Purple and Brown: The Movie

Purple and Brown: The Movie is an upcoming 2018 American-British stop-motion animated feature film produced by Nickelodeon Movies, DreamWorks Animation and Aardman Animations for Universal Pictures. The movie will be based on the Nick UK and Nickelodeon US television series, Purple and Brown. The film will be directed by Rich Webber, the director of the show's episodes.

Plot
Purple and Brown is about two friends: Purple, a purple blob, and Brown, a brown blob. The storyline is led by the characters of two clay blob friends who get caught in ridiculous situations. Purple and Brown never speak, but they understand everything. Despite any given predicament, the duo can never help but giggle with a low recognisable laugh.

The film will follow Purple and Brown as they go on their first big adventure when their plans to spend the day in a nice and quiet treehouse, are ruined by a mysterious monster. The dynamic duo will have to defeat him before he takes over their world.

Distributed
Purple and Brown: The Movie is distributed by Universal Pictures.

Soundtrack
The film will feature the song "Together" from Aardman's Oscar-winning Wallace & Gromit short, The Wrong Trousers.

Animation
Purple and Brown: The Movie will be directed by Rich Webber, the director of the show's episodes. It will feature similar designs to those of the show.

Similars To
Shaun the Sheep Movie, A Monster in Paris, Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Early Man.

Trailers
The film's teaser trailer is released on January 1, 2018. It reveals that the movie will be in theaters this fall.

Production/Development
In May 2017, it was announced that a Purple and Brown movie is in development at Aardman. It was also announced that the film would be released by Universal Pictures, marking Aardman's first collaboration with them after their recent departure from Sony Pictures Classics. It is also the first Aardman film since The Pirates! Band of Misfits to be distributed by a major studio, as well as the second after Flushed Away to be distributed by Universal. The film will be written and directed by Rich Webber, the director of the show's episodes.

Casting
In September 2017, it was announced that the film will star Grey Griffin and Jess Harnell as Purple and Brown respectively.

Release
In May 2017, it was announced that a Purple and Brown movie is in development at Aardman.

Screening
On November 18, 2017, it was announced that the film will have a special preview screening on December 9 at the Aardman's head office in Bristol as part of the studio's 40th anniversary celebration, where it will be introduced by Rich Webber.

Home media
Purple and Brown: The Movie is scheduled to be released on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD on January 23, 2018.

Reception
Purple and Brown: The Movie received critical acclaim from critics.

Box office/Accolades/Legacy
Purple and Brown: The Movie grossed $123 million in the United States and Canada, as well as $177 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $300 million.

Categories
Aardman film, Stop-motion films.