Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (live action remake)

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is a 2020 American science fiction comedy film produced by Sony Pictures, directed by Will Gluck, and written by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. Loosely based on the 1978 children’s book of the same name, The film is a Live-Action remake of the 2009 computer-animated film of the same name. The film stars Timothee Chalamet,  Chloe Grace Mortez, Sean Connery, Jonah Hill, Alec Baldwin, Idris Elba, Peter Dinklage, and Neil Patrick Harris.

Production on the film began in 2014 with Kenan Thompson originally cast as Earl Devereaux. After Thompson dropped out due to scheduling conflicts with Saturday Night Live, the role went to Elba. Filming took place in California and Ontario and lasted three months from early 2018 to Mid 2019.

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs was theatrically released in the United States on February 14, 2020, by Columbia Pictures. The film was a commercial success and garnered generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for its humor and many references to the original movie and book, and grossed $160 million against its $91 million budget.

A sequel is in development, with Lord and Miller as the screenwriters, Gluck returning as director and as producer, and Jason Connery protraying Tim Lockwood after his father's death in October 2020,

Cast
Timothee Chalament as Flint Lockwood

Chloe Grace Mortez as Sam Sparks

Jonah Hill as 'Baby' Brent

Neil Patrick Harris as Steve (Voice)

Jack Black as Joe Towne

Sean Connery as Tim Lockwood

Peter Dinklage as Manny

Idris Elba as Earl Devereaux

Alec Baldwin as Mayor Shelbourne

Eddie Murphy as Patrick Patrickson