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Watch The Theatrical Trailer For ‘The Angry Birds’ Movie’, Which… Actually Looks Hilarious

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: Sony today debuted the official trailer for The Angry Birds Movie… and it actually looks kind of hilarious.

I’m not a fan of the property (like at all), but I found myself laughing multiple times throughout this trailer. I’m not sure what that says about my sense of humour or what type of person I am, but, well, take a gander below and judge for yourself.

The movie takes us to an island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds – or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red (Jason Sudeikis, We’re the Millers, Horrible Bosses), a bird with a temper problem, speedy Chuck (Josh Gad in his first animated role since Frozen), and the volatile Bomb (Danny McBride, This is the End, Eastbound and Down) have always been outsiders. But when the island is visited by mysterious green piggies, it’s up to these unlikely outcasts to figure out what the pigs are up to.

Featuring a hilarious, all-star voice cast that includes Bill Hader (Trainwreck, Inside Out), Maya Rudolph (Bridesmaids, Sisters), and Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), as well as Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live, Ghostbusters), Keegan-Michael Key (Key & Peele), Tony Hale (Veep, Arrested Development), Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Ike Barinholtz (Neighbors, Sisters), Hannibal Buress (Daddy’s Home, Broad City), Jillian Bell (22 Jump Street), Danielle Brooks (Orange is the New Black), Latin music sensation Romeo Santos, YouTube stars Smosh (Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla), and country music superstar Blake Shelton, who writes and performs the original song “Friends,” the Columbia Pictures/Rovio Entertainment film is directed by Fergal Reilly and Clay Kaytis and produced by John Cohen and Catherine Winder. The screenplay is by Jon Vitti, and the film is executive produced by Mikael Hed and David Maisel.

That’s quite the cast, isn’t it? Now take a look at the trailer below, and let us know what you think! The Angry Birds Movie hits theatres on May 20th!

Geekscape Mobile: I Don’t Like ‘Angry Birds’, But ‘Angry Birds Go!’ Looks Awesome!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: I don’t like Angry Birds.

I’ve tried to put a good hour into any one of the franchise’s countless titles. The Star Wars version looks really cool, and the fact that a tiny developer could turn a simple game about shooting birds into pigs into a worldwide phenomenon is an incredible achievement, but I simply find the games insanely boring, and not really that much fun. I’m also getting a little bit sick of seeing that damned red bird every time I turn a corner.

All that being said, Angry Birds Go! looks fantastic.

Sure, it forgoes the shooting of birds into pigs completely, and instead takes on the Mario Kart ruled kart-racing genre. The thing is, I can’t play Mario Kart on my iPhone, and my search for a really good iOS kart racer has come up short (I’m open to suggestions).

Angry Birds Go! is a free-to-play racer that hits iOS, Android, and even Windows Phone and Blackberry 10 on December 11th. Watch the first trailer for the game below, and admit that it looks awesome!

Sony & Rovio Team Up For ‘Angry Birds’ Movie

by Shane O'Hare

I guess I’m not ENTIRELY surprised about this. Angry Birds and all it’s hubbub is like the modern day PacMan Fever. Sure some will say that the over producization ( Add THAT to your Funk & Wagnall dictionary) of Angry Birds is SLIGHTLY over zealous, and you can walk into any WalMart and find anything from shirts and hats to candy and toys. Well now the crazy popular mobile game is going to hit the big screen. Check out the EXPANSIVE Press Release below.

 

Sony Pictures Entertainment has won the exclusive worldwide distribution rights to the eagerly anticipated Angry Birds animated film, making it one of the most high-profile deals of the year. The 3D film is being developed, produced, and financed by Rovio Entertainment and will be released worldwide by Sony Pictures on July 1, 2016. Several major studios pursued the global film rights in recent weeks, with Sony Pictures Entertainment emerging as the winner.

 

Michael Lynton, Chairman & CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment, Amy Pascal, Co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Mikael Hed, CEO of Rovio Entertainment jointly announced their partnership today. John Cohen and David Maisel – producer of Despicable Me and executive producer of Iron Man, respectively – are both on board for the new Angry Birds feature film. Cohen will serve as producer and Maisel is executive producer.

 

Commenting on the announcement, Mikael Hed said, “Sony impressed us with their great attitude, determination, and professionalism. They convinced us that we have found the right partners and team to help us market and distribute our first motion picture. Michael, Amy, Jeff Blake, Sony’s marketing and distribution head, and their teams will be the best possible collaborators as we get set to take our franchise to the next level.”

 

Lynton and Pascal said, “Every studio in town would love to add Angry Birds to their slate. There are few titles out there that bring this kind of excitement, brand awareness and built-in audience to the table. We’re thrilled to be distributing this film and we hope this is just the beginning of what will be a long relationship with Rovio as we look for ways to work on future projects together.”

 

David Maisel and John Cohen said, “We are very excited to join with Sony Pictures in presenting this movie to the world in 2016 and we will have many more announcements as we begin production in the coming months.”

 

Angry Birds is one of the world’s biggest entertainment franchises, starting in 2009 with the original mobile game that remains the number one paid app of all time. Angry Birds has expanded rapidly into entertainment, publishing, and licensing to become a beloved international brand.

 

Angry Birds has been praised for its great value and simple, casual gameplay. Players use a slingshot to launch birds at green pigs in an attempt to get their eggs back, with the game setting the model for what is possible in terms of game development and commercial success. To date, the Angry Birds and Bad Piggies games have been downloaded more than 1.7 billion times across platforms and versions.

 

The upcoming movie marks Rovio Entertainment’s first foray into feature films, although fans have already been introduced to the Angry Birds world with the weekly Angry Birds Toons animated series. Rovio launched the series in March through its Angry Birds apps as well as on select video-on-demand channel providers, Smart TVs, connected devices, and on select TV networks around the world. Paving the way for a full-length feature film, Angry Birds Toons has been a massive success for Rovio clocking in over 150 million views from the Angry Birds apps alone within the first six weeks.

 

While known for distributing world renowned motion picture franchises such as Spider-Man, Sony Pictures has been building a strong reputation in contemporary animation through its house production unit, Sony Pictures Animation, and hit films including Hotel Transylvania, The Smurfs, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Surf’s Up, Open Season, and Aardman’s Arthur Christmas and The Pirates! Band of Misfits.

I don’t know what to think just yet. Obviously this movie wasn’t meant for ME and is going to be a goofy kids movie, but I watch god damned Ponies so who am I to decide.

‘Angry Birds: Star Wars’ Gets Release Date And Trailer

by Shawn Madden

A few days back it was revealed that Angry Birds: Star Wars was coming. And now the official release date has been revealed as November 8. The site Angry Birds: Star Wars shows all the birds as Star Wars characters as well as news on the game. Oh, and the game got a trailer that you can  check out below.

The press release states that the game will “combine all the fun of the classic Angry Birds and Angry Birds Space with the characters, stories and settings of the epic space fantasy, Star Wars”, and it looks like it will feature locations from the Star Wars universe from Tatooine to inside the Death Star.

‘Angry Birds: Star Wars’ Coming Soon

by Shawn Madden

It’s been revealed that Lucas Arts and Rovio will be teaming up to release a new game, officially titled Angry Birds: Star Wars. The game takes Rovio’s iconic birds and recasts them as Star Wars characters. We will have The Red Bird as Luke Skywalker, the Yellow Bird as Han Solo and the Big Brother Bird as Chewbacca.

Oh, and don’t just expect a game. There will be toys. Oh, there will be toys. These toys will be released at Toys R Us in Times Square on 10AM Monday, October 8th

Yesterday Amazon revealed an Angry Birds: Star Wars Jenga set being released in which we see The Death Star in the shape of a Pig. Also lined up is a Star Wars Angry Birds Bounce Millennium Falcon.

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