Little Lily (2011 film)

***Little Lily*** is a 2012 American 3D computer-animated adventure musical comedy-drama film produced by 20th Century Fox Animation and based on the Fox Interactive and Electronic Arts video game series of the same name. The film was written and directed by Mike Bell from a screenplay by Maya Forbes, Wallace Wolodarsky, David Lindsay-Abaire, and Lorne Cameron, and features the voices of Sarah Silverman, Ryan Reynolds, Mandy Moore, Neil Patrick Harris, Elizabeth Banks, Ozzy Osbourne, Hugh Jackman, John Leguizamo, Anthony Anderson, Danny Glover, and Jennifer Lopez. In the film, three tiny humans, a little girl, a adventurous princess, and a brave guard who go on a big quest, to save their tiny world and their friends from the destruction by the giant Musbirks and an menacing rock star that threatens to steal the village's musical powers.

The film was released on March 23, 2012 in the United States, and received generally positive reviews from critics who praised the animation, screenplay, music and voice acting. The film grossed $237 million against a $122 million budget. The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD on October 19, 2012.

## Voice cast

* Sarah Silverman as Little Lily
* Ryan Reynolds as Oliver
* Mandy Moore as Princess Naomi
* Neil Patrick Harris as Chester
* Elizabeth Banks as TBA
* Hugh Jackman as TBA
* John Goodman as TBA
* Ozzy Osbourne as TBA

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## Soundtrack

Main article: Little Lily (2011 film)/Soundtrack

Songs 1, 2, 6, 8 are sung by Silverman

Songs 1, 3, 4, 6 & 8 are sung by Moore

Songs 7 & 10 are sung by Osbourne

Song 9 is sang by Reynolds

Song 11 is sung by the whole cast

## Release

*Little Lily* went through several release date changes. It was initially set for November 24, 2010, but in May 2009, the film was pushed back to March 11, 2011. In April 2010, the film was pushed back again, to September 23, 2011. In February 2011, the film's release date was once again pushed back, this time to March 23, 2012. The film premiered a month later in the United Kingdom, on March 30, 2012.

### Marketing

* The teaser trailer was released on April 15, 2011, and was shown before Rio, Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil, Kung Fu Panda 2, Geoshea World: The Movie, Cars 2, Gabriel Garza, and Spy Kids: All the Time in the World.

* The theatrical trailer was released on September 23, 2011 and was shown before Metro Cone 3: The Mystery to New York, Dolphin Tale, Puss in Boots, Arthur Christmas, Happy Feet Two, and The Muppets.
* TV spots aired between January and February of 2012

A huge amount of merchandise was made for *Little Lily*, such as toys and clothes. Fox teamed up with several major companies to promote the film, including McDonald's, who included 9 toys in their Happy Meals featuring the main characters, and Airheads, who made limited-edition flavors.

### Home media

*Little Lily* was released in the United States and Canada on DVD and Blu-ray on October 19, 2012, with a standalone single-disc DVD release being released on that same day.

## Reception

### Box office

The film grossed $70,218,756 on its opening weekend (Friday, March 23, 2011), being released in 4,258 theaters

The film grossed $352.4 million in the US and Canada and $256.4 million in other countries for a worldwide total of $608.8 million against a budget of $130 million, making it the seventh highest-grossing film of 2012.

### Critical response

*Little Lily* has received positive reviews from critics. Based on 187 reviews, the film holds a 87% "Certified Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the consensus stating "*Little Lily* rides the simplicity of the classic 2001 video game to grand effect, and the final result is an emotionally effective, visually stunning, and wholly witty adaptation that will satisfy both children and nostalgic adults." On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film has an average score of 72 out of 100, based on 19 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".