Inspector Gadget (2022 film)

Inspector Gadget is a 2022 American computer-animated superhero comedy film produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation. Based on the 1980s television series of the same name, it is the second screen adaptation of the series, following the 1999 live action film (not including the straight to video sequel) released by The Walt Disney Company Starring Matthew Broderick. it was directed by Cody Cameron from a screenplay by Stacey Harman and Pamela Ribon and a story by Todd Durham, Dan Hageman and Kevin Hageman. The film stars the voices of John Mulaney, Ava Kolker, Josh Hutcherson, Ken Jeong, Paul Giamatti, David Harbour, Glenn Close and Tim Curry.

Inspector Gadget was released on June 10, 2022 by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film received mixed reviews from critics who praised the animation, voice acting and faithfulness to the source material but was criticized for it's humor and inspector gadget's less clumsiness behavior. The film was positively welcomed from audiences and it earned a total of $357 million worldwide at the box office against a budget of $90 million and was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film (but lost to Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio), best supporting actor for Hutcherson and best adapted screenplay at the 95th academy awards. A Sequel is in Development.

Voice Cast
John Mulaney as Inspector John "Gadget" Brown

Ava Kolker as Penny Brown

Josh Hutcherson as Brain

Ken Jeong as The Gadgetmobile

Paul Giamatti as Chief Gregory Quimby

David Harbour as Spike (New Character/Dr. Claw's Assistant)

Glenn Close as Evelyn Quimby (New Character/Chief Quimby's Mom)

Tim Curry as Dr. Claw

Production
In March 2018, it was announced that Sony Picturs bought the rights to the Inspector Gadget franchise and planned to make a CGI film, Before Mulaney was casted as the title role, Beau Mirchoff, Jake Gyllenhaal, Elijah Wood, and Jeffery Ballard were all considered. Tom Hanks was considered for the role of Dr. Claw but turned it down due to busy schedules.

Controversy
In November 2021, it was reported that the latest trailer of Inspector Gadget attracted some very negative reactions from the Colorblind Awareness community. In the trailer that was released in October that same year, Inspector Gadget turns on a camera filter that makes it black and white and says "Is this what colorblind people see?, Such Freaks!" Sony Pictures was sued by Radio Personality Bobby Bones because of the joke, this was the second time Sony got in trouble for making a Disease Gag in their movies, the first being ''The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! released in 2012, where the film made a joke about Lepers''. Sony agreed to rerecord the dialogue, in the final version, gadget says: "Just like in the old days!". The trailer is still available on youtube