Steelwing

 is a American animated action/adventure film directed by (being his first animated film). It is produced by Legendary Entertainment and distributed by in the United States and Canada and Columbia Pictures in other territories and is released on December 14, 2018.

Synopsis
A Grumpbat gets chosen to save the world after a accidental discovery in the Face Paint world.

Main

 * Benja'Wu/Steelwing (voiced by ) - a Grumpbat who is chosen to save the world and the main protagonist.
 * Jamajars'Za (voiced by Michael B. Jordan) - TBD

Allies

 * Kayleigh (voiced by ) - a Face Paint teen girl who is Benja'Wu's original owner.
 * Zar’One (voiced by TBD) - the leader of a united tribe of face paint animals.
 * Zane Mitchell (voiced by TBD) - a teenage boy who is befriended by Benja'Wu and Jamajars'Za.

Antagonist

 * The Night King (voiced by James Corden) - an evil snake-like demon who wants to fill Earth and Face Paint World with darkness. He is the main antagonist.
 * Jo’Ru (voiced by Matthew McConaughey) - a cold-hearted twin brother of Benja'Wu.
 * The Scared One (voiced by Andy Serkis) - a mysterious enforcer of the Night King.
 * Feara (voiced by Zendaya) - TBD

Rating
The movie is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for action violence, brief language, thematic elements and some use of drinking.

Critical response
 received critical acclaim from critics, phraising the film for its animation, writing, action, story and humor used the right way. On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 95% Fresh certifcate. The site's critical consensus reads: "Steelwing twists the computer-animation tradition to a older audience media in a awesome way. It's amazing animation and its awesome story is what it makes this film so awesome". On CinemaScore, it received a score of a rare "A+" grade.

It was considered to be the best PG-13 rated animated film ever released.

Accolades
It received a nomination for Best Animated Feature at the Acamedy Awards, but was lost to The Incredibles 2.

Trivia

 * This is the first American PG-13 rated animated film ever since 2009's 9.
 * This is the first Universal Pictures animated film since 2008's The Tale of Despereaux and 2009's The Endless Friendship (not counting the 2017 Woody Woodpecker film due to be live-action/animated hybrid) to not have Illumination Entertainmentt nor DreamWorks Animation's involvment. Instead, Sony Pictures Imageworks provide the animation.
 * There were rumors of a R-rated version that will come out on DVD release.
 * It is the first animated Legendary Pictures film since 2006's The Ant Bully.
 * Most of the cast from Black Panther voices characters in this film.
 * In some ways, this movie shares similarites with 2018's Black Panther because:
 * Both are rated PG-13
 * Both are directed by Coogler
 * Both had Chadwick Boseman playing the main characters (Boseman voices Steelwing while he played Black Panther in the former movie)
 * Both are considered the best.
 * Both have Michael B. Jordan and Andy Serkis in roles.
 * Both have a critically acclaimed villain.