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Grojband: Created by Todd Kauffman, Mark Thornton, Vishnu Athreya. With Bryn McAuley, Sergio Di Zio, Lyon Smith, Graeme Cornies. The story about 12 year old Corey that emotionally torments his sister so that she will write the ultimate lyrics for his garage band.
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- 2013-06-10
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Mark Thornton. The film stars Lyon Smith who voices the main protagonist, joined by Bryn McAuley, Sergio Di Zio, and Tim Beresford The film centers around a house transferred to learn more about a rescue.
The story was thought up by Todd Kauffman in 2020, and had the idea of having a theatrical Cartoon Network film in computer-animation before going with flash animation after having developed bad terms with an old friend. This is the first ever original feature film not based on the studio's existing shows, as well as Warner Animation Group' first 3D-animated film since Monsters vs. Aliens (2009).
The story of an uptown Corey, Laney, Kin, Kon, Mina and Trina gets flushed down the toilet from his garage. With help from Starlight Glimmer, Corey, Laney, Kin, and Kon gets ready to square off against the all-powerful Bowser to stop his plans from conquering the world.
While banding at the garage, Peaceville bands are Corey, Laney, Kin, & Kon are transported through a mysterious pipe to a magical new world. But when the siblings are separated, an epic adventure begins.
•Lyon Smith as Corey Ruffin
•Bryn McAuley as Laney Penn
•Sergio Di Zio as Kin Kujira
•Tim Beresford as Kon Kujira
•Alyson Court as Trina Ruffin
•Denise Oliver as Mina Beff
Development
Todd Kauffman, producer and co-writer of the film, had the idea in late May 2020. It was one of his ideas to bring Cartoon Network Studios back into the theatrical feature film business, and this idea was a fully computer-animated film, before he opted in going for 3D-animation for the film after his former friend Gabriel Garcia refused to make anymore CGI-stylized versions of his artwork.
Animation
The film was animated with flash animation, provided by FremantleMedia International, to give the film a vibe that it is "a TV movie in theaters".
Soundtrack
is the soundtrack of the film. The film features songs either from the late 2010's and early 2020's; Tiësto and
is the film score to the film. It is composed by Warner Bros. Pictures veteran composers Season Kent and Hans Zimmer making this their fourth collaboration, as well as their first film not produced by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Marketing
A teaser was released on May 10, 2023 on the Warner Bros. Pictures YouTube channel; the trailer followed Lyon Smith dressed as Corey on a movie set of the place hallway, akin to the promotional trailers to Bee Movie (2007). A first trailer was released on July 16, 2023. The film's tie-in campaign consisted of food brands (General Mills, Campbell's, Maruchan), toys (Mattel, Moose Toys), and television/streaming (Spectrum, Max). A tie-in video game was released on November 7, 2023 by Activision.
Home media
The film was released on digital on November 21, 2023, 46 days after its theatrical release, then on DVD and Blu-ray on December 4, by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. One of the special features includes an individual character interview with the film's characters Corey (voiced by Lyon Smith), Laney (voiced by Bryn McAuley), and Kin (voiced by Sergio Di Zio).
Box office
has grossed a worldwide total of $2.000.000 million, with $105 million in the United States and $9.00 million in other territories.
Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 71% based on 90 reviews and an average rating of 7.26/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "With its big-name cast and its original storyline with a hint of 2000's music, this shows Grojband: The Movie can stand on its own as an original Cartoon Network feature." Metacritic gave the film a score of 95 out of 100 based on 26 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gives the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.
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