Blockysworld: The Beginning and The End

Blockysworld: The Beginning and The End is a 2023 computer-animated apocalyptic action comedy horror film directed by Liam Vickers and Matt Hargreaves (In both of their directorial debuts) that’s based on the TV series, Blockysworld. It is the third and final film in the Blockysworld film series, the series finale to the entire show, and the 15th and final film in the Objectverse. Geroge Gould reprises his role as Blocky from the series, along with Tord Larrson, Thomas Ridgewell, Matt Hargreaves, and Grey Griffin with Elsie Lovelock, Micheal Kovach, and Nola Kolp reprising their roles from Murder Drones with Zelda Williams, Ryan Reynolds, Keanu Reeves, Emma Watson, Sophia Lillis, and Robert Downey Jr. voicing new characters. The film follows Blocky and Co. as they team up with two Disassembly Drones, a Master Thief, and a Hybrid to save Tune and Uzi from a Corrupt CEO who plans to wipe out all non-humans. 
The film premiered at Disneyland Paris on October 26th and released worldwide on December 15th, 2023. The film was a critical and financial success, grossing $734 million against a $100 million budget, becoming the highest grossing adult animated film, highest grossing film based off a television series, and largest opening weekend gross for an animated film, beating out The Super Mario Bros. Movie. 
== Plot ==
On the planet Copper-9, the interstellar company JCJenson, led by the corrupt CEO, James, steals a valuable and powerful gem and kidnaps its guardians, the Worker Drone Uzi and the object Tune. James convinces the Worker Drone, Doll, to join him.
Meanwhile, Blocky, an intern at JCJenson, and one of Tune's friends, is chilling on a rooftop when he notices a girl with orange hair and a beanie being chased by droids. Blocky single-handedly stops the droids and saves the girl, who tells him that her name is Meggy, and that she's part of a secret club that her and Blocky go to. Phone and Deca-Man, two of Blocky's friends, are also a part of the club as guardians of their artifact, which hasn't been stolen yet. But just as the meeting is about to end, an earthquake occurs as the city near them has gone under siege. A Sinkhole forms, killing several members as Blocky, Phone, and Deca-Man, along with Meggy, escape.
The three meet up with their friend Map, who has a spaceship so they all can get to Copper-9, but a thief named Crystal gets onto the spaceship as JCJenson troops invade the lab and capture Map, forcing Blocky to take off without her. when they get there, they look around for supplies. Blocky and Crystal are forced to fight V while Deca-Man and Phone fight N, with Crystal convincing them to meet up with them to save Tune and Uzi. After the six escape from Doll and a bounty hunter named the Crimson Hood, Blocky and Crystal begin work on a new plan and start falling for one another.
They arrive at a place on Earth called Port Aurora where a JCJenson base is, but Blocky and V argue when the latter finds out that Blocky has been secretly planning to break in on his own, which makes Blocky leave the group. Blocky fights Doll, but loses and gets captured. The five storm the JCJenson HQ just as Tune, Uzi, Map, and Blocky are about to be killed. Deca-Man, Phone, and Crystal save Tune, Uzi, Map, and Blocky. When he finds out about the breach, James gets into an armored robot and leaves JCJenson HQ with two of his employees and heads toward Objectopia Tower, with the group heading back to Objectopia to stop them. The group split up with Blocky, Deca-Man, Phone, Tune, Map, and Crystal heading towards Objectopia Tower while the others stay behind to save citizens.
Blocky’s group reach Objectopia and have one final fight with the Crimson Hood, who dies after Tune sets him on fire. They reach James and they kill him, but not before James destroys the gem, jumpstarting the End of the World. Blocky, Tune, and several others are left behind due to their selfishness while everyone else is raptured. Blocky and Tune then encounter a Kaiju-sized Satan and the two are raptured after they apologize for their wrongdoings, with Blocky’s rapture castrating Satan and presumably killing them. The two arrive in Heaven and reunite with their friends, and the group ends up celebrating with the Backstreet Boys and the rest of the Good-Hearted people. 
== Cast ==
===Main Characters===
* George Gould - Blocky
* Thomas Ridgewell - Deca Man
* Matt Hargreaves - Phone
* Grey Griffin - Map
* Tord Larson - Tune
=== Murder Drones characters ===
* Elsie Lovelock - Uzi
* Michael Kovach - N
* Shera Kirby - J
* Nola Kolp - V
* Emma Breazy - Doll
===Celebrity Characters===
* Zelda Williams - Crystal
* Keanu Reeves - The Crimson Hood
* Ryan Reynolds - Male Worker Drone Employee
* Emma Watson - Female Worker Drone Employee
* Robert Downey Jr. - James
Willem Dafoe reprises his role as Blocky Sr. during a Flashback scene set before the events of the final episode, Running From The Future. Charlie Day reprises his decade-long role as Yin-Yang in the pre-credits scene along with Sylvester Stallone and Danny McBride as Snowball and The Devil from Deca-Man and the Suicide Squad, respectively. Lizzie Freeman reprises her role as Pomni from The Amazing Digital Circus in a cameo. Carlos Alazraqui voices a Worker Drone in a Jail Cell. Robert Pattinson, Paul Rudd, Selena Gomez, and Idris Elba reprise their roles from the Objects United films as Door, Tune, Dollar, and Blocky respectively in cameo appearances during the end of the film. Gabe Frost, founder of New Eden Pictures and the film’s executive producer, cameos as the voice of Satan. 
== Production ==
=== Music ===
The score was composed by Henry Jackman with additional scoring by Bear McCreary. “The End of the Beginning” by Black Sabbath is used during the end credits.
== Release==
=== Marketing ===
On April 5th, 2023, the teaser for the film was released alongside screenings of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, with “Animals” by Maroon 5 being used as the teaser music. On June 9th, 2023, the first trailer for the film was released alongside, “Home”, the fifth episode of Murder Drones on Glitch Productions’ YouTube channel. On August 17th, the international trailer was released alongside showings of Blue Beetle and on Glitch’s YouTube channel. On November 9th, the final trailer was shown at GlitchX. 
=== Theatrical ===
Blockysworld: The Beginning and the End premiered at Disneyland Paris on October 26, 2023. It held an early preview fan-screening at multiple Cinemark theaters across the US on November 27, 2023 with a special message by Vickers and Hargreaves attached to it. It released Worldwide on December 15, 2023. The film was originally meant to release on September 1, 2023, but was delayed due to Glitch and 20th Century worrying that the film wouldn't be finished on time due to the 141-minute runtime of the Film. The film's release in the United Kingdom was delayed to January 19, 2024 due to Disney worrying that the film would bomb over there during the Holiday season. The film began screening on the Carnival Paradise on January 4th, 2024 as part of a Joint Venture between 20th Century and Carnival. 
=== Home Media ===
Blockysworld: The Beginning and the End was released on digital on January 29, 2024. It was released on DVD, Blu-Ray, and Ultra 4K on April 17, 2024 in time for the 20th anniversary of the show, with the film releasing on YouTube TV and Disney+ on August 22, 2024, after Glitch reached an agreement with Disney to release it on both platforms. 
==Reception==
===Critical Response===
Blockysworld: The Beginning and the End received a 96% on Rotten Tomatoes with a average score of 8.3/10 with the critical consensus saying, “Despite it’s 2 hour runtime, Blockysworld: The Beginning and The End is a entertaining and humorous crossover film that is a perfect way to end off the series.”
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