The Youtube Movie

The Youtube Movie (Or Youtube: The Movie) is an American 3D CGI animated-comedy-drama-action film of 2022, based on a very popular social network for blogging - YouTube. The film was created with the support of the three founders of YouTube and Sony Pictures Animation, and the film is distributed by Columbia Pictures. The film was directed by Steven Spielberg and Chad Hurley, and produced by Steve Chen and Jawed Karim.
==Plot==
In 2005, a new social network called YouTube was created, and who would have known that YouTube would become one of the best social networks on the Internet by 2022. However, something happens that many YouTubers and simple YouTube users were afraid of-many more social networks began to appear, which began to overtake YouTube in popularity. And so that no one will forget YouTube, a lot of YouTubers decided to unite to prevent the loss of popularity.
==Cast==
===Main===
*Felix Chelberg as Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg/PewDiePie.
*George Henry Davidson as GeorgeNotFound.
*Clay as Dream.
*Richard Tyler Blevins as Ninja.
*Daniel Robert Middleton as DanTDM.
*Thomas "Tommy" Simsons as TommyInnit.
*Alan Olav Walker as Alan Walker.
*Jimmy Donaldson as MrBeast.
===Recurring===
*Chad Hurley as Chad Hurley/Youtube 1st Owner.
*Steve Chen as Steve Chen/Youtube 2nd Onwer.
*Jawed Karim as Jawed Karim/Youtube 3rd Owner.
*T-Series as theirself.
*Adam Beales as Adam B.
*Charles "Charlie" D. Green as CG5.
*Lewis K. Dawkins as Dawko.
*William Alexander Ryan as DAGames.
*David Axel Cazares Casanova as Sr. Pelo.
*Jaiden as Jaiden Animations.
===Antagonists===
*Zhang Yiming as Zhang Yiming/TikTok Owner.
*Mark Zuckerberg as Mark Zuckerberg/Facebook Owner.
*Kevin Systrom as Kevin Systrom/Instagram Onwer.
*Pavel Durov as Pavel Durov/VK Owner.
==Production==
===Announcement===
The announcement of this film was made on one of the streams in Twitch from the creators of YouTube. They said that the film will approximately be released in 2022 in almost all cinemas in the world.
===Writing===
Writing of the script for the film began to be written by Steven Spielberg and Chad Hurley in 2019, before the announcement of the film. But in 2020, the script had to be rewritten and the film was moved from 2021 to 2022.
===Filming===
The shooting of the film started in the late December 2019. The voice acting, script, and characters were all half-finished. But in January, filming had to be frozen until a new script was written for the film, which led to a postponement to 2022.
===Animation===
Sony and its subsidiary Sony Pictures Animation were responsible for the animation in the film, along with the founders of YouTube themselves. Animation development took place on the territory of the United States of America, California.
==Releases==
===In Cinema===
*12 Jule, 2022 (USA).
*13 Jule, 2022 (Canada).
*15 Jule, 2022 (Worldwide).
===Home Media===
*9 December, 2022 (USA) (Netflix, DVD, Blu-Ray).
*10 December, 2022 (Canada) (Netflix, DVD, Blu-Ray).
*11 December, 2022 (Worldwide) (Netflix, DVD, Blu-Ray).
==Sequels==
Some sources claim that a sequel to this film may be released in 2024 or 2025. But Sony and YouTube themselves do not confirm anything. However, in the first scene after the credits, there is a hint of a sequel.
==Merchandise==
===Happy Meal toys===
On the territory of almost the entire world, you can get exclusive collectible prizes from Happy Meals at McDonald's. There are figures of: PewDiePie, Ninja, Dream, Dawko, CG5 and Alan Walker.
===Clothing===
Novelty T-Shirts, Sandals, Shoes, Coats, Boots, Bracelets, Hats, Caps, Glasses, Pants, etc. based off the cast.
===Lunchboxes===
Bento Boxes, Thermo Containers, Lunchbags.
===Backpacks===
Backpacks and Bags.
===Books===
On the Amazon online store, books are sold that contain all the information about the film. The character, their design, the original script, and much more.
==Reception==
===Critical Response===
A week after the launch of the film for theaters, the film began to be evaluated with mixed reviews. Some reviews were positive, and some negative, but the film was liked by many, which is why about 30 more registered on YouTube 1 000 000 000+ a person. On the website Rotten Tomatoes, the film was rated at 9.7/10. The film was praised for its history, characters, appearance and strangeness.
===Box office===
1,5 000 000 000 000 Dollars (USA).
==TV Show==
See: Youtube: TV Series.
In January 2023, they announced a summer TV series called Youtubers and Summer TUBE!, which tells about the big summer adventure of the YouTubers who were in the movie. In June 2023, it was released exclusively for the Sony Channel. And in July, the announcement of a full-fledged animated series about YouTubers from the film was made, and the first episode also comes out in July 2023.
==Credits==
The Youtube Movie/Credits
==Copyright==
No YouTubers were harmed during the making of this film.
Sony and Columbia Pictures accepted the rights to use the term Youtube, Powering Imagination, etc. They also accepted the rights to use the Youtubers in the film. The Youtubers and the terms are owned by Youtube Corporation. The names and looks of the characters that did not originate from Youtube belongs to its respective owners.
© 2022 Sony Pictures Animation, Columbia Pictures, and Youtube Corporation. All rights protected.
== Trivia ==
* In 2027, exclusively for the new-generation Playstation 5 console from Sony, the game of the same name based on the film was released. In it, you can play as the main characters from the movie or even play on the side of the antagonists of the movie.
* The original plot of the film was such that YouTube began to lose its popularity because of TikTok and almost all YouTubers had to protest and fight against the creators of TikTok and the application itself.
* In some moments in the movie or in the trailers, there were moments from various popular video games, such as: ROBLOX, Angry Birds, or even Minecraft.
* The youtubers in this film, the voices themselves, but only in animated form.
Category:YouTube
Category:2022 American animated films
Category:2022 3D films
Category:CGI Animated Films
Category:Sony
Category:Sony Pictures Animation films
Category:Movies based on Youtube Series
Category:3D Movies
Category:Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Category:Columbia Pictures