ROBLOX: The Movie

"The world was not always a friendly place."

- Tagline for the film.

Roblox: The Movie (also referred to as The Roblox Movie, or Roblox Movie)is an upcoming computer-animated film produced by Illumination and Roblox Corporation, and distributed by Universal Pictures. It is a feature film adaptation of the 2006 video game, Roblox. The film is directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic from a screenplay by Matthew Fogel and features an ensemble voice cast including Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen, Fred Armisen, Kevin Michael Richardson, Sebastian Maniscalco, and John Shedletsky.

Due to the fact that Roblox has no direct plot, they were reluctant to license their game for a film adaptation. However, Roblox creator David Baszucki became interested in developing a Roblox film when he saw many fan-made Roblox short films on various video-sharing platforms, and through Roblox's work with Universal Parks & Resorts to create Roblox-based attractions, he met Illumination founder Chris Meledandri. By 2016, the two were discussing a Roblox film, and in January 2018, Roblox announced that they would collaborate with Illumination and Universal to produce it. Production was underway by 2020.

The film is scheduled to be released on April 7, 2023.

Voice cast

 * Chris Pratt as Jake
 * Charlie Day as Melvin
 * Anya Taylor-Joy as Jesse
 * Jack Black as 1x1x1x1
 * Keegan-Michael Key as Sean
 * Seth Rogen as Omar
 * Fred Armisen as Sean and Omar's father
 * Kevin Michael Richardson as John Doe
 * Sebastian Maniscalco as Builderman
 * John Shedletsky as himself

Development
Due to their game having no direct plot, American video game developer Roblox Corporation became wary of licensing it for a film adaptation. WIP

Casting
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Animation
The film is being animated by Illumination Studios Paris, which has animated many of Illumination's previous films, in Paris, France. Production was underway by September 2020.

Release
The film is scheduled to be released by Universal Pictures on April 7, 2023, having been previously scheduled to be released on December 21, 2022. It will be available to stream on Peacock 45 days afterwards.

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