The Cassowary and The Face Paint

 is a American 3D computer-animated adventure fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Rob Minkoff and Gary Trousdale. The movie is developed by DreamWorks Animation SKG and is distributed by Universal Pictures. The movie is released on December 22, 2021.

Synposis
In the city lived by animals, a oridinary cassowary (voiced by Bradley Cooper) discovers that the human-like creatures called the Face Paints, where they were believed, actually exists, but discovers that they are not evil than he thought they were.

Characters
(W.I.P)
 * Charlie Cassoston (voiced by Bradley Cooper) - The cassowary and the main protagonist of the movie.
 * Kristina (voiced by Anna Kendrick) - A face-paint who became best friends with Charlie and the deutagonist.
 * William (voiced by Kevin Hart) - A finger who is Kristina's uncle and the tritagonist.
 * Mayor Wilkenbeard (voiced by Ray Romano) - A cassowary who is the mayor of AnimalTown and the main antagonist of the movie. He despises the Face Paints, and made the story up about them being evil.
 * Chip (voiced by Josh Gad) - A gerbil who is the secondary (former) antagonist who is the Mayor's assistant.
 * Nancy (voiced by Kate Winslet) - A Mexican/American face paint who is Kristina's best friend and the pentagonist.
 * Delaney (voiced by Anne Hathaway) - A face paint who is one of Kristina's best friends.
 * Zach (voiced by Chris Pratt) - A surfer like finger that is chill.
 * Ansley (voiced by Lindsay Lohan) - A face paint.
 * Bridget (voiced by TBD) - A face paint that betrayed her race and oddly supports Wilkenbeard
 * Chuck Cassoton (voiced by Harrison Ford) - Charlie's father and a inventor thought to be crazy.

Variants

 * Universal Pictures - none
 * DreamWorks Animation SKG - Normal music plays, but the sky is night blue and Nancy is in the Fishing Boy's place.

Critical response
This movie has received near critical-acclaim/generally positive reviews from critics and viewers alike with it getting a 89% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 8.9/10 on IMDB.

Rating
The movie is rated PG for action, mild peril, some rude humor, and thematic elements.

Short film
The film will feature a Trolls theaterical short film titled Cooper's Big Party!.

Possible sequel
The Producers talked about creating a sequel.

Trivia

 * This is the first known DreamWorks Animation film to bring most people into tears, and be a pure drama film.