Blockysworld: The Beginning and The End

Blockysworld: The Beginning and The End is a 2023 computer-animated apocalyptic action black comedy film directed by Liam Vickers and Matt Hargreaves (In both of their directorial debuts) that’s based on the TV series, Blockysworld. It is the third and final film in the Blockysworld film series, the series finale to the entire show, and the 15th and final film in the Objectverse. Geroge Gould reprises his role as Blocky from the series, along with Tord Larrson, Thomas Ridgewell, Matt Hargreaves, and Grey Griffin with Elsie Lovelock, Micheal Kovach, and Nola Kolp reprising their roles from Murder Drones with Zelda Williams, Ryan Reynolds, Keanu Reeves, Emma Watson, Sophia Lillis, and Robert Downey Jr. voicing new characters. The film follows Blocky and Co. as they team up with two Disassembly Drones, a Master Thief, and a Hybrid to save Tune and Uzi from a Corrupt CEO who plans to wipe out all non-humans.

The film premiered at Disneyland Paris on October 26th and released worldwide on December 15th, 2023. The film was a critical and financial success, grossing $734 million against a $100 million budget, becoming the highest grossing adult animated film, highest grossing film based off a television series, and largest opening weekend gross for an animated film, beating out The Super Mario Bros. Movie.

Plot
On the planet Copper-9, the interstellar company JCJenson, led by the corrupt CEO, James, steals a valuable and powerful gem and kidnaps its guardians, the Worker Drone Uzi and the object Tune. James convinces the Worker Drone, Doll, to join him.

Meanwhile, Blocky, an intern at JCJenson, and one of Tune's friends, is chilling on a rooftop when he notices a girl with orange hair and a beanie being chased by droids. Blocky single-handedly stops the droids and saves the girl, who tells him that her name is Meggy, and that she's part of a secret club that her and Blocky go to. Phone and Deca-Man, two of Blocky's friends, are also a part of the club as guardians of their artifact, which hasn't been stolen yet. But just as the meeting is about to end, the building gets attacked as Blocky, Phone, and Deca-Man, along with Meggy, escape.

The three meet up with their friend Map, who has a spaceship so they all can get to Copper-9, but a thief named Crystal gets onto the spaceship as JCJenson troops invade the lab and capture Map, forcing Blocky to take off without her. when they get there, they look around for supplies. Blocky and Crystal are forced to fight V while Deca-Man and Phone fight N, with Crystal convincing them to meet up with them to save Tune and Uzi. After the six escape from Doll and a bounty hunter named the Crimson Hood, Blocky and Crystal begin work on a new plan and start falling for one another.

They arrive at a place on Earth called Port Aurora where a JCJenson base is, but Blocky and V argue when the latter finds out that Blocky has been secretly planning to break in on his own, which makes Blocky leave the group. Blocky fights Doll, but loses and gets captured. The five storm the JCJenson HQ just as Tune, Uzi, Map, and Blocky are about to be killed. Deca-Man, Phone, and Crystal save Tune, Uzi, Map, and Blocky. When he finds out about the breach, James gets into an armored robot and leaves JCJenson HQ with two of his employees and heads toward Objectopia Tower, ready to unleash the non-human killing gas on everyone in the city. Blocky, Phone, and Deca-Man fight him while Crystal, Map, Uzi, N, Tune and V evacuate citizens and eventually lose the gas. Just as James is about to lose, he knocks Phone and Deca-Man off the tower, and sends both himself and Blocky onto an airship with Crystal following close behind.

Blocky and James have a showdown on the airship with Crystal and Doll providing backup. Just as Blocky is about to lose, the group arrives to save him and they fight James along the multiverse, triggering the end of the world. The group eventually defeat James, but realize that they’ve made a terrible mistake. Everyone gets sent to the Afterlife except Blocky, Deca-Man, and Phone, with the three being forced to defeat Satan to get into Heaven. After killing Satan, Blocky gets sent to the Afterlife with Deca-Man and Phone, as the ObjectVerse gets destroyed. When the three arrive, they meet up with their friends and they have a dance party, presumably triggering a new ObjectVerse in the works.

Main Characters

 * George Gould - Blocky
 * Thomas Ridgewell - Deca Man
 * Matt Hargreaves - Phone
 * Grey Griffin - Map
 * Tord Larson - Tune

Murder Drones characters

 * Elsie Lovelock - Uzi
 * Michael Kovach - N
 * Shera Kirby - J
 * Nola Kolp - V
 * Emma Breazy - Doll

Celebrity Characters

 * Zelda Williams - Crystal
 * Keanu Reeves - The Crimson Hood
 * Ryan Reynolds - Male Worker Drone Employee
 * Emma Watson - Female Worker Drone Employee
 * Robert Downey Jr. - James

Willem Dafoe reprises his role as Blocky Sr. during a Flashback scene set before the events of the final episode, Running From The Future. Charlie Day reprises his decade-long role as Yin-Yang in the mid credits scene along with Sylvester Stallone reprising his role as Snowball from Deca-Man and the Suicide Squad. Lizzie Freeman reprises her role as Pomni from The Amazing Digital Circus in a cameo. Carlos Alazraqui voices a Worker Drone in a Jail Cell. Robert Pattinson, Paul Rudd, Selena Gomez, and Idris Elba reprise their roles from the Objects United films as Door, Tune, Dollar, and Blocky respectively in cameo appearances during the end of the film. Gabe Frost, founder of New Eden Pictures and the film’s executive producer, cameos as the voice of Satan.

Music
The score was composed by The Newton Brothers with select themes by AJ Dispirito, the composer for Murder Drones. The song “The Beginning Of The End” from Freddy vs. Jason was used during the end credits with Solver Uzi and The Knife Dance also being used.

Marketing
On April 5th, 2023, the teaser for the film was released alongside screenings of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, with “Animals” by Maroon 5 being used as the teaser music. On June 9th, 2023, the first trailer for the film was released alongside, “Home”, the fifth episode of Murder Drones on Glitch Productions’ YouTube channel. On August 17th, the international trailer was released alongside showings of Blue Beetle and on Glitch’s YouTube channel. On November 9th, the final trailer was shown at GlitchX.

Theatrical
Blockysworld: The Beginning and the End premiered at Disneyland Paris on October 26, 2023. It held an early preview fan-screening at multiple Cinemark studios across the US on November 27, 2023 with a special message by Vickers and Hargreaves attached to it. It released Worldwide on December 15, 2023. The film was originally meant to release on September 1, 2023, but was delayed due to Glitch and 20th Century worrying that the film wouldn't be finished on time due to the 141-minute runtime of the Film. The film's release in the United Kingdom was delayed to January 19, 2024 due to Disney worrying that the film would bomb over there during the Holiday season.

Home Media
Blockysworld: The Beginning and the End was released on digital on January 29, 2024. It was released on DVD, Blu-Ray, and Ultra 4K on April 17, 2024 in time for the 20th anniversary of the show, with the film releasing on YouTube TV and Disney+ on August 22, 2024, after Glitch reached an agreement with Disney to release it on both platforms.

Critical Response
Blockysworld: The Beginning and the End received a 96% on Rotten Tomatoes with a average score of 8.3/10 with the critical consensus saying, “Despite it’s 2 hour runtime, Blockysworld: The Beginning and The End is a entertaining and humorous crossover film that is a perfect way to end off the series.”