Dave the Barbarian: The Movie

Dave the Barbarian: The Movie is an upcoming American animated fantasy comedy film based on the Disney Channel original series of the same name. The movie is directed by Doug Langdale and produced by Walt Disney Pictures, with animation production provided by Rough Draft Studios. It will be released in theaters on July 15th 2022.
== Plot: ==
Dave the Barbarian: The Movie is an upcoming American animated fantasy comedy film based on the Disney Channel original series of the same name.
== Distributed by ==
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it will be released in theaters on July 15th 2022.
== Soundtrack: ==
The soundtrack for Dave the Barbarian: The Movie was composed and conducted by John Debney with songs written by Doug Langdale and performed by Danny Cooksey, Tress MacNeille and Estelle Harris.
== Animation: ==
Dave the Barbarian: The Movie is animated by Rough Draft Studios in Glendale, California. It was directed by Doug Langdale with animation direction from James Baxter and character design from Craig Kellman.
== Similars To: ==
The film has been compared to Disney's Hercules (1997) due to its similar plot and characters.
== Trailers: ==
The first teaser trailer for Dave the Barbarian: The Movie was released on November 15th 2021, attached to Disney's Raya and the Last Dragon (2021). A second teaser trailer was released online on December 20th 2021. The final theatrical trailer was released online on March 25th 2022, with a TV spot being aired during American Idol that same day.
== Production: ==
== Development: ==
In January 2020, it was announced that Disney had begun development on a feature film based on the animated series Dave the Barbarian (2004-2005). The project is being produced by Walt Disney Pictures and directed by Doug Langdale with animation production provided by Rough Draft Studios in Glendale, California. In February 2021, Danny Cooksey confirmed he would be reprising his role as Dave the Barbarian.
== Casting: ==
In February 2021, Danny Cooksey confirmed he would be reprising his role as Dave the Barbarian in a feature film based on the animated series of the same name. In March 2021, Tress MacNeille and Estelle Harris were announced to have joined Cooksey in voicing their respective characters Fang and Lula from the original show. The following month, it was announced that the rest of the original cast would be reprising their roles in the film.
== Release: ==
Dave the Barbarian: The Movie is scheduled to be released theatrically on July 15th 2022 by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It will also have a limited IMAX release starting from August 5th 2022.
== Screening: ==
The first footage from Dave the Barbarian: The Movie was screened at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival on June 14th 2021.
== Home media: ==
Dave the Barbarian: The Movie will be released digitally by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on October 4th 2022, and physically on Blu-ray Disc and DVD formats in North America on November 1st 2022. It is also scheduled to be available for streaming through Disney+ from December 15th 2022.
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Categories: 2022 filmsEnglish-language films2022 animated films2020s American animated filmsAmerican children's animated comedy filmsAnimated adventure filmsDisneyToon Studios animated featurettesFilms based on television seriesWalt Disney Pictures filmssuperhero comedy filmanimated superhero movies.
== Trivia: ==
Dave the Barbarian: The Movie is an upcoming American animated fantasy comedy film based on the Disney Channel original series of the same name.
The movie is directed by Doug Langdale and produced by Walt Disney Pictures, with animation production provided by Rough Draft Studios. It will be released in theaters on July 15th 2022.