Crash Bandicoot: The First N. Sane Movie

***Crash Bandicoot: The First N. Sane Movie*** is a American 3D computer-animated comic science fiction adventure comedy film based on the video game character of the same name. It was written and directed by Nicholas Stoller, produced by Universal Animation and Activision Blizzard Studios. The film features a ensemble cast with Josh Gad, Daisy Ridley, Peter Dinklage, Morgan Freeman, and Jenny Slate. The film focuses on the origins of the titular protagonist.

Development of a *Crash Bandicoot* film first began with DreamWorks Animation in 2008. After various production troubles, including various directors leaving the project, frequent changes to the cast, and a turnaround with DeamWorks leaving the project, the film finally landed at Universal Animation with Nicholas Stoller directing.

*Crash Bandicoot: The First N. Sane Movie* had its world premiere in Los Angeles on March 18, 2019 and was released on April 17, 2019 by Universal Pictures in Dolby Cinema, RealD 3D and IMAX formats. It received universally critical acclaim, with praise for its musical score, faithfulness to its source, voice performances of the cast, humor, soundtrack, and animation. A sequel, titled *Crash Bandicoot Returns*, was released on September 23, 2022.

## Cast

* Josh Gad as Crash Bandicoot
* Daisy Ridley as Coco Bandicoot
* Peter Dinklage as Dr. Cortex
* Sabrina Carpenter as Nina
* Morgan Freeman as Aku Aku
* Jenny Slate as Tawna
* Hugh Jackman as Koala Kong
* Jai Courtney as Dingodile
* Matt Dillon as N. Brio
* Michael Jai White as Tiny Tiger
* Lacey Chabert as Rilla Roo
* Dee Bradley Baker as Ripper Roo
* Steve Buscemi as Pinstripe
* James Franco as Komodo Joe
* Seth Rogen as Komodo Moe

## Production

### Development

DreamWorks Animation announced a deal with Activision in 2008 to acquire the rights to make an adaption to the video game franchise, *Crash Bandicoot*. However, the next year, DreamWorks gave up the rights to a film adaption.

*More coming soon!*

### Casting

It was announced that the original voice cast from *Crash Bandicoot* series will be entirely replaced by better-known actors in this film due to the hopes of attracting a larger audience, akin to what Universal did to the voice cast of *Alaina Gleen* (2016).

*More coming soon!*

### Music

On May 16, 2018, it was announced that John Powell will compose the score for the film.

## Release

*Crash Bandicoot: The First N. Sane Movie* was released on April 17, 2019 in 2D, 3D, RealD 3D, Dolby Cinema, and IMAX by Universal Pictures in the United States and by Sony Pictures Releasing under Columbia Pictures in other countries. The film was previously scheduled for release on February 18, 2019 but was moved back to avoid competition with Warner Animation Group's *The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part*. The film was shown alongside a short film *Alaina's School Rush*.

### Merchandise

A *Crash Bandicoot* graphic novel and comic miniseries was published by IDW Publishing in 2019. The graphic novel, titled *Crash Bandicoot: Quest Bash*, was written by Liz Marsham and illustrated by Nicoletta Baldari. A comic miniseries, titled *Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Stories*, was written by Christos Gage and Landry Walker, and illustrated by Gurihiru, J. Bone, Andrea Greppi and Roberta Zanotta. From January 2019 to June 2019, Crash Bandicoot was available for meet and greets at Universal theme parks, making it was the first time since 2013.

### Home media

The film was released on digital and Movies Anywhere on June 25, 2019, while the DVD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray was released later on July 16, 2019, by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. In addition to *Alaina's School Rush*, All releases will include the short film *Wumpa Time*.

## Sequel

*Main article: Crash Bandicoot Returns*
*Coming soon!*

## 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.