3 New Images From THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE
Rovio and Sony Pictures released three new images from The Angry Birds Movie. In them, we get out first look at the green pig villains of the CG animated feature.
Jason Sudeikis will lead the cast as Red, who apparently has a temper. It also co-stars Josh Gad as Speedy Chuck, and Danny McBride as the volatile Bomb. They make up the lead trio of birds in the story.
The movie also stars Bill Hader as a pig, Maya Rudolph as Matilda, and Peter Dinklage as the Mighty Eagle. Other cast members include Kate McKinnon, Keegan-Michael Key, Tony Hale, Ike Barinholtz, Hannibal Buress, Cristela Alonzo, Jillian Bell, Latin musician Romeo Santos, and Smosh YouTube stars Ian Andrew Hecox and Anthony Padilla.
When talking about the production, producer John Cohen (Despicable Me) says:
“The question Rovio gets more than anything is ‘Why are these birds so angry?’ This is the origin story for how that conflict came to exist between birds and little green piggies.”
Clay Kaytis is one of the directors on the project, and when talking about the character Red, he says:
“He’s a curmudgeon. We knew we had to find an actor who could say these things and still be charming, and that was Jason.”
Angry Birds is an insanely successful mobile game, but with this movie mirror that success? I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.
The Angry Birds Movie is set to debut in the US on July 1st, 2016.