Team Fortress 2 (2013 film)

Team Fortress 2 is a 2013 American live-action/CGI action film based on TF2, which in turn is based on the game app franchise, TF2. It is the fourth feature-length live-action/animation hybrid film to feature Looney Tunes characters, after Who Framed Team Fortress 2, and like Team Fortress 2,

The film communicates themes of anger and teamwork and a tonal shift from comedic to adventurously heartfelt. The film was widely promoted by Warner Bros. and Cartoon Network, with tie-in promotions made by Kellogg's, Pizza Hut, McDonald's, Nabisco, Hungry Howie's, Baskin-Robbins, IHOP, Chili's, M&M's, Wendy's, and Hasbro. The film was released on November 1, 2013,

Main Protagonists

 * The Scout (Nathan Vetterlein) is an American
 * The Soldier (Rick May) is an American
 * The Pyro (Dennis Bateman) is a
 * The Demoman (Gary Schwartz) is a black Scottish, one-eyed,
 * The Heavy Weapons Guy, or simply the Heavy, (Schwartz)
 * The Engineer (Grant Goodeve) is an American
 * The Medic (Robin Atkin Downes) is a German doctor from Stuttgart
 * The Sniper (John Patrick Lowrie) is a New Zealand ocker raised
 * The Spy (Dennis Bateman) is a French covert operative whose equipment

TF

 * Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime, Ironhide
 * Dan Gilvezan as Bumblebee
 * Corey Burton as Ratchet
 * Judd Nelson as Hot Rod

MI

 * Tom Kenny as Flain, Seismo, Teslo
 * Jess Harnell as Vulk, Shuff, Zaptor
 * David P. Smith as Zorch, Krader, Volectro
 * Phil LaMarr as Flurr, Chomly, Tentro
 * Fred Tatasciore as Slumbo, Jawg, Kraw
 * Billy West as Lunk, Gobba, Balk
 * Maddie Taylor as Glomp, Hoogi
 * Bumper Robinson as Glurt, Footi, Wizwuz

And More...

 * Kung Fu Bunny
 * Choy Bao Doggy

Development
On January 30, 2012, plans shifted from a live-action/CGI hybrid film to a fully traditionally animated film, that would be "in the same vein as the source material", with the help of a one-time collaboration of WB.

In August 1, 2012, Warner Bros. watched Tom and Jerry The Movie

Animation and visual effects
Animation services for the CGI for Sniper will also be provided by Blue Sky Studios, who hired 3D animators with a passion for 2D animation for the project.

Unlike other live-action/CGI after Who Framed Tom and Jerry The Movie, the animation of the characters followed the same steps as Tom and Jerry The Movie.


 * 1) The animators and lay-out artists were given black and white printouts of the live action scenes, placed their animation paper on top of them and drew the animated characters in relationship to the live action footage.
 * 2) After rough animation was complete, it would run through the normal process of traditional animation until the cels were shot on the rostrum camera with no background.
 * 3) The animated footage was then sent to Industrial Light & Magic for compositing, where technicians would animate three lighting layers (shadows, highlights and tone mattes) separately, in order to make the cartoon characters look three-dimensional and give the illusion of the characters being affected by the lighting on set.
 * 4) Finally, the lighting effects were optically composited on to the cartoon characters, who were, in turn, composited into the live-action footage.

Animation director(s)

 * Rick Gios Jr

Animators

 * Fiuys Esipos
 * Nathan Vetterlein
 * Rick May
 * Dennis Bateman
 * Gary Schwartz
 * Schwartz
 * Grant Goodeve
 * Robin Atkin Downes
 * John Patrick Lowrie

Deleted scenes/characters
In the early drafts, Tom cat

Cultural references

 * The scene where TF2

Music
The film's score is composed by Nisretl Boy.

Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack, titled Team Fortress 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, was released on June 4, 2013

Marketing
The film's theatrical release was preceded by a traditionally animated Looney Tunes short, with Penelope Pussycat in her first ever starring role, titled Whisker Me Away. The movie was promoted by many companies, including Cartoon Network.

In August 2013, the first trailer was released online revealing that characters and easter eggs from other animation studios will appear in the film, including: Warner Bros.

McDonalds promotion
The feature was promoted by McDonalds, with toys, that are similar to the ones in Mattel Angry Birds games, in Happy Meals. They include:


 * 1) Scout
 * 2) Soldier
 * 3) Pyro
 * 4) Demoman
 * 5) Heavy
 * 6) Engineer
 * 7) Medic
 * 8) Sniper
 * 9) Spy

App

 * TF2: Game (2013-2018)

Trailers and TV spots

 * The first teaser trailer was released on August 2012 and was shown before.
 * The second teaser trailer was released on September 2012, was shown before.
 * The first theatrical trailer was released on October 2012 and was shown before.
 * The second theatrical trailer was released on June 2013 and was shown before.
 * The third and last theatrical trailer was released on September 2013 and was shown before
 * TV spots began airing in January 2013.

Altered scene
On the DVD release, a scene was altered from the original, where TBA

Home media
Applez was released on digital HD on November 3, 2013, and on Blu-ray and DVD on November 12, 2013, from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, with four shorts included

Reception
Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 97% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 132 reviews. The site's consensus reads, "With its strong characters and eye-popping cartoony animation, Applez is both amazingly action-packed and heartwarming