Kirby: The Movie

Kirby's Dream Land is a 2021 animated action comedy movie based on the game by its own name, made by DreamWorks Animation and Nintendo Studios and distributed by Universal Pictures. It was released on August 20, 2021.

Plot/Summary
The blue fat King Dedede has stolen all the food in Dream Land. Only one hero must rise, his name is Kirby, with help from Tiff and Tuff, he can suck 'em up, spit 'em out, and defeat the bosses.

Cast
Tom Kenny as Kirby

Dwayne Johnson as King Dedede

Amanda Leighton as Tiff

Ben Schwartz as Tuff

Walt Dohrn as Whispy Woods

Jason Sudeikis as Kracko

Paul Rudd and Lucy Hale as Lololo and Lalala

Johnny Depp as Waddle Dee

Danny McBride as Bronto Burt

Jonathan Aryan Jafari as Poppy Bros. Sr.

Production
On October 7, 2019, DreamWorks Animation announced that a film based on the video game Kirby's Dream World was in development with 20th Century Fox set to distribute. In 2016, following the acquisition of DreamWorks, 20th Century Fox pulled it from their schedule and instead said the film would be released by Universal Pictures on January 10, 2020. In October 2018, Universal Pictures moved the film to premiere on October 23, 2020. In March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it's release was delayed to August 20, 2021.

Logo Variations
Universal Pictures - Instead of Planet Earth, the word Universal would be in Planet Popstar

DreamWorks Animation - None

Nintendo Studios - Kirby Runs And Bangs Mario Question Mark instead of Mario

Ratings and Reviews
Kirby's Dream Land got a bunch of good reviews and a few of bad reviews. IMDb reviewed this a 7.5/10 and Rotten Tomatoes gave this a 92% on the Tomatometer. Rachel Wagner commented on the Rotten Tomatoes page of it, "Wow, video games are now turning into movies, nowadays. This is the cutest movie I've ever seen!" ABC 6 News said, "A little pink cute movie of all times."

Release
Kirby's Dream World was released on August 20, 2021, by Universal Pictures and Nintendo Studios. It was originally scheduled to be released on April 5, 2019, by 20th Century Fox, instead, Universal Pictures picked up the rights and moved it to January 10, 2020. It was then moved to October 23, 2020. In March 2020, it was delayed to the August 2021 date.

Sequel
On March 25th, 2022, DreamWorks confirmed that a Kirby's Dream Land sequel would be announced with Universal Pictures dropping out of the project, with Warner Bros. Pictures taking over distribution rights to the film. Universal Pictures still owns the rights to the first film though. The sequel, Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, was released on July 4, 2025.