The Unikitty Movie

'Unikitty! The Movie' is an upcoming 2019 American-Danish hand-drawn animated fantasy comedy film based on the Cartoon Network TV series, Unikitty!. The events of the movie take place during the second season of Unikitty! and it is produced by Warner Bros. Animation and The LEGO Group and it was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.

The film features Tara Strong, Grey Griffin, Kate Micucci, Roger Craig Smith, Eric Bauza and H. Michael Croner reprising their roles from the series, with guest performances by Antonio Banderas, Mike Adair, Bob Holt, David Ogden Stiers and Scott Innes. It was theatrically released in theaters on March 8, 2019 in the United States and Denmark, by Warner Bros.

Plot
As ruler of the kingdom, Unikitty has busy days full of royal responsibilities. Unikitty is most interested in making sure everyone is happy and ridding the kingdom of negativity, but don’t misunderstand her optimism – she is one kitty/unicorn hybrid not to be crossed. While she may be full of boundless energy and creativity, Unikitty is a force to be reckoned with if anyone gets in the way of spreading her positive vibes, especially if anyone makes her little brother and best friend, Puppycorn, sad. Also living in the castle are Dr. Fox, the resident scientist, Unikitty’s trusty bodyguard, Hawkodile, and Richard, a 1x3 grey Lego Brick. Through it all, Unikitty and her friends make sure that every day is the happiest and most creative ever. When someone named H-Washington-Duck tries to take over the kingdom, Unikitty must save her kingdom with her friends.

Characters

 * Princess Unikitty (voiced by Tara Strong) - The princess of the Unikingdom who is a cat/unicorn hybrid. Alison Brie provided her voice for the character in the original film. She is very happy, playful and upbeat, but has an angry side that she sometimes struggles to control.
 * Prince Puppycorn (voiced by Grey Griffin) - Unikitty’s younger brother, a dog/unicorn hybrid. He is sometimes clueless and dimwitted, but is also loyal, good-hearted and his sister's best friend.
 * Dr. Fox (voiced by Kate Micucci) - The castle’s resident scientist, whose experiments and inventions can both create and resolve problems.
 * Hawkodile (voiced by Roger Craig Smith) - Unikitty’s trusty hawk/crocodile hybrid bodyguard who has a "macho" personality and appears to have a crush on Dr. Fox.
 * Richard (also voiced by Roger Craig Smith) - A grey 1x3 Lego brick who is Unikitty's royal advisor and castle caretaker. He speaks with a dull monotone voice and is often the voice of reason, though the others find him boring to listen to.
 * Master Frown (voiced by Eric Bauza) - The villain and enemy of Unikitty. He is one of the Doom Lords that spread pain and misery throughout the world. This often causes him to suffer the wrath of Unikitty, who wants to spread fun and joy.
 * Brock (voiced by H. Michael Croner) - Master Frown's close friend and roommate.
 * H-Washington Duck (voiced by Antonio Banderas): The main villain. He is a duck, and is revealed to be a dog named Hallmark in the end, which is actually just a pair of handcuffs. It’s actually what he is, we’re not kidding!
 * Hoops from Hoops and Yoyo (voiced by Mike Adair) - Makes a cameo in the final scene, as one of the reveals of HWD.
 * Yoyo from Hoops and Yoyo (voiced by Bob Holt) - Makes a cameo in the final scene, as one of the HWD reveals.
 * David Ogden Stiers and Scott Innes both voice the other background characters.


 * Cleo - a clownfish who is the heroic undersea teenager ally of oceantropoils and aquariumtopia in the ocean from fish heroes.


 * Dr. Hacker - a evil stickman nerd with glasses and takes over the world from brawl of the objects.


 * Shieldy - a blue and grey shield shaped animated character from brawl of the objects.


 * Big Orange Chicken - a giant orange fat chicken from brawl of the objects.


 * Paintbrush - a brown and yellow paintbrush shaped animated character who paints pictures in paris from inanimate insanity.


 * Baguette - a orange baguette shaped animated character who is paintbrush's boyfriend from brawl of the objects.


 * Master Toxic - a grey toxic barrel shaped animated villain who launches the toxic factory.


 * Captain Band - a female white spotted pink pirate band shaped animated character from inanimate insanity 2.


 * Mr. Snaggletooth - a evil great white shark who takes over the ocean from fish heroes.

Production
Warner Bros. Animation had already begun the process of starting development of movies with budgets of around $150 million. The intellectual property for these films was meant to be supplied by Warner Bros. Animation, Hanna-Barbera (Warner Bros. Animation's in-name only division), Cartoon Network and Turner Entertainment (also both Time-Warner divisions) among others and included The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo, Samurai Jack, Adventure Time, Cow and Chicken, and more, and of course, Codename: Kids Next Door. Cartoon Network had been approaching the original crew from the television series to make a high-profile, animated theatrical feature-length film adaptation and had long wanted to partner with Warner Bros. Pictures to release a Unikitty film given the network's extraordinary legacy in the world of animation, including some of the most enduring characters on cable television history.

Creators Phil Lord and Christopher Miller agreed to make a feature film version of the show with the promise it would be the first of a planned trilogy. During development stages of the film, he and his co-writer and co-producer Dan Lin intended to revisit some of the greatest films of the time, with Scarface and The Dark Knight having the core inspirations for the film.

Animation
The feature animation was handled by Snipple Animation Studios in Manila, the Phillipines. The crew used the same processes from the original television series in the making of the film, most notably the 'skroutlines', which was a seamless blend of a more traditional screenplay with a more simple outline which resembled strong short stories and gave the storyboard artists such as Kelsy Abbott, Mike Olsen, Aaron Preacher, Chad Quandt, Ed Skudder, Aaron Waltke, and Lynn Wang all the creative and aesthetic freedom neccessary. Dan Lin, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller themselves provided the film's animatics.

Famed comic book artists Ed Skudder, Aaron Waltke, and Lynn Wang and animation veterans William Reiss, Careen Ingle, Casey Alexander and Brock Gallagher also provided the film's storyboards. Dan Lin helped on the character designs and special effects work on the film. Another animation producer William Reiss also worked with Christopher Miller on the character designs of the film. Pencilled key animation sequences would be digitally inked-and-painted, enhanced and composited into backgrounds using Toon Boom Harmony.

Additional pre-production work was done at Warner Bros. Animation in Burbank, California where the series' pilot episode was produced. Animation was done at Snipple's facilities on Manila, Philippines.

The final animation was also provided by Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd. in Taipei, Taiwan, HGN Produções in Sao Paulo, Brazil, A.Film in Copenhagen, Denmark, Terraglyph Productions in Dublin, Ireland, Yowza! Animation in Toronto, Canada, Sunwoo Entertainment in Seoul, South Korea, July Films in Los Angeles, California, USA, Toon City Animation in the Philippines, SPA Animagic and Estudio Moro in Madrid, Spain and Neomis Animation in Paris, France.

Sound & Music
Nick Keller composed the soundtrack for the film with Thomas Newman and Brian Tyler serving as the soundtrack producers. In addition to using the original series on the film, he also composed themes for each Unikitty operative. Unikitty's awesome score was the major focus and he also composed themes for Unikitty, Puppycorn, Dr Fox, Richard, and the others. The music score was recorded at Warner Bros. soundstages in Burbank and mixed at Remote Control Productions in Santa Monica and there was also music recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London, England, United Kingdom.

The sound design work was done at Skywalker Sound in Marin County, California and Warner Bros. Animation in Burbank, California.

Theatrical Release
The movie will be released in the United States and Denmark on March 8, 2019. The film's theatrical release will be preceded by Spaceship's A Fixin', a theatrical flash animated short film based on The Lego Movie and starring Benny from the film.

Home Media Release
The film will be released on digital on May 14 and Blu-Ray and DVD on June 4, 2019 and it contains the behind the scenes, a The Lego Movie short film Spaceship's A Fixin' starring Benny, the 18-minute featurette, the pilot episode, the audio commentaries and a sneak peek of The Billion Brick Race.

Trivia

 * This is the first ever feature film of the series.
 * This is the first animated Unikitty! movie to hit theaters.
 * This is also the first ever Unikitty! movie in general to hit theaters.
 * This is the fourth animated theatrical film in The Lego Movie franchise since   The Lego Ninjago Movie" released a year before and  The Lego Disney Princess Movie  released 10 months prior and also the fifth flash animated film based on a Cartoon Network TV series since  MIXELS: The Movie, Mixing It Up A Notch  released 10 months prior,  Teen Titans GO! To The Movies  released 8 months prior,  The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie  released 7 months prior and  Rise of the Powerpuff Girls '' released 4 months prior.
 * The film marks the fifth time a theatrical Warner Bros. Animation film isn't produced by Warner Animation Group since the group's formation in 2013.
 * The movie will be Rated PG.
 * This was one of the successful films of 2019.
 * This is the next theatrical film with a wide release to be based on a Cartoon Network TV series, after "The Powerpuff Girls Movie" released 16 years prior,   Star Wars: The Clone Wars  released 10 years prior,  Regular Show: The Movie   released 3 years prior, "Tiny Toon Adventures: The Motion Picture" and  Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation: M.O.T.I.O.N.-P.I.C.T.U.R.E.  both released 2 years prior,  The Lego Ninjago Movie" released a year before,   Teen Titans GO! To The Movies  released 8 months prior,  Adventure Time: The Kingdom of Ooo  and  The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie  both released 7 months prior,  Clarence's Big Break  and  Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: The Movie  both released 5 months prior,  Rick and Morty: The Movie  released 2 months prior and  Wabbit: A Looney Tunes Movie  and  Steven Universe: The Movie ''  both released a month before.
 * Although, Tiny Toon Adventures, Teen Titans Go!, New Looney Tunes, Unikitty! and Ninjago are only aired by CN, and they’re made by Warner Bros. As well, Rick and Morty is an Adult Swim show.
 * The original cast reprised their roles in the movie.
 * This is the next theatrical 2D animated movie in 20 years after Quest for Camelot (1998), 19 years after The Iron Giant (1999) and released 2 years prior after The Animaniacs Movie (2016).
 * This marks as Warner Bros.' next 2D animated theatrical film. Warner Bros. had its original feature animation division, which produced 2D animated films.
 * Before the movie, a theatrical flash animated short film called "Spaceship's A Fixin'" based on The Lego Movie and starring Benny from the film was played.
 * This is the eleventh theatrically released traditionally animated Warner Bros. film since  Clifford's Really Big Movie  14 years prior.
 * This is the tenth Theatrical Warner Bros. Film to rely solely on Flash Animation instead of Traditional Animation, or CGI Animation.
 * This is the first and so far only traditionally animated film in The Lego Movie franchise.
 * This is Tara Strong's eleventh theatrically released traditionally animated Warner Bros. film since "The Powerpuff Girls Movie" released 16 years prior,   Teen Titans: The Movie  released 6 years prior,  Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation: M.O.T.I.O.N.-P.I.C.T.U.R.E.  released 2 years prior,  Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation: W.O.N.K.A.  released 10 months prior,  MIXELS: The Movie, Mixing It Up A Notch  released 10 months prior,  Teen Titans GO! To The Movies  released 8 months prior,  The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie  released 7 months prior,  WORDGIRL: The Movie  released 6 months prior,  Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: The Movie  released 5 months prior and  Rick and Morty: The Movie   released 2 months prior.
 * This is Grey Griffin's seventh theatrically released traditionally animated Warner Bros. film since "The Powerpuff Girls Movie" released 16 years prior,  Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation: M.O.T.I.O.N.-P.I.C.T.U.R.E.  released 2 years prior,  Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation: W.O.N.K.A.  released 10 months prior,  The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie  released 7 months prior,  WORDGIRL: The Movie  released 6 months prior and  Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: The Movie   released 5 months prior.
 * This is Eric Bauza 's sixth theatrically released traditionally animated Warner Bros. film since  MIXELS: The Movie, Mixing It Up A Notch  released 10 months prior,  Teen Titans GO! To The Movies  released 8 months prior,  The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie  released 7 months prior,  WORDGIRL: The Movie  released 6 months prior and  Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: The Movie   released 5 months prior.
 * This is Roger Craig Smith 's fourth theatrically released traditionally animated Warner Bros. film since  Regular Show: The Movie  released 3 years prior,  Adventure Time: The Kingdom of Ooo  released 7 months prior and  Clarence's Big Break   released 5 months prior.
 * This is Kate Micucci 's second theatrically released animated Warner Bros. film since  The Lego Batman Movie''" released a year before.
 * This is the 3rd collaboration between Tara Strong, Grey Griffin and Eric Bauza. Their first was   WORDGIRL: The Movie  released 6 months prior and their second was  Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: The Movie   released 5 months prior.


 * The other characters from Fish Heroes, Brawl of the Objects and Inanimate Insanity make their background appearances in the theatrically released traditionally animated Warner Bros. film.


 * This is Warner Animation Group's fifteenth traditionally animated film.
 * The film will be animated by Snipple Animation Studios.
 * This is Antonio Banderas' first voice role as H-Washington Duck in the theatrically released traditionally animated Warner Bros. film.
 * Hoops and Yoyo make their cameo appearances in the final scene, as one of the HWD reveals.
 * The film was in Normal 3D Real D 3D IMAX 3D Digital 3D & XD 3D.
 * The film uses past audio to craft a posthumous David Ogden Stiers performance, after David Ogden Stiers died at age 75 on March 3, 2018.