Collin the Speedy Boy (film)

Collin the Speedy Boy is a 2020 American 3D computer-animated fantasy comedy-drama action-adventure film directed by, , and with , Meghan Ellison, John Requa and Christina Steinberg producing. It is based on the game series of the same name. The film is produced by Annapurna Pictures, Warner Animation Group, Village Roadshow Pictures and Lord Miller Productions and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and slated for its December 11, 2020 release date.

The film was a critical (becoming the first ever critically-acclaimed video game-based film and becoming WAG's most critically acclaimed film until surprassed by its own sequel) and commerical success, grossing over $750 million, becoming Warner Animation Group's highest-grossing film (until it was surpassed by its own sequel) and one of the highest grossing animated film of 2020.

A sequel, titled Collin the Speedy Boy: Beyond FingerTown, is scheduled to be released on May 19, 2023.

Summary
After a teary eyed destroys their home, Collin and his gang encounters a town home to Fingers and they must protect it.

Full plot
Collin Brady grows out of his childhood dream of being a fastest human alive, thanks to Mr. Speedpine and goes to school with his best friends Trent Wright and Wesley Ledlow and girls that has feelings on him named Evelynn Rodridguez and Alexis Doll. After school, Collin has helped both Alexis and Evelynn on their projects, which they got A-, A and B+, respectively. One night, they discover a mysterious three-eyed bird standing there and after she growls, she disappears. The next morning is where it got different, during the school dance, the bird destroys the school. While running, he gets bitten by a "poisonous snake", much to Alexis's horror and carries him, but the whole town gets destroyed.

Being stranded on a new land with powers, they get greeted by a normal hand-like creature called Finger, and later greeted by a tiki-witch Finger named Voodoo. Collin's speedy powers were discovered when going to FingerTown. After greeting an opossum named Tommy, FingerTown gets ambushed by the Elefishes and a familiar three eyed bird, who reveals herself as Bryte. After both Collin, Trent and Wesley both deal with three Elefishes, they retreat and the Fingers gain the heroes' trust. After given their suits, Handy, Voododo, Flappy, Fashion, Ice and Goof decides to train them how to control them and use them to protect FingerTown. During the training, however, Collin notices Alexis and Evelynn about to be eaten alive by two dinosaurs named Gurkha and Sharp. They get rescued by him, but the three start arguing, only for it to be cut-short when Gurkha and Sharp was about to kill them. After dashing off from them, they stumble across Carlos, who rides them home in FingerTown.

Collin then blames himself for losing their home to Bryte, as Evelynn, Alexis, Wesley, Tommy, Trent and Voodoo comforts him while Bryte comes up with a very sinister plan to defeat Collin and destroy FingerTown. After their training, Handy reveals that he used a secret invention to save people when their home got destroyed, but teleported them into different places, and then gives the suits to heroes, but the ceremony is cut-short when Bryte welding a colossal Robot mech to wreck FingerTown.

After being knocked out unconsious, he greets Mr. Speedpine in his mind, and he wakes up to confront and defeat Bryte, The Elefish King and The Elefishes for the first time. After their defeat, Collin, Trent and Wesley are declared heroes of FingerTown, Wesley gives himself a nickname as "Wesdragon", Collin and Alexis start a relationship and the heroes gain their houses. They realize that a new threat may come, and Collin decides to form "The Speed of Light" with Trent and Wesdragon, and then speeds around in FingerTown for a race.

In the mid-credit scene, Bryte is seen plotting revenge on Collin and The Speed of Light, only for her to get interupted by Eli and Fang Suckle.

In the post-credit scene, Cooper Elledge, having survived the destruction and landed in a crystal land, having an ability to talk, realizes he has super-speed powers as well. He decides to speed around to test his powers.

Cast

 * as Collin Brady/Collin the Speedy Boy, a teenage boy gifted with the power of speed and the main protagonist.
 * TBD voices the younger Collin
 * Bill Hader as Tommy the Opossum, a opossum who ends up becoming Collin's pal, being one of the tritagonists.
 * Scarlett Johansson as Teary Eyed Bryte, a three eyed bird who wants to take over FingerTown and the main antagonist.
 * Sofia Carson as Evelynn Rodridguez, an Argentine-American teenage girl who flurts with Collin.
 * Miranda Cosgrove as Alexis Doll, a teen girl who flirts with Collin, eventually becoming his girlfriend.
 * as Eli, a teary eyed who is Bryte's henchman, being also stupid.
 * Johnson also voices the Mr. Speedpine in his show Collin watched when he was younger.
 * Bradley Cooper as Fang Suckle, a traitorus, but comedic Finger who is also Bryte's henchman, being more smarter than Eli.
 * Kevin Hart as The Elefish King, TBD.
 * Jason Bateman as Trent Wright, TBD and the deutagonist.
 * Tom Holland as The Wesdragon, TBD.
 * Dave Boat as Gurkha, a Velociraptor who tried to eat Alexis and Evelynn.
 * as Sharp, a tyrannasaurus rex who is Gurkha's best friend.
 * Nicolas Cage as VoodooFinger, a tiki witch Finger who aids Collin, and the tritagonist.
 * as Flappy McFinger, a dove/Finger who wants to be an air-flight racer when he grows up.
 * Chris Pratt as GoofFinger, a jokester Finger.
 * David Tennant as Handy, a Finger who is a inventor.
 * Ashley Tisdale as FashionFinger, a Fashion loving Finger who made the clothes for the Speed of Light..
 * [Zendaya]] as IceFinger, TBD.
 * Bill Murray as Carlos, a Triceratops who TBD.
 * Bill Farmer as the Teacher who teached Collin and his friends.
 * Chris Pine as Mr. Speedpine, a speedy porcupine who is Collin's idol.
 * Dee Bradley Baker voices all of the Elefishes, including Dash, Bruce, James and Chuck.

Animation
The animation for the movie is being handled by Reel FX Creative Studios.

Music
The music for the film is being composed by.

Quotes
Collin the Speedy Boy (film)/Quotes

Release
The movie will release in theaters December 11, 2020. A The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy short film will accompany the film's release.

Home media
The movie was released on TBD 2021 on DVD and Blu-Ray. Special features included behind the scenes, the theaterical short film [unnamed The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy short film], 3 Collin the Speedy Boy shorts, bloopers, concept art and deleted scenes of the film.

MPAA Rating
The movie is rated PG for action violence, some peril, brief rude humor and mild language.

Sequels
The adaption has spawned 3 sequels: Collin the Speedy Boy: Beyond FingerTown, Collin the Speedy Boy: Into the Abyss and TBA.

Response
Collin the Speedy Boy received critical acclaim. The score in Rotten Tomatoes is "97%", certified "Fresh". The site's consenus states: "Collin the Speedy Boy retells the origin story of our beloved hero in a creative and fresh way with perfect animation, great voice acting and good writing, and it can  show that a video game-based film can be done right.". On Metacritic, it has a score of "89 out of 100", indicating "universal acclaim". On CinemaScore, it has an average audience grade of "A".

Box Office
The film was released in theaters on December 11, 2020, and competed with TBD.

Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack is being composed by.

Music
Green Day announced that they are making a new song for the film. In addition, TBD, TBD, TBD and TBD also made songs for the film.
 * The Speed of Light by Green Day

Variants

 * Warner Bros. Pictures: The logo forms inside Collin's holographic bracelet in his suit.
 * Warner Animation Group: The WB logo flips in the same place.
 * Village Roadshow Pictures: The Village Roadshow Pictures forms from the WB logo.
 * Annapurna Pictures: The Annapurna Pictures forms from the Village Roadshow Pictures, and the "Annapurna Pictures" text flickers.

Trivia

 * This film is set in its own continuity.
 * This is the first time that Bradley Cooper starred in an animated film.
 * Until it was surprassed by its own sequel, it was both WAG's critcally acclaimed movie and also their highest-grossing film.

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