Rocket Monkeys: The Movie

Rocket Monkeys: The Movie is a Canadian animated film based on the Teletoon television series Rocket Monkeys. The film was directed by Robert Scull and written by Dan Abdo and Jason Patterson, who also created the series. It stars Seán Cullen, Mark Edwards, David Berni, Jamie Watson, Teresa Pavlinek and Mark McKinney as their respective characters from the show.
The movie follows brothers Gus and Wally Monkey as they are sent on a mission to retrieve a valuable diamond from an evil space pirate named Captain Squirk. However, when they arrive at his ship, they find that he has taken hostages in order to get what he wants: the monkeys themselves! With time running out before Captain Squirk escapes with them into deep space, can Gus and Wally save themselves – let alone everyone else? – before it's too late?
Rocket Monkeys: The Movie was released direct-to-video on December 4th 2018 in Canada  & United States   On March 5th 2019 In Australia And New Zealand By Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Distributed By DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc.,It Was Also Announced That The Film Will Be Screened In Cinemas For A Limited Time Starting From April 12th 2019 In Selected Countries Including United Kingdom ,Ireland ,Germany ,France Spain And Italy 
The film received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 50% rating, based on 7 reviews with an average score of 5/10. 
On Metacritic, the film has a score of 47 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
IGN gave the movie a 6.5 out of 10 and said: "Rocket Monkeys: The Movie is an entertaining enough space adventure for younger viewers."
== Plot ==
The film opens with a brief recap of the series, before showing Gus and Wally Monkey being sent on a mission to retrieve a valuable diamond from an evil space pirate named Captain Squirk. However, when they arrive at his ship, they find that he has taken hostages in order to get what he wants: the monkeys themselves! With time running out before Captain Squirk escapes with them into deep space, can Gus and Wally save themselves – let alone everyone else? – before it's too late?
== Distributed ==
Rocket Monkeys: The Movie was distributed by 20th Century Fox.
== Soundtrack ==
The film's score was composed by Heitor Pereira and the soundtrack album was released on February 4, 2014, by Varèse Sarabande.
== Animation ==
Rocket Monkeys: The Movie is animated in CGI by Atomic Cartoons.
== Trailers ==
A trailer for the film was released on December 19, 2013.
== Production ==
Production of the film began in 2012 and ended in 2013. 
== Development ==
Development of a feature-length Rocket Monkeys movie started after the series' first season had aired. 
== Casting ==
Seán Cullen, Mark Edwards, David Berni, Jamie Watson, Teresa Pavlinek and Mark McKinney reprised their roles from the show as Gus Monkey, Wally Monkey YAY-OK Dr Chimpsky Inky Lord Peel respectively . Newcomers to the cast included Kevin Michael Richardson as Captain Squirk , Andrea Libman as Binky Bear Stephanie Anne Mills as Mrs Banana Steve Little as Mr Bananarama Brian Drummond as Boomerang Bill Tom Kenny as Skipper Pete Jeff Bennett reprising his role from Jake and the Never Land Pirates Hook Jim Cummings reprising his role from Winnie-the -Pooh Tigger 
== Release ==
The film was released in Canada on February 7, 2014. In the United States, it was released direct-to-video on April 1, 2014.
== Screening ==
Rocket Monkeys: The Movie held its world premiere at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto on January 31, 2014. 
== Home media ==
Rocket Monkeys: The Movie was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the United States on April 1, 2014 .In Canada ,the film was first released by Fox Home Entertainment as a digital download on March 4 ,2014 followed by a physical release of the DVD and Blu-ray formatson March 18 ,2014 .
== Reception ==
Critical reception for Rocket Monkeys: The Movie has been mixed to positive. On Rotten Tomatoes ,the film holds an approval rating of 50% based on 10 reviews with an average rating of 5/10 .On Metacritic ,which uses a weighted average score out of 100 top critics' reviews from mainstream publications ,the film received a metascore of 49% based 6 reviews which is considered "mixed or average" praise .Common Sense Media gave the movie 3 stars out of 5 saying "Parents need to know that Rocket Monkeys is an animated series about two monkey brothers who work as astronauts. The show is cute and funny, with some mildly crude humor (including flatulence jokes) but nothing too offensive."
== Box office ==
Rocket Monkeys: The Movie grossed $48 million in North America and $84 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $132 million against its budget of$20 million .
== Accolades ==
In 2014 ,the film was nominated for three Annie Awards including Best Animated Feature Production Design in an Animated Feature Production Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production Writing in an Animated Feature Production 
== Legacy ==
In 2015 it was announced that Fox had greenlit a sequel to the film which is set to be released on April 10, 2019.