PAW Patrol and the Incredible Hulk

PAW Patrol and the Incredible Hulk is a 2023 Canadian-American-British-Japanese computer-animated superhero comedy-drama film serving as an intercompany crossover between the Canadian CGI-animated children's television series PAW Patrol created by Keith Chapman and the Incredible Hulk and other characters created by Marvel Comics, produced by Nickelodeon Movies, Nick Jr., Spin Master and Entertainment One in association with Marvel Entertainment, Tencent Pictures, Jagged Edge Productions, the British Film Institute, Point Grey Pictures, and Bay Films, and distributed by Paramount Pictures and Universal Pictures. The standalone sequel to PAW Patrol: The Movie (2021), it is the second feature film based on PAW Patrol, the first theatrically released film featuring the Hulk as a main protagonist since The Incredible Hulk (2008), the second film produced under the Spin Master Entertainment banner, and the final film to be produced by Marvel Entertainment before it went defunct on March 29, 2023, due to the company's operations, including Marvel Comics and Marvel Games, were folded into Disney's larger business units. The film is directed by Greta Gerwig and Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Cal Brunker, who also worked as an executive producer, and Christina Steinberg, with the plot incorporating elements from both the PAW Patrol Mighty Pups sub-series and the Hulk comic book story arc Days of Rage. Jacob Tremblay voices Marshall, McKenna Grace voices Skye, Will Ferrell voices Bruce Banner, and Lou Ferrigno provides the vocal effects for Banner's superhero alter ego The Hulk, starring alongside Christian Convery, Luxton Handspiker, Callum Shoniker, Marsai Martin, Nylan Parthipan, Ron Pardo, Kim Roberts, Kim Kardashian, Yara Shahidi, Ernie Johnson Jr., Alan Kim, Brice Gonzalez, North West, Cameron Seely, Giancarlo Esposito, Tatiana Maslany, Gabrielle Union, Simon Callow, Jack Dylan Grazer, Jason Schwartzman, Natasia Demetriou, Doug Walker, Willem Dafoe, Michael B. Jordan, Leah Mei Gold, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Kenny, Lil Rel Howery, James Marsden, Kristen Bell, Serena Williams, and introducing Fin Lee-Epp in his film debut as Ryder. In the film, the PAW Patrol, having gained superpowers from a magical meteorite that crash-landed in Adventure City, aiding Bruce Banner and other superheroes in defeating the Leader and his fellow villains while simultaneously contending with the insatiable rage of Banner's alternative superhero form, a goliath, green humanlike monster whom Banner transforms into whenever he is feeling overwhelmed, and dealing with their own inner demons.

Development on a PAW Patrol and Hulk crossover film began prior to PAW Patrol: The Movie's 2021 release, with the writing and directing team attached; Cal Brunker, although not directing this time around and instead executive producing, expressed an immense amount of excitement when working on the project. The movie was set to focus on the relationships between the PAW Patrol and their friends, particularly the friendship between Marshall and Skye, as well as the ongoing battle against Bruce Banner and the Hulk for both physical and psychological dominance over each other. The crossover was officially announced along with the main voice cast in December 2019 and work on the animation began in June 2020 along with Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, which was being produced side-by-side with this film.