Angry Birds | May 20, 2016 | Best reviewed video game adaptation ever

[Jandrew]

What is so bad about the animation, Dex? It looks exactly the game characters but with legs...

[AJG]

Looks nice

[CaptainJackSparrow]

Looks good to me! Can't wait!

[Jack Nevada]

As a Finn, I apologize. For all of this.

[SchumacherFTW]

As a Finn, I apologize. For all of this.

That's alright Jack. Send me some angry donuts and angry coffee as a peace offering and we're good.

[bcf26]

This will probably do Rio numbers.

[Neo]

This will probably do Rio numbers.

I think because of similar color palettes and both based on birds doesn't mean it will do similar numbers.

[Alpha]

Honestly, they need to sell the movie on it's own merits at this point. If they just rely on the brand name it'll be a disaster.

[Neo]

Should move out of July.

[Jandrew]

Honestly, they need to sell the movie on it's own merits at this point. If they just rely on the brand name it'll be a disaster.

It doesn't come out till 2016...they have plenty of time to do that.

[grim22]

Moves to May 20 2016 from Independence Day weekend. 

 

Angry Birds Sony / Columbia 5/20/16 7/1/16

[Klingo]

 

Moves to May 20 2016 from Independence Day weekend. 

 

Angry Birds Sony / Columbia 5/20/16 7/1/16

 

North Korea demanded it.

[Neo]

Softens up the 4th.

[Blankments]

The cast for this is so ridiculous lol

[grim22]

80M Budget, 105M Marketing: http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/the-angry-birds-animated-movie-will-cost-185-million-dollars-20150414

 

In case you forgot, yes, there is a movie based on the smartphone time-waster "Angry Birds" in the works. Given that we live in an era when "Play-Doh" is becoming a movie, this is not a surprise. What is surprising however, is how much money is being put into the production of "Angry Birds."

Cineuropa reveals that 3D CGI animated effort will have a budget of €75 million with another €100 million for marketing and distribution. Converted to US dollars, that's $185 million bucks, and that's a whole lotta cash for a movie about emotionally unstable avians. “You can accuse us of many things, but not of lack of courage,” said Pekka Rantala, the CEO of Rovio Entertainment who created the game and are producing the movie.

 

[kayumanggi]

The reported budgets on BOM also include marketing?

[SchumacherFTW]

This will be such an ultra bomb. Minecraft has totally destroyed this brand.

[Krissykins]

This movie is years too late. And still stupid.

[CJohn]

It should do 400M WW easily, around the same as the first Rio, so profit for Sony.

[kayumanggi]

I don't think kids will care about its 'late release.'