Rio (franchise)

Rio is a movie franchise. It was made by Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox Animation. The franchise has 2 movies and video games. There is a third movie that is being made. The movies have many famous voice actors like Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Jemaine Clement, Leslie Mann, George Lopez, will.i.am, Jamie Foxx, and Tracy Morgan.

The series was made by Carlos Saldanha. The series focuses on the character Blu. Blu is a Spix's macaw. In the series, he is the last o f his species. He is taken away from his home in Moose Lake, Minnesota. He is taken to Rio de Janeiro mate with Jewel, the last known female of his species.

 Movies 
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|2014=Rio 2
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 Movie U.S. release date Director Screenwriter(s) Story Producer(s) Rio  Carlos Saldanha Don Rhymer, Joshua Sternin, Jennifer Ventimilia & Sam Harper Carlos Saldanha, Earl Richey Jones & Todd Jones Bruce Anderson & John C. Donkin  Rio 2  Don Rhymer, Carlos Kotkin, Jenny Bicks & Yoni Brenner Carlos Saldanha

 Soundtracks 
 Rio: Music from the Motion Picture Rio: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the 2011 movie Rio. It was produced by Sergio Mendes and John Powell and was first released by Interscope Records on April 5, 2011.

 Rio 2: Music from the Motion Picture Rio 2: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the 2014 movie Rio 2''. Like the first movie's soundtrack, it was produced by Sergio Mendes and John Powell. It was released by Atlantic Records and Fox Music on March 25, 2014.

 Cast and characters 

 Characters Movies Rio Rio 2 Blu Jesse Eisenberg Jewel Anne Hathaway Nigel Jemaine Clement Linda Gunderson Leslie MannSofia Scarpa Saldanha Leslie Mann Tulio Monteiro Rodrigo Santoro Rafael George Lopez Pedro will.i.am Nico Jamie Foxx Luiz Tracy Morgan Eva Bebel Gilberto Fernando Jake T. Austin Kipo Bernardo de Paula Jeff Garcia Tiny Miriam Wallen Kate Micucci Mauro Francisco Ramos Marcel Carlos Ponce Tipa Jeff Garcia Armando Davi Vieira Eduardo Andy García Gabi Kristin Chenoweth Roberto Bruno Mars Mimi Rita Moreno Carla rowspan="3"  Rachel Crow Tiago Pierce Gagnon Bia Amandla Stenberg Big Boss Miguel Ferrer Felipe Philip Lawrence

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Category:Animated movie series
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Category:Children's entertainment