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* [[Elizabeth Banks]] as Gail-Abernathy-McKadden-Feinberger, an a cappella commentator making an insulting documentary about The Bellas
* [[Elizabeth Banks]] as Gail-Abernathy-McKadden-Feinberger, an a cappella commentator making an insulting documentary about The Bellas
* [[John Lithgow]] as Fergus Hobart, Fat Amy's estranged criminal father
* [[John Lithgow]] as Fergus Hobart, Fat Amy's estranged criminal father
* [[Matt Lanter]] as Chicago Walp, a U.S. soldier guiding the Bellas during tour and Chloe's love interest
* [[Matt Lanter]] as Chicago Walp, an over-confident U.S. soldier guiding the Bellas during tour, one of Chloe's love interests
* [[Guy Burnett]] as Theo, DJ Khaled's music producer who catch an eye on Beca
* [[Guy Burnett]] as Theo, DJ Khaled's music producer who catch an eye on Beca
* [[DJ Khaled]] as himself
* [[DJ Khaled]] as himself

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Pitch Perfect 3
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTrish Sie
Screenplay by
Story byKay Cannon
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMatthew Clark
Edited by
Music byChristopher Lennertz
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • November 30, 2017 (2017-11-30) (Sydney)
  • December 22, 2017 (2017-12-22) (United States)
Running time
93 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$45 million[2]
Box office$101.8 million[2]

Pitch Perfect 3 is a 2017 American musical comedy film directed by Trish Sie and written by Kay Cannon and Mike White. A sequel to Pitch Perfect 2 (2015) and the third and final film in the Pitch Perfect trilogy, the film stars Anna Kendrick, Anna Camp, Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow, Hailee Steinfeld, Hana Mae Lee, Ester Dean, Chrissie Fit, Alexis Knapp, John Lithgow, Ruby Rose, Elizabeth Banks, and John Michael Higgins. The film follows the Bellas, now graduated from college, reuniting for one final performance together during an overseas USO tour.

Principal photography on the film began in January 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia and ended in April 2017. The film was released in the United States on December 22, 2017, received mixed reviews from critics and has grossed $101 million worldwide.[3][4]

Plot

Three years after the events of Pitch Perfect 2, the Bellas have graduated college, but have jobs which they all hate. Desperate to see each other again to sing once more, Beca (Anna Kendrick), Fat Amy (Rebel Wilson), Chloe (Brittany Snow), Aubrey (Anna Camp), Lilly (Hana Mae Lee), Cynthia (Ester Dean), Florencia (Chrissie Fit), Jessica (Kelley Jakle), Ashley (Shelley Regner), and Stacie (Alexis Knapp) are all thrilled to learn that Emily (Hailee Steinfeld), now a senior at Barden and leader of the Bellas, has seemingly asked for the Bellas to reunite at an event in an aquarium to sing with each other once more. Upon arriving at the reunion they are told that the reunion wasn't for the Bellas to sing together, but to watch Emily sing with the new Bellas.

They later gather at a bar in disappointment where they express how much they miss each other, only for Aubrey to convince them to join a USO performance accessed by her Army officer father. If they win the competition, they get to open for DJ Khaled. The Bellas gladly accept, all except for Stacie who is eight months pregnant at the moment and is unable to go with them. The Bellas later arrive at a hangar where two soldiers, Chicago (Matt Lanter) and Zeke introduce them to their competition, revealed to be three other groups who use instruments unlike the Bellas. When the band Evermoist, lead by their leader Calamity (Ruby Rose) begin to mock and belittle the Bellas, the competition is challenged to a riff-off by the Bellas, who leave defeated when the other groups compete using their musical instruments.

The Bellas are taken to a fancy hotel in Spain, where Chloe begins to develop a relationship with Chicago. Fat Amy finds an old stuffed bunny sitting in her bed, which she recognizes as an old toy she used to hold when she was very little as her father Fergus (John Lithgow) sang her to sleep every night. Amy then realizes that her father is staying in the same hotel she is in and is shocked upon the discovery, seeing as how Fergus is an international criminal. Later that night, the Bellas are invited to a party at DJ Khaled's suite at the hotel, where Fat Amy splits with the group when she is called to be at a poker tournament. The tournament was set up by Fergus, who promptly begs for Amy to be back in his life. For a moment Amy agrees to do so, but walks out when she learns he hasn't changed his ways. Beca, who develops a friendship with DJ Khaled's music producer Theo (Guy Burnett), is taken to DJ Khaled's music editing room. Beca produces a mix which impresses Theo who is prompted to send the mix to DJ Khaled. Moments later, the party is thrown into chaos when Aubrey accidentally sets the suite on fire.

Back at the USO competition, the Bellas perform tremendously to adoring crowds through different performances. Fergus, accepted by Amy who believes he came to one of their performances to see her, reveals that he has not seen her perform at all and adds that he is only trying to acquire an offshore account Amy's mother set up which contains US$180 million. After Amy shuts out Fergus again, Chicago and Zeke escort her away from her father, who swears revenge on her. Meanwhile, only Beca is asked personally by DJ Khaled to open for him, disregarding the other Bellas. Beca politely declines the offer and leaves to her room. Later, the Bellas are taken away by a Frenchman in a dark grey van out onto a yacht in a nearby harbor. The yacht belongs to Fergus, who is using the Bellas as a means to get Amy to come for him. Amy and Beca hear of the kidnapping and decide to rescue the Bellas. Becca distracts Fergus by having the Bellas sing and dance for him and two of his men, just as Amy sets the yacht to explode. The Bellas escape the yacht just before it blows. Fergus survived the explosion and is arrested for his crimes.

After the Bellas are rescued by the military, they all agree that it's best to move on with their lives when Beca reveals DJ Khaled's proposition to her. They know very well they'll be separated, but still be connected to each other as a family. Later at the USO's final performance, Beca opens for DJ Khaled and sings on stage, and afterwards brings up the Bellas onstage for the girls to sing their final performance with the other competitions gladly watching the Bellas sing "Freedom! '90" to their hearts content.

Gail (Elizabeth Banks) and John (John Michael Higgins) (who were the Bellas' public announcers in the previous installments) finish filming the Bellas as part of a documentary they have been making about the girls throughout the whole film, only to be appalled when John realizes they didn't record the Bella's final performance, which was supposed to be the documentary's big ending. A series of mid credit scenes reveal the Bella's separate story arcs closed out to their mostly happy endings, with Lilly hangs around with one of the DJ she flirted earlier, Chloe and Chicago made out whilst Beca stood there watching, looking uncomfortable, and Aubrey reconnects with her father.

Cast

The Bellas

  • Anna Kendrick as Beca Mitchell, an alumna and the former leader of The Barden Bellas who worked as a producer but quits due to creative differences before joining the tour.
  • Rebel Wilson as Patricia "Fat Amy" Hobart, a comedic alumna of The Barden Bellas from Australia. She held a one-woman show "Fat Amy Winehouse" before joining the tour.
  • Brittany Snow as Chloe Beale, a Barden Bellas alumna and former co-leader who longs for glory days with the Bellas. She is trying to get into a vet school before joining the tour.
  • Anna Camp as Aubrey Posen, a Barden Bellas alumna and former leader before Beca who worked at the Lodge of Fallen Leaves. Through her father, The Bellas was invited for the USO tour.
  • Hailee Steinfeld as Emily Junk, a senior student at Barden University and the current leader of the new Barden Bellas who joined her former seniors for the tour.
  • Hana Mae Lee as Lilly Onakuramara, a Barden Bellas alumna known for her quiet speaking voice and odd remarks.
  • Ester Dean as Cynthia-Rose Adams, a lesbian Barden Bellas alumna who failed the Flight School simulations before joining the tour.
  • Chrissie Fit as Florencia "Flo" Fuentes, a Barden Bellas alumna from Guatemala. She worked at a juice truck before joining the tour.
  • Kelley Jakle as Jessica Smith, a Barden Bellas alumna.
  • Shelley Regner as Ashley Jones, a Barden Bellas alumna.

Additional characters

  • Alexis Knapp as Stacie Conrad, a Barden Bellas alumna known for being overly sexual. She works as a pilates instructor and despite wanting to, she couldn't join the tour because she's 8 months pregnant
  • John Michael Higgins as John Smith, an a cappella commentator making an insulting documentary about The Bellas
  • Elizabeth Banks as Gail-Abernathy-McKadden-Feinberger, an a cappella commentator making an insulting documentary about The Bellas
  • John Lithgow as Fergus Hobart, Fat Amy's estranged criminal father
  • Matt Lanter as Chicago Walp, an over-confident U.S. soldier guiding the Bellas during tour, one of Chloe's love interests
  • Guy Burnett as Theo, DJ Khaled's music producer who catch an eye on Beca
  • DJ Khaled as himself
  • Ruby Rose, Andy Allo, Venzella Joy Williams, and Hannah Fairlight as Calamity, Serenity, Charity, and Veracity, respectively, members of the band Evermoist
  • Whiskey Shivers as Saddle Up, a country-bluegrass-based band competiting against the Bellas
  • Trinidad James and D.J. Looney as Young Sparrow and DJ Dragon Nutz, respectively
  • Troy Ian Hall as Zeke, a U.S. soldier, partners with Chicago
  • Jessica Chaffin as Evan
  • Moises Arias as Pimp-Lo
  • Michael Rose as Aubrey's Father

Production

On April 11, 2015, a month before the release of the second film, it was announced that Rebel Wilson would return for a third film, although she stated that she did not know if Anna Kendrick or any of the other cast members would also be reprising their roles. She added that she would be "up for a Fat Amy spin-off".[5] Director, star, and producer of the second film Elizabeth Banks acknowledged the possibility of a third film during promotion of Pitch Perfect 2, saying, "I will say, it would be disingenuous to say that no one’s talking about a Pitch Perfect 3; the possibility of it."[6]

On June 10, 2015, a third film was officially confirmed, and Kay Cannon would return to write the script.[7] On June 15, 2015, it was confirmed that Kendrick and Wilson would be back to reprise their roles.[8] On July 28, 2015, Brittany Snow signed on to reprise her role, while Paul Brooks would also return to produce the film for Gold Circle Films along with Max Handelman and Banks for Brownstone Productions.[9] On October 27, 2015, Banks was officially confirmed to return as director for the film, however she exited the film on June 3, 2016.[10][11] On September 1, 2016, Trish Sie was confirmed to direct the film.[12] On December 13, 2016, it was reported that Ruby Rose was in talks to join the film, while Anna Camp also signed on to return for the sequel.[13][14] Cannon wrote the script with later drafts by Mike White and Dana Fox; White would eventually receive screenwriting credits alongside Cannon.[13] On January 5, the table read occurred, with Ester Dean, Hana Mae Lee, Chrissie Fit, Kelley Jakle, and Shelley Regner also confirmed to be reprising their roles.[15] On January 5, 2017, singer Andy Allo was cast as Charity, a rival singer in a group opposing the Bellas.[16] Also, music producer Deke Sharon confirmed that while Alexis Knapp was not present for the first music rehearsal, she will be reprising her role as Stacie Conrad,[17] though she wasn't spotted anywhere on set during the first month of production, leading some people to show concerns that she might not be returning at all. However, on February 5, she posted a photo on Instagram confirming her return, and was on set the following day.[18]

Filming

Principal photography on the film began on January 5, 2017, in Atlanta, Georgia and also in Cádiz, Spain. Filming wrapped on April 3, 2017.[19][20][21]

Release

Pitch Perfect 3 had its world premiere in Sydney, Australia, on November 29, 2017.[22] It was released in the United States on December 22, 2017, after previously having scheduled for July 21 and August 4, 2017, release dates.[23]

Box office

As of December 31, 2017, Pitch Perfect 3 has grossed $71.5 million in the United States and Canada, and $30.3 million in other territories, for a total of $101.8 million, against a production budget of $45 million.[2]

In the United States and Canada, Pitch Perfect 3 was released alongside Downsizing and Father Figures, as well as the wide expansions of The Shape of Water and Darkest Hour, and was projected to gross $27–35 million from 3,447 theaters in its opening weekend.[24][25] The film made $2.1 million from Thursday night previews, about half of the $4.6 million earned by its predecessor. Over the three-day weekend it made $19.9 million (down nearly 70% from the second film's $69.2 million debut), finishing third at the box office behind Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. It made an additional $6.5 million on Christmas Day, for a four-day total of $26.4 million.[26]

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 31% based on 104 reviews, with an average rating of 4.7/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Pitch Perfect 3 strains to recapture the magic that helped the original spawn a franchise, but ends up sending this increasingly unnecessary trilogy out on a low note."[27] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 40 out of 100, based on 35 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[28] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale, the same score earned by its predecessor.[26]

Owen Gleiberman of Variety gave the film a positive review, praising the cast and saying "The new film doesn’t add anything revolutionary to the Pitch Perfect formula. It still sounds like we’re in middle-period Glee written by someone who finds Ryan Murphy too solemn. But as directed by Trish Sie, the movie is bubbly, it’s fast, it’s hella synthetic-clever, and it’s an avid showcase for the personalities of its stars."[29]

In a negative review for The Hollywood Reporter, Frank Scheck wrote "...what started out as a charmingly offbeat comic premise has inevitably degenerated into the sort of crass commercialism that probably would make the Bellas themselves turn up their noses."[30]

References

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