Adventure Time: The Kingdom of Ooo

Theatrical release poster

***Adventure Time: The Kingdom of Ooo*** (also known as ***Adventure Time: The Movie*** in the other countries) is a 2023 American animated musical adventure fantasy film produced by Cartoon Network Studios and Frederator Films and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Based on the 2010 Cartoon Network original series *Adventure Time* created by Pendleton Ward, it was the ninteenth feature film from Cartoon Network. The film was directed by Ward (in his directorial debut) who co-wrote the screenplay with Billy Frolick and Rebecca Sugar from a story by Kent Osborne and Frolick. Several cast members from the original series reprised their roles, including Jeremy Shada, John DiMaggio, Hynden Walch, Olivia Olson, Pendleton Ward, Tom Kenny and Niki Yang. They are joined by newcomers Chris Pratt, Finn Wolfhard, and Whoopi Goldberg. In the film, Finn and Jake are on a quest with their friends to save the Land of Ooo from a new threat who is trying to use The Enchiridion to take over the entire kingdom. The film features songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Alex Lacamoire and Mark Mancina, and an orchestral score also composed by Mancina.

This is the seventh musical theatrical film based on a Cartoon Network show, after *Mike, Lu & Og: Journey Back to Manhattan*, *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi 2*, *Steven Universe: The Movie*, *We Bare Bears: The Movie*, *The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie!* and *OK K.O.! Let's Save the Universe*. Spawned off from a straight-to-video film, *Adventure Time: The Kingdom of Ooo* was the only *Adventure Time* film to be released in theaters.

The film had its red carpet premiere at the Regal Battery Park in New York City on June 25, 2023. It was theatrically released in the United States on July 7, 2023. It was also made available on HBO Max 45 days after its theatrical release. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with particular praise going towards its animation, music, and vocal performances. The film became a box office success, grossing over $271 million worldwide against a budget of $14 million.

## Plot

Finn and his best friend, Jake, have hit the big time…in their first big-screen adventure! Set two years after the events of the series finale ''Come Along with Me'' and the spin-off *Distant Lands*, the Kingdom of Ooo was now at peace. Finn has turned 19 years old and now, he and Jake live with his parents in their new treehouse. And for Princess Bubblegum and Marceline, they're still hanging out with the ladies. So, basically, everything is back to normal after Betty merged with the GOLB and departed from Ooo, saving Simon. Then, Finn and Jake meet up with the princesses and Marceline and they all start to relax outside on the grass. While they relax, the Land of Ooo celebrate the day Betty saved Ooo from the GOLB. When a new villain, Lord Grim, appears from out of nowhere, he plans on taking over the Land of Ooo, as well as get revenge on Finn for killing his father, the Lich. It's now up to the adventurous duo to stop his mischievous deeds, save their home, and restore peace to their new life.

## Cast

* Jeremy Shada as Finn
* John DiMaggio as Jake
	+ Miguel Cervantes as Jake's singing voice
* Hynden Walch as Princess Bubblegum
	+ Phillipa Soo as Princess Bubblegum's singing voice
* Olivia Olson as Marceline
* Tom Kenny as Simon Petrikov, Lumpy Space King
* Felicia Day as Betty
* Niki Yang as BMO and Lady Rainicorn
* Steve Little as Peppermint Butler
	+ Jin Ha as Peppermint Butler's singing voice
* Madeleine Martin as Fionna
	+ Anne Hathaway as Fionna's singing voice
* Roz Ryan as Cake
	+ Emmy Raver-Lampman as Cake's singing voice
* Chris Pratt as Lord Grim
	+ Phil Colgan as Lord Grim's singing voice
* Hayden Ezzy as Fern
* Jessica DiCicco as Flame Princess
	+ Lauren Boyd as Flame Princess's singing voice
* Maria Bamford as Aunt Lolly, Wildberry Princess, Lumpy Space Queen
* Whoopi Goldberg as Brenda
* Stephen Root as Martin
	+ Jon Rua as Martin's singing voice
* Sharon Horgan as Minerva
	+ Francesca Granell as Minerva's singing voice
* Finn Wolfhard as Filip
* Pendleton Ward as Lumpy Space Princess, Lumpy Space Princess, Banana Guards
* Dee Bradley Baker as Cinnamon Bun
* Glory Curda as Y5
* Michaela Dietz as Glassboy
* Charlotte Nicdao as See-Thru Princess
* Chloe Coleman as Cadebra
* Kristen Schaal as the Wicked Witch
* Jennifer Lopez as Light Princess
* Natasha Liu Bordizzo as Solar Princess
* Peter Serafinowicz as Lumpy Space Prince
* Dan Mintz as T.V.
* Sam Marin as Gareth, Flying Lettuce Brothers
* Jim Cummings as Bad Jake
* Rebecca Sugar as Flower Princess
* Piper Curda as Breakfast Princess
* Lou Ferrigno as Billy
* Ron Perlman as the Lich
* Frank Welker as additional animal sounds (uncredited)

### Additional Voices

* Ava Acres
* Matt Adler
* Newell Alexander
* Rosemary Alexander
* Steve Alterman
* Gabriel Rush
* Stephen Apostolina
* Kirk Baily
* Greg Berg
* Julianne Buescher
* Mitch Carter
* Robert Clotworthy
* David Cowgill
* Randy Crenshaw
* Wendy Culter
* Debi Derryberry
* Terri Douglas
* Robin Atkin Downes
* Chris Edgerly
* Patrick Fraley
* Eddie Frierson
* Jackie Gonneau
* Nicholas Guest
* Archie Hahn
* Jess Harnell
* Jason Harris
* Bridget Hoffman
* Wendy Hoffmann
* Rif Hutton
* David Kramer
* Susan Stevens Logan
* Mona Marshall
* Scott Menville
* Richard Miro
* Jonathan Nichols
* Paul Pape
* Jacquline Pinol
* Joan Pope
* Michelle Ruff
* Justin Shenkarow
* Peter Siragusa
* Aaron Spann
* Pepper Sweeney
* Fred Tatasciore
* Andrea Taylor
* Billy West

## Production

### Development

In February 2015, it was reported that a theatrical *Adventure Time* film was being developed. According to reports, the film would be executive-produced and written by Pendleton Ward, and produced by Roy Lee and Chris McKay. In October 2015, series producer Adam Muto confirmed that series creator Pendleton Ward was "working on the premise" for the film, but that there was "nothing official to announce yet". On July 22, 2018, Muto noted that "an [*Adventure Time*] movie was never officially announced". On August 31, 2018, Muto said the finale of the show would not affect a potential movie, nor would the finale lead directly into a film. He also noted that "all the lore and stuff would not work for a first time viewer", suggesting that the film would have to hold well on its own to be successful.

However, the project was later revived in June 2020 with a release date scheduled for July 7, 2023. Cartoon Network Studios, and Frederator Films fast-tracked it under the name *Adventure Time: The Kingdom of Ooo*, with Pendleton Ward directing in his directorial debut and writing the screenplay with Billy Frolick and Rebecca Sugar from a story by Kent Osborne and Frolick, Pendleton Ward also producing with Chris McKay, and Kelly Crews, Derek Drymon and Rebecca Sugar executive-producing. Production of the film was shifted to work remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

### Animation

Many of the animation staff from other films were brought in to work on *Adventure Time: The Kingdom of Ooo*, as this film involved traditional animation. The film was for the most part tradigitally created with Toon Boom's Harmony software. The film's animation was done by Rough Draft Korea and Saerom Animation in South Korea.

### Music and soundtrack

*Main article: Adventure Time: The Kingdom of Ooo (soundtrack)*
The film's soundtrack was released by Atlantic Records on June 30, 2023. The songs were written by Alex Lacamoire, Mark Mancina, and Lin-Manuel Miranda, while the score was written by Mancina. The soundtrack peaked at number two on the *Billboard* 200.

## Release

### Theatrical and streaming

On November 12, 2022, the film's theatrical release was announced to be July 7, 2023. The film was also available to stream on HBO Max in the United States 45 days after it released in theaters.

The film had its red carpet premiere at the Regal Battery Park in New York City on June 25, 2023.

### Marketing

In late summer 2022, American pizza chain Chuck E. Cheese's announced that they will be the official partner of the film.

### Home media

*Adventure Time: The Kingdom of Ooo* was released on Digital HD on iTunes, Movies Anywhere, Microsoft Store, Vudu, and Amazon Prime on September 19, 2023 and on DVD, Blu-ray, 4K Ultra and Digital Copy on October 10, by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.

## Reception

### Box office

The film started its opening weekend at $25 million; making back its budget, then grossed $68.1 million during August, followed by $104.9 million the next in September. On its final month in theaters, it had grossed $271 million.

### Critical response

Review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a "Certified Fresh" rating of 88% based on the 120 reviews and its average rating is 7.56/10 on IMDb. The critical consensus reads, "With the main characters as hand-drawn as its lush animation and a story that adds fresh depth to Cartoon Network's time-tested formula, *Adventure Time: The Kingdom of Ooo* is truly a family-friendly adventure for the ages". On Metacritic, the film holds a weighted average score of 71 out of 100, based on 28 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a rare grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported 83% of filmgoers gave it a positive score, with 69% saying they would definitely recommend it.

## Gallery

*Main article: Adventure Time: The Kingdom of Ooo/Gallery*
## Trivia

* This is the first ever feature film of the series.
* This is the first animated *Adventure Time* movie to hit theaters.
	+ This is also the first ever *Adventure Time* movie in general to hit theaters. The previous *Adventure Time* film (*Adventure Time: Islands)* was a direct-to-DVD release.
* This is Cartoon Network's tenth original movie to be released theatrically, after *The Powerpuff Girls Movie*, which was released in 2002, *Regular Show: The Movie*, which was released in 2015, *Teen Titans Go! To the Movies*, which was released in 2018, *Clarence's Big Break* and *A Foster's Movie: Imagination Desolation*, which were both released in 2021, *Billy & Mandy The Movie: The Quest of the Diamonds* and *The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie*, which were both released in 2022, and *OK K.O.! Let's Save the Universe*, which was released in this year.
* Finn Wolfhard (*Smiling Friends* and *JJ Villard's Fairy Tales*), Whoopi Goldberg (*Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?* and *Summer Camp Island*) and Aaron Spann (*The Powerpuff Girls*) have all starred in other Cartoon Network projects.
* Cartoon Network's fifth film to not be accompanied by a short film. This does not include *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi 2* (2006) which was accompanied by *The Karate Guard* (2005).
* This is Finn Wolfhard's third contribution to Cartoon Network.
* The brand-new characters from the *Adventure Time: Distant Lands* spin-off also appear in the film.

## 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.

## Credits

*Main article: Adventure Time: The Kingdom of Ooo/Credits*