Siwa Steps Out: The JoJo Siwa Movie

Siwa Steps Out: The JoJo Siwa Movie is an American comedy-drama film based on the popular singer, songwriter, and dancer JoJo Siwa. The film is produced by JoJo Siwa Inc. and distributed by Universal Pictures. It’s the first JoJo Siwa film to get a theatrical release and to not be produced by Nickelodeon.

Synopsis
After JoJo Siwa’s unexpectedly final performance in a concert by a greedy music corporation in California, JoJo resigns and ends up retiring. After being stuck in the music industry for years, she goes to a high school for adults only for a full education continuation. After a while JoJo misses her music career and tries to create a new music studio of her own with the help from her new adult high school friends. Meanwhile JoJo not making any money from her music puts her and her family in the danger of becoming poor as they’ve lived in a mansion during their happier days and someone from another studio by the name of Bailey B. Stuntnotiski is a fraudulent music manager who only wants to steal her content under her name for fame and money. JoJo realizes what the real world is really like and has a bigger sense in reality than before as she has to save her future.

Characters
JoJo Siwa - The protagonist starts off as a joyful happy-go-lucky person but over time becomes more sympathetic and anxious as she wishes to find her future and to save her loved ones.

Emily Farris - A girl who runs into JoJo at the school and verbally bullies her harshly, she starts off as an irritating sociopath but after being forced to do a school project with her, she slowly cools down and becomes friendly to JoJo when JoJo tries to help her. She’s been through a dark past trying to get into dance.

Gerardo Micknido - A goofy comic relief character who goes through body shaming but is very supportive to his friends, he tries to help JoJo but only seems like a male version of young JoJo constantly annoying others. He wishes to feel like a hero.

Jayden Siwa - JoJo’s brother who loves to play video games and spend his time alone. He gives JoJo some advice as he’s the older brother but is very busy.

Jessalyn Siwa - JoJo’s mother who feels bad for Siwa’s conflict and tried to warn her before her unexpectedly final concert performance about the greedy screwed up side of the music industry.

Tom Siwa - JoJo’s father who tries to bond with JoJo but only thinks about how much better the adult continuation high school is for his daughter. The bond gets stronger over time when things get serious.

Bailey B. Stuntnotiski - A somewhat mentally unstable antagonist who tries to talk JoJo into moving to her studio to continue her career. Her goal is to steal JoJo’s music by putting her songs under her name so she can become famous and get all the money and credit out of her after being jealous of not gaining any fame off of her very own music.

BowBow - JoJo’s well trained dog who supports her when she’s depressed, gets angry around Bailey, and tries to be her own hero.

Theme
The film is meant to show a message about not giving up, staying connected in reality, and what it’s really like to work in the music industry. It only has 4 songs all of which are contributing to the dramatic plot of JoJo finding a way to save herself and her family.

Trivia

 * This is the first JoJo Siwa film to be rated PG
 * While The J Team was the first JoJo Siwa feature film, this will be the first JoJo Siwa film to be made outside of Nickelodeon after JoJo partnered with Universal.
 * Taylor Swift and Millie Bobby Brown make cameos in this film when JoJo is seen walking through the streets of LA.