Powerpuff Girls: The Wrath of Deathslaver

Powerpuff Girls: The Wrath of Deathslaver is a 2019 American 2D Flash animated superhero comedy film, based on the Cartoon Network animated reboot series of the same name. The film is produced by Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios with animation provided by Copernicus Studios. The film serves as a sequel to 2002's The Powerpuff Girls Movie and 2018's Rise of the Powerpuff Girls. The film is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was directed by Chris McKay, as well as written by original series creator Craig McCracken. The events of the film take place during the third season of The Powerpuff Girls. This makes it the second and final theatrical Powerpuff Girls Reboot film to hit the big screen. In theaters, a The Fungies! short entitled Mushroom Fight was shown prior to the film.

The film features Amanda Leighton, Kristen Li, Natalie Palamides, Tom Kane and Tom Kenny reprising their roles from the series, as well as Ryan Potter, Idris Elba and Max Charles reprising their roles from the first film, featuring guest stars Jake Johnson, Mike Henry, Scott Menville and Brad Pitt. The film will be theatrically released in theaters on October 18, 2019 in the United States and United Kingdom, by Warner Bros. The movie received mixed to positive reviews from critics and was a box office success, earning $65 million against its $12 million budget.

Plot
After two months when the Powerpuff Girls and the DJDuff boys defeated Breach, the world is at peace. But later on, the Rowdyruff Boys meet a new leader called: Deathslaver, their goal is to get revenge on the Powerpuff Girls and destroy them. During the fight, Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup face the Rowdyruff Boys at the city, then Deathslaver attacks Blossom and retreats. Later, the Powerpuff Girls can't move against Deathslaver because he's too strong for them. It is up to the DJDuff Boys to defeat the Powerpuff killer before the world is doomed.

Cast

 * Amanda Leighton as Blossom
 * Kristen Li as Bubbles
 * Natalie Palamides as Buttercup
 * Jake Johnson as Deathslaver
 * Mike Henry as Brick
 * Scott Menville as Boomer
 * Brad Pitt as Butch
 * Ryan Potter as Zahn Martin
 * Max Charles as Justice
 * Idris Elba as Cool Destiny
 * Olivia Olson as Bliss
 * Tom Kenny as The Mayor of Townsville, Narrator
 * Tom Kane as Professor Utonium
 * Ellie Kemper as Ms. Keane

Rating
Powerpuff Girls: The Wrath of Deathslaver is Rated PG for Parental Guidance.

Genre
Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Production
On December 17, 2018, Warner Bros. announced the film and its release date of October 18, 2019, with most of the show's cast reprising their roles. A month later, the film's title and teaser poster debuted, and it was announced that Ryan Potter, Idris Elba and Max Charles will reprise their roles from the first film. The film marks the twenty-first time a theatrical Cartoon Network film is produced by Warner Bros. Animation, instead of Warner Animation Group since the group's formation in 2013.

On June 10, 2019, it was announced that actor and comedian Jake Johnson was part of the cast (replacing Justin Theroux for the role), as Deathslaver, respectively, with Mike Henry, Scott Menville and Brad Pitt revealed as The Rowdyruff Boys the same day (replacing Rob Paulsen and Roger L. Jackson for the roles). Ellie Kemper (who previously voiced Princess Morbucks in the first film), was announced to voice Ms. Keane in the second film (replacing Jennifer Hale for the role).

Music
John Powell returned to compose the soundtrack for the film.

Theatrical release
The movie will be released in the United States and United Kingdom on October 18, 2019, by Warner Bros. Pictures, on the same year as Cartoon Network's previous film, Milky Way and the Galaxy Girls. The film will be presented in a 1.85:1 format, rather than Warner Animation Group's standard 2.39:1 format on its previous titles. The film's theatrical release will be preceded by Mushroom Fight, a short film based on Cartoon Network's upcoming animated television series The Fungies!.

Home media release
The film was released on Digital on December 31, 2019 and Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K-Ultra HD on January 21, 2020, by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. It contains the deleted scenes, a ''The Fungies! short film Mushroom Fight, the 18-minute featurette, the behind-the-scenes look at Powerpuff Girls: The Wrath of Deathslaver, featuring interviews with most of the principal cast and crew, animatics, the audio commentaries and the sneak peek of The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie 3''.

Box office
Powerpuff Girls: The Wrath of Deathslaver has grossed $17.1 million in the United States and Canada, and $48.2 million in other territories, for a total worldwide gross of $65.3 million, against a production budget of $12 million.

In the United States and Canada, Powerpuff Girls: The Wrath of Deathslaver was released alongside The Addams Family, and was initially projected to gross around $15 million from 3,190 theaters in its opening weekend, with a chance to go as high as $21 million. However, after making $4.8 million on its first day (including $1 million from Thursday night previews), estimates were lowered to $12 million, and it ended up debuting to $12.5 million, finishing 5th at the box office.

Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 89% based on 120 reviews and an average rating of 6.25/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Powerpuff Girls: The Wrath of Deathslaver is a big cinematic superhero movie the whole family and every children can enjoy, and in the end, it's got some positive messages." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 67 out of 100 based on 27 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.

Trivia

 * This is the second and final feature film of the series.
 * This is the second and final animated Powerpuff Girls Reboot movie to hit theaters.
 * The movie will be in IMAX and Rated PG.
 * This is Cartoon Network's 20th theatrical film of all time after The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002), Regular Show: The Movie (2015), The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017), Teen Titans GO! To The Movies (2018) and Milky Way and the Galaxy Girls (2019).
 * Although, Teen Titans Go! and Ninjago are only aired by CN, and they’re made by Warner Bros. As well, Milky Way and the Galaxy Girls is a toy line created and developed by Lauren Faust, the creator of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.
 * This was one of the successful films of 2019.
 * The film was in normal 3D, Real D 3D, IMAX 3D, Digital 3D, & XD 3D.
 * The original cast reprised their roles in the movie, with the exception on Jennifer Hale as Ms. Keane, Justin Theroux as Deathslaver and Rob Paulsen and Roger L. Jackson as The Rowdyruff Boys from the original series. Instead this film has respectively Ellie Kemper, Jake Johnson, Mike Henry, Scott Menville and Brad Pitt taking on the roles.
 * This is the next theatrical 2D animated superhero movie in 26 years after Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993), a year after Rise of the Powerpuff Girls (2018) and this year after OK K.O.! Let's Save The Universe (2019) and BEN 10: The Movie (2019).
 * This marks as Warner Bros.' next 2D animated theatrical film. Warner Bros. had its original feature animation division, which produced 2D animated films.
 * Before the movie, a short film called "Mushroom Fight" based on Cartoon Network's upcoming animated television series The Fungies! was played.
 * This is Warner Bros.' twenty-first traditionally animated film to be released theatrically, after  Clifford's Really Big Movie  released 15 years prior.
 * This is the seventeenth theatrical Warner Bros. film to rely solely on Flash animation instead of traditional hand-drawn animation, or CGI animation.
 * This is Warner Animation Group's twenty-fourth traditionally animated film.
 * The film will be animated by Copernicus Studios, with the overseas animation provided by Sunmin Image Pictures Co.
 * This film marks the third time Copernicus Studios is in charge of an animated superhero movie, after Teen Titans GO! To The Movies (2018) and Rise of the Powerpuff Girls (2018).
 * This is Chris McKay 's second Warner Bros. animated film to direct, after  The Lego Batman Movie  released 2 years prior.

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