Sausage Party: Foodtopia is an upcoming American adult animated television series based on the 2016 adult animated comedy film, Sausage Party. The series was created by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and Conrad Vernon and developed by Kyle Hunter and Ariel Shaffir, all of whom worked on the film in key creative roles.[a] It features an ensemble cast that includes Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Michael Cera, David Krumholtz, and Edward Norton reprising their roles from the film with Will Forte, Natasha Rothwell, Sam Richardson, and Yassir Lester voicing new characters.[2]
| Sausage Party: Foodtopia | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Genre | Black comedy |
| Created by | Seth Rogen Evan Goldberg Conrad Vernon |
| Based on | |
| Developed by | Kyle Hunter Ariel Shaffir |
| Voices of | Seth Rogen Kristen Wiig Michael Cera David Krumholtz Edward Norton Will Forte Natasha Rothwell Sam Richardson Yassir Lester |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Kyle Hunter Ariel Shaffir Seth Rogen Evan Goldberg James Weaver Alex McAtee Megan Ellison Patrick Chu Andrew Millstein[1] |
| Production companies | Amazon MGM Studios Sony Pictures Television Annapurna Television Point Grey Pictures Shaffirwhich |
| Original release | |
| Network | Amazon Prime Video |
Sausage Party: Foodtopia is scheduled to premiere on Amazon Prime Video on July 11, 2024.[3]
Premise
editAfter standing up to the human race following the events of the film, Frank and his friends establishes a safe haven dubbed "Foodtopia". Following a massive flood that destroyed their once promised land, they have no choice to partner with humans to ensure the survival of their race.
Cast
edit- Seth Rogen as Frank, a sausage who discovered and exposed the truth about the "Great Beyond".
- Kristen Wiig as Brenda Bunson, a hot dog bun who is Frank's love interest.
- Michael Cera as Barry, a deformed sausage who is one of Frank's friends.
- David Krumholtz as Kareem Abdul Lavash, a Middle Eastern lavash who had an on-and-off rivalry with Sammy.
- Edward Norton as Sammy Bagel Jr., a neurotic Jewish bagel who had an on-and-off rivalry with Kareem.
- Will Forte as Jack, a human.[4]
- Sam Richardson as Julius, an orange, his name is a reference to Orange Julius.[5]
- Scott "Diggs" Underwood as Gum, a Stephen Hawking-esque intelligent but paraplegic wad of chewed gum who wears glasses and has a mechanized wheelchair.[6]
Additionally, Natasha Rothwell, Yassir Lester and Grey DeLisle[7] have been cast in undisclosed roles.
Production
editRogen has expressed interests in making a sequel to Sausage Party and more animated films aimed for adults. When asked about the possibility of a sequel, Rogen stated: "It's something we talk about, yeah. That's one of the reasons why we took away the [original] ending[8] because we thought, well, if that was the first scene of the next movie it's probably not what you would want it to be, with them just seeing us and finding us basically. But the idea of a live-action/animated movie, like a Who Framed Roger Rabbit?-style hybrid, is also very exciting, mostly because Who Framed Roger Rabbit? is one of my favorite movies of all time."[9]
It was announced in October 2022 that Amazon has ordered an 8-episode sequel series from Point Grey Pictures, Annapurna Television, and Sony Pictures Television based on the film with the co-writers Kyle Hunter and Ariel Shaffir returning to develop and executive produce the series under their production company Shaffirwhich while some of the cast (including Rogen, who co-wrote, co-produced, and created the film alongside creative partner Evan Goldberg) returning to reprise their roles, along with new members like Will Forte, Natasha Rothwell, Sam Richardson and Yassir Lester.[2]
Unlike the first film being produced by Nitrogen Studios, now acquired by Cinesite, Bardel Entertainment[10][better source needed] and Stellar Creative Lab[11][better source needed] will handle the animation for the series as former Blue Sky Studios executive Andrew Millstein, who now runs Annapurna's animation division with Robert L. Baird after its first film Nimona (2023) was released on Netflix, executive produces with Rogen, Goldberg, James Weaver, Alex McAtee, Megan Ellison and Patrick Chu on the series while co-producer/co-director Conrad Vernon returns as a supervising director.[12]
Release
editOn May 1, 2024, it was announced that the series would premiere on Amazon Prime Video on July 11, 2024.[3]
Notes
edit- ^ Conrad Vernon directed Sausage Party with Greg Tiernan, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg served as producers and co-wrote both the screenplay and story, and Kyle Hunter and Ariel Shaffir co-wrote the screenplay.
References
edit- ^ "'Sausage Party' Animated Series Cooked up at Amazon". 26 October 2022.
- ^ a b Hibberd, James (October 26, 2022). "'Sausage Party' TV Series from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg Ordered by Amazon". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "Feast Your Eyes: Prime Video Reveals Sausage Party: Foodtopia's Premiere Date". Amazon MGM Studios. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "Video: Prime Video Reveals Official Trailer and Key Art for Upcoming Series "Sausage Party: Foodtopia" | TheFutonCritic.com". www.thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ "First Look: Prime Video Offers a 'Sausage Party: Foodtopia' Appetizer". Animation Magazine. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
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- ^ O'Connell, Sean (2 November 2016). "Watch The Sausage Party Alternate Ending That Had To Be Cut From The Movie". CinemaBlend. Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ Gallagher, Brian (August 14, 2016). "Seth Rogen Wants to Do Sausage Party 2 & More R-Rated Animated Movies". MovieWeb. Archived from the original on August 24, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ^ "Bardel Entertainment on LinkedIn: Foodtopia: Story, Release Date & Everything We Know About Seth Rogen's…".
- ^ "Stellar Creative Lab on LinkedIn: Even Seth Rogen finds his new Sausage Party show "unbelievably shocking"".
- ^ "'Sausage Party: Foodtopia': Seth Rogen Teases Sequel Series Has "Unbelievably Shocking" Scene". 5 July 2023.
