Wishbone

***Wishbone*** is a 2007 computer-animated action-adventure comedy film directed by Chris Wedge, produced by Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox Feature Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is produced by Lori Forte and Bob Gordon based on a screenplay by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. It stars the voices of David Hyde Pierce, Evan Rachel Wood, Dakota Fanning, Joaquin Phoenix, and more.

*Wishbone* was theatrically released in the United States on March 2, 2007. It received positive reviews, praising its animation, voice cast (particularly Hyde Pierce, Rachel Wood, Fanning and Phoenix), visual effects, plot, humor, screenplay and directorial. It was a box office success, grossing $588.4 million on a budget of $60 million. It was also the last 20th Century Animation film under 20th Century Fox Feature Animation name as the company was renamed 20th Century Fox Animation on June 14, 2007.

A sequel was in talks about, but never happened.

## Cast

* David Hyde Pierce as TBA
* Evan Rachel Wood as TBA
* Dakota Fanning as TBA
* Joaquin Phoenix as TBA
* Jeremy Irons as TBA
* David Spade as TBA
* Allison Janney as TBA
* John Goodman as TBA
* Steve Zahn as TBA
* Danny DeVito as TBA
* Ed Helms as TBA
* Samuel L. Jackson as TBA
* Kiefer Sutherland as TBA
* Brendan Fraser as TBA

### Additional voices

* Jim Cummings
* Jim Ward
* Keith Ferguson
* André Sogliuzzo
* Michael Bell
* Richard Steven Horvitz
* Paul Eiding
* John Kassir
* Billy West
* Cam Clarke
* Candi Milo
* Jeff Bennett
* Keith Silverstein
* Alan Tudyk
* Colleen O'Shaughnessey
* Frank Welker
* Nika Futterman
* Bob Bergen
* Rob Paulsen
* Robin Atkin Downes
* Mona Marshall
* Tara Strong
* Teresa Ganzel
* Fred Tatasciore
* Steve Blum
* Tress MacNeille
* Cathy Cavadini
* Katie Leigh
* Corey Burton
* Susan Silo
* Charlie Adler
* Bill Farmer
* Jack Angel

## Production

The idea of *Wishbone* came to development in March 2002, after the release of Blue Sky Studios' first film, *Ice Age*. Director Chris Wedge had begun writing a planned draft out and had began discussing it with producer Lori Forte and animation executive Chris Meledandri. Forte had approved of the idea, along with Meledandri, and they hired screenwriters Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. The storyboard process spanned from March 21, 2002 to July 15, 2004.

### Animation

The animation was handled at 20th Century Fox Feature Animation and Blue Sky Studios. It was animated in Alias' Maya software, with additional animation services being Sony Pictures Imageworks and Rhythm & Hues Studios. The animation process spanned from February 12, 2005 until May 28, 2006.

## Music

The music for *Wishbone* was composed by John Powell, who composed the music for *David Monkey*, *Robots*, and *Ice Age: The Meltdown*. The score's album was released on Varèse Sarabande on March 1, 2007.

## Release

*Wishbone* held its premiere in London, Ontario in Canada on February 19, 2007, and later had its theatrical release in the United States on March 2, 2007. It was rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) for some thematic material, some rude humor and some suggestive comments.

### Marketing

Burger King promoted the film with a set of 7 kids' meal toys featuring the characters from the film.

### Trailers

* The film's teaser trailer was released on March 28, 2006 and was attached into *Ice Age: The Meltdown, The Wild, RV, The Mysterious Journey, Hoot, Over the Hedge, Bugtopia, Cars, Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties, Nacho Libre, Imaginable in the Sky, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy: The Movie, Gurgle Gurgle 3, Monster House, The Ant Bully, Barnyard* and *Prince Narizinho and the Broze Hawk* in theaters.
* The film's first official trailer was released on August 18, 2006 and was attached into *Pussycats*, *Material Girls, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi 2*, *Everyone's Hero*. *Xiaolin Final Showdown, Open Season, Henry's World: The Rise of the Monster, Rayman Movie, Flushed Away*, *Happy Feet* and *Deck the Halls* in theaters*.*
* The film's second and final official trailer was released on December 1, 2006 and was attached into *In the Magical World of Wonder*, *Charlotte's Web, Eragon, Night at the Museum, Sonic X: The Movie: Wrath of Mephiles, Happily N'ever After, Arthur and the Invisibles, Speedy Turtle, Bridge to Terabithia* and *The Island of Woodland Animals 2* in theaters.

### Home media

*Wishbone* was released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 28, 2007. It was later released onto the now-defunct Universal Media Disc (UMD) on December 11, 2007, followed by a Blu-ray 3D release on June 19, 2012 and an Ultra HD Blu-ray release on July 9, 2019, making it the only two 2000s Blue Sky Studios film to have an Ultra HD Blu-ray release, the next being *Ice Age*. It is currently available on Disney+ after it was added on February 23, 2021.

### Video game

A video game based on the film was released on February 27, 2007 on PlayStation 2, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation Portable, Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, PC, and Macintosh.

## Reception

### Critical response

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports the film an approval rating of 87% based on 183 reviews, with an average rating of 7.9/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 78 out of 100 based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore assigned the film a rare grade of "A+" on its A+ to F scale.

### Box office

*Wishbone* grossed $193.3 million domestically and $395.1 million overseas for a worldwide total of $588.4 million on a budget of $60 million. *Wishbone* became the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2007, behind Disney's *Ratatouille*.

## Transcripts

### Main

To see the main transcript of the film, click here.

### Trailers

To see the transcript for the trailers of the film, click here.