Kirby: The Movie

Kirby's Dream Land is a 2023 Live Action/animated action comedy movie based on the game by its own name, made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Nintendo Films,  and distributed byUniversal Pictures. The film is scheduled to be released on March 17, 2027 by United Artists Releasing in North America and internationally on March 24, 2027 by Universal Pictures.

Plot/Summary
The blue fat King Dedede has stolen all the food in Dream Land. Only one hero must rise, his name is Kirby, with help from Tiff and Tuff, he can suck 'em up, spit 'em out, and defeat the bosses.

Cast

 * Makiko Ōmoto as Kirby
 * Bryan Cranston as King Dedede
 * Craig Robinson as Escargoon
 * Marc Maron as Meta Knight
 * Halsey (singer)|Halsey]] as Tiff
 * Jacob Tremblay as Tuff
 * Russell Brand as Whispy Woods
 * Chris Cox as Kracko
 * Maria Bamford as Lololo and Lalala
 * Owen Wilson as Bandana Waddle Dee
 * Steve Carell as Rick
 * Sam Rockwell as Kine
 * John C. Reilly as Coo
 * Sarah Silverman as Chuchu
 * Walt Dohrn as Bronto Burt
 * Jonathan Aryan Jafari as Poppy Bros. Sr.
 * Larry the Cable Guy as Sillydillo
 * Brent Pendergrass as Bugzzy

Production
On October 7, 2019, DreamWorks Animation announced that a film based on the video game Kirby's Dream World was in development with 20th Century Fox set to distribute.

In 2016, following the acquisition of DreamWorks, 20th Century Fox pulled it from their schedule and instead said the film would be released by Universal Pictures on January 10, 2020. In October 2018, Universal Pictures moved the film to premiere on October 23, 2020. In March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, its release was delayed to August 20, 2021.

With Amazon Company's acquisition of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in early March 2022, United Artists Releasing acquired the distribution rights for the film in North America, while Universal Pictures would handle distribution rights to the film outside the United States and Canada. The film is now set for its release on November 17, 2027.

Logo Variations

 * 1) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fire Lion in the logo
 * 2) Universal Pictures (international only) - None
 * 3) Nintendo - Similar to the logo variant of the upcoming 2023 Super Mario Bros. film, but featured Kirby flying through the sky.

Ratings and Reviews
Kirby's Dream Land got a bunch of good reviews and a few of bad reviews. IMDb reviewed this a 7.5/10 and Rotten Tomatoes gave this a 92% on the Tomatometer. Rachel Wagner commented on the Rotten Tomatoes page of it, "Wow, video games are now turning into movies, nowadays. This is the cutest movie I've ever seen!" ABC 6 News said, "A little pink cute movie of all times."

Release
Kirby's Dream World is scheduled to be released on March 17, 2023 by United Artists Releasing in North America and internationally on March 24, 2023 by Universal Pictures. It was originally scheduled to be released on April 5, 2019, by 20th Century Fox, instead, Universal Pictures picked up the rights and moved it to January 10, 2020. It was then moved to October 23, 2020. In March 2020, it was delayed to the August 20, 2021 date. the film was removed from the release schedule. After acquiring Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in January 2022, Amazon Company announced the film's new release date as Novenber 24, 2027.