Collin the Speedy Boy (film)

Collin the Speedy Boy is an American CGI-animated action-adventure-science fiction film based on the homonymous video game series, being directed by Mike Mitchell. It is produced by OMH Studios, Village Roadshow Pictures and Warner Animation Group and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, being released on January 10th, 2020.

Summary
Collin has been a speedy boy for a few years as he has been feeling quite bored lately. He is soon thrust into a massive adventure encountering several new forces while trying to prevent Bryte from crafting a massive weapon to enslave the world.

Voice cast

 * Jack Quaid as Collin Brady/Collin the Speedy Boy, TBD.
 * Andy Samberg as Tommy the Opossum, TBD
 * Adam Scott as Cooper Elledge/Cooper the Speedy Dog, TBD
 * Dylan Minnette as Trent Wright/Feral, TBD
 * [sort of a ditz] as Wesley Ledlow/WesDragon, TBD
 * as Evelynn Rodriguez/Macaw, TBD
 * Kathryn Hahn as Bryte, a TBD
 * [impulsuive] as Eli, TBD
 * Will Arnett as Fang, TBD
 * [cocky yet caring] as Flappy McFlighster, TBD
 * Samuel L. Jackson as Voodoo, TBD
 * [a bit lunatic] as Goof, TBD
 * as Handy, TBD
 * TBD as Lickety Spit, TBD
 * Ellie Kemper as Sadie Brady, TBD
 * [half friendly, half "I hate my life"] as Aurelie Olsen, TBD

Release
The film was released in theaters on January 10th, 2020 while competing with Underwater, Like a Boss, Inherit the Viper, The Sonata, and The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson.

Home media
The film had its Amazon and iTunes release on March 24th, 2020, with its DVD and Blu-Ray release on April 7th, 2020, with special features showing behind-the-scenes and deleted scenes.

Sequel
See Collin and the Rise of Victor.

On January 17th, 2020, Mike Mitchell tweeted that he entered into talks with Oscar Hamilton, Tadaki Fujiyama and Warner Bros. to develop a sequel for the Collin the Speedy Boy film and TBD.

On June 12th, 2021, Warner Bros. announced that Sam Rockwell was chosen as the voice of Victor with TBD voicing Maddie Crowell/Peacock and TBD voicing Sara Chaney/Peacock with the movie being named Collin and the Rise of Victor.

The film is expected to release on April 16th, 2023 to coincide with Collin ' s 30th anniversary and Warner Bros.' 100th anniversary celebrations. Warner Bros. originally intended it to be released on October 2022, but Oscar and Tadaki lobbied to postpone for a year due to health concerns about the pandemic still happening, despite the vaccination rates, and not wanting it to force a simultaneous release on HBO Max, aside from 2023 being a round anniversary for Collin. Oscar and Tadaki also expressed interest on producing and directing a Tom and Jerry short preceding the film as a way to celebrate the studio's anniversary as well.

Critical response
The film received generally positive reviews from critics, viewers, and fans of the Collin the Speedy Boy series. On CinemaScore, it was given an "A" Cinemascore. It also had an 85% on Rotten Tomatoes, a 77/100 on Metacritic, and an 8.1/10 on IMDb.

Rating
The film is rated PG for action, suggestive humor, and brief mild language.

Logo variations

 * Warner Bros. Pictures/Warner Animation Group: the studio's aerial view is tinted black with neon blue outlines as the shield then reveals itself as neon blue in a black background with neon blue clouds, with the fanfare being reorchestrated like how it would sound on a 16-bit console.
 * Village Roadshow Pictures: TBD

Trivia

 * Oscar revealed in an interview for Variety that he envisioned the film as set in medias res rather than a continuity reboot since he grew tired of most superhero and video game film adaptions often retelling their origins, believing that everyone already knows Collin's origins and there was no need to retell it once more, as he wanted to come over with an original plot rather than readapting the events that led into the story.