Billy & Mandy The Movie: The Quest of the Diamonds

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***Billy & Mandy The Movie: The Quest of the Diamonds*** (released internationally in some markets as ***The Grim Adventures of*** ***Billy &** **Mandy: The Movie***) is a 2022 American animated adventure fantasy comedy horror film based on the TV series of the same name created by Maxwell Atoms. Produced by Cartoon Network Studios and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it was the sixteenth feature film from Cartoon Network. The film was directed by series director Randy Myers (in his feature directorial debut) from a screenplay written by series creator Atoms, Gord Zajac and C. H. Greenblatt, with Louis J. Cuck and Will Allegra serving as producers. The film takes place after the show's series finale. It is the fourth film adaptation of *Billy & Mandy*, first being *Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure*, second being *Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen*, and third being *Underfist: Halloween Bash*.

Greg Eagles, Richard Steven Horvitz, Grey Griffin, Vanessa Marshall, Armin Shimerman, Phil LaMarr, Frank Welker and C. H. Greenblatt reprised their roles from the series, while they are joined by Keith L. Williams, Madisyn Shipman, Christian Bale, and Patrick Stewart. The film's plot follows Grim with Billy, Mandy and the gang traveling to Bunny Island to get four diamonds back from Hector Con Carne who’s planning to destroy the world.

The film was released in the United States on February 11, 2022, both in theaters and on HBO Max 45 days after its theatrical release. It received generally positive reviews, and was a box office success, earning $195 million worldwide against its $20 million budget. It became the first Cartoon Network film to make over $100 million dollars at the box office.

## Premise

Taking place after the series, in Bunny Island, Hector Con Carne plans to steal four diamonds so he can take over and destroy the world, so it is up for Grim, Billy, Mandy and the gang to go on a mission to get four diamonds back from Hector Con Carne, defeat him and save the world.

## Cast

* Greg Eagles as Grim Reaper
* Richard Steven Horvitz as Billy/Harold
* Grey Griffin as Mandy/Major Doctor Ghastly
* Keith L. Williams as Irwin
* Vanessa Marshall as Claire
* Armin Shimerman as General Skarr/Stomach
* Phil LaMarr as Hector Con Carne
* Frank Welker as Boskov
* C. H. Greenblatt as Fred Fredburger
* Jennifer Hale as Gladys
* Dee Bradley Baker as Phil
* Madisyn Shipman as Lily
* Christian Bale as The Keeper of the Diamonds
* Patrick Stewart as Bloise the Sorcerer

## Production

Warner Bros. and Cartoon Network's CEOs Ann Sarnoff and Tom Ascheim first approached series creator Maxwell Atoms about making a new Billy & Mandy film​ for theaters, with Atoms becoming enthusiastic at the idea and accepting the project. The film was produced in a 2.35:1 aspect ratio, making it Cartoon Network's first traditionally animated film to be featured in that widescreen format. Production was done via telecommuting during the COVID-19 pandemic.

### Animation

Many of the animation staff from other films were brought in to work on *Billy & Mandy The Movie: The Quest of the Diamonds*, as this film involved traditional animation. The film was for the most part tradigitally created with Toon Boom's Harmony software. The film's animation was done by Rough Draft Korea Co. Ltd. and Digital eMation.

### Casting

The series' cast members Greg Eagles, Richard Steven Horvitz, Grey Griffin, Vanessa Marshall, Armin Shimerman, Phil LaMarr, Frank Welker, C. H. Greenblatt, Jennifer Hale and Dee Bradley Baker reprised their respective roles. In addition to the series' cast, it was reported that Madisyn Shipman, Christian Bale, and Patrick Stewart had joined the cast.

Marshall was originally intended to reprise her role as the African American character Irwin Dracula. However, in the wake of the George Floyd protests, which took place on May 26, 2020, Marshall announced that she would no longer voice the character. It was later announced that child actor Keith L. Williams, who is known for his performance in *Good Boys* (2019), would be the new voice for the character.

### Music

Lorne Balfe, known for his composing on DreamWorks Animation’s *Home* by Tim Johnson, composes the film’s score. Balfe was tasked to capture the music and leitmotifs to stay accurate to the original series.

## Soundtrack

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Interscope Records released the film's soundtrack on February 4, 2022. Artists who are part of the original soundtrack include ScHoolboy Q, Frankie, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Swae Lee, Lady Gaga, Alexander 23, and Boston. Previous material that are part of the film but not on the soundtrack album are "Back to School" by Jude Cole, and "​Halloween" by Siouxsie and the Banshees.

## Release

Warner Bros. Pictures scheduled its release on February 11, 2022. It was released a day early in the United Kingdom on February 10. It had a world premiere in Hollywood on February 6. This is also the first Cartoon Network Studios film to be produced in a 2.35:1 format.

### Home media

*Billy & Mandy The Movie: The Quest of the Diamonds* was released on Digital HD on May 3, 2022 and on DVD and Blu-ray on May 24, by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.

## Reception

### Critical reception

Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 70% based on the 140 reviews and an average rating of 6.5/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "*Billy & Mandy The Movie: The Quest of the Diamonds* may seem like an unlikely attempt to return Cartoon Network's animated series to the big screen, but fans to the original show will adore its story as a long episode nonetheless." On Metacritic, it receives a score of 70 out of 100, based on 30 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gives the film an average grade of "A" on its A+ to F scale.

### Box office

*Billy & Mandy The Movie: The Quest of the Diamonds* grossed $95 million in North America, along with $100 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $195 million, making it a box office success.

## Gallery

*Main article: Billy & Mandy The Movie: The Quest of the Diamonds/Gallery*
## Trivia

* This is the first ever feature film of the series.
* This is the first animated *Billy & Mandy* movie to hit theaters.
	+ This is also the first ever *Billy & Mandy* movie in general to hit theaters. The previous *Billy & Mandy* films (*Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure*, *Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen* and *Underfist: Halloween Bash*) were all made-for-T.V. releases.
* This is Cartoon Network's sixth original movie to be released theatrically, after *The Powerpuff Girls Movie*, which was released in 2002, *Regular Show: The Movie*, which was released in 2015, *Teen Titans Go! To the Movies*, which was released in 2018, and *Clarence's Big Break* and *A Foster's Movie: Imagination Desolation*, which were both released in 2021.
* The sixth Warner Bros.' animated film to be released in February, after Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004), The Lego Movie (2014), The Lego Batman Movie (2017), The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) and Tom and Jerry (2021).
* This is also the first Cartoon Network Studios film to be produced in a 2.35:1 format.
* This is the sixth film to be based on a Cartoon Cartoon.
	+ This is also the first ever film in general to be based on a Cartoon Cartoon since *Codename: Kids Next Door: The Movie* (2009).
* Tom Kane's final voice acting role in a feature film. His archival recordings for Captain Heifer were used in the film due to Kane's forced retirement after suffering a stroke in 2020.

## 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.

## Credits

*Main article: Billy & Mandy The Movie: The Quest of the Diamonds/Credits*