MYCUN Redemption

Theatrical release poster

Abbey Thickson

Michael J. Wilson

Daniel Berg

Yoni Brenner

Selena Gomez

Steve Carell

Pierre Coffin

Finn Wolfhard

Andy Serkis

MYCUN Studios

NicThic Productions

Glass Ball Productions

September 20, 2019 (Japan)

***MYCUN Redemption*** is an upcoming 3D computer-animated comedy crossover film produced by MYCUN Studios, CGI Entertainment, NicThic Productions, and Glass Ball Productions. It is the fifth installment in the *MYCUN* franchise, and a sequel to the 2016 film *MYCUN Forever*. The film will be directed by Taylor Grodin and C. Elbourn. Elijah Wood, Toby Kebbell, Selena Gomez, Steve Carell, Pierre Coffin, and Andy Serkis are set to reprise their roles from the previous installments, with an exception of Kodi-Smit McPhee, who was replaced by Finn Wolfhard.

The film was released in the United Kingdom on June 14, 2019 and was released on July 5, 2019, by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures through 20th Century Fox. The film has grossed $1 billion worldwide and was positively reviewed, with critics calling it a "fun and satisfying sequel" and praised the performances of the cast, particularly Wood and Kebbell. It has grossed over $1 billion worldwide, making it the first MYCUN film to pass the billion-dollar mark, and the highest-grossing animated film of 2019, as well as the seventh highest-grossing animated film of all time. A sequel is in development.

## Voice Cast

* Elijah Wood as Gabriel Garza
* Toby Kebbell as Koba
* Selena Gomez as Red Puckett
* Steve Carell as Felonius Gru
* Pierre Coffin as Minions
* Kodi Smit-McPhee as Norman Babcock
* Andy Serkis as Caesar
* Max Charles as Carn Garza
* Tom Holland as Laser Pikachus/Mikko Salovaara
* Sarah Jessica Parker as Christine Garza
* Ariel Winter as Desiree Garza and Mia
* Sachi Matsumoto as Toon Link
* Dakota Goyo as Ico
* Lauren Tom as Yorda and Misuzu Makihara
* Ryan Potter as Hiro Hamada
* Dakota Fanning as Coraline Jones
* Jodelle Ferland as Agatha Prenderghast
* Tim Whintall as Bernard Bear
* Scott Adsit as Baymax
* Taran Killam as Nature Cat
* Kate McKinnon as Squeeks
* Bobby Moynihan as Hal
* Kate Micucci as Daisy
* Aaron Lohr as Jak
* Max Casella as Daxter
* Max Lloyd-Jones as Blue Eyes
* Karin Konoval as Maurice
* Terry Notary as Rocket
* Judy Greer as Cornelia
* Michael Adamthwaite as Luca
* Lee Ross as Grey
* Richard King as Stone
* Debi Derryberry as Iken
* Isla Fisher as Naomi
* Jason Marsden as Shougo
* Kath Soucie as AAAA
* Tress MacNeille as Violet and Jacus
* Jim Cummings as Kozu
* Hank Azaria as Structure
* Billy West as Adventurer
* Bryce Papenbrook as Nagito Komaeda
* Johnny Depp as Victor Van Dort
* Helena Bonham Carter as Emily the Corpse Bride
* Emily Watson as Victoria Everglot
* Adam Sandler as Count Dracula
* Andy Samberg as Jonathan Loughran
* Selena Gomez as Mavis D. Loughran
* Asher Blinkoff as Dennis Loughran
* Kevin James as Frankenstein
* Fran Drescher as Eunice
* Steve Buscemi as Wayne
* Molly Shannon as Wanda
* Sadie Sandler as Winnie
* Keegan-Michael Key as Murray the Mummy
* David Spade as Griffin the Invisible Man
* Jonny Solomon as Blobby

## Production

### Development

In May 2015, Taylor Grodin said that it is possible that the series could see six more sequels after *MYCUN Forever*, bringing it to a ten-film series. On April 27, 2016, C. Elbourn said he had no plans for a fifth film, but was open to the possibility.

On June 22, 2016, 20th Century Fox announced that a fifth film is scheduled for a June 14, 2019 release date. On June 28, Christian Adams was hired at MYCUN Studios to work on the script for the fifth film. Later that day, he announced that MYCUN had signed a contract with Digital Leisure to use BrainDead 13 characters in the film. On August 27, 2016, it was announced that Taylor Grodin would be returning to direct the film and D.A. Nichols and Abbey Thickson would be coming in as producers. It was also reported that were set to reprise their roles from the previous installment.

On September 4, 2016, the title for the fifth film has been revealed as *MYCUN Redemption*. The following day, Universal Pictures was in the talks to distribute the film internationally, making it the first *MYCUN* to be distributed by Universal since *Legend of MYCUN*.

In March 2017, it was announced that the *Hotel Transylvania* characters would appear in the film. By early August 2017, the first draft of the script was completed. On September 12, 2017, Jim Gianopulos, the 20th Century Fox Chairman and CEO, announced that the film went into production.

### Casting

Elijah Wood, Toby Kebbell, Selena Gomez, Steve Carell, Pierre Coffin, and Andy Serkis, reprised their roles from the previous film, while Finn Wolfhard replaces Kodi-Smit McPhee. The cast did the first of three table readings in October 2017, and began recording every week from January 2018 until the end of production.

### Animation

Animation production for the film began in October 2017. CGI animation for props and sets were animated by the Sony Pictures Imageworks animation department.

### Visual effects

The visual effects production for the film began on April 6, 2018, where it is supervised by C. Elbourn. Video editors, compositors, and visual effects artists edited the film just by importing 3D animated footage as the backgrounds. They even add CGI animated footage with the vector background as their cels, so they composite the backgrounds and the animation cels to make it look like fantasy in the final cut. Geo G. and Michael J. Wilson worked together to animate the Koba Clones sequences with help from Caleb Elbourn and Taylor Grodin, using Flash CS6, Autodesk Maya, and Adobe After Effects.

### Post-production

The post-production began in June 1, 2018, where it is supervised by C. Elbourn, and directed by Geo G.. The sound production was created at Skywalker Sound in Marin County, California. Sound editors Tom Myers, Teresa Eckton and Chris Boyes, and sound designer Gary Rydstrom design the sound and then edit it, next sound recorder Geo G. recorded the sound for Gray Rydstrom and Tom Johnson to edit and mix it, then sound re-recording mixers Tom Johnson and Gary Summers re-recorded the sound and mix it.

Stereoscopic 3D production was directed, supervised, created, and animated by C. Elbourn and Rod Daniel. Stereoscopic 3D production was also created and animated by Legend3D. The digital imaging services are at Technicolor Digital Intermediates, where they time the color of the film, and cut the negative clips into the film. The opening titles are created by Blur Studio and Pacific Title, while the end credits are created by Scarlett Letters.

### Music

The film's official soundtrack was released on June 21, 2019 by RCA Records.

The film's songs and score were once again be composed by Mark Mothersbaugh. Recording for the score began on February 28, 2019, and finished on March 24. Halsey contributed an original song to the film, "Techno Babble", which is the end credits version. A music video for the song was released by Entertainment Weekly on June 18. Other artists included in the album are Oly Murs, Ludacris and Andrew McMahon.

## Release

*MYCUN Redemption* was released on July 5, 2019 by 20th Century Fox. It was previously set for a June 14, 2019 release, and then on June 7, 2019. It was originally set to be distributed by 20th Century Fox prior to Disney's acquisition. The film was released in the United Kingdom earlier on June 14, 2019 and a release in Japan on September 20, 2019. The film was preceded by *Milo to the Rescue*, a short film based on *Milo Murphy's Law*.

### Marketing

The first official teaser trailer was released online on Black Friday 2018 (November 23, 2018). The trailer received 130 million views in 24 hours, surpassing *Paradoria 2: Enchanted Realm* (122 million views) as the most viewed trailer for an animated film in that time period. On April 10, 2019, 20th Century Fox released the official trailer for the film. The official trailer was viewed 135 million times in 24 hours, surpassing the *Redemption* teaser trailer as the most viewed trailer for an animated film in that time period.

The marketing campaign for *Redemption* is the largest for any MYCUN Studios film, surpassing $200 million and beating *Legend of MYCUN*'s $150 million campaign. Promotional partners include Stand Up to Cancer, Mastercard, Ulta Beauty, the Audi e-tron GT Concept car, McDonald's, GEICO, Coca-Cola, Google, General Mills, Hertz, Ziploc, Oppo, and Synchrony Financial.

## Reception

### Box office

As of July 31, 2019, *MYCUN Redemption* has grossed $351 million in the United States and Canada, and $693.4 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $1.044 billion.[110]

Three weeks before its domestic release, official industry tracking had the film grossing around $170 million over its three-day opening frame. Some had the film reaching as high as $200 million, while others were at a conservative $165 million; Fox was predicting a $154 million debut.[111][112] By the week of release industry estimates lowered to $140 million, with the studio expecting $120 million.[113] Playing in 4,634 theaters (second all-time behind *Avengers: Endgame*), *Redemption* made a Friday-opening record $39.3 million, including an estimated $2.8–3 million from midnight previews at about 1,000 theaters.[114] It then made $27 million on its second day. In its opening weekend the film made $92.6 million, and a total of $185.1 million over the six-day frame, topping the $120 million made by *MYCUN Redemption*. In its second weekend, the film made $45.3 million, again topping the box office with a 51% decrease from the first week.[119]

*MYCUN Redemption* grossed $1.5 million on its opening day in Australia, setting a record for a *MYCUN* film in that country (surpassing *MYCUN Forever*).

### Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 92% approval rating based on 273 reviews, with an average rating of 7.49/10. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 69 out of 100 based on 53 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

## Sequel

On July 28, 2019, Grodin stated that a sixth film is in development.