Guardian Angel

***Guardian Angel*** is a 2016 American 3D computer-animated fantasy-comedy film produced by Paramount Animation, Nickelodeon Movies and Nickelodeon Animation Studio with animation provided by Sony Pictures Imageworks, and released by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Aaden Chase from a screenplay by Jonathan Aibel and Gleen Berger, and a story by Chase, Karey Kirkpatrick, Aibel and Berger and stars the voices of Chris Pratt, Anna Kendrick, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Kristen Wiig. The film tells the story of a human named Gabriel who recently arrived to Heaven and becomes a guardian angel. He was assigned to head to defending this place.

Aaden Chase conceived the film's original concept in 2009. *Guardian Angel* and its art style and tone were also influenced by animated films by Nickelodeon's sister studio, Paramount Animation and its rival Walt Disney Animation Studios, especially those in the Disney Renaissance and Paramount Animation Legacy era.

*Guardian Angel* premiered at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles on March 23, 2016, and was released in the United States on April 8. It received critical acclaim, with many critics praising its animation, concept, screenplay, characters, music, and vocal performances, particularly of Pratt and Kendrick. The film also went on to become a huge unexpected box office success, grossing over $1.1 billion worldwide on a budget of $103 million, becoming the sixth highest-grossing film of 2016, the nineteenth highest-grossing film of all time, the sixth highest-grossing animated film of all time, and Nickelodeon's highest-grossing film, all records held at the time of its release. It received Academy Award nominations for Best Animated Feature. The film's success has since helped spawn an expanded franchise including a television series and a sequel released in 2019.

## Voice cast

* Chris Pratt as Gabriel, a laid-back and chill human who recently arrived to Heaven.
* Anna Kendrick as Angela, a short-tempered but protective angel who is assigned to protect Gabriel from danger, although she's easily annoyed by his immaturity, although she admits he's cute.
* Jake Gyllenhaal as Baal, a demon
* Kristen Wiig as Delia, Baal's insane assistant.
* John Krasinski as Raphael, the head of the Angel Council.

*More coming soon!*

## Release

*Guardian Angel* premiered on March 23, 2016 at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles in an out-of-competition screening. In the United States, it received a wide theatrical release by Paramount Pictures starting on April 8, 2016, in 2D, 3D, and select IMAX 3D theatres.

### Marketing

The teaser trailer for *Guardian Angel* was released by Paramount Pictures on May 2, 2015, via YouTube and was shown in front of *Miss Nature*. a week later. The first official trailer was released on September 2, 2015, followed by a second trailer on January 27, 2016.

Paramount and Nickelodeon partnered with more than 100 licensing and promotional partners in a deal valued at an unprecedented $250 million. A customized page was created on Fandango. Paramount also partnered with McDonald's to produce eight toys in their Happy Meals starting on April 2, 2016.

### Home media

*Guardian Angel* was released on Blu-ray (2D and 3D), 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and DVD on July 5, 2016, while a digital release was released on June 21, 2016. Extras include audio commentary, behind-the-scenes featurettes, deleted scenes, music videos, and short promotional clips.

Upon release, the film sold over 2.8 million Blu-ray and DVD units in its first week, making it the highest-selling home entertainment animated film for Paramount of 2016. Across all digital and physical formats, *Guardian Angel* generated $74.2 million in its first week. At the end of 2016, it was named the third-highest selling video of the year in the UK, selling 88 million copies since its release. It was the fourth-highest-selling DVD and the third-highest-selling Blu-ray in the country.

## 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.