Cosmolina: Apocalypse

Cosmolina: Apocalypse is a 2016 Japanese animated superhero black comedy film written and directed by Mamoru Hosoda, animated by Studio Ghibli and Studio Chizu for the Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Walt Disney Japan, Mitsubishi, Toho and KDDI and distributed by Toho. It is the fourth and final installment in the Cosmolina film series, and the sequel to Cosmolina: Payback (2006). The film stars Ashley Johnson, Yara Shahidi, Tara Strong, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Gary Oldman, Samuel L. Jackson, Vincent Cassel, Colin Farrell, Jon Hamm, Daryl Sabara, Glenn Close, Seth Rogen, Brendan Fraser, Jennifer Connolly, Cuba Gooding Jr., Sam Rockwell, Morgan Freeman, Embeth Davidtz and Ray Wise. Set ten years after Maximan's successful conquest of Earth, Emica is in hiding after her secret identity is exposed and now hides on Saturn's moon, Titan. When she meets an orphaned girl sharing the same abilities as Emica, she re-teams with the Meerkats to finally take down Maximan for good. The film received universal acclaim for its animation, visuals, humor, story, screenplay, characters, themes, emotional weight, action sequences, musical score and voice acting, with many critics deeming it a satisfying conclusion to the film series. The film was also a commercial success, grossing $350 million worldwide on a production budget of $55 million, making it the highest-grossing film in the franchise.

Cast
Ashley Johnson as Emica Kugano / Cosmolina

Yara Shahidi as Sasha Montgomery, an orphaned teen with the same abilities as Emica

Tara Strong as Samantha Vareny / Sunshine

Sarah Michelle Gellar as Suki Morutaki, Emica's best friend who takes Omnium and gains echolocation and extra sensory hearing -the Meerkats.

Gary Oldman as Henry Atkinson, the leader of the Meerkats and former SAS operator.

Samuel L. Jackson as Anthony Williams, A member of the Meerkats responsible for organizing and planning their operations. Formerly a medic in the United States Marine Corps, he is motivated by his attorney father working himself to death while attempting to bring Klein down.

Vincent Cassel as Guillaume, A member of the Meerkats and international arms trafficker skilled in munitions, ordnance, infiltration, and communications. After being coerced into joining to protect his criminal friends, he seeks redemption for his past crimes while battling Klein.

Daryl Sabara as Matt Atkinson

Glenn Close as Jenny Harrison, the original team leader of the Meerkats.

Seth Rogen as Steve Sercolonous, a new member of the Meerkats who is the team's hacker.

Brendan Fraser as Tom Craner / Maximan, the extremely powerful leader of the Mighty Seven. Beneath his public image as a noble hero, he is narcissistic, sadistic, and cares little about the well-being of those he professes to protect.

Jennifer Connolly as Chloe Smith / Queen Claire, A veteran member of the Mighty Seven with enhanced physical strength and durability. Although she once wanted to protect innocent lives, she has become disillusioned and suffers from burnout. Her spirit rekindled after helping the Meerkats take down Electricia.

Cuba Gooding Jr. as Neil Mattson / Torpedo, a speedster member of the Mighty Seven.

Sam Rockwell as Jasper Brokowski / H2O, a member of the Mighty Seven who possesses the ability to communicate with aquatic life and breathe underwater. He is looked down upon by the other members of the Mighty Seven due to his status as the group's token aquatic hero. Patton Oswalt voices his gills.

Morgan Freeman as Mark Jenkins, the former CEO of Klein.

Embeth Davidtz as Elizabeth Newton

Sigourney Weaver as Tammy Vareny

Ray Wise as The Ultimate, the former Vice President of Hero Management at Klein before he was ousted prior to the series by Eleanor Schaeffer and Mark Jenkins.

Release
The film was released on February 19, 2016.

Music
Marco Beltrami, the composer for the franchise's original composer, chose not to return for Apocalypse because of difficulties working with director Mamoru Hosoda. Beltrami said that he had a "miserable experience" working with Hosoda on Payback. John Powell was then announced to score Apocalypse in Beltrami's absence. Powell took inspiration from Vangelis' Blade Runner score, Daft Punk's Tron: Legacy score and M83's Oblivion score. Powell stated he wanted to heighten the danger the movie has in store compared to the previous installments.

Transcript
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Critical reception
The film has an approval rating of 97% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Gallery
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Logo Variants

 * 1) Touchstone Pictures: The logo remains the same with beach sounds playing in the background.
 * 2) Studio Ghibli: The logo remains the same with beach sounds playing in the background which we start to hear heavy breathing.
 * 3) Studio Chizu: The logo remains the same as heavy breathing continues with beach sounds playing in the background.