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| director = [[Carlos Saldanha]] |
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* [[Zachary Levi]] |
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* [[Lil Rel Howery]] |
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* Benjamin Bottani |
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* [[Jemaine Clement]] |
* [[Jemaine Clement]] |
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* [[Tanya Reynolds]] |
* [[Tanya Reynolds]] |
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* [[Alfred Molina]] |
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* [[Zooey Deschanel]] |
* [[Zooey Deschanel]] |
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| cinematography = [[Gabriel Beristain]] |
| cinematography = [[Gabriel Beristain]] |
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| editing = {{Plainlist| |
| editing = {{Plainlist| |
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* Tia Nolan |
* [[Tia Nolan]] |
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* [[Mark Helfrich (film editor)|Mark Helfrich]] |
* [[Mark Helfrich (film editor)|Mark Helfrich]] |
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| music = Batu Sener |
| music = Batu Sener |
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| studio = {{Plainlist| |
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* [[Columbia Pictures]] |
* [[Columbia Pictures]] |
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* [[Davis Entertainment]] |
* [[Davis Entertainment]] |
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* [[TSG Entertainment]] |
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| distributor = [[Sony Pictures Releasing]] |
| distributor = [[Sony Pictures Releasing]] |
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| released = {{Film date|2024|7|21|[[ |
| released = {{Film date|2024|7|21|[[Culver City]]|2024|8|2|United States}} |
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| runtime = 90 minutes<ref>{{Cite web|title=''Harold and the Purple Crayon'' (PG)|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/harold-and-the-purple-crayon-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdiwmjy4|access-date=2024-07-24|website=[[British Board of Film Classification|BBFC]]|language=en}}</ref> |
| runtime = 90 minutes<ref>{{Cite web|title=''Harold and the Purple Crayon'' (PG)|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/harold-and-the-purple-crayon-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdiwmjy4|access-date=2024-07-24|website=[[British Board of Film Classification|BBFC]]|language=en}}</ref> |
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| country = United States |
| country = United States |
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| language = English |
| language = English |
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| budget = $40 million<ref name="BOPreview">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/deadpool-wolverine-trap-box-office-preview-1236028101/|title=''Deadpool & Wolverine'' To Best ''Passion Of The Christ'' As Highest Grossing U.S. R-Rated Movie Ever; ''Trap'' To Lock $15M-$20M; ''Harold And The Purple Crayon'' Light – Box Office Preview|date=July 31, 2024|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=July 31, 2024}}</ref> |
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| budget = $40 million <ref>https://variety.com/2024/film/box-office/box-office-deadpool-wolverine-trap-opening-weekend-1236090228/</ref> |
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| gross = $32 million<ref name=NUM>{{Cite web |title= Harold and the Purple Crayon – Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Harold-and-the-Purple-Crayon-(2024)#tab=summary|website=The Numbers |access-date=October 4, 2024}}</ref><ref name=BOM>{{Cite web |title=Harold and the Purple Crayon |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1609486/ |access-date=November 24, 2024 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> |
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'''''Harold and the Purple Crayon''''' is a 2024 American [[ |
'''''Harold and the Purple Crayon''''' is a 2024 American [[fantasy comedy]] film directed by [[Carlos Saldanha]] (in his live-action feature-length directorial debut) from a screenplay by David Guion and Michael Handelman, based on the [[Harold and the Purple Crayon|1955 children's book]] by [[Crockett Johnson]]. Combining [[Live-action animated film|live-action and animation]], the film stars [[Zachary Levi]], [[Lil Rel Howery]], Benjamin Bottani, [[Jemaine Clement]], [[Tanya Reynolds]], [[Alfred Molina]], and [[Zooey Deschanel]]. It serves as a sequel to the original book, with Harold growing up with his magical purple crayon. After he draws himself off the book's pages and into the physical world, Harold finds that he has a lot to learn about real life. |
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Produced by [[John Davis (producer)|John Davis]] through [[Davis Entertainment]] in association with [[TSG Entertainment]], the film premiered at [[Culver City, California|Culver City]] in Los Angeles on July 21, 2024, and was released in the United States by [[Columbia Pictures]] through [[Sony Pictures Releasing]] on August 2. The film received generally negative reviews from critics and grossed $32 million against a $40 million production budget. |
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== Plot == |
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A young boy named Harold lives inside of [[Harold and the Purple Crayon|a book]]. His magic purple [[crayon]] can make anything come to life, including his friends Moose and Porcupine, whom he spends time with. |
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Now an adult, Harold continues to have adventures. One day, the narrator, whom Harold refers to as "old man", mysteriously disappears. Determined to find him, Harold draws a door to the real world, followed by Moose. In the real world, Harold and a now human Moose look for the old man, whom Harold believes is his father. Terri, the mother of an imaginative boy named Mel, accidentally hits Harold and Moose with her car. Mel convinces Terri to let Harold and Moose stay for the night. Mel secretly invites Harold downstairs and the two bond. Harold breaks off part of his crayon and gives it to Mel. |
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The next day, Terri tells Harold and Moose to leave. Upon leaving, Mel secretly joins them to look for Harold's father. In a library, they meet Gary Natwick, a librarian who struggles to pitch his idea for a fantasy novel. The three ask Gary if he can locate Harold's father via a computer, but upon yielding no results, the three leave. Harold draws a plane and uses [[contrail]]s to display Terri's phone number in the sky, asking "old man" to call the number. Gary sees Harold draw the plane and recognizes the book he came from. |
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Gary meets up with Harold and Moose and shows them the book they came from. Harold sees the author's name on the cover and realizes that the "old man" he was searching for is named [[Crockett Johnson]]. Harold and Moose later reunite with Porcupine, who is tackled by cops due to having previously [[Home invasion|broken into a house]]. The three are arrested, but quickly break out. They arrive to Johnson's house, only to find that he has died. Harold is distraught, causing all of his drawings to fade away, including Moose and Porcupine. |
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Alone, Harold meets up with Gary, who convinces Harold to give him the crayon, which Gary uses to imprison Harold and cosplay himself as a warrior from his fantasy novel. Mel arrives, but is quickly imprisoned too. Mel frees himself and Harold using the crayon piece Harold gave him, restoring everything Harold drew. They encounter Gary in the town square, who uses the crayon to create his fantasy world. Harold and Gary fight for the whole crayon, but Gary swallows Harold's piece and absorbs its power, transforming the grass into molten lava. Mel uses his imaginary creature and a spider-fly hybrid to make Gary spit out the crayon. Everything returns to normal, and Harold draws Gary a door to the fantasy world from his novel. Gary enters before the door is burnt down by the creature causing Gary to lose his ability to leave. |
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Harold, Moose, Porcupine, Terri and Mel visit a museum of Johnson's work. After Harold discovers why he was created in a note left by Johnson, he, Moose and Porcupine return to their world, with Mel handing Harold a pack of [[Crayola]] multi-colored crayons when saying goodbye. |
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== Cast == |
== Cast == |
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* [[Zachary Levi]] as Harold, a man who has had a magical purple crayon since his childhood which makes whatever he draws come to life<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Pearson|first=Ben|date=2021-02-02|title='Harold And The Purple Crayon' Movie Will Star Zachary Levi|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/579176/harold-and-the-purple-crayon-movie/|access-date=2022-04-12|website=/Film}}</ref><ref name="Collider">{{cite web |last1=Peralta |first1=Diego |title=Harold Is All Grown Up in the First Posters for 'Harold and the Purple Crayon' |url=https://collider.com/harold-and-the-purple-crayon-posters/ |website=Collider |access-date=13 March 2024 |language=en |date=13 March 2024}}</ref> |
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* [[Zachary Levi]] as Harold, a man who has a purple crayon which makes whatever he draws come to life |
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* [[Lil Rel Howery]] as Moose, a moose who is one of Harold's friends and becomes human in the real world<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=2022-01-11|title=Lil Rel Howery Joins Zachary Levi In Sony's Adaptation Of 'Harold And The Purple Crayon'|url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/lil-rel-howery-zachary-levi-sonys-harold-and-the-purple-crayon-1234907804/|access-date=2022-04-12|website=Deadline}}</ref> |
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* [[Lil Rel Howery]] as Moose, a moose who is one of Harold's friends and becomes human in the real world |
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* Benjamin Bottani as Mel, Terri's son who befriends Harold |
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* Benjamin Bottani as Mel, a boy who befriends Harold |
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* [[Zooey Deschanel]] as Terri, a single mom and Harold's love interest<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Galuppo|first=Mia|date=2022-02-09|title=Zooey Deschanel Joins Sony's Live-Action 'Harold and the Purple Crayon' (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/zooey-deschanel-harold-and-the-purple-crayon-sony-film-1235090065/|access-date=2022-04-12|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> |
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* [[Zooey Deschanel]] as Terri, Mel's widowed mother, who is skeptical of Harold's imagination |
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* [[Jemaine Clement]] as Gary Naswich, a man who gets a hold of a piece of Harold's crayon to use for evil<ref name="Clement">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/minecraft-kate-mckinnon-jemaine-clement-1235796568/|title=Kate McKinnon & Jemaine Clement Join Jason Momoa 'Minecraft' Gang At Warner Bros|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=January 18, 2024|access-date=January 30, 2024}}</ref> |
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* [[Jemaine Clement]] as Gary Natwick, a librarian who gets a hold of a piece of Harold's crayon in order to bring his misunderstood fantasy novel to life |
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* [[Tanya Reynolds]] as Porcupine, a porcupine who is one of Harold's friends and becomes human in the real world<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|last=Grobar|first=Matt |date=2022-05-02|title=Tanya Reynolds Joins 'Harold And The Purple Crayon'; 'The Throwback' Adds Gregg Sulkin|url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/tanya-reynolds-joins-harold-and-the-purple-crayon-gregg-sulkin-casting-1235014457/|access-date=2022-05-02|website=Deadline}}</ref> |
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* [[Tanya Reynolds]] as Porcupine, a porcupine who is one of Harold's friends and becomes human in the real world |
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* [[Alfred Molina]] as The Narrator/Ghost of [[Crockett Johnson]] |
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* [[Alfred Molina]] as the narrator / [[Crockett Johnson]], Harold's creator, whom Harold and his friends refer to as "the old man" |
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* [[Ravi Patel (actor)|Ravi Patel]]<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=2022-02-23|title=Ravi Patel Joins Sony's Adaptation Of 'Harold And The Purple Crayon'|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/ravi-patel-sonys-harold-and-the-purple-crayon-1234958774/|access-date=2022-04-12|website=Deadline}}</ref> |
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* [[Ravi Patel (actor)|Ravi Patel]] as Prasad, the manager of an [[Ollie's Bargain Outlet|Ollie's]] where Terri works |
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* [[Camille Guaty]]<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|last=Grobar|first=Matt|date=2022-03-01|title=Louise Lombard Joins 'Oppenheimer'; 'Harold And The Purple Crayon' Adds Camille Guaty|url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/louise-lombard-joins-oppenheimer-harold-and-the-purple-crayon-camille-guaty-1234968424/|access-date=2022-04-19|website=Deadline}}</ref> |
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* [[Camille Guaty]] as Junior Detective Silva |
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* [[Pete Gardner]]<ref name=":7">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/pete-gardner-joins-harold-and-the-purple-crayon-finestkind-charlie-thurston-1235019572/|title=''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's'' Pete Gardner Joins ''Harold and the Purple Crayon''; Paramount+'s ''Finestkind'' Adds Charlie Thurston|date=May 9, 2022|first=Matt|last=Grobar|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=May 9, 2022}}</ref> |
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* [[Pete Gardner]] as Detective Love |
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* Seth Robbins |
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* Grace Junot as Yasmin, Gary's publishing editor |
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* Seth Robbins as Oscar |
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* Elizabeth Becka as Ms. Barnaby, Crockett Johnson's former caretaker and widow |
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== Production == |
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=== Resurgence === |
=== Resurgence === |
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On February 1, 2021, it was reported that [[Zachary Levi]] would star in the film,<ref name=":1" /> though it was initially not stated what role he would play at that time, except that the film would now be a combination of live-action and animation. It was also announced that [[Carlos Saldanha]] was attached to direct the new film and that David Guion and Michael Handelman replaced Klausner and Clayton as screenwriters, with [[John Davis (producer)|John Davis]] producing |
On February 1, 2021, it was reported that [[Zachary Levi]] would star in the film,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Pearson |first=Ben |date=2021-02-02 |title='Harold And The Purple Crayon' Movie Will Star Zachary Levi |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/579176/harold-and-the-purple-crayon-movie/ |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=/Film}}</ref> though it was initially not stated what role he would play at that time, except that the film would now be a combination of live-action and animation. It was also announced that [[Carlos Saldanha]] was attached to direct the new film and that David Guion and Michael Handelman replaced Klausner and Clayton as screenwriters, with [[John Davis (producer)|John Davis]] producing through his [[Davis Entertainment]] banner. [[Lil Rel Howery]] was announced as part of the cast on January 11, 2022.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=2022-01-11 |title=Lil Rel Howery Joins Zachary Levi In Sony's Adaptation Of 'Harold And The Purple Crayon' |url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/lil-rel-howery-zachary-levi-sonys-harold-and-the-purple-crayon-1234907804/ |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=Deadline}}</ref> [[Zooey Deschanel]] and [[Ravi Patel (actor)|Ravi Patel]] were added in February 2022.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Galuppo |first=Mia |date=2022-02-09 |title=Zooey Deschanel Joins Sony's Live-Action 'Harold and the Purple Crayon' (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/zooey-deschanel-harold-and-the-purple-crayon-sony-film-1235090065/ |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=2022-02-23 |title=Ravi Patel Joins Sony's Adaptation Of 'Harold And The Purple Crayon' |url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/ravi-patel-sonys-harold-and-the-purple-crayon-1234958774/ |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=Deadline}}</ref> [[Camille Guaty]] was cast on March 1, 2022.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2022-03-01 |title=Louise Lombard Joins 'Oppenheimer'; 'Harold And The Purple Crayon' Adds Camille Guaty |url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/louise-lombard-joins-oppenheimer-harold-and-the-purple-crayon-camille-guaty-1234968424/ |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=Deadline}}</ref> [[Tanya Reynolds]] and [[Pete Gardner]] joined in May 2022.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2022-05-02 |title=Tanya Reynolds Joins 'Harold And The Purple Crayon'; 'The Throwback' Adds Gregg Sulkin |url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/tanya-reynolds-joins-harold-and-the-purple-crayon-gregg-sulkin-casting-1235014457/ |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=Deadline}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=May 9, 2022 |title=''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's'' Pete Gardner Joins ''Harold and the Purple Crayon''; Paramount+'s ''Finestkind'' Adds Charlie Thurston |url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/pete-gardner-joins-harold-and-the-purple-crayon-finestkind-charlie-thurston-1235019572/ |access-date=May 9, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> In January 2024, it was revealed that [[Jemaine Clement]] had joined the cast, reuniting with Saldanha after having previously voiced Nigel in ''[[Rio (2011 film)|Rio]]'' (2011) and its sequel, ''[[Rio 2]]'' (2014), both of which Saldanha directed while working for [[Blue Sky Studios|Blue Sky]],<ref name="Clement">{{cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=January 18, 2024 |title=Kate McKinnon & Jemaine Clement Join Jason Momoa 'Minecraft' Gang At Warner Bros |url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/minecraft-kate-mckinnon-jemaine-clement-1235796568/ |access-date=January 30, 2024}}</ref> while [[Alfred Molina]] was revealed to be the narrator. |
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Around the beginning of 2022, [[live-action]] filming took place in the [[Atlanta, Georgia]], area.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cho|first=Winston|date=2022-03-16|title=Hollywood Silent So Far on Georgia's "Don't Say Gay" Bill Proposal|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/hollywood-silent-on-georgia-version-of-dont-say-gay-bill-so-far-1235112261/|access-date=2022-04-18|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=March 30, 2022|title=Amy Adams Gets Into Character While Filming in the U.K., Plus Camila Cabello, Jared Leto and More|url=https://people.com/celebrity/star-tracks-wednesday-march-30-2022/|access-date=2022-04-18|website=PEOPLE}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ho|first=Rodney|title=What's filming in Georgia in January 2022?|url=https://www.ajc.com/life/radiotvtalk-blog/whats-filming-in-georgia-in-january-2022/TKRJ2MHYCFGMFJLD4HMIXKKHQE/|access-date=2022-04-18|website=Atlanta Journal-Constitutio}}</ref> [[Gabriel Beristain]] served as the cinematographer.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bentz|first=Adam|title=Harold and the Purple Crayon (2024)|url=https://screenrant.com/tag/harold-and-the-purple-crayon/|access-date=January 15, 2024|website=[[Screen Rant]]|date=February 2, 2021}}</ref> |
Around the beginning of 2022, [[live-action]] filming took place in the [[Atlanta, Georgia]], area.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cho|first=Winston|date=2022-03-16|title=Hollywood Silent So Far on Georgia's "Don't Say Gay" Bill Proposal|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/hollywood-silent-on-georgia-version-of-dont-say-gay-bill-so-far-1235112261/|access-date=2022-04-18|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=March 30, 2022|title=Amy Adams Gets Into Character While Filming in the U.K., Plus Camila Cabello, Jared Leto and More|url=https://people.com/celebrity/star-tracks-wednesday-march-30-2022/|access-date=2022-04-18|website=PEOPLE}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ho|first=Rodney|title=What's filming in Georgia in January 2022?|url=https://www.ajc.com/life/radiotvtalk-blog/whats-filming-in-georgia-in-january-2022/TKRJ2MHYCFGMFJLD4HMIXKKHQE/|access-date=2022-04-18|website=Atlanta Journal-Constitutio}}</ref> [[Gabriel Beristain]] served as the cinematographer.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bentz|first=Adam|title=Harold and the Purple Crayon (2024)|url=https://screenrant.com/tag/harold-and-the-purple-crayon/|access-date=January 15, 2024|website=[[Screen Rant]]|date=February 2, 2021}}</ref> |
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=== Visual effects === |
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The visual effects were provided by [[Rising Sun Pictures]], [[Folks VFX]], Soho VFX, Opsis, Clear Angle Studio, Spin VFX, Nexodus and Mammal Studios, while the 2D animated sequences provided by [[Bent Image Lab]]. |
The visual effects were provided by [[Rising Sun Pictures]], [[Folks VFX]], [[Framestore]], Soho VFX, Opsis, Clear Angle Studio, Spin VFX, Nexodus and Mammal Studios, while the 2D animated sequences were provided by [[Bent Image Lab]]. The end credits animation was provided by Plucky. |
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== Music == |
== Music == |
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In February 2023, Batu Sener, who previously provided additional music to films composed by Saldanha's frequent collaborator [[John Powell (composer)|John Powell]], was announced to be composing the film's score.<ref name="sener-fmr-harold">{{cite news|title=Batu Sener Scoring Carlos Saldanha's 'Harold and the Purple Crayon'|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/02/10/batu-sener-scoring-carlos-saldanhas-harold-and-the-purple-crayon/|website=Film Music Reporter|date=10 February 2023|access-date=11 February 2023}}</ref> |
In February 2023, Batu Sener, who previously provided additional music to films composed by Saldanha's frequent collaborator [[John Powell (composer)|John Powell]], was announced to be composing the film's score.<ref name="sener-fmr-harold">{{cite news|title=Batu Sener Scoring Carlos Saldanha's 'Harold and the Purple Crayon'|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/02/10/batu-sener-scoring-carlos-saldanhas-harold-and-the-purple-crayon/|website=Film Music Reporter|date=10 February 2023|access-date=11 February 2023}}</ref> The full score was released on August 2, 2024, alongside an original single titled "Colors", performed by Boots Ottestad and [[Jordy Searcy]], which plays during the film's [[closing credits]]. |
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'''Harold and the Purple Crayon''' (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Harold and the Purple Crayon Soundtrack Album Details |website=[[Discogs]] |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/31606606-Batu-Sener-Harold-and-the-Purple-Crayon-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack}}</ref> |
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Music by '''Batu Sener''' |
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# The Crayon Overture (3:44) |
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# The Real World (2:02) |
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# Our Old Man (1:39) |
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# Crash Biking (1:56) |
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# Help Each Other (2:34) |
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# Pursuits and Pies (2:27) |
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# Library Gary (1:58) |
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# Take to the Skies (1:55) |
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# Who's Your Daddy? (1:57) |
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# Ollie's Adventure (1:53) |
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# Hungarian Rhapsody (1:13) |
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# Pure Imagination (2:12) |
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# Escaping Bars (1:21) |
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# Closet of Whistles (1:20) |
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# No More Purple (5:07) |
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# Bottomless Pit (3:03) |
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# Believe in Yourself (2:25) |
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# Duel of the Crayons (8:52) |
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# More than Purple (3:38) |
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# Glaive of G'Garaur (0:59) |
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# The Crayon Suite (6:18) |
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# Harold's Theme (Solo Piano) [Bonus Track] (1:20) |
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# Crayon Tune (Solo Piano) [Bonus Track] (1:16) |
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== Release == |
== Release == |
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''Harold and the Purple Crayon'' |
''Harold and the Purple Crayon'' was released in theaters on August 2, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Grobar|first=Matt|date=2023-05-16|title=Sony Pushes 'Harold And The Purple Crayon' And 'They Listen' To 2024, Sets Dates For 'My Ex-Friend's Wedding,' 'Horrorscope' And 'Psycho-Pass: Providence'|url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/my-ex-friends-wedding-horroscope-set-release-dates-with-sony-1235369357/|access-date=2023-05-17|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref> It was originally scheduled to be released on January 27, 2023,<ref name=":10">{{Cite web|last=Pedersen|first=Erik|date=2021-09-10|title=Sony Sets Dates For Whitney Houston & George Foreman Biopics, Two Others; 'Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile' On The Move|url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/whitney-houston-biopic-release-date-george-foreman-lyle-lyle-crocodile-sony-1234830193/|access-date=2022-04-12|website=Deadline}}</ref> and June 30, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|last=Grobar|first=Matt|title='Harold And The Purple Crayon' Release Date Pushed Back By Sony|website=Deadline|date=October 20, 2022|url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/harold-and-the-purple-crayon-release-date-pushed-back-by-sony-1235150913/|access-date=October 20, 2022}}</ref> |
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[[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]] released the film on [[Digital copy|digital download]] on August 27,<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1828050234187870488 |user=WhenToStream |title=HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON (2024) Streaming: August 27, 2024 VOD/Digital (Apple, Amazon, Google, etc.)}}</ref> and on [[Blu-ray]] and [[DVD]] on October 8.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1828456054549573914 |user=HighDefDiscNews |title=HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON is coming to Blu-ray Disc on October 8 via @SonyPicsHomeEnt. It's now available for preorder on Amazon. #Bluray #PhysicalMedia #HaroldAndThePurpleCrayon}}</ref> |
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In April 2021, Sony signed deals with [[Netflix]] and [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] for the rights to their 2022 to 2026 film slate, following the films' theatrical and home media windows. Netflix signed for exclusive "pay 1 window" streaming rights, which is typically an 18-month window and included ''Harold and the Purple Crayon''. Disney signed for "pay 2 window" rights for the films, which would be streamed on [[Disney+]] and [[Hulu]] as well as broadcast on Disney's linear television networks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=2021-04-21 |title=Sony Films Will Move to Disney After Netflix Window Expires |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/disney-nabs-post-pay-1-rights-for-sonys-feature-films-4170479/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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The Netflix move would prove somewhat ironic in this film's case, as several news outlets, most notably [[Bloomberg News]], reported in October 2024 that Sony had attempted to sell the film directly to the streamer, in a manner similar to such reports for Sony's ''[[Holmes and Watson]]'' when they had previously attempted to do so in 2018; it was reported that the offer was made out of concerns from Sony that the film would have their intended family audience usurped by rival releases ''[[Inside Out 2]]'' and ''[[Despicable Me 4]]''. Much like the ''Holmes'' attempt, Netflix refused, choosing to focus more on in-house projects and their distribution window deals at that time.<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-10-21/the-new-netflix-movie-strategy-make-better-movies The New Netflix Strategy: Make Better Movies]</ref><ref>[https://movieweb.com/netflix-did-not-want-harold-purple-crayon-sony/ Not Even Netflix Wanted to Buy This 2024 Box Office Bomb]</ref> |
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The first teaser posters were released on March 13, 2024, confirming that Harold would be played by Levi and that the character, originally a child, would be portrayed as a grown man in the film.<ref name="Collider" /> A trailer for the film was released on March 20, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |date=2024-03-20 |title='Harold And The Purple Crayon' Trailer: The Kid Doesn't Stay In The Picture In Movie Version Of Classic Children's Book |url=https://deadline.com/video/harold-and-the-purple-crayon-trailer-zachary-levi/ |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> On June 25, 2024, [[Crayola]] partnered with Sony Pictures for a competition to find specially wrapped purple crayons hidden in packs of the 24-count crayons. The winner will be flown off on a family |
The first teaser posters were released on March 13, 2024, confirming that Harold would be played by Levi and that the character, originally a child, would be portrayed as a grown man in the film.<ref name="Collider">{{cite web |last1=Peralta |first1=Diego |date=13 March 2024 |title=Harold Is All Grown Up in the First Posters for 'Harold and the Purple Crayon' |url=https://collider.com/harold-and-the-purple-crayon-posters/ |access-date=13 March 2024 |website=Collider |language=en}}</ref> A trailer for the film was released on March 20, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |date=2024-03-20 |title='Harold And The Purple Crayon' Trailer: The Kid Doesn't Stay In The Picture In Movie Version Of Classic Children's Book |url=https://deadline.com/video/harold-and-the-purple-crayon-trailer-zachary-levi/ |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> On June 25, 2024, [[Crayola]] partnered with Sony Pictures UK for a competition to find specially wrapped purple crayons hidden in packs of the 24-count crayons. The winner will be flown off on a family vacation to [[New York City]] and taken to the [[Crayola Experience]] as part of their prize.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tonks |first=Caroline |date=2024-06-25 |title=Crayola teams up with Sony ahead of new movie release |url=https://licensing.biz/crayola-teams-up-with-sony-ahead-of-new-movie-release/ |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=Licensing.biz |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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{{As of|2024|10|3|df=US}}, ''Harold and the Purple Crayon'' has grossed $17.6 million in the United States and Canada, and $14.4 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $32 million.<ref name=NUM/><ref name=BOM/> This ultimately meant the film failed to recover its reported $40 million budget, becoming a [[box office bomb]]. ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' writer Anthony D'Alessandro suggested the reasons for the film's failure, besides its competitors and poor reviews, was the intellectual property in general being too old for most moviegoers, as well as too young for most non-family audiences, leaving the film with a very small target audience; he further suggested it was also because the "low budget, zany-fantastical formula of old kids IP" that Sony Pictures had previously done with ''[[Peter Rabbit (film)|Peter Rabbit]]'' and ''[[Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (film)|Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile]]'', in his opinion, was considered "old hat" by audiences by that time. |
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In the United States and Canada, ''Harold and the Purple Crayon'' was released alongside ''Trap'', and was projected to gross $5–6 million from 3,325 theaters in its opening weekend. Its release date caused the film to face competition with ''[[Deadpool & Wolverine]]'' and ''[[Trap (2024 film)|Trap]]'', the latter which was released the same day, as well as the aforementioned competition with ''Inside Out 2'' and ''Despicable Me 4'', which were released earlier in the summer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=2024-07-31 |title='Deadpool & Wolverine' To Best 'Passion Of The Christ' As Highest Grossing U.S. R-Rated Movie Ever; 'Trap' To Lock $15M-$20M; 'Harold And The Purple Crayon' Light – Box Office Preview |url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/deadpool-wolverine-trap-box-office-preview-1236028101/ |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> The film made $2.4 million on its first day, going on to debut to $6 million, finishing sixth at the box office.<ref name=opening>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/box-office-deadpool-wolverine-second-weekend-trap-1236030041/|title= 'Deadpool & Wolverine' Fierce $97M Second Weekend, 'Trap' Traps $15M+, 'Harold & The Purple Crayon' Erased – Sunday Box Office Update |date=August 4, 2024|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=August 4, 2024}}</ref> |
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{{RT prose|28|4.3|72|A high-concept treatment that misses out on the blissful simplicity of its source material, ''Harold and the Purple Crayon'' is a tribute to imagination that's content to only color inside the lines.|ref=y|access-date=December 16, 2024}} {{Metacritic film prose|34|23|ref=yes|access-date=August 7, 2024}} Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale, while those surveyed by [[PostTrak]] gave it an overall positive score of 70%, with 46% saying they would definitely recommend the film.<ref name="opening" /> |
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Harold and the Purple Crayon | |
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Directed by | Carlos Saldanha |
Screenplay by |
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Based on | Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson |
Produced by | John Davis |
Starring |
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Cinematography | Gabriel Beristain |
Edited by | |
Music by | Batu Sener |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $40 million[2] |
Box office | $32 million[3][4] |
Harold and the Purple Crayon is a 2024 American fantasy comedy film directed by Carlos Saldanha (in his live-action feature-length directorial debut) from a screenplay by David Guion and Michael Handelman, based on the 1955 children's book by Crockett Johnson. Combining live-action and animation, the film stars Zachary Levi, Lil Rel Howery, Benjamin Bottani, Jemaine Clement, Tanya Reynolds, Alfred Molina, and Zooey Deschanel. It serves as a sequel to the original book, with Harold growing up with his magical purple crayon. After he draws himself off the book's pages and into the physical world, Harold finds that he has a lot to learn about real life.
Produced by John Davis through Davis Entertainment in association with TSG Entertainment, the film premiered at Culver City in Los Angeles on July 21, 2024, and was released in the United States by Columbia Pictures through Sony Pictures Releasing on August 2. The film received generally negative reviews from critics and grossed $32 million against a $40 million production budget.
Plot
[edit]A young boy named Harold lives inside of a book. His magic purple crayon can make anything come to life, including his friends Moose and Porcupine, whom he spends time with.
Now an adult, Harold continues to have adventures. One day, the narrator, whom Harold refers to as "old man", mysteriously disappears. Determined to find him, Harold draws a door to the real world, followed by Moose. In the real world, Harold and a now human Moose look for the old man, whom Harold believes is his father. Terri, the mother of an imaginative boy named Mel, accidentally hits Harold and Moose with her car. Mel convinces Terri to let Harold and Moose stay for the night. Mel secretly invites Harold downstairs and the two bond. Harold breaks off part of his crayon and gives it to Mel.
The next day, Terri tells Harold and Moose to leave. Upon leaving, Mel secretly joins them to look for Harold's father. In a library, they meet Gary Natwick, a librarian who struggles to pitch his idea for a fantasy novel. The three ask Gary if he can locate Harold's father via a computer, but upon yielding no results, the three leave. Harold draws a plane and uses contrails to display Terri's phone number in the sky, asking "old man" to call the number. Gary sees Harold draw the plane and recognizes the book he came from.
Gary meets up with Harold and Moose and shows them the book they came from. Harold sees the author's name on the cover and realizes that the "old man" he was searching for is named Crockett Johnson. Harold and Moose later reunite with Porcupine, who is tackled by cops due to having previously broken into a house. The three are arrested, but quickly break out. They arrive to Johnson's house, only to find that he has died. Harold is distraught, causing all of his drawings to fade away, including Moose and Porcupine.
Alone, Harold meets up with Gary, who convinces Harold to give him the crayon, which Gary uses to imprison Harold and cosplay himself as a warrior from his fantasy novel. Mel arrives, but is quickly imprisoned too. Mel frees himself and Harold using the crayon piece Harold gave him, restoring everything Harold drew. They encounter Gary in the town square, who uses the crayon to create his fantasy world. Harold and Gary fight for the whole crayon, but Gary swallows Harold's piece and absorbs its power, transforming the grass into molten lava. Mel uses his imaginary creature and a spider-fly hybrid to make Gary spit out the crayon. Everything returns to normal, and Harold draws Gary a door to the fantasy world from his novel. Gary enters before the door is burnt down by the creature causing Gary to lose his ability to leave.
Harold, Moose, Porcupine, Terri and Mel visit a museum of Johnson's work. After Harold discovers why he was created in a note left by Johnson, he, Moose and Porcupine return to their world, with Mel handing Harold a pack of Crayola multi-colored crayons when saying goodbye.
Cast
[edit]- Zachary Levi as Harold, a man who has a purple crayon which makes whatever he draws come to life
- Lil Rel Howery as Moose, a moose who is one of Harold's friends and becomes human in the real world
- Benjamin Bottani as Mel, a boy who befriends Harold
- Zooey Deschanel as Terri, Mel's widowed mother, who is skeptical of Harold's imagination
- Jemaine Clement as Gary Natwick, a librarian who gets a hold of a piece of Harold's crayon in order to bring his misunderstood fantasy novel to life
- Tanya Reynolds as Porcupine, a porcupine who is one of Harold's friends and becomes human in the real world
- Alfred Molina as the narrator / Crockett Johnson, Harold's creator, whom Harold and his friends refer to as "the old man"
- Ravi Patel as Prasad, the manager of an Ollie's where Terri works
- Camille Guaty as Junior Detective Silva
- Pete Gardner as Detective Love
- Grace Junot as Yasmin, Gary's publishing editor
- Seth Robbins as Oscar
- Elizabeth Becka as Ms. Barnaby, Crockett Johnson's former caretaker and widow
Production
[edit]Development
[edit]In 1992, John B. Carls formed the family-film production company, Wild Things Productions, with Maurice Sendak, writer and illustrator of Where the Wild Things Are. They acquired rights to other children's books, including Harold and the Purple Crayon, whose author, Crockett Johnson, was a mentor to Sendak. Sendak and Denise Di Novi were producers.[5] In 1994, Michael Tolkin was brought in to write the script and Henry Selick was attached to direct, but Selick moved on to James and the Giant Peach for Walt Disney Pictures. Carls picked Spike Jonze to develop the film, a combination of live action and animation. David O. Russell was brought in to help with rewrites.[6] Multiple screenplays, casting, storyboards, and animation work started, but Jonze had to abandon the project after more than a year of working on it when new management at TriStar Pictures stopped it, two months before principal photography was to begin.[7][8][9][10][11]
In February 2010, it was reported that Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment, and Will Smith's Overbrook Entertainment were developing an animated film adaptation of Harold and the Purple Crayon, to be produced by Smith and James Lassiter and written by Josh Klausner.[11][12] In December 2016, it was reported that the film would also be written by Dallas Clayton.[13]
Resurgence
[edit]On February 1, 2021, it was reported that Zachary Levi would star in the film,[14] though it was initially not stated what role he would play at that time, except that the film would now be a combination of live-action and animation. It was also announced that Carlos Saldanha was attached to direct the new film and that David Guion and Michael Handelman replaced Klausner and Clayton as screenwriters, with John Davis producing through his Davis Entertainment banner. Lil Rel Howery was announced as part of the cast on January 11, 2022.[15] Zooey Deschanel and Ravi Patel were added in February 2022.[16][17] Camille Guaty was cast on March 1, 2022.[18] Tanya Reynolds and Pete Gardner joined in May 2022.[19][20] In January 2024, it was revealed that Jemaine Clement had joined the cast, reuniting with Saldanha after having previously voiced Nigel in Rio (2011) and its sequel, Rio 2 (2014), both of which Saldanha directed while working for Blue Sky,[21] while Alfred Molina was revealed to be the narrator.
Around the beginning of 2022, live-action filming took place in the Atlanta, Georgia, area.[22][23][24] Gabriel Beristain served as the cinematographer.[25]
Post-production
[edit]Tia Nolan and Mark Helfrich serve as editors for the film.[26][27]
Visual effects
[edit]The visual effects were provided by Rising Sun Pictures, Folks VFX, Framestore, Soho VFX, Opsis, Clear Angle Studio, Spin VFX, Nexodus and Mammal Studios, while the 2D animated sequences were provided by Bent Image Lab. The end credits animation was provided by Plucky.
Music
[edit]In February 2023, Batu Sener, who previously provided additional music to films composed by Saldanha's frequent collaborator John Powell, was announced to be composing the film's score.[28] The full score was released on August 2, 2024, alongside an original single titled "Colors", performed by Boots Ottestad and Jordy Searcy, which plays during the film's closing credits.
Harold and the Purple Crayon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)[29]
Music by Batu Sener
- The Crayon Overture (3:44)
- The Real World (2:02)
- Our Old Man (1:39)
- Crash Biking (1:56)
- Help Each Other (2:34)
- Pursuits and Pies (2:27)
- Library Gary (1:58)
- Take to the Skies (1:55)
- Who's Your Daddy? (1:57)
- Ollie's Adventure (1:53)
- Hungarian Rhapsody (1:13)
- Pure Imagination (2:12)
- Escaping Bars (1:21)
- Closet of Whistles (1:20)
- No More Purple (5:07)
- Bottomless Pit (3:03)
- Believe in Yourself (2:25)
- Duel of the Crayons (8:52)
- More than Purple (3:38)
- Glaive of G'Garaur (0:59)
- The Crayon Suite (6:18)
- Harold's Theme (Solo Piano) [Bonus Track] (1:20)
- Crayon Tune (Solo Piano) [Bonus Track] (1:16)
Release
[edit]Harold and the Purple Crayon was released in theaters on August 2, 2024.[30] It was originally scheduled to be released on January 27, 2023,[31] and June 30, 2023.[32]
Home media
[edit]Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released the film on digital download on August 27,[33] and on Blu-ray and DVD on October 8.[34]
In April 2021, Sony signed deals with Netflix and Disney for the rights to their 2022 to 2026 film slate, following the films' theatrical and home media windows. Netflix signed for exclusive "pay 1 window" streaming rights, which is typically an 18-month window and included Harold and the Purple Crayon. Disney signed for "pay 2 window" rights for the films, which would be streamed on Disney+ and Hulu as well as broadcast on Disney's linear television networks.[35]
The Netflix move would prove somewhat ironic in this film's case, as several news outlets, most notably Bloomberg News, reported in October 2024 that Sony had attempted to sell the film directly to the streamer, in a manner similar to such reports for Sony's Holmes and Watson when they had previously attempted to do so in 2018; it was reported that the offer was made out of concerns from Sony that the film would have their intended family audience usurped by rival releases Inside Out 2 and Despicable Me 4. Much like the Holmes attempt, Netflix refused, choosing to focus more on in-house projects and their distribution window deals at that time.[36][37]
Marketing
[edit]The first teaser posters were released on March 13, 2024, confirming that Harold would be played by Levi and that the character, originally a child, would be portrayed as a grown man in the film.[38] A trailer for the film was released on March 20, 2024.[39] On June 25, 2024, Crayola partnered with Sony Pictures UK for a competition to find specially wrapped purple crayons hidden in packs of the 24-count crayons. The winner will be flown off on a family vacation to New York City and taken to the Crayola Experience as part of their prize.[40]
Reception
[edit]Box office
[edit]As of October 3, 2024[update], Harold and the Purple Crayon has grossed $17.6 million in the United States and Canada, and $14.4 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $32 million.[3][4] This ultimately meant the film failed to recover its reported $40 million budget, becoming a box office bomb. Deadline Hollywood writer Anthony D'Alessandro suggested the reasons for the film's failure, besides its competitors and poor reviews, was the intellectual property in general being too old for most moviegoers, as well as too young for most non-family audiences, leaving the film with a very small target audience; he further suggested it was also because the "low budget, zany-fantastical formula of old kids IP" that Sony Pictures had previously done with Peter Rabbit and Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, in his opinion, was considered "old hat" by audiences by that time.
In the United States and Canada, Harold and the Purple Crayon was released alongside Trap, and was projected to gross $5–6 million from 3,325 theaters in its opening weekend. Its release date caused the film to face competition with Deadpool & Wolverine and Trap, the latter which was released the same day, as well as the aforementioned competition with Inside Out 2 and Despicable Me 4, which were released earlier in the summer.[41] The film made $2.4 million on its first day, going on to debut to $6 million, finishing sixth at the box office.[42]
Critical response
[edit]On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 28% of 72 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.3/10. The website's consensus reads: "A high-concept treatment that misses out on the blissful simplicity of its source material, Harold and the Purple Crayon is a tribute to imagination that's content to only color inside the lines."[43] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 34 out of 100, based on 23 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.[44] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale, while those surveyed by PostTrak gave it an overall positive score of 70%, with 46% saying they would definitely recommend the film.[42]
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