Chicken Little: A New Future (2024)

Chicken Little: The Future is a 2022 computer-animated fantasy/sci-fi comedy-adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the sequel to the 2005 Disney film Chicken Little and to the 2021 Disney film Chicken Little 2, to be released in Summer 2022.

Premise
Chicken Little watches the news on TV, until he sees a new star Dallas Slikk the greatest Cowbull of Animal Kingdom. Rose tells Chicken Little that they are going to see Evelyn Slikk at International Space Centre, the next day Evelyn gives Chicken Little, Abby, and Rose a lift to Spacetropolis. They were delighted to see Dallas, and stay on Spacetropolis before Dallas turned to the villainous side. Meanwhile in prison, Piston Revenge was bored after two years of imprisonment, so he breaks out of his cell and fills his new destiny and plan. Piston Revenge abandons Black Zero behind until he was hired by Dallas.

Cast

 * Zach Braff as Chicken Little
 * Joan Cusack as Abby Mallard
 * Woody Harrelson as Dallas Slikk
 * Ariel Winter as Rose the Sea Princess
 * Kristen Bell as Evelyn Slikk
 * Matt Smith as Piston Revenge
 * Chris Evans as Joey
 * Steve Zahn as Runt of the Litter
 * Byron Howard as Fish Out of Water
 * Jason Bateman as H.A.B
 * Alfred Molina as King Legend
 * Alan Tudyk as Black Zero the Octopus
 * Christian Bale as Buck Cluck
 * Patrick Stewart as Mr. Woolensworth
 * Amy Sedaris as Foxy Loxy
 * Katie Lowes as Goosey Loosey
 * Roy Conli as Police Guard 1/Launch Countdown
 * Raymond S. Persi as Morkubine Porcupine/Police Guard 2
 * Benedict Cumberbatch as Steven Peterson
 * Paul Briggs as Bart Tyler
 * Cate Blanchett as Allison Stewart

Score Rating
6.9/10

Metacritic
67%

Rating

 * USA: G (General)
 * UK: U (Mild threat, violence)
 * Ireland: G
 * Canada: G
 * Germany: 6
 * Japan: G

Songs

 * Imagine Dragons - On Top Of The World
 * A-Ha - Take on Me
 * Van Halen - Jump
 * Galantis & Uffie - Spaceship
 * Audien & Echosmith - Favourite Sound (featured song)

Genres
Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Trivia

 * This is the third franchise of Chicken Little.
 * Originally intended to release on June 5, 2020, but was pulled forward over a month to May 1 the same year to avoid competing with Wonder Woman 1984 (2020).
 * This is the second Chicken Little film to be shot in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio, unlike the first Chicken Little film that was produced in 1.85:1.
 * Walt Disney Animation Studios' first animated film of the 2020s.
 * Piston Revenge and Black Zero are the only two returning Colossal Squad characters of Chicken Little: In Space.
 * This is the fourth Walt Disney Animation Studios film to have a U rating in the UK since Winnie the Pooh (2011), Frozen II (2019), and Chicken Little 2 (2021),.
 * This is Danny Elfman's 3rd Walt Disney Animation Studios film to compose Chicken Little: The Future after Meet the Robinsons (2007) and Chicken Little 2 (2021).

Spoilers

 * Black Zero had reformed and betrayed Piston Revenge, after two years he had refused to kill Chicken Little in Chicken Little 2 (2018).
 * Black Zero turned to the good side and defeats Squido.

Credits
Main article:Chicken Little: In Space/Credits