The Wizards

 is an American traditional-animated supernatural fantasy comedy-drama film created by Paramount and Nickelodeon Movies and directed by TBD. It has released on January 11th, 2019.

Synopsis
Zach Goldbuck is a 10th-grader, going to 11th-grade soon, who likes to hang out with his friend, John and his girlfriend, Haley. One day, however, an evil 10th-grader who has disappeared from the school ever since he lost against Zach last year decides to make himself be cursed into a demon-summoning wizard and summon demons to attack the school. Now Zach, with help from John and Haley, has to save the school.

Cast

 * as Zach Goldbuck, a 10th-grade blonde boy who is the main protagonist.
 * Michael Peña as John Quincy, a 10th-grade hispanic boy who is Zach's best friend and is the deuteragonist
 * Jenny Slate as Haley Buglee, a 10th-grade blonde girl who is Zach's girlfriend and is the tritagonist.
 * John Boyega as Trey Booman, a 10-grade African-American boy who was once Zach's rival in field day last year. Because Zach won, Trey gets jealous and becomes a wizard that summons evil demons. He also serves as the main antagonist.
 * John C. Reilly as The Wizard, an ancient wizard that gave Zach some powers to fight Trey.

Critical response
This movie received mostly positive reviews from critics, fans, and viewers alike. It had a 87% on Rotten Tomatoes, a 8.3/10 on IMDB, and an 89 on Metacritic.

Rating
This movie is rated PG for it's mild violence and thematic elements.

Short
The Wizards: Into the Toon Dimension

Trivia

 * It was released theatrically with a Nicktoonrical short, Babysitting Squidward. In fact, it is the first Nickelodeon Movies film to have a Nicktoonrical short.

Easter Eggs

 * The cover of the book the wizard gave to Zach had SpongeBob and his pineapple house on it.
 * There was a painting in Zach's art class that had GIR in his dog costume in it, only to be torn apart by the monsters Trey released from the demon prison.
 * In the arcade, there are 2 games named Velocity: The Dark Human Slayer and Danny Phantom.
 * The Box Ghost is one of the monsters released by Trey.
 * Bun-Bun, Lincoln Loud's plush toy, was seen in the treasure chest owned by The Wizard.
 * Along with that, Velocity's sword was seen in it as well.
 * Also, a Fenton Thermos is found inside the chest as well.
 * Lori Loud and Leni Loud, both from The Loud House, were seen several times in Zach's school.
 * When Zach just started magic training, he accidentally turns his friend, John, into Sfika the Wasp from Gatopardos the Cheetah.
 * He also turned Haley into Vicky from The Fairly OddParents by accident as well.
 * 3 demons resembling Ickis, Krumm, and Oblina from AAAHH!!! Real Monsters were seen escaping the prison as Trey releases them.
 * They were seen again, trying to escape from Zach, only to be defeated.
 * While the school was being attacked, one of the scenes cut to a high schooler wearing a yellow shirt with Gatopardos on it while washing his hands.
 * A sketch drawing of Skouliki the Parasitic Worm from Gatopardos the Cheetah can be seen on one of the pages of the book owned by the wizard.
 * A picture of Brimstone is also seen in a page with the words, "DO NOT SUMMON!".
 * A sketch drawing of Bunsen from Bunsen is a Beast can be seen in the end credits.
 * A sketch drawing of Flytrap from Flytrap: Savior of All can be seen in the end credits as well.
 * Occhi Rossi from Occhi Rossi was mentioned by TBD in the post-credits scene.
 * Teenage versions of Tommy Pickles and Angelica Pickles from the Rugrats spin-off, All Grown Up!, can be seen in the school, chatting with each other.
 * Models of Tyrannus and Deinosavros from Flytrap: Savior of All and Gatopardos the Cheetah were seen during the Science Fair.
 * [The Miserable Adventures of Riley reference]
 * [Avatar reference]