Animals vs. Monsters

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

## Animals vs. Monsters

### **Screenplay by**

* Rodney Rothman
* Peter Baynham

### **Story by**

* Dan Hageman
* Dylan Kirrin
* Phil Lord

### **Produced by**

* Amy Pascal
* Phil Lord
Christopher Miller
* William Renschen

### **Starring**

* Adam Sandler
* Ryan Potter
* Chloe Bennet
* John Goodman
* Maya Rudolph
* Jesse Eisenberg
* Leslie Mann
* Tenzing Norgay Trainor
* Tracy Morgan

### **Production company**

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

### **Distributed by**

* Sony Pictures Releasing
(United States and China)
* Netflix
(International)

### **Release date**

* April 30, 2021 (2021-04-30) (China)
* May 7, 2021 (2021-05-07) (United States)

### **Box office**

$404 million

***Animals vs. Monsters*** is a 2021 American computer-animated science fiction adventure action comedy film directed by William Renschen. It was produced by Sony Pictures Animation and Movie Land Animation Studios. The film stars the voice roles of Adam Sandler, Ryan Potter, Chloe Bennet, John Goodman, Maya Rudolph, Jesse Eisenberg, Leslie Mann, Tenzing Norgay Trainor and Tracy Morgan.

*Animals vs. Monsters* was theatrically released in the United States on May 7, 2021, by Sony Pictures Releasing, while the film was released internationally on Netflix on May 28, 2021. The film received critical acclaim for its animation, themes, humor, and screenplay and grossed over $404 million on a $50–100 million budget, but was nominated for the 13th Movie Land Fun and Excitement Awards for Best Animated Feature, losing to *Raya and the Last Dragon*.

A sequel, *Animals vs. Monsters: Most Wanted*, is set to be released on May 5, 2023.

## Cast

### Humans

* Ryan Potter as Max
* Chloe Bennet as Jaffe
* Tenzing Norgay Trainor as Tyler
* Tom Holland as William

### Animals

* John Cena as Toller the Lion
* Lizzie Waterworth as Jippa the Giraffe
* Patton Oswalt as Mark the Lizard
* Harrison Ford as Hank, a happy-go-lucky polar bear who wears a chullo because he is always cold.
* Conrad Vernon as Yoddy the Dog
* Emma Thompson as Bella the Gray Cat
* Seth Rogen as Hyan the Bulldog
* Josh Gad as Flacko the Parrot
* David Cross as Larry, a cheeky-chippy red squirrel with a bad attitude.
* Jackie Chan as Chan Chan, a red dragon.
* Billy Crystal as Gerry the Macaw
* Ryan Gosling as Rodney the Monkey
* James Corden as Dante the Stork
* Constance Wu as Wong the Cat
* Albert Tsai as Todd the Mouse
* Jim Parsons as Tip, a dog who wears glasses.
* Zac Efron as Peter the Gorilla

### Monsters

* Adam Sandler as Perry
* Tracy Morgan as Pallo
* John Goodman as Bro
* Maya Rudolph as Nicka
* Jesse Eisenberg as Miko
* Leslie Mann as Driagho
* Jon Lee as Toad

## Production

### Development

On May 22, 2018, Sony Pictures Animation announced the title of a Phil Lord and Christopher Miller-produced animated film that was in development, entitled *The Day That Monster Talks to An Animals*. Rodney Rothman and Peter Baynham were served as a screenwriter.

Further details were revealed a year later at the 2019 Annecy International Animation Film Festival that June, when Sony Animation president Kristine Belson revealed that the film would be using an animation style similar to *Smurfs: The Lost Village*, *Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse* and *The Mitchells vs. the Machines*, and that the worlds the Mitchell family and the robots live in are initially separate universes before colliding.

On February 20, 2020, first images were revealed through *Entertainment Weekly*, and it was announced the title was changed to *Animals vs. Monsters*.

### Animation

The computer animation for the film was created by Movie Land Digital Production Services in San Francisco, led by MLDPS's studio in Vancouver, London and Singapore, with Philippe Gluckman serving as VFX supervisor. The production team used computer animation to create a animation style.

### Music

The film's music score was composed by Henry Jackman and was released on May 3, 2021, by Sony Classical Records.

## Release

*Animals vs. Monsters* was originally scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on August 28, 2020, but it was delayed by two months to October 30 when Sony made changes to its theatrical release schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Alongside *The Mitchells vs. the Machines*, the film was later removed from the release schedule in October, though the film was still set to be released later in 2020 at the time of the film's removal.

On January 31, 2021, Disney+ bought the film distribution rights to the film (excluding China) for about $90 million. Two months later, as part of Movie Land's Investor Day presentation, Movie Land announced the restoration of the theatrical release and is set to be released on May 7, 2021, which Disney does not own Sony. Outside North America, Netflix bought the film distribution rights to the film for about $110 million.

### Marketing

The teaser poster was released on March 27, 2020 along with the official trailer. Since Sony and Movie Land restored the film's theatrical release, the release date promo was released on April 3, 2021 and the final trailer was released on April 9, 2021.

### Home media

*Animals vs. Monsters* was released on Netflix after its theatrical release for 45 days, like June 21, 2021. *Animals vs. Monsters* was released on digital on July 27, 2021; as well as the 4K, DVD, and Blu-ray releases on August 24, by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; two months after its theatrical release.

## Reception

### Critical responses

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 97% based on 110 reviews, with an average rating of 8.3/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 81 out of 100 based on 27 critics, indicating "universal acclaim."

## Sequel

*Main article: Animals vs. Monsters: Most Wanted*
Movie Land Animation Studios announced to develop and make a sequel in December 2020, with Thierry Sapyn and Pascal Pinon, who is collaborated with MLAS on *Tom the Hand 4*, were set to direct the sequel. It is scheduled to be theatrically released on May 5, 2023.

## References

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1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Vito Oddo, Marco (March 23, 2021). "Highly Anticipated Animated Film 'The Mitchells vs. The Machines' Gets a Netflix Release Date, New Cast Announcements". *Collider*. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
2. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Bean, Travis (April 24, 2020). "'Spider-Man 3' And 'Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse 2' Get New Release Dates". *Forbes*. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
3. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>D'Alessandro, Anthony (17 September 2020). "Sony Pictures Animation's 'Connected' Also Moves Out Of The Immediate Fall Schedule". *Deadline Hollywood*. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
4. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Sony Pictures Animation [@SonyAnimation] (September 17, 2020). "You'll have to wait a little longer to meet the Mitchells. @ConnectedMovie is coming later in 2020" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
5. ↑ Rubin, Rebecca (January 21, 2021). Netflix Buys Lord and Miller Animated Film 'The Mitchells vs. The Machines' From Sony.
6. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 21, 2021). Sony Sells Lord & Miller Film 'The Mitchells vs. The Machines' To Netflix.

## External links

* Official website
* *Animals vs. Monsters* at IMDb

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