Gravity Falls (2033 film)

Gravity Falls would be a 2033 live-action/hand-drawn animation hybrid supernatural adventure mystery comedy produced by Walt Disney Pictures, T-Street, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and Stone Circle Pictures. A follow-up to the 2013 Disney animated series of the same name by Alex Hirsch, the film would be directed by Guillermo del Toro and Rian Johnson, who would also produce the film alongside Hirsch, while Johnson and Hirsch would write the screenplay from an story by del Toro and Hirsch, and Don Hahn, Ram Bergan, Jennifer Lee, and former Gravity Falls director Matt Braly would serve as executive-producers. The film would star Zendaya in a live-action role, as well as Jason Ritter, Kristen Schaal, Dee Bradley Baker, and Hirsch, reprising their voice roles from the series. Mark Mothersbaugh would compose the score for the film.

Following the end of the series in 2015, Hirsch expressed interest in creating follow-up material to the series. In early 2029, it would be reported that Hirsch is set to produce a live-action/animated hybrid film adaptation of Gravity Falls. In late 2029, Rian Johnson would be hired to co-write and produce the film alongside Hirsch, and by early 2030, he would be confirmed to be directing the film alongside Guillermo del Toro. In mid- 2030, it would be announced that Zendaya has been cast in the film's lead live-action role, while Ritter and Schaal would be set to reprise their roles from the series as the voices of Dipper and Mabel, respectively.

Hirsch would choose to develop the film as a live-action/animated hybrid because he would feel "its the most appropiate and respectful way to put the characters in a live-action enviroment". The filmmakers would see every episode of the series in order to make sure the film's plot is consistent with the series' continuity. They would also develop the film similarly to a Gravity Falls episode in order to "truly respect the essence of the show", and they would recruit animators from Disney Television Animation to work at Walt Disney Animation Studios on the film's animated parts in order for the animation to "both have a sense of nostalgia for the fans and contain a cinematic level of equality for average viewers".

Gravity Falls would be released in July 15, 2033, and would be critically acclaimed, with critics praising the film's direction, writing, faithfulness to the source material, performances, score, animation, and visual effects. The film would also be a commercial success, earning 987 million dollars at the worldwide box office over a budget of 130 million dollars. The film would earn an Annie Award for Best Animated Feature and a Saturn Award for Best Animated Film, as well as two Academy Award nominations for Best Visual Effects and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Synopsis
Set 5 years after the Weirdmaggedon, Gravity Falls sees Dipper and Mabel coming back to the town for a little reunion to commemorate old memories and create new ones. However, after just one day of being back in town, they already find themselves in a weird situation: The twins suddenly find themselves in a live-action world! Not knowing how or why the are there, the two, with the help of a scientist girl named Rosalind, must discover how to return home, but Mabel soon grows to love everything in the live-action world, causing her to question whether she wants to come back. However, as the Mystery Twins and their new friend investigate why they ended up in the live-action world, they discover something bigger than what they could expect, putting not only the live-action world, but every dimension in the multiverse in danger.

Cast

 * Zendaya as Rosalind, a scientist girl from the live-action dimension, who reclutantly agrees to help Dipper and Mabel to return home, while dismissing their claims and theories involving magic. Zendaya would say that "her arc in the film is more than just accepting that magic is real, but also accept that her life is changing in ways that are out of her comfort zone".

Voice cast

 * Jason Ritter as Dipper Pines, the 18-year-old twin of Mabel Pines, and a lover of mysteries and anything supernatural. Ritter would reprise his role from the TV series. John Aoshima and Andreas Deja would serve as Dipper's supervising animators.
 * Kristen Schaal as Mabel Pines, the 18-year-old twin of Dipper Pines, and a big optimist with an eccentric and energetic personality, who becomes torn between wanting to return home and staying in the live-action world. Schaal would say that "while in the series we saw her as outright fearful to things changing, she's more torn here, unsure whether she wants things to change or not". Schaal would reprise her role from the TV series. Matt Braly and Bruce W. Smith would serve as Mabel's supervising animators.
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Waddles, Mabel's pet pig, who also gets transported into the live-action world with them. Baker would reprise his role from the TV series. Aaron Springer and Chris Buck would serve as Waddles' supervising animators.
 * Alex Hirsch as Bill Cipher, a powerful dream demon able to manipulate others into doing his bidding, who ressurected himself in the live-action world after being killed in the animation world, and brought Dipper and Mabel to the live-action world in order to kill them in an area where they are vulnerable. Hirsch would reprise his role from the TV series. Joe Pitt and Eric Goldberg would serve as Bill's supervising animators.


 * Eugenio Debrez as Soos, an hispanic friend of Dipper and Mabel's, and the owner of the Mystery Shack. Hirsch, who previously voiced Soos in the TV series, would recast Debrez in the role due to the character's hispanic roots. Matt Braly and Mark Henn would serve as Soos' supervising animators.


 * Linda Cardelini as Wendy, a 23-year-old tomboyish girl and Dipper's former crush. Cardellini would reprise her role from the TV series. Joe Pitt and Anthony DeRosa would serve as Wendy's supervising animators.

Music
Mark Mothersbaugh would compose the score for the film, which would feature themes from the series by Brad Breeck. Mothersbaugh would be personally asked by Hirsch to compose the score for the film because he felt his work on Marvel Studios' Thor: Ragnarok (2017) "proved that he's able to recreate the score for the series in a very cinematic style". Mothersbaugh would "re-use and recontextualize" each returning character's individual themes from the series. Mothersbaugh would also compose a theme for Rosalind that "was at first technological, but later became more magical as the story progresses".

The film would also feature several background songs in the film, which directors Guillermo del Toro and Rian Johnson would explain was inspired by a few episodes featuring background songs, which they concluded "it meant that people wouldn't get mad at using music by modern artists, as long as they were original". Bebe Rexha would also perform a song for the film's end credits.

Critical reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film would have a weighted rating of 90%, with an average rating of 9/10, based on 220 reviews. The website's critical consensus would read, "A faithful follow-up to the hit series of the same name, Gravity Falls offers enough mystery, fantasy, and humor to satisfy fans of the series, while without leaving newcomers behind". On Metacritic, the film would have a weighted rating of 65 out of 100, based on 50 reviews, indicating "generally positive reviews".

Trivia

 * This would be the fifth theatrical Disney film to be based on a TV series, after DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990), A Goofy Movie (1995), Doug's First Movie (1999), Recess: School's Out (2001), and Teacher's Pet (2004).
 * This would also be the first Disney film based on a TV series to be a live-action/animation hybrid.
 * According to director Guillermo del Toro, the filmmakers would aim for "a combination between the openings of Disney classics like Cinderella and a campfire story" for the film's opening.
 * According to Hirsch, the character of Robbie wouldn't be featured due to controversies surronding his voice actor, T.J. Miller.
 * Former Gravity Falls storyboard artist Dana Terrace would serve as the film's director of animation.

Easter eggs

 * The book seen at the start of the film would resemble the journals featured througth the series.
 * Near the start of the film, Sheriff Blubs and Deputy Durdland would be ssen recreating the famous spaghetti scene from Lady and the Tramp (1955).
 * At one point in the film, Mabel would comment that she "used to have a crush on the 10 dolar guy, but got over it after a few history lessons", a reference to the episode "The Love God", which revealed she had a crush on Alexander Hamilton, througth she only knew him as "the guy on the $10 bill".
 * The film's end credits sequence would resemble the credits from the series' finale "Weirdmaggedn Part 3: Take Back the Falls".