Undertale: Genocide

Undertale: Genocide is a 2029 American live action/computer animated fantasy adventure film directed by Fede Álvarez and written by Alvarez and Michael Waldron. A sequel to the 2026 film Undertale, itself based on the cult classic RPG created by Toby Fox, it stars Mckenna Grace, Olivia Rodrigo, and Finn Wolfhard in their live action roles, while Bill Skarsgard, Jessica Chastain, Keanu Reeves, Tom Hardy, Ella Purnell, Stephanie Beatriz, Norman Reedus, Idris Elba, and Rami Malek play their animated roles.

The film's storyline was largely an adaptation of the no mercy/genocide route from the game. The plot follows Frisk and Leon trying to survive against Chara, the first soul to ever climb Mt. Ebott, as she resets everything the two did, with the save file getting corrupted, and splitting the two apart, with Frisk being forced to destroy everything, and Leon needing to stop Chara before she takes over the world.

The film gained average to positive reviews from critics and fans of the game.

Plot
The movie begins with Sans walking down Snowdin, when

Humans

 * McKenna Grace as Frisk Dreemurr-
 * Olivia Rodrigo as Chara Kindleton-
 * Finn Wolfhard as Leon Porter-
 * Melissa Benoist as Betty Porter-
 * Al Pacino as Adam Kindleton-
 * Morgan Lily as Patience-
 * Ty Simpkins as Bravery-
 * Storm Reid as Integrity-
 * Maddie Ziegler as Perseverance-
 * Noah Schapp as Kindness-
 * Louis Ashbourne Serkis as Justice-

Monsters
Other actors include Kathryn Newton, Ezra Miller, and Florence Pugh.
 * Bill Skarsgard as Flowey the Flower-
 * Jessica Chastain as Toriel Dreemurr-
 * Keanu Reeves as Sans the Skeleton-
 * Tom Hardy as Papyrus the Skeleton-
 * Norman Reedus as Gaster-
 * Ella Purnell as Undyne-
 * Justin Felbinger as Monster Kid-
 * Stephanie Beatriz as Alphys-
 * Anthony Ramos as Mettaton-
 * Idris Elba as Asgore Dreemurr-
 * Max Charles as Asriel Dreemurr-
 * Rami Malek as Asriel Dreemurr (God of Hyperdeath)-

Development
While at the San Diego Comic Con promoting the first entry in the Undertale film series, Phil Lord and Toby Fox, the original developer of the game discussed a potential sequel. Lord said that he began writing the screenplay for the second film after completing the first and had plans to make it about the genocide run. However, he said that the movie would not be made if the movie was a box office bomb. So then, in December 2028, after the critical and commercial success of the movie, Polygon reported that development of a sequel to Undertale was going to be made, with Evil Dead and Don't Breathe director Fede Álvarez set to direct and Loki creator Michael Waldron set to write the script. On February 3, 2029, it was announced that Olivia Rodrigo and Norman Reedus would play both Chara and Gaster. In April 19, it was announced that Jeremy Slater would revise the script originally by Dunstan and Melton.

Filming
Filming began in the same place the last movie was made in May 30, which ended in December 16.

Music
The music was once again composed by Alexandre Desplat.

Release
The film had it's debut premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Home media
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released the movie on DVD and Blu-ray on September 8, 2031. The discs included behind-the-scenes footage with the cast, promotional shots, deleted scenes, and some commentary from Moretz.

Box office
Undertale: Genocide grossed $123 million in the United States and Canada and $263 million in other territories for a worldwide gross of $422.6 million. Made on a production budget of $98 million, with $44.5 million more spent on global marketing costs, the film needed to make at least $200-300 million worldwide in order to break-even.

Critical response
Undertale: Genocide gained generally average to positive reviews, with praise towards to the film's casting, animation, screenplay, musical score, and faithfulness to Toby Fox's video game. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 87%, based on 329 reviews, and an average rating of 7.5/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "The sequel to a video game movie couldn't be better than this, eat your heart out, Mortal Kombat." On Metacritic, it had "69/100" rating of positive reviews indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade "A-" on a A+ to F scale. Audiences surveyed by PostTrak gave the film an overall positive score of 80% and 65% of the audience would definitely recommend.