The Angry Birds Movie

''This article is about the 2016 film. For the game, see Angry Birds. For other uses, see Angry Birds (Disambiguation).''



The Angry Birds Movie is an upcoming 2016 American 3D CGI-animated action-adventure comedy movie adaptation on the Angry Birds series of video games and is scheduled for release in theaters in 3D & REAL D 3D May 20th, 2016. John Cohen will be the producer while David Maisel will be the executive producer. The film will be presented by Columbia Pictures and Rovio Animation, in association with LStar Capital, animated at Sony Pictures Imageworks, Vancouver, BC, and financed by Rovio Entertainment.

Synopsis
The movie takes place on Bird Island, an untouched paradise inhabited by birds who are naive and innocent, who know nothing of the outside world. They treasure eggs above all else, and are all carefree and easygoing, except for few.

One of these birds is Red, a societal outcast who has had anger issues from the very beginning. Eventually, his outbursts become too much and he is sentenced to anger management courses, where he meets other misfit birds with similar problems.

The birds are suddenly visited by green pigs, who are dumb but funny. The birds and pigs quickly befriend each other, but Red does not trust the pigs at all. Ultimately, the pigs reveal their true colors, and leads to Red leading the entire flock in a "maddening" frenzy of rightful revenge as well as finding the right means of dealing with rage.

Production
On May 15, 2013, it was announced that the film will be released on July 1, 2016, and will be distributed by Sony Pictures Entertainment.

The film was scheduled to be released on July 1, 2016, but in December 2014, it was moved up to May 20, 2016.

On May 20, 2015, it was announced that Jon Vitti will write the screenplay for the film, while Catherine Winder is also joining as a producer.

On October 9, 2015, it was announced that Clay Kaytis & Fergal Reilly will be the directors.

Unlock the Flock
By every bird flung during the Sneak Peek Weekend and every share, Rovio would drop a bird on the www.unlocktheflock.net website, which counts as a "fling". For 1 Billion flings, they would release an exclusive surprise. It was a poster for The Angry Birds Movie.

Release
The official teaser trailer for this feature is first debuted on September 23rd, 2015 on YouTube, and it is attached theatrical releases of Goosebumps (2015), later prints of Hotel Transylvania 2, and Lionsgate/Splash Entertainment's Norm of the North. Although Goosebumps is presented in Widescreen Scope, the preview has black bars surround them at the left and right sides of the screen. It was also seen on Sony Pictures Home Entertainment DVD releases of both volumes of Angry Birds Toons: Season Two, the Complete First and Second Seasons of Angry Birds Stella, and the Complete First and Second Seasons of Piggy Tales, and on the Blu-Ray/DVD releases of Hotel Transylvania 2, Goosebumps, and the DTV feature, Open Season: Scared Silly.

The official theatrical trailer is first debuted on January 26th, 2016 on Facebook, and it is attached to the theatrical releases of DreamWorks' Kung Fu Panda 3 and Disney's Zootopia. Both films is presented in Widescreen Scope, so the preview is presented in a same way as the theractical release of Goosebumps.

The third and final trailer has debuted on April 12th, 2016 on the article on Entertainment Weekly then on YouTube, and it is attached to the theatrical releases of Gramercy Pictures' Ratchet & Clank (2016) and Marvel Studios' Captain America: Civil War. Just like Goosebumps, Kung Fu Panda 3, and Zootopia, it was in Widescreen Scope, and the preview is presented the same as those films.

Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a rating of 63%, based on 41 reviews, with an average rating of 5.8/10. On Metacritic the film has a score of 46 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". On IGN the film has the score of 7.6 out of 10.

Box office
In the United States and Canada, The Angry Birds Movie is set to open on May 20, 2016 alongside Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising and The Nice Guys and is projected to gross $40–45 million during its opening weekend.

Soundtrack
For the official soundtrack, see The Angry Birds Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). The original score has been composed by Heitor Pereira (Minions), and will feature new songs from Blake Shelton, Demi Lovato, Charli XCX, Steve Aoki, and more.

Gallery
For this film's image gallery, see The Angry Birds Movie/Gallery.

Trivia
He was always made fun of because of his abnormally large eyebrows, giving him the nickname "Eye Brow" (from the official theractical trailer).
 * When the birds are launched from the slingshot, they tuck their legs under their wings, which gives their appearances a spot-on match to their game counterparts.
 * It appears the direct source of Red's anger and solitude was back in his early childhood:
 * In the games, Matilda drops explosive eggs while flying; but in this movie, she expels egg-shaped fireballs that explode on impact.
 * This marks the first appearance of Leonard AKA King Smoothcheeks.
 * All the birds except Bomb and Hal have their Toons designs, also Bomb is shown to have a tail in the movie.
 * In the film, Mighty Eagle can fly with his whimsical wings.
 * The Angry Birds Movie is the highest rated video game movie, having multiple positive reviews and the first tomato rating for a video game movie on Rotten Tomatoes.