Candle in The Wind (2017 film)

Candle in The Wind is an upcoming American computer-animated musical fantasy comedy-drama film based on the 2017 Broadway musical Candle in the Wind. It is directed by Kenny Ortega & Bill Condon (in their first feature debut). Based on the Nativity of Jesus,  it is written by Jon Vitti, Nicholas Sumida, Steve Hamilton Shaw, Daniel St. Pierre, Rob Sprackling, Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio The film is set to be released on December 8, 2017 by Warner Bros. Pictures

Plot
The film centers on a donkey named Terry (a.k.a. Bo) and his animal friends who become the unsung heroes of the first Christmas.

Cast

 * Jim Parsons as Terry (a.k.a. Bo) the donkey
 * Sandra Bullock as Leah
 * Diego Luna as Justin
 * Idris Elba as Alex the dove
 * Max Charles as Junior
 * Mariel Sheets as Hayley
 * Ginnifer Goodwin as Megan the horse
 * Melissa McCarthy as Melissa the cow and Aidy the sheep
 * Alison Brie as Abby the mouse
 * Thomas Barbusca as Charles the mouse
 * Johnny Knoxville as Aaron the mouse
 * George Lopez as Felix the camel
 * Alan Tudyk as Cyrus the camel. He also plays Mr. James Buckingham, an storykeeper who appears in the live-action part of the film.
 * Channing Tatum as Max the camel
 * James Corden as Charlie the camel
 * Maya Rudolph as Deborah the camel
 * Harley Bird as Adriana
 * Sam Elliott as Old Donkey, Terry's father
 * Héctor Elizondo as Elder Donkey, Terry's great grandfather
 * Estelle Harris as Norma the Donkey, Terry's grandmother
 * Tabitha St. Germain as Fanty, Leah's grumpy grandmother who hates music.
 * Laurie Berkner as Karen the dove
 * Reggie Fils-Aimé as King Ernesto Galuu the glowworm
 * Clark Gregg as King Herod
 * Josh Groban as Jorge la Cruz
 * Betty White as Eleanor, Justin's Great Great Grandma
 * Chaniya Mahon as 4-year old Eleanor
 * Andy Daly as King Herod's Henchman
 * Harland Williams as King Herod's Guards
 * Neil DeGrasse Tyson as Santa Claus
 * Mark Calaway (The Undertaker) as Thaddeus the dog
 * Adam Copeland (Edge) as Falco the dog
 * Leati Anoa'i' (Roman Reigns) as Roman the dog
 * Mike Mizanin (The Miz) as Brent the dog
 * Kenny Ortega as Rufus the dog
 * Sean Astin as Sparky the giant crab
 * Tom Kenny as Fish the dragonfly
 * Bella Thorne as Penny the poodle
 * Hilary Swank as Rudy the sheep
 * Taran Killam as Buster the goat
 * Bobby Moynihan as Billy Bob the goat
 * Matthew Lillard as Zach the goat
 * Will Sasso as Vincent the goat
 * Topher Grace as William the goat
 * Celine Dion as the blue spirit
 * Phil Vischer as Bubbles the duck
 * Mike Nawrocki as Alan the duck
 * Raymond Ochoa as Young Justin
 * Robin Atkin Downes as Cohen a eagle
 * Christine Marie Cabanos as Eleanor the llama
 * Sia as Rebecca the hen
 * Kath Soucie as Emily the hen
 * Ashleigh Ball as Courtney the hen
 * Candi Milo as Female Customer #1
 * Keith Ferguson as Goat, Male Customer
 * John DiMaggio as Gorilla
 * J.D. Witherspoon as Appliance Spike
 * Jimmy Hayward as Appliance Bill
 * Adam Katz as Chester, a evil villain
 * He also voices Balthazar
 * Fred Tatasciore as Melchior, Pottery Vendor
 * Richard Linklater as Hunter
 * Taylor Grodin as Chamberlain
 * Lovell Stanton as Scribe
 * Anthony Stacchi as Customer
 * John de Lancie as Richard the Sheep
 * William Townsend as Horse, Goat
 * Dalton Cashin (DesuUsagi) as Female Customer #2
 * Cindy Jiang (who voiced Foldy & Pillow from Battle For BFDI) as Ellen
 * Satomi Hinatsu (who voiced Balloony, Basketball, Black Hole, Bomby, Bottle, Clock, Fanny, Firey Jr., Gaty & Saw from Battle For BFDI) as Andie
 * Niall Burns (XanyLeaves) as Restless Boy
 * Ava Lovell as Restless Girl
 * Chaniya Mahon as Baby Ollie
 * Kate Micucci as Daredevil Chipmunk
 * Kirk DeMicco as Police officer
 * Bill Condon as Police officer's assistant
 * Mouse voices provided by Dalton Cashin (DesuUsagi), Lily Snowden-Fine, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Kaitlyn Saresky, Vanessa Marshall, Jessica DiCicco, Manilyn Lalo, Hannah Leigh Dworkin, Trevor Gagnon and Maryke Hendrikse
 * Innkeeper voices provided by Alex Gaskarth, Roger Craig Smith, Melissa Sturm, Fred Tatasciore, and Joe Whyte.
 * Other additional voices include Melanie Abramoff, Brian Beacock, Richard Ridings, Todd Haberkorn, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Michael Bruzzone, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Lily Snowden-Fine, Jessica DiCicco, Sarah Ann Kennedy, Kirk Thornton, Christine Marie Cabanos, Eric Bauza, Carlos Alazraqui, Nika Flutterman, Matilda Green, Kari Wahlgren, Yuri Lowenthal, Zara Siddiqi, Cristina Pucelli, Adam Katz, Trevor Gagnon, Sam A. Webster, Jadon Mills, Meg Hall, Ava Lovell, Chaniya Mahon, Rob Paulsen, Nicholas Sumida, Jadon Sand, April Stewart, James Carter Cathcart, Elaine Torres, Sian Taylor, Isla Gudgeon, Harley Bird, John DiMaggio, Marco Bonomo, Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio, Travis Willingham, Ashleigh Ball, Charles Martinet, Andrea Libman, Angelina Wahler, Madison Turner, Chloe Dolandis, Jim Conroy, Rheagan Rizio, Peter Serafinowicz, Tabitha St. Germain, Jim Cummings, Jimmy Hayward, Michael Huang, Robbie Daymond, Antony Del Rio, Bill Farmer, Aaron L. Gilbert, Ethan Louis Samuels DiSalvio, Michele Knotz, India Ennenga, Alexandra Carter, Rachael Lillis, Caitlin Glass, Jackie Klempay, Scott Menville, Laura Tovar, Amanda Leighton, Andy Nyman, Sean Astin, Tara Strong, Dana Davis, Erica Schroeder, Katie Leigh, Aceland Alexander Kent, Alex Gaskarth, Lee Eisenhower, Conrad Vernon, Curtis Clarhaut, Brandon Cohn, Fernando Coplin, Emily Haines, Sam Haines, Manilyn Lalo, Francis Ottaway, Kaitlyn Saresky, Iyana Moore, Julianna Jimenez, Cassidy- Rayne Schultz, Julian Echevarria, Naya Silvera, Lori Jee, Ellen Connell, Nica Lorber, Warren Graff, Michael "Lippy" Lipman, Ève Karpf, Rob Rackstraw, Paul A. Greenberg, Keith Wickham, Justin Chapman, Hailey Chapman, Kacie Chapman, Jamie Marchi, Jeremy Blaido, Jorma Taccone, Teresa Gallagher, Beth Chalmers, Sugar Lyn Beard, Janyse Jaud, Aaron Fechter, Robin Atkin Downes, Brian Hauber, Liz McGoldrick, George Sawyer, Hannah Ward, Josh Daranijo, Lauren Savoy, Vanessa Marshall, Samuel Thornbury, Aaron Massey, Joseph Howard, Evan From EvanTubeHD, Ben Bocquelet, William Shaunessy, Dana Snyder, Wally Wingert, Eileen Stevens, Maria Darling, JB Blanc, Earl Fisher, Alistair Abell, Siobhan Williams, Christine Chatelain, Brian Dobson, Paul Dobson, Rondel Reynoldson, Jason Simpson, Sarah Troyer, Dwight Schultz, Steve Hamilton Shaw, Rob Sprackling, Benjamin McLaughlin, Zachary Alexander Rice, Kenny Ortega, Richard Linklater, John DiMaggio, Donielle T. Hansley Jr., Duncan Brannan, Leo Koutakis, Mikko Matias Hangasjärvi, Tikeem Cumberbatch, Dan P. Lyons, Tyler Bloodmary Vavra, Wheatley Ichirou Yrahcaz, Jerome Harrison Jr., Brett Damkroger, Jaelynn C. Watterson, Caroline Thetford, Kaiji Tang, Elissa Knight, Britt McKillip, Rebecca Shoichet, Lizzie Waterworth-Santo, Shannon Chan Kent, Jessica McDonald, Kazumi Evans, Venus Omega Schultheis, Mary Johnson, Olivia Olson, Alicyn Packard, Annagrey LaBasse, Peter New, Brian T. Delaney, Niall Burns (a.k.a. XanyLeaves), Daniel St. Pierre, Oliver May, Alice May, Bill Condon, Nicole Taylor Wendel, Max Mittelman, Matthew W. Taylor, Christopher Corey Smith, Thom Adcox, Maryke Hendrikse, Dee Cashin, Brianna Knickerbocker, Kyla Rae Kowalewski, Asaph Ellison, Tom Kane, Tom Kenny, Maurice LaMarche, Randall Thom, Frank Welker, Steve "Spaz" Williams & Jim Kevin Ward.

Songs

 * "Carol of The Bells" Written by Mykola Leontovych and Peter J. Wilhousky- performed by Pentatonix
 * "Getting Better" – written by Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, Jonathan Coulton, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Joe Hawley, Zubin Sedghi, Rob Cantor, They Might Be Giants, Laurie Berkner, Bobby Golden, Andrew Horowitz & Ross Federman - performed by Ryan Reynolds, Idris Elba, Diego Luna, Thomas Barbusca, Max Charles, Mariel Sheets, Reggie Fils-Aimé & Additional Voices
 * "As You See Me (in style of Remember Me from Coco)" written by Joe Hawley, Zubin Sedghi, Rob Cantor, Andrew Horowitz & Ross Federman - performed by Josh Groban
 * "Cheer Up Terry" written by John Legend & Justin Paul - performed by Sandra Bullock
 * "Alex's Song" written by John Legend & Zubin Sedghi - performed by Idris Elba
 * "I Hate People" written by Jonathan Coulton – performed by George Lopez, Alan Tudyk, Channing Tatum, James Corden & Maya Rudolph
 * "When I First Saw You" written by Joe Hawley, Zubin Sedghi, Elton John & John Legend - performed by Diego Luna
 * "No Dames!" written by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul - performed by Diego Luna, Matthew Lillard, Topher Grace, Bobby Moynihan & Neil DeGrasse Tyson
 * "Candy Candy" written by Bryan Adams (music & lyrics) and Jim Vallance (music & lyrics) - performed by Clark Gregg
 * "Habakkuk Matata" written by  Laurie Berkner,  Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, Bobby Golden, Elton John & Bernie Taupin - performed by Sean Astin & Tom Kenny
 * "Gonna Be Alright" written by Raphael Saadiq & Taura Stinson - performed by Reggie Fils-Aimé
 * "This World Es Mi Familia" written by Germaine Franco, Adrian Molina, Joe Hawley, Benj Pasek & Bernie Taupin - performed by Harley Bird with additional vocals by Josh Groban & Ginnifer Goodwin
 * "There Are Friends Not Food" written by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul - performed by Clark Gregg, Harland Williams, Mark Calaway, Adam Copeland, Leati Anoa'i', Mike Mizanin, Kenny Ortega, Sean Astin (dialogue), Tom Kenny (dialogue), Harley Bird (dialogue), Ginnifer Goodwin (dialogue), Melissa McCarthy (dialogue), Ryan Reynolds (dialogue) & Idris Elba (dialogue)
 * "As You See Me (Lullaby Version)" written by Joe Hawley, Zubin Sedghi, Rob Cantor, Andrew Horowitz & Ross Federman - performed by Diego Luna & Chaniya Mahon
 * "Thank You Very Much" written by Cyndi Lauper, Elton John, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul - performed by Idris Elba, Additional Voices
 * "[I Guess I] Miss You" written by John Legend - performed by Idris Elba & Ryan Reynolds.
 * " That's What Christmas Needs To Me " written by Allen Story, Anna Gordy Gaye, and George Gordy - performed by Saving Forever
 * "Suppertime" wriitten by Clark Gesner - performed by Alan Tudyk, Max Charles (dialogue), Diego Luna (dialogue), Channing Tatum (dialogue), & George Lopez (dialogue)
 * "Straight to You" written by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, Zubin Sedghi & Joe Hawley - performed by Melissa McCarthy & Adam Katz ft. London Philharmonic Orchestra & Metro Voices
 * "As You See Me (Fail Version)" written by Joe Hawley, Zubin Sedghi, Rob Cantor, Andrew Horowitz & Ross Federman - destroyed by Josh Groban
 * "As You See Me (Reunion Version)" written by Joe Hawley, Zubin Sedghi, Rob Cantor, Andrew Horowitz & Ross Federman - performed by Max Charles & Betty White
 * "Let this Thing Grow/Can You Feel It/Don't Stop/Jai Ho!/Thumbtumping/Never Forget/Hey Jude/One Day Like This/Getting Better (Reprise)" written by Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, Jonathan Coulton, Ringo Starr, Joe Hawley, Zubin Sedghi, Rob Cantor, They Might Be Giants, Laurie Berkner, Bobby Golden, Andrew Horowitz, Ross Federman, Panic! at the Disco, Cyndi Lauper, Yolanda Adams, Jackie Jackson, Michael Jackson, Christine McVie, A.R. Rahman, Sampooran Kalra, Tanvi Shah, Judith Abbott, Duncan Bruce, Paul Greco, Anne Holden, Darren Hamer, Nigel Hunter, Louise Watts, Allan Whalley, Gary Barlow, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Guy Garvey, Craig Potter, Mark Potter, Pete Turner & Richard Jupp - performed by Diego Luna, Laurie Berkner, Josh Groban, Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Idris Elba, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Ginnifer Goodwin, Melissa McCarthy, Alison Brie, Thomas Barbusca, Reggie Fils-Aimé, Alan Tudyk, Channing Tatum, James Corden, George Lopez, Maya Rudolph, Max Charles, Mariel Sheets, Estelle Harris, Clark Gregg, Mark Calaway, Adam Copeland, Leati Anoa'i', Mike Mizanin, Kenny Ortega & Additional Voices
 * "Getting Better" written by Elton John, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, Jonathan Coulton Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Joe Hawley, Zubin Sedghi, Rob Cantor, They Might Be Giants, Laurie Berkner, Bobby Golden, Andrew Horowitz & Ross Federman - performed by Sia ft. Ariana Grande
 * "Candle In The Wind (Album Version)" written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin - performed by Celine Dion
 * "As You See Me (End Credits Version)" written by Joe Hawley, Zubin Sedghi, Rob Cantor, Andrew Horowitz & Ross Federman - performed by Mumford & Sons

Production
In Janurary 2015, it was reported that Elton John would produce a faith-based musical film inspired by the 2017 Broadway Show under his production company, Rocket Pictures, in collaboration with Paramount Animation & Warner Animation Group, In April 2015, Variety reported that Kenny Ortega & Bill Condon would direct the film in his directing debut. On August 14, 2015, it was announced that the film,

The animation will be produced by Reel FX Creative Studios

Casting
On Feburary 5, 2017, it was reported that Maya Rudolph and Alan Tudyk would be in the film. The rest of the cast was announced on July 19, 2017.

Release
In August 2016, the release date was set for December 8th 2017. Candle in The Wind is preceded by Unikitty's episode No Day Like Snow Day, the short was later re-released in theatres with Teen Titans GO! To The Movies in selected theaters in the UK.

Trivia

 * STX Films, WWE Studios, The Kerner Entertainment Company, Rocket Pictures, & The Kennedy/Marshall Company's first full-length film to be a musical.
 * This is Kenny Ortega & Bill Condon's first animated musical feature film as a director.
 * The third Hasbro Animation film to be scored by Christopher Lennertz, after Inanimate Insanity Nickel's Family Reunion (with Mark Motherbaugh) & The Globe Movie (with John Debney).
 * The first Hasbro Animation film composed by Howard Goodall.
 * Featuring Songs Written by Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, Jonathan Coulton, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Joe Hawley, Zubin Sedghi, Rob Cantor, They Might Be Giants, Laurie Berkner, Bobby Golden, Andrew Horowitz, Ross Federman, Panic! at the Disco, Cyndi Lauper, Yolanda Adams, & John Legend. & Performed by The Whole Cast
 * Featuring the 2 Original Songs performed by Sia ft. Ariana Grande & The New Cover of "Candle In The Wind" performed by Celine Dion.
 * From the Studios that brought you "The Lego Movie" "The Globe Movie" & "Gnomeo & Juliet".
 * This is the first STX Films animated film.
 * This is the first Broadway musical turns into a Animated film.