6teen (film)

2021 American computer-animated filmTemplate:SHORTDESC:2021 American computer-animated film

## 6teen

### **Written by**

* Phil Lord
* Rodney Rothman

### **Based on**

*6teen*
by Jennifer Pertsch and Tom McGillis

### **Produced by**

* William Renschen
* Amy Pascal
* Phil Lord
Christopher Miller
* Christina Steinberg

### **Starring**

* Jason Sudeikis
* Claire Foy
* Tenzing Norgay Trainor
* Jamie Chung
* Hailee Steinfeld
* Mahershala Ali

### **Music by**

* Henry Jackman
* Rupert Gregson-Williams
* Lorne Balfe

### **Production company**

* Columbia Pictures
* Sony Pictures Animation
* Movie Land Animation Studios
* Nelvana Enterprises
* Bron Studios
* Lord Miller Productions
* Pascal Pictures

### **Release date**

* August 27, 2021 (2021-08-27) (China)
* September 17, 2021 (2021-09-17) (United States)

### **Country**

United States
Canada

### **Box office**

$788.2 million

***6teen*** is a 2021 American computer-animated comedy adventure film based on the television series of its same name created and directed by Jennifer Pertsch and Tom McGillis. It was produced by Sony Pictures Animation, Nelvana Enterprises and Movie Land Animation Studios and directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, who is directed on *Avatar: The Last Airbender*, *Voltron: Legendary Defender* and his first film *Ned's Newt*. The film stars the voice of Jason Sudeikis, Claire Foy, Jake Johnson, Jamie Chung, Hailee Steinfeld and Mahershala Ali.

*6teen* was theatrically released in the United States and Canada on September 17, 2021 by Sony Pictures Releasing under the Columbia Pictures label. The film will also become available for online rental on the same day, in the United States and Canada, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It received positive reviews from critics and became a box-office success, grossing $788.2 million worldwide against a budget of $98 million.

## Cast

* Jason Sudeikis as Jude Lizowski, an easygoing Jewish Canadian boy with a knack for extreme sports, over-the-top comportment and pranks.
* Claire Foy as Caitlin Cooke, a peppy, spoiled teenage girl with a love for shopping. She is not originally a part of the group, but became their friend when she started working to show her father she can earn money after she maxed out her credit card.
* Tenzing Norgay Trainor as Jonesy Garcia, a tall, Mexican Canadian flirtatious teenage boy, the joker of the group and in a relationship with Nikki Wong. He also picks on Jennifer Masterson and calls her "step-sis" because his father eventually marries Jen's mother.
* Jamie Chung as Nikki Wong, a rebellious punk Chinese Canadian girl with a quick, sarcastic wit and is in a relationship with Jonesy Garcia.
* Hailee Steinfeld as Jen Masterson, a responsible, athletic girl that serves as the "motherly tomboy" of the group. Her mother remarries to Jonesy's father, reluctantly making the pair step-siblings.
* Mahershala Ali as Wyatt Williams, a Black Canadian music-loving boy with a caffeine addiction.

## Production

### Development

On May 17, 2017, it was announced that it will develop an untitled 2021 Sony Pictures Animation and Movie Land Animation Studios film, with Joaquim Dos Santos was set to direct the film. In March 2018, the film adaptation of Jennifer Pertsch and Tom McGillis's *6teen* was announced with Phil Lord and Christopher Miller were served as the producer and Rodney Rothman was served as the writer. On June 24, 2018, it was announced that *6teen* will be scheduled to be released on September 3, 2021 in the United States with Sony Pictures Animation and Movie Land Animation Studios will acquiring rights to produce the film. On April 13, 2019, it was announced that Amy Pascal was served as the producer. On January 19, 2020, William Renschen was served as the producer.

### Casting

On August 31, 2018, it was announced Jason Sudeikis, Claire Foy and Jake Johnson, considering to be originally voiced as Jonesy Garcia, will join the cast in San Diego Comic-Con. On October 13, 2018, Jamie Chung, Hailee Steinfeld and Mahershala Ali, who were collaborated with SPA on *Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse*, will join the cast. In March 2021, it was announced that Tenzing Norgay Trainor would replace Jake Johnson as Jonsey.

### Animation

The computer animation for the film is made by Movie Land Digital Production Services in San Francisco, California, which is led by its studio in India, Vancouver, Singapore and London with William Renschen and Stephen Rosenbaum were served as a visual effects supervisors. The team uses the computer animation to make the CGI version from the characters from the television series of its same name.

### Music

The music score soundtrack for the film is composed by Henry Jackman and Rupert Gregson-Williams with instrumental percussion composed by Daniel Pemberton and vocals by Selena Gomez.

## Release

*6teen* is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States by Sony Pictures Releasing and internationally by Netflix on September 17, 2021. The film will also become available for online rental on the same day.

It was previously scheduled for September 3, 2021. In August 2021, the film was delayed to October 1, taking the release date of *Hotel Transylvania: Transformania* and then sold to Amazon Prime Video, and then to September 10, 2021, and was shifted its release for online rental and theatrical on the same day, in the United States and Canada, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rising cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant. On September 9, 2021, it was delayed a week to September 17, 2021, due to Indiana's school shooting.

### Home media

*6teen* was released on Digital on October 1, 2021, and on Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray and DVD on November 23, 2021, by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

## Reception

### Critical responses

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 87% of 160 reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.68/10. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 80 out of 100 based on 150 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

## References

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## External links

* Official website
* *6teen* at IMDb
* *6teen* at Box Office Mojo
* *6teen* at Rotten Tomatoes
* *6teen* at Metacritic

 Films produced

 Films produced
 Television series created
 Television series produced