Journey Into Space: A My Little Pony Movie

My Little Pony Movie 2: Ponies Into Outer Space is an upcoming 2020 American animated musical fantasy film based on the television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, which was developed as part of the 2010 relaunch of the My Little Pony toy line by Hasbro and the sequel to the 2017 film, My Little Pony: The Movie. The film stars the series' regular voice cast reprising their roles alongside the returning voices from the original movie and guest voices Jennifer Lopez, Emma Stone, Nick Kroll, Pitbull, Amanda Seyfreid, Josh Gad, Uma Thurman, Ice-T, and Sam Elliott.

The film is produced by Allspark Pictures and DHX Media, with animation created once again using Toon Boom Harmony, and is scheduled to be released theatrically on October 2, 2020 in the United States by Lionsgate. It also marks the 10th Anniversary of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

Synopsis
A giant whirlwind sends Gerald, Sebastian, the weasels, Phil, Discord and the ostriches to outer space and they need to get back home to Equestria. Along the way, they met new friends who were also stuck in space years ago, space animals, and evil alien ponies who wanted to capture Gerald and his friends and destroy the Earth.

Space Adventurers

 * Spencer List as Gerald, a male alicorn, who is friends with the Mane 6 and best friends with Sebastian and his three weasels, Phil and the ostriches.


 * Mr. Lawrence as Sebastian, a weasel who is leads his three fellow weasels and best friend of Gerald, Phil and the ostriches.


 * Jerry Trainor as Phil, a sea turtle who is best friends with Gerald, Sebastian and his three weasels, and the ostriches.


 * John de Lancie as Discord, a draconequus who is former enemies and current friends with the Mane 6.


 * Matt Bennett as Bill, an ostrich who is Ernie's brother and best friend of Gerald, Sebastian and his three weasels, and Phil.


 * Carlos Alazraqui as Ernie, another ostrich who is Bill's brother and best friend of Gerald, Sebastian and his three weasels, and Phil.

New characters

 * Jennifer Lopez as Evelyn, an alicorn, who is the lead astronaut, Luke's granddaughter and Gerald's love interest.


 * Emma Stone as Maya, a unicorn who is Evelyn's best friend.


 * Nick Kroll as Grayson, leader of the alien ponies.


 * Pitbull as Marty, lieutenant of the alien ponies.


 * Amanda Seyfried as Layla, a pegasus who is Evelyn's other best friend.


 * Josh Gad as Zeke, sergeant of the alien ponies.


 * Uma Thurman as Anne, an Earth pony who is Evelyn's other best friend and Wyatt's sister.


 * Ice-T as Wyatt, an Earth pony who is a rap pony and Anne's brother.


 * Sam Elliott as Luke, Evelyn's grandfather.

Mane 6

 * Tara Strong as Twilight Sparkle, an alicorn who leads the Mane 6.
 * Rebecca Shoichet performs Twilight Sparkle's singing voice.


 * Andrea Libman as Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy, two of the Mane 6. Pinkie Pie is joyful, party-obsessed pony, and Fluttershy is a kind, animal-loving pegasus.
 * Shannon Chan-Kent performs Pinkie Pie's singing voice.


 * Ashleigh Ball as Applejack and Rainbow Dash, two of the Mane 6. Applejack is an honest apple farmer pony who is Big Mclntosh and Apple Bloom's sister and Granny Smith's granddaughter, and Rainbow Dash is a loyal and adventurous pegasus.


 * Tabitha St. Germain as Rarity, a generous fashion designer unicorn.
 * Kazumi Evans performs Rarity's singing voice.


 * Cathy Weseluckundefinedas Spike, a child dragon who is Twilight Sparkle's assistant.

Returning Movie characters

 * Emily Blunt as Temptest Shadow, a unicorn who is former second-in-command of the Storm King


 * Kristin Chenoweth as Princess Skystar, a sea pony-turned-hippogriff who is the daughter of Queen Novo.


 * Michael Peña as Grubber, a pug-faced hedgehog who is Temptest Shadow's Sidekick.


 * Sia as Songbird Serenade, a pegasus who is the pop-star of Equestria.


 * Taye Diggs as Capper, a humanoid cat who is a reluctant con-artist.


 * Uzo Aduba as Queen Novo, queen of the hippogriff-turned-seaponies.


 * Zoe Saldana as Captain Celaeno, leader of the parrot-like pirates.


 * Max Martini as Boyle, member of the parrot-like pirates.


 * Mark Oliver as Mullet, first mate of the parrot-like pirates.


 * Nicole Oliver as Lix Spittle, member of the parrot-like pirates.
 * Adam Bengis as Code Red, one of the Canterlot ponies.

Other

 * Nicole Oliver as Princess Celestia and Tree Hugger, an alicorn and an Earth pony. Princess Celestia is an alicorn who rules over Equestria, and Tree Hugger is an Earth pony who is a member of the Equestrian Society for the Preservation of Rare Creatures.


 * Tabitha St. Germain as Princess Luna, Flurry Heart, Derpy/Muffins, Pound and Blaze, two alicorns and two pegasi. Princess Luna is an alicorn who is the princess of the night, Flurry Heart is an alicorn colt who is the daughter of Princess Cadance and Shining Armor and niece of Twilight Sparkle, Derpy/Muffins is a cross-eyed Pegasus who makes several background appearances in the show, Pound is a Pegasus colt who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Cake, and Blaze is a Pegasus who is a member of the Wonderbolts.


 * Britt McKillip as Princess Cadance, an alicorn who is Shining Armor's wife, Flurry Heart's mother and Twilight's older sister-in-law.


 * Andrew Francis as Shining Armor, an unicorn who is Princess Cadence's husband, Flurry Heart's father and Twilight's older brother.


 * Michelle Creber as Apple Bloom, a yellow Earth pony filly who is Applejack and Big Mclntosh's little sister and Granny Smith's granddaughter.


 * Claire Corlett as Sweetie Belle and Surprise, a white unicorn filly and a Pegasus. Sweetie Belle is a white unicorn filly who is Rarity's sister, and Surprise is a Pegasus who is a member of the Wonderbolts


 * Madeleine Peters as Scootaloo, an orange pegasus filly who idolizes Rainbow Dash as her older sister.


 * Kelly Sheridan as Starlight Glimmer, a unicorn who is friends with the Mane 6.


 * Kathleen Barr as Trixie, a traveling unicorn magician who is friends with the Mane 6.


 * Kyle Rideout as Thorax, a benevolent changeling who is friends with the Mane 6.


 * Brenda Crichlow as Zecora, a zebra shaman who lives in he Everfree Forest in her hut.


 * Peter New as Big Macintosh, a red Earth pony stallion who is Applejack and Apple Bloom's big brother and Granny Smith's grandson.


 * Michael Dobson as Bulk Biceps, a muscular Pegasus.


 * Chiara Zanni as Daring Do, a Pegasus who is a parody of Indiana Jones.


 * Ingrid Nilson as Maud Pie, an Earth pony who is Pinkie Pie's older sister.


 * Andrea Libman as Pumpkin, a unicorn filly who the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cake.


 * Matt Hill as Soarin, a Pegasus who is a member of the Wonderbolts.


 * Kelly Sheridan as Sassy Saddles, a unicorn who is the manager of the couture boutique Canterlot Carousel.


 * Erin Matthews as Gabby, a griffon who is one of the Cutie Mark Crusaders


 * Maryke Hendrikse as Gilda, a griffon who is a Scone baker.


 * Ali Milner as Ember, a dragon who is the Dragon Lord.


 * Adam Bengis as Code Red, one of the Canterlot ponies.

Songs
My Little Pony Theme Song

It's the Life (Spencer List, Mr. Lawrence, Jerry Trainor, John de Lancie, Matt Bennett and Carlos Alazraqui)

In Space (Spencer List, Mr. Lawrence, Jerry Trainor, John de Lancie, Matt Bennett and Carlos Alazraqui)

We're Astronauts (Jennifer Lopez, Emma Stone, Amanda Seyfried, Uma Thurman and Ice-T)

Destroy the Earth (Nick Kroll, Pitbull and Josh Gad)

At the Side of the Chasm (Spencer List and John de Lancie)

We're Gonna Bring the Guys Back (Rebecca Shoichet, Andrea Libman, Shannon Chan-Kent, Ashleigh Ball, Kazumi Evans, Cathy Weseluck, Michelle Creber, Claire Corlett, Madeleine Peters, Peter New, Kelly Sheridan, Kathleen Barr, Kyle Rideout, Emily Blunt, Michael Peña, Kristin Chenoweth, Zoe Saldana, Sia and Taye Diggs)

You're Very Sweet (Spencer List and Jennifer Lopez)

Destroy the Earth (Reprise) (Nick Kroll, Pitbull and Josh Gad)

Hero On! (Spencer List, John de Lancie, Jennifer Lopez, Rebecca Shoichet, Shannon Chan-Kent, Ashleigh Ball, Michelle Creber, Claire Corlett, Madeleine Peters, Brenda Crichlow, Kristin Chenoweth, Michael Peña and Zoe Saldana)

Rating
The film is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for mild action and rude humor.

Development
On December 17, 2017, Lionsgate announced a second movie was in development. On January 15, 2018, the sequel is in pre-production and that Jayson Thiessen will once again direct and that the movie had been given the title My Little Pony Movie 2: Ponies Into Outer Space. The film was set to be released on October 2, 2020.

Casting
The voice cast of Friendship Is Magic will reprise their roles alongside the cast from the original movie. On February 1, 2018, it was announced that Jennifer Lopez and Sam Elliott joined the voice cast. By April 14, 2018, actors Josh Gad and Ice-T were in negotiations to join the cast. On May 9, Nick Kroll and Pitbull were confirmed additions to the cast. On June 9, Spencer List had begun recording for the film's songs. On July 5, 2018, Emma Stone, Amanda Seyfried and Uma Thurman have joined the cast.

Animation
The film will once again be animated by using Toon Boom Harmony instead of the usual animation software Adobe Flash that is used in the television series.

The production crew will once again use simple 3D modeling in Autodesk Maya.

Music
The film's official soundtrack will be released on September 18, 2020 by RCA Records.

The film's songs and score will once again be composed by Friendship Is Magic songwriter Daniel Ingram. Recording for the score began on May 28, 2020, and finished on June 24. Jennifer Lopez contributed an original song to the film, "In Space", which is the end credits version. A music video for the song will be released by Entertainment Weekly on September 15. Olly Murs and Ludacris also contributed an original song for the film titled "Back on Earth", which was used in the film's first trailer. Other artists included in the album are Fitz and the Tantrums and Andrew McMahon.

Release
The movie will be released on October 2, 2020. Theatrically, the film will be accompanied by a 5-minute animated short IDog's Awesome Party from Hasbro's 2005 robot dog of the same name.

Home media
My Little Pony Movie 2: Ponies Into Outer Space will be released on December 15, 2020 for digital downloads with a Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand scheduled for a January 6, 2021 release. Its special features will include an alternate opening, four deleted scenes, a music video for the song "We're Astronauts", three featurettes starring Gerald and his friends, an exclusive animated short starring Gerald, Discord, Evelyn, Layla, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie and Princess Skystar, and the short IDog's Awesome Party, released theatrically with the film.

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