Undertale: Genocide

Undertale: Genocide is an upcoming American live action/computer animated comedy drama fantasy adventure film directed by David F. Sandberg and written by Phil Lord, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Sliver, and T.S. Nowlin. A sequel to the 2028 film Undertale, itself based on the cult classic RPG created by Toby Fox, it stars Kathryn Newton, Chloe Grace Moretz, and Ezra Miller in their live action roles, while Zach Woods, Jessica Chastain, Vin Diesel, Mark Gatiss, Tina Fey, Ali Wong, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Norman Reedus, Idris Elba, and Dev Patel.

The film's storyline was largely an adaptation of the no mercy route from the game. The plot follows Frisk and Leon trying to survive against Chara, the first soul to ever climb Mt. Ebott, as she resets everything the two did, with the save file getting corrupted, and splitting the two apart, with Frisk being forced to destroy everything, and Leon needing to stop Chara before she takes over the world.

The film gained average to positive reviews from critics and fans of the game.

Plot
The movie begins with Sans walking down Snowdin, when

Humans

 * Kathryn Newton as Frisk Dreemurr-
 * Chloe Grace Moretz as Chara Kindleton-
 * Ezra Miller as Leon Porter-
 * Melissa Benoist as Betty Porter-
 * Al Pacino as Adam Kindleton-
 * Morgan Lily as Patience-
 * Ty Simpkins as Bravery-
 * Storm Reid as Integrity-
 * Olivia Rodrigo as Perseverance-
 * Nolan Gross as Kindness-
 * Louis Ashbourne Serkis as Justice-

Monsters

 * Zach Woods as Flowey the Flower-
 * Jessica Chastain as Toriel Dreemurr-
 * Vin Diesel as Sans the Skeleton-
 * Mark Gatiss as Papyrus the Skeleton-
 * Tina Fey as Undyne-
 * Justin Felbinger as Monster Kid-
 * Ali Wong as Alphys-
 * Lin-Manuel Miranda as Mettaton-
 * Norman Reedus as Gaster-
 * Idris Elba as Asgore Dreemurr-
 * Max Charles as Asriel Dreemurr-
 * Dev Patel as Asriel Dreemurr(God of Hyperdeath)-

Development
While at the San Diego Comic Con promoting the first entry in the Undertale film series, Phil Lord and Toby Fox, the original developer of the game discussed a potential sequel. Lord said that he began writing the screenplay for the second film after completing the first, and had plans to make it about the genocide run. However, he said that the movie would not be made if the movie was a box office bomb. So then, in December 2028, after the critical and commercial success of the movie, Polygon reported that development of a sequel to Undertale was going to be made, with Shazam! director David F. Sandberg set to direct and writing duo Rick Jaffa and Amanda Sliver set to write the script. In February 3, 2029, it was announced that Chloe Grace Moretz and Norman Reedus would play both Chara and Gaster. In April 19, it was announced that T.S. Nowlin would revise the script originally by McKenna and Sommers.

Filming
Filming began in the same place the last movie was made in May 30, which ended in December 16.

Music
The music was composed by Lorne Balfe. Originally, the music was going to be composed by Harry Gregson-Williams, however, he had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts.

Release
The film had it's debut premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Home media
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released the movie on DVD and Blu-ray on September 8, 2031. The discs included behind-the-scenes footage with the cast, promotional shots, deleted scenes, and some commentary from Moretz.

Box office
Undertale: Genocide grossed $123 million in the United States and Canada and $263 million in other territories for a worldwide gross of $422.6 million. Made on a production budget of $98 million, with $44.5 million more spent on global marketing costs, the film needed to make at least $200-300 million worldwide in order to break-even.

Critical response
Undertale: Genocide gained generally average to positive reviews, with praise towards to the film's casting, animation, screenplay, musical score, and faithfulness to Toby Fox's video game. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 87%, based on 329 reviews, and an average rating of 7.5/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "The sequel to a video game movie couldn't be better than this, eat your heart out, Mortal Kombat." On Metacritic, it had "69/100" rating of positive reviews indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade "A-" on a A+ to F scale. Audiences surveyed by PostTrak gave the film an overall positive score of 80% and 65% of the audience would definitely recommend.