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==Production==
==Production==

Revision as of 11:51, 10 March 2020

Connected
File:Connected logo.jpg
Official logo
Directed byMike Rianda
Written by
  • Mike Rianda
  • Jeff Rowe
Produced by
Starring
Music byMark Mothersbaugh
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release date
  • September 18, 2020 (2020-09-18) (United States)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Connected is an upcoming American computer-animated science fiction comedy film produced by Sony Pictures Animation. The film is directed by Mike Rianda (in his feature directorial debut) and written by Rianda and Jeff Rowe (who also serves as the film's co-director), with Phil Lord and Christopher Miller serving as producers.[1][2][3][4] It stars the voices of Abbi Jacobson, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Rianda, Eric Andre, and Olivia Colman.[5]

Connected is scheduled to be released on September 18, 2020 by Sony Pictures Releasing via its Columbia Pictures label.

Plot

When Katie Mitchell (Abbi Jacobson), a creative outsider, is accepted into the film school of her dreams, her plans to meet "her people" at college are upended when her nature-loving dad Rick (Danny McBride) determines the whole family should drive Katie to school together and bond as a family one last time. Katie and Rick are joined by the rest of the family, including Katie's wildly positive mom Linda (Maya Rudolph), her quirky little brother Aaron (Mike Rianda), and the family's pet pug Monchi for the ultimate family road trip. Suddenly, the Mitchells' plans are interrupted by a tech uprising: all around the world, the electronic devices people love – from mobile phones to appliances to an innovative new line of personal robots – decide it is time to take over. With the help of two friendly malfunctioning robots, the Mitchells will have to get past their problems and work together to save each other and the world.

Cast

Production

Development

On May 22, 2018, Sony Pictures Animation announced the title of a Phil Lord and Christopher Miller-produced animated film that was in development, entitled The Mitchells vs. the Machines. The film was the duo's fourth collaboration with SPA following the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs duology and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, as well as the studio's first original feature film since The Star. Mike Rianda and Jeff Rowe, former writers of the Disney Channel animated series Gravity Falls, were writing, with Rianda serving as director and Rowe as co-director.[7]

Further details were revealed a year later at the 2019 Annecy International Animated Film Festival that June, when Sony Animation president Kristine Belson revealed that the film would be using an art style similar to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and that the worlds the Mitchell family and the robots live in are initially separate universes before colliding.[8] Animation work at Sony Pictures Imageworks had already begun the previous month, as confirmed by animator Nick Kondo on Twitter.[9]

On February 20, 2020, first images were revealed through Entertainment Weekly, and it was announced the title was changed from The Mitchells vs. the Machines to Connected.[5]

Casting

On February 19, 2020, Abbi Jacobson was cast as Katie Mitchell.[6] This was followed by the casting announcements of Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, director Rianda, Eric Andre, and Olivia Colman the next day.

Music

Following the release of the first trailer, Phil Lord confirmed on Twitter that his frequent collaborator Mark Mothersbaugh will compose the score for the film.[10]

Release

The film is currently scheduled to be released on September 18, 2020.

Marketing

The first trailer was released on March 3, 2020.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Phil Lord and Chris Miller Produced Sony Pictures Animation Movie (2020) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. ^ "The Mitchells Vs. The Machines': Chris Miller & Phil Lord To Produce AI-Gone-Wild Toon For Sony". Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Sony Pictures Animation". Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Michael Rianda". tumblr.com. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Coggan, Devan (February 20, 2020). "First look: A family battles a robot uprising in Phil Lord and Chris Miller's 'Connected'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  6. ^ a b N'Duka, Amanda (February 19, 2020). "Abbi Jacobson To Star In Sony Animated Film 'The Mitchells Vs The Machines' From Producers Chris Miller & Phil Lord". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  7. ^ Galuppo, Mia (May 22, 2018). "Phil Lord, Chris Miller to Produce Animated Feature 'The Mitchells vs. the Machines'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  8. ^ Hopewell, John (June 12, 2019). "Sony Pictures Animation Links to Tencent, Sets New 'Boondocks,' Tartakovsky Duo". Variety. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  9. ^ @NickTyson (27 May 2019). "Super excited to start working on a new movie at Sony this week called The Mitchells Vs. The Machines!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ^ Phil Lord [@philiplord] (March 3, 2020). "AND a gorgeous score by the great Mark Mothersbaugh and his team at @MutMuz" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ Coggan, Devan (March 3, 2020). "A family road trip turns apocalyptic in first 'Connected' trailer". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
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