The Bob's Burgers Movie is an upcoming American animated musical comedy film based on the animated television series Bob's Burgers created by Loren Bouchard, who wrote, produced and made his directorial debut. The original voice cast from the series reprises their roles; including H. Jon Benjamin, Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman, Larry Murphy, John Roberts, and Kristen Schaal.
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Directed by | Loren Bouchard |
Written by | Loren Bouchard |
Based on | Bob's Burgers by Loren Bouchard |
Produced by | Loren Bouchard |
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Distributed by | 20th Century Studios |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
The film is scheduled to be theatrically released by 20th Century Studios in the United States on May 27, 2022, following previous delays of almost two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Voice cast
- H. Jon Benjamin as Bob Belcher
- John Roberts as Linda Belcher
- Dan Mintz as Tina Belcher
- Eugene Mirman as Gene Belcher
- Kristen Schaal as Louise Belcher
- Larry Murphy as Teddy
- Sam Seder as Hugo[2]
Production
On October 4, 2017, 20th Century Fox announced that a film based on the Fox animated series Bob's Burgers was in the works that is set to be released on July 17, 2020.[3] On October 30, 2017, a newly created 20th Century Fox division, Fox Family, was created to oversee feature film adaptation of its TV shows. This included taking Bob's Burgers over from 20th Century Fox Animation.[1]
Series creator Loren Bouchard had said the film will "scratch every itch the fans of the show have ever had", while also appealing to new audiences.[4] On July 18, 2018, Bouchard said that the script was submitted and accepted by the studios. The film will be a musical comedy. Speculation says that the plot will involve Louise and her night light Kuchi Kopi inside her fantasy world as a minor subplot.[5] On September 24, 2020, star H. Jon Benjamin confirmed that work on the film was being done remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while also revealing that recording for the film has already begun,[6] with the cast reprising their roles from the television series.
This film will be the final animation work for both Tuck Tucker and Dale Baer before their deaths on December 22, 2020 and January 15, 2021 respectively; Tucker served as a storyboard revisionist, while Baer provided animation for the film.[7][8][9][10]
Release
The Bob's Burgers Movie will be theatrically released in the United States on May 27, 2022. It was initially scheduled to be released in theaters on July 17, 2020. The film was then briefly pulled from the schedule due to an error in listings.[11] In announcing revised released dates of various films due to the global health crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic, Disney announced that the film's release had been pushed back to April 9, 2021.[12] On January 22, 2021, the film was completely removed from the release schedule.[13] Bouchard explained that despite the film still being in production, a new release date announcement was not imminent and would not come until audiences felt completely safe coming back to theaters.[14] On September 10, 2021, it was officially set for a Memorial Day weekend release date of May 27, 2022.[15]
The film will mark the first hand-drawn animated film to be theatrically released by Disney since Walt Disney Animation Studios' Winnie the Pooh (2011),[16] as well as being the second theatrical feature film based on a Fox animated series following The Simpsons Movie (2007).
References
- ^ a b Lang, Brent (October 30, 2017). "Vanessa Morrison Named Head of Fox Family in Animation Division Overhaul". Variety. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
- ^ @SamSeder (June 14, 2021). "Apologies for early start today for @majorityfm ... I can, however, happily report that #hugo will make a cameo in…" (Tweet). Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (October 4, 2017). "'Bob's Burgers' Movie Ordered Up For 2020". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Karan, Tim. "Bob's Burgers movie coming in 2020". Looper.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- ^ "The Bob's Burgers Movie Musical". Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ Sigur, Matt. "H. Jon Benjamin Updates Us on His Improv Jazz and the 'Bob's Burgers' Movie". Observer.com. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (December 27, 2020). "Tuck Tucker Dies: 'SpongeBob SquarePants' And 'Hey Arnold!' Animator Was 59". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ "The Pegboard: In Memoriam" (PDF). The Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839. Retrieved January 14, 2021. "Tuck Tucker died on December 22, 2020, in his hometown of Lynchburg, Virginia..."
- ^ Amidi, Amid (January 16, 2021). "Disney Great Dale Baer, An Animator For Five Decades, Has Died At 70". cartoonbrew.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ Sharpe, Josh (January 16, 2021). "Longtime Disney Animator Dale Baer Passes Away at 70". The DisInsider. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ "Disney Pulls 'Bob's Burgers' Feature Off Release Schedule, Delays 'Nimona' And 'Ron's Gone Wrong' (UPDATED)". Cartoon Brew. November 17, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ Whitten, Sarah (April 3, 2020). "Disney sets new dates for 'Mulan,' 'Black Widow,' 'Jungle Cruise' and more". CNBC. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ^ "Bob's Burgers Movie, The King's Man Get Disney Film Delays". IGN. January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ "'Bob's Burgers' Movie Update: Creator Loren Bouchard Explains Release Date Delay". June 19, 2021.
- ^ Cooper, Gael Fashingbauer (September 10, 2021). "Bob's Burgers movie: The Belchers are cooking up a Memorial Day release date". CNET. Archived from the original on September 15, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ @DisneyTVANews