Jason Sudeikis, Peter Dinklage lead “Angry Birds” movie voice castOctober 1, 2014 - 18:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Jason Sudeikis, Bill Hader, Maya Rudolph and Peter Dinklage are slinging their way to the big screen in Angry Birds, the movie based on the widely popular mobile game, The Hollywood Reporter said. Josh Gad, Danny McBride, Kate McKinnon, Tony Hale, Ike Barinholtz, Hannibal Buress, Keegan-Michael Key, Cristela Alonzo, Jillian Bell and Danielle Brooks are also set to the star in the Columbia Pictures and Rovio animated film, which will also feature Latin musician Romeo Santos, and YouTube stars Smosh (Ian Andrew Hecox and Anthony Padilla). "I'm extremely proud of this cast. Not only do we have Jason, Josh, Danny, Bill, Maya and Peter bringing these characters to life, but they're surrounded by an all-star ensemble of emerging comedic talent — these are some of the funniest people out there today, and we're thrilled to have them all on board," said producer John Cohen in a statement. The star-studded voice cast and first look at the film was revealed after the app's users launched one billion sling shots. "With two and a half billion gamers around the world, Angry Birds is one of those brands that can drive massive fan engagement," said Dwight Caines, president, theatrical marketing for Sony Pictures. "That's why we wanted to bring this unlock to the fans first. Our filmmakers are cooking up a hilarious movie, and we know these fans can't wait to see how they're going to bring the Angry Birds' story to life on the big screen of movie theaters." "We heard limbs and dialogue were all the rage in modern animation so we went all in. Not just one, but all of our characters have legs and wings! Except for the pigs, that is," added Blanca Juti, chief marketing officer of Rovio. Marking Rovio's first foray into film, Angry Birds nabbed Fergal Reilly and Clay Kaytis as directors, and is produced by Cohen and Catherine Winder and executive produced by Mikael Hed and David Maisel. Jon Vitti is penning the film, which will be distributed globally by Sony Pictures. Sony Pictures Imageworks is the animation facility for the production. Angry Birds hits theaters July 1, 2016. Photo: Columbia Pictures and Rovio Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |