Alvin and the Chipmunks: World Tour

Alvin and the Chipmunks: World Tour is a two part upcoming 2019/2020 American live action/computer animated musical family comedy adventure film directed by Tim Hill. It is the fith and sixth installments in the Alvin and the Chipmunks film series, and stars Jason Lee, Ashley Peldon and Doug Walker in live-action roles with the voices of Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Amy Poehler, Anna Faris, Christina Applegate, Kaley Cuoco, Alan Tudyk and Russell Crowe. The film will be written by Ross Bagdasarian Jr. and Janice Karman, with an original soundtrack by Justin Hurwitz, Will Ryan and Randy Edelman.

Part 1 (2019)
With his world falling apart around him, Alvin convinces the other chipmunks to go on a world tour without Dave's permission so they can get their popularity back up. Unknowingly they bring a stolen ruby with them, causing the police to believe they are criminals.

Part 2 (2020)
Simon has turned back into Simone and vanished, Brittany has amnesia, the chipmunks are fugitives and an older chipmunk is claiming he is Alvin's biological father. Now the chipmunks must unite with Alvin's father, Avery, his daughter, Charlene, and one of their old friends, Digger, to find Simone and clear their names.

Cast

 * Jason Lee as Dave Seville, a songwriter and the chipmunks adoptive father.
 * Ashley Peldon as Mindy Carlton, the self centered chief of Hollywood police who hates the Chipmunks.
 * Doug Walker as Grant Lewis, Mindy's hyperactive partner and a major fan of the Chipmunks.
 * David Cross as Ian Hawke, the Chipmunks manager who fires them for having no original songs.
 * Miriam Margolyes as Miss Miller, the eldery owner of an antique shop.
 * Hakeem Kae-Kazim as Ode, the mutinous leader of a primitive African tribe.

Voice Cast

 * Justin Long as Alvin Seville, the leader of the Chipmunks who severely injures his hands in a car accident, leaving him unable to play music.
 * Matthew Gray Gubler as Simon Seville, a member of the Chipmunks.
 * Alan Tudyk as Simone, Simon's French counterpart.
 * Jesse McCartney as Theodore Seville, member of the Chipmunks.
 * Christina Applegate as Brittany Miller, leader of the Chipettes.
 * Anna Faris as Jeanette Miller, member of the Chipettes.
 * Kaley Cuoco as Eleanor Miller, member of the Chipettes.
 * Amy Poehler as Charlene, Avery's daughter and Alvin's biological sister.
 * Eric Bauza as Digger, a gopher who is a NASCAR commentator.
 * Russell Crowe as Avery, Alvin's eccentric biological father.

Trivia

 * Unlike the previous live-action chipmunk films, this one only uses original songs.
 * Some scenes (like dream sequences) use hand-drawn animation in the style of the 80's television show.
 * The film is set two years after Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007).
 * The film marks the first time in chipmunks history that humans get to sing.

Alvin vs Brittany
In the DVD release of Alvin and the Chipmunks: World Tour Parts 1 and 2 is an hour long fully animated film called Alvin vs Brittany. It is an alternate version of how the Chipmunks and Chipettes meet and is featured on the bonus disc.