Candy Quest

***Candy Quest*** is a 2020 American computer-animated surreal comedy adventure film produced by the Warner Animation Group and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was written and directed by Karey Kirkpatrick and Bibo Bergeron from a screenplay by Erica Rivinoja, Darren Lemke, Len Blum, Eyal Podell and Jonathon E. Stewart from a story by Rivinoja and Kirkpatrick. The film stars Kevin Hart, David Tennant, Jonah Hill, Anne Hathaway, and Ben Affleck. Animation services were provided by Reel FX Animation Studios and Mikros Image Montreal. It follows a group of workers at a candy factory are set up to start out an adventure to save everybody in the city and stop an ink monster.

*Candy Quest* was originally set for a worldwide theatrical release on November 2, 2020. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic causing the closure of theaters across the globe, Warner Bros. made the film available to own digitally in the United States on the same date it was planned to be released in theaters just like how they did with *Scoob!* and SkyRuby's *Twist Crazy Zone*. It received a theatrical release in select countries beginning in January 2021 and a secondary theatrical release in the United States beginning on November 19, 2021, for three days. It received mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised its visuals, humor, screenplay, musical score, and vocal performances, though its plot and character designs were found to be derivative. *Candy Quest* topped digital rental charts in its first three weekends of release, and became the third-most watched title on PVOD.

## Cast

* Kevin Hart as Charlie the Squid, a chill and fun-loving squid who pretty much loves his job and likes hanging out with his friends
* David Tennant as Calvin T. Souris the Bat, a comedic bat who cracks up jokes and wants to be a comedian once he retires from the candy factory.
* Jonah Hill as Oh S. Bones the Skeleton, a short-tempered skeleton who often gets annoyed with the others' antics pretty easily, but despite that, he cares for them.
* Anne Hathaway as Finisha the Flower
* Ben Affleck as Endie the Ink Monster
* TBD as Donny the Ink Minion
* TBD as the Jawbreaker, a giant mutant jawbreaker who works for Endie
* Jennifer Saunders as the Queen of Candy
* Alec Baldwin as the Boss, who is the founder of a candy factory.

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## Release

*Candy Quest* was originally theatrically released by Warner Bros. Pictures in the United States and Canada on November 2, 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, was announced on April 21, 2020, that Warner Bros. had canceled the North American theatrical release and would instead make *Candy Quest* available for digital distribution in the United States through Premium Video on demand. *Variety* wrote that releasing the film digitally was "a big risk — and an almost certain loss — for Warner Bros." but noted that the success of *Trolls: World Tour* in a similar release venue could be a positive sign.

As the pandemic receded, Warner Bros. confirmed that the film would still play in theaters in select countries, with relaxed COVID-19 restrictions beginning January 2021.

### Marketing

The teaser poster was revealed on January 2, 2020, with the teaser trailer premiering online the following day. The trailer was also shown during theater screenings of *Sonny: The New Journey*. The official trailer was released on May 15, 2020, while the third and final trailer was released on September 27, 2020.

### Home media

*Candy Quest* made available for streaming on HBO Max on December 24, 2020, followed by its physical release on DVD, Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on January 15, 2021.

## Transcript

### Main

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### Trailers

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