart, Josh Gad, Danny McBride, Iain Armitage reprises their roles. Several cast members from the TV series lent their voices to the film, including Christian Corrao (voicing Marshall), Luxton Handspiker (voicing Rubble), and Callum Shoniker (voicing Rocky). They are joined by an ensemble cast including Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, McKenna Grace (voicing Skye), Rachel Bloom, Leslie Jones, Nate Torrence, Kristen Bell, Jesse Eisenberg, Awkwafina, Vanessa Hudgens, Anthony Ramos, Viola Davis, Jake Lacy, North West, Saint West, and Brice Gonzalez. The film was produced by Spin Master Entertainment, Original Film and was distributed in Canada by Elevation Pictures while Paramount Pictures (under the Nickelodeon Movies banner) handled international distribution. It is the second film under the Spin Master Entertainment banner. 
Plans for a sequel began in August 2021 when Gosnell stated that he was interested in making a sequel after its predecessor's success. Astle, Ember, Brunker, Barlen, and Fogel was brought on board to write the film, while the work on the film began when it was officially greenlit by Spin Master in November 2021, with a planned October 13, 2023 release date before being pushed forward to a September 2023 release, with Gosnell returning to direct. The film features elements from the Mighty Pups sub-theme of the main show. Filming took place from August to November 2022 in New York City, Montreal, Georgia, and Paris, while the musical score was composed by Brian Tyler, replacing Heitor Pereira from the first film. Much of the main live-action and voice cast was announced in January 2023, following Momoa's casting in May 2022.
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie premiered at Regency Theatre in Los Angeles on September 16, 2023, and was released in Canada and the United States on September 29, 2023 in Dolby Cinema, RealD 3D and IMAX formats, like its predecessor, the film received generally positive reviews from critics. The film grossed $645 million worldwide and broke multiple box-office records, including the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2023 and the highest-grossing film produced by Nickelodeon Movies.
== Cast ==
===Live-action actors===
*Viola Davis as Victoria "Vee" Vance, a meteor expert who collaborates with Mayor Humdinger.
*Jim Carrey as Mayor Humdinger, the PAW Patrol's arch-nemesis from Foggy Bottom who is elected the mayor of nearby Adventure City due to his name being the only one on the ballot and the other candidate somehow withdrawing from the election. Though Humdinger despises the PAW Patrol pups, he has shown a general dislike for dogs in general because he prefers cats. Pardo said he drew inspiration for Mayor Humdinger's voice from mixing impressions of a Dudley Do-Right cartoon character with a well-known American entertainer from the 1930s-1950s.
*Will Brisbin as Ryder, a 10-year-old boy who serves as the leader of the PAW Patrol. With his leadership, Ryder confidently sends the group on their mission to save Adventure City from dog-hating Mayor Humdinger and also having a complicated relationship with Chase. Brisbin had to keep his role a closely-guarded secret for some time, which he found difficult as his nine-year-old brother is a huge PAW Patrol fan. Brisbin replaces Beckett Hipkiss from the series.
*Adam Sandler as Sam Winslow
*Jayma Mays as Grace Winslow
*Kevin Hart as Fridge
*Neil Crone as Tony
**Roman Kemp voices Tony in the UK dub of the film.
*Nate Torrence as Hank
*Kristen Bell as Janet
*Jake Lacy as Chester V: Nick's childhood idol who is a world-famous super-inventor and the CEO of Live Corp.
===Voice cast===
* Selena Gomez as Mavis, the main protagonist of the movie.
* Mckenna Grace as Skye, a heartening 7-year-old cockapoo who serves as the team's aviator with her Mighty Pup power of flight and super strength.
* Jason Bateman as Nick
* Jason Sudeikis as Red
* Marsai Martin as Liberty, a spirited long-haired dachshund who served as a member of the PAW Patrol in Adventure City and the mentor of the Junior Patrollers with her Mighty Pup power of elasticity. Martin reprises her role from the first film.
* Iain Armitage as Chase, an independent 7-year-old German shepherd who served as a police pup with his Mighty Pup power of super speed.
* Chris Pratt as Max
* Anya Taylor-Joy as Jewel
* Rachel Bloom as Silver
* Josh Gad as Chuck
* Jesse Eisenberg as Ace
* Vanessa Hudgens as P. B.
* Awkwafina as Daisy
* Anthony Ramos as Ralph
* Simon Pegg as Steve
* Danny McBride as Bomb
* Leslie Jones as Cheesespider
* Kristen Schaal as Barb: An intelligent orangutan and Chester's assistant. She later develops a crush on Steve.
* Kim Kardashian as Delores, a sassy poodle who keeps on working in an animal shelter.
* Christian Corrao as Marshall, a cuddly 6-year-old Dalmatian who served as a firefighting pup with his Mighty Pup power of fireballs. Corrao replaces Kingsley Marshall from both the series and the first movie, as well as reprising his role from the series.
* Luxton Handspiker as Rubble, a wisecracking 5-year-old bulldog who served as a construction pup with his Mighty Pup power of a wrecking ball. Handspiker reprises his role from the show Rubble & Crew and previously voiced Rex from the Dino Rescue sub-series in Season 7 and replaces Keegan Hedley from both the series and the first film, and Lucien Duncan-Reid from the series.
* Nylan Parthipan as Zuma, an energetic 5-year-old chocolate Labrador retriever, who served as the aquatic rescue pup, with his Mighty Pup power of turning his body into water. Parthipan previously voiced Al from the Big Truck Pups sub-series and replaces Shayle Simons from both the series and the first film, and Jordan Mazeral from the series.
* Callum Shoniker as Rocky, a clever 6-year-old Mixed-breed who served as the team's recycling and handyman pup, with his Mighty Pup power of magnetism. Shoniker reprises his role from the first film.
* Alan Kim as Nano, a Pomeranian who is one of the Junior Patrollers.
* North West as Mini, a Pomeranian who is one of the Junior Patrollers.
* Brice Gonzalez as Tot, a Pomeranian who is one of the Junior Patrollers.
* Stephanie Belding as a computer voice
* Josh Graham as the computer voice that is heard in the PAW Patrol's vehicles and mobile carrier.