The Face Paint Gang Movie

 is a 2021 American animated fantasy comedy-drama adventure film directed by Charlie Bean and Sam Register (in his film directoral debut) with Jessica Borutski, Roy Lee and Dan Lin producing. Originally planned as a sequel in 2012, the movie was revamped into a completely new movie, making fans to consider the movie as a reboot to the 1998 theatrical film. The movie was produced by Lin Pictures, Vertigo Entertainment, Rat-Pac Dune Entertainment, and Warner Animation Group (with Toon Boom Animation doing the animation for the movie) and is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.

The movie was released on May 7, 2021. Despite getting mixed reviews from critics, the movie received positive reviews from audiences and was a box-office success, grossing over at least 1 billion, becoming one of WAG's highest grossing films and WAG's second film to reach a billion mark, after The Bunnicula Movie.

Synopsis
Collin and his gang get chosen as heroes when a strange creature from the planet called "Darkamars" want to take over the whole city, but they may have to team up with their enemy, Dr. Squidbad, in order to defeat him.

Animation
The animation for the movie is outsourced to Toon Boom Animation in Canada.

Rating
The movie is rated PG by the MPAA for action, rude humor and some thematic elements.

Trivia

 * Unlike the previous film, which got a G rating, this movie took advantage of the PG rating.
 * The animation is more fluid than in the 2018 reboot.