Cuphead (2019)

Cuphead is an 2019 American-Canadian 2D comedy-drama-animated film based on the game of the same name. This film was produced by the StudioMDHR itself with the main help of Paramount Animation, which was responsible for drawing the film and so on, and the film was distributed by Universal Pictures. This film is an adaptation of this game.

Synopsis
One day the brothers Cuphead and Mugmen are trapped by the Devil in his casino. The devil invites the brothers to find the remaining debtors before the next midnight and the brothers go on an adventure. The brothers will have to fight these debtors, and it will be difficult.

Plot
On the fictional Inkwell Isle, Cuphead and his brother, Mugman, are two fun-loving cups who live under the watchful eye of Elder Kettle. Against the elder's warnings, the brothers enter the Devil's Casino and begin playing craps. When they go on a winning streak, the Devil himself offers to raise the stakes. If Cuphead and Mugman can win one more roll, they will receive all the money in the casino; if not, the Devil will take their souls. Cuphead loses by rolling snake eyes, and he and Mugman beg for mercy. The Devil makes a deal with them: If the two can collect a "soul contract" from each of his runaway soul debtors by midnight the next day, he might let them keep theirs. They visit Elder Kettle, who gives them a potion that allows them to fire blasts from their fingers to aid in their quest, but also warns them that the debtors may change physical form in an effort to stop them.

The brothers travel around the Inkwell Isles, fighting the debtors in order to obtain their contracts. On entering the second island, the Elder Kettle notices that the duo are getting stronger from their battles, and informs them about "doing the right thing" when they come up against the Devil again. Once they have the contracts, they return to the Devil's Casino, but its manager, King Dice, blocks their way. Claiming that they have caused him to lose a bet with the Devil, he forces them to fight several of his henchmen before confronting them directly. After the brothers defeat King Dice, the player must choose whether to give the contracts to the Devil. If the player turns over the contracts, the Devil turns the brothers into his evil lackeys, and the game ends; if not, the Devil becomes furious at the brothers' refusal to honor their deal and fights them himself. Cuphead and Mugman triumph over him, burn the contracts and race home. Learning that they no longer have anything to fear from the Devil, the former debtors honor the brothers for their heroic actions.

Cast

 * Mike Henry as Cuphead.
 * Scott Grimes as Mugman.
 * John Goodman as Elder Kettle.
 * Carlos Bernard as King Dice.
 * Stephen Colbert as The Devil.

Announcement
The film was announced at a press conference by the StudioMDHR developers in 2018, where it was said that they were already working on a film adaptation of the game. They even showed the first promo art for the film. The fans and people who attended this press conference were both puzzled and at the same time surprised by this unexpected turn for them.

Writting
The script for the film began its work 5 months after the release of the game itself. Since this is a film adaptation of the film, the plot is the same as the original game, but slightly modified. Film script was written by David Arquette.

Filming
Filming began in March 2018, more precisely, the development of animation, voice acting and so on. StudioMDHR was responsible for almost all of this, but with the main help of Paramount Animation. Work on the animation and on the entire film was completed closer to May 2019.

In Cinema

 * 29 June, 2019 - USA
 * 30 June, 2019 - Canada
 * 1 Jule, 2019 - Worldwide

Home Media

 * 26 March, 2019 - USA (Netflix, HBO, DVD and Blue-Ray)
 * 28 March, 2019 - Canada (Netflix, HBO, DVD and Blue-Ray)
 * 3 April, 2019 - Worldwide (Netflix, HBO, DVD and Blue-Ray)

Soundtrack
Full Soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTSIqhWP1gKVcDruitj0nq1mN3B--PUPh

Reception
After the successful launch of the film for cinemas, people and even gamers began to evaluate the film in the same way as the game - positively. On the Rotten Tomatoes website, the film was rated 10 out of 10 as one of the funniest adaptations of games.

Sequels
TBD

Credits
See: Cuphead (2019)/Credits.

Trivia

 * The film was announced in 2018.
 * The film was made with high quality and successfully in just a year.
 * In the film's just-beginning voice acting tests, the Devil was voiced by Val Kilmer.
 * Initially, the film was planned to be postponed to 2021, but since the work on the film was almost completed, and the fans did not want to wait long, they decided to release it in 2019.