Ryan and Talia’s Family

Ryan and Talia’s Family is a 2018 3D Australian-American computer-animated comedy drama action musical family adventure film directed by Andrew Adamson with co-directed by John Stevenson and Mark Osborne. The film is also produced by Zareh Nalbandian, Donald De Line, Denise Di Novi, Christopher DeFaria, Mark Johnson, Don Hahn, Pam Marsden, Joe Stillman, Allison Abbate and Laurence Mark and story by Tab Murphy, Jonathan Roberts, Jenny Bicks and Bill Condon and screenplay by Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger, Gary Eck and Paul Livingston with Warren Coleman, John Orloff, Emil Stern, John Collee and Judy Morris.

The film has an all-star cast voice talent of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Donald Glover, Saoirse Ronan, Ben Stiller, will.i.am, Jamie Foxx, George Lopez, Bruno Mars, Elle Fanning, Common and Carol Burnett with other voice performances including Hugh Jackman, Hugo Weaving, Nicole Kidman, Emilie De Ravin, Storm Reid, Ian McShane, Max Charles, Harriet Owen, Pierce Gagnon, Dwayne Johnson, Rowan Atkinson, David Oyelowo, David Wenham,Rachael Taylor, Tamsin Egerton, Ashton Kutcher, Andy Garcia, Julie Walters, Phillip Lawrence, Emily Barclay, Abbie Cornish, Essie Davis, Joel Edgerton, Deborra-Lee Furness, Ryan Kwanten, Jay Laga’aia, Anthony LaPaglia, Magda Szubanski, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Annie Potts, Mike White, Miriam Margoyles, D.B. Sweeney, Dan Fogler, Sam Neill, Barry Otto, Richard Roxburgh, Geoffrey Rush, Kristin Chenoweth, Jordan Peele, Jennifer Aniston, Eli Marienthal, Keegan Michael Key, Kate Hudson, Bryan Cranston, Cate Blanchett, Lance Henriksen, Awkwafina, Kate Del Castillo, Neil Patrick Harris, Robin Thicke, Ty Burrell, Danny McBride, Jess Harnell, Richard Carter, Fat Joe, Harry Connick Jr, Sofia Vergara, Bebel Gilberto and Liev Schreiber.

Production is taking place in Australia, and the film is scheduled to be released on April 6, 2018. It was also released in 2D, 3D, RealD 3D, Dolby Cinema and IMAX 3D format.

Cast

 * Jack Black as Ryan Burke
 * Saoirse Ronan as Talia
 * Dustin Hoffman as Master Shifu
 * Cate Blanchett as
 * David Wenham as Digger
 * Rodrigo Santoro as Martin, a green macaw.
 * Emilie De Ravin as Roise
 * Liev Schreiber as
 * Kate Hudson as
 * Hugh Jackman as Prince, The King’s nephew.
 * Hugo Weaving as The King
 * Nicole Kidman as The Fairy
 * Ian McShane as Tai Lung
 * Helen Mirren as Snow Queen
 * Gary Oldman as Lord Shen, an peacock who is the main antagonist.
 * Geoffrey Rush as Wizard
 * Rachael Taylor as
 * Storm Reid as
 * Mike Myers as Shrek, an ogre.
 * Eddie Murphy as Donkey, a talking donkey.
 * Annie Potts as
 * Abbie Cornish as
 * Jay Laga’aia as Uncle Mermaid
 * Ryan Kwanten as Teenager Mermaid
 * Dan Fogler as Zeng, a messenger goose.
 * Harriet Owen as Jane Darling
 * Eli Marienthal as Hogarth Hughes
 * Jennifer Aniston as Annie Hughes
 * Harry Connick Jr as Dean McCoppin
 * Jeremy Irons as Captain Hook
 * Katherine Waterston as Linda
 * Abbie Cornish as Karen
 * Seth Rogen as Mantis
 * Lucy Liu as Viper
 * David Cross as Crane
 * Common as
 * Fat Joe as
 * Sam Neill as
 * Bryan Cranston as
 * Essie Davis as
 * Joel Edgerton as the main villain.
 * D.B. Sweeney as
 * Ty Burrell as
 * Carmen Ejogo as Female Mermaid
 * Ezra Miller as Pufferfish
 * Zoe Kravitz as Female Mermaid
 * Richard Carter as
 * Joel Edgerton as
 * Richard Roxburgh as
 * Kurt Russell as
 * Elle Fanning as
 * Nick Frost as Tapir
 * Sofia Vergara as Queen Mermaid
 * Alison Sudol as
 * Jordan Peele as Seagull Brothers
 * Keegan-Michael Key as Seagull Brothers
 * Dwayne Johnson as Allias Salmon
 * Rowan Atkinson as Zazu, a hornbill who is the King’s major-domo.
 * Tamsin Egerton as Lara
 * Miriam Margoyles as Mrs Pilthiver
 * Magda Szubanski as
 * Kristin Chenoweth as
 * Danny McBride as Wolf Boss
 * Bill Hader as
 * Carol Burnett as
 * James Hong as Mr Ping
 * Lil P Nut as
 * Fogler also voices Mr Smee
 * Mike White as
 * Samantha Morton as
 * Emily Barclay as
 * Awkwafina as
 * Emilie de Ravin as
 * Anthony LaPaglia as Twilight, a Great Gray Owl.
 * Max Charles as Zephyr
 * Pierce Gagnon as David
 * David Oyelowo as
 * Deborra-Lee Furness as
 * Meibh Campbell as
 * Randall Duk Kim as
 * LaPaglia also voices Seagull Boss, a pompous wise seagull. His personality is similar to Boss Skua, but he is good.
 * Michael Dorn as
 * Jamie Pressley as
 * Barry Otto as
 * David Field as
 * Max Casella as
 * Geoff Hoyle as Seahorse
 * Tom Alan Robbins as
 * Rob Lowe as
 * Jason Marsden as
 * Jeff Bennett as
 * Andy Dick as
 * Blair Underwood as

Soundtrack
A soundtrack for the film was released on February 14, 2018, months before the film’s release, by WaterTower Music, Atlantic Records and Varèse Sarabande. It was promoted by the single "Circle of Life" by P!nk, Fat Joe and Common, "Family Time" by Elton John, "We are (Family)" by Keke Palmer and the rest of the main and minor cast, "Endless Night" by Elton John, "Tiny Dancer" by Common, "Romantic Night" by Brandy, A new extended cover version of "Tightrope" by Janelle Monáe, Common, Lil P-Nut, Dizzee Rascal and Jamie Foxx.

All other songs were made, recorded and performed by Jemaine Clement, B.o.B, Ester Dean, Billy Joel, Bruno Mars, Phillip Lawrence, Owl City, Saoirse Ronan, Tamsin Egerton, will.i.am, CeeLo Green, Elle Fanning, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Pharrell Williams, Jess Glynne, Taylor Swift and much more.

Songs
1. What is Love - Janelle Monáe

2. Circle of Life - Pink, Fat Joe and Common

3. Shake It Off - Taylor Swift

4. Honey, honey, Honey - Saoirse Ronan ft Common

5. Dancing Queen - Tamsin Egerton

6. Claudia Christian

7. Marry You - Bruno Mars

8. I Will Survive - Jemaine Clement

9. A Dream - Common and Will.i.am

10. Life's a Happy Song - Saoirse Ronan

11. Forget You - Cee Lo Green

12. It's my Birthday - Jamie Foxx and will.i.am

Trivia

 * This is the first animated film to be shot in Dolby Cinema followed by Soren: Owl of Na’Hoom.
 * First animated film to have an Australian/American collaboration of genre.
 * Andrew Adamson’s fifth movie since Shrek, The Chronicles of Narnia, Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away and Mr Pip.
 * This film was released the same day as Soren: Owl of Na’Hoom, also starring Hugh Jackman and Hugo Weaving.
 * Jack Black and Jennifer Aniston both born in 1969, 1 year apart.
 * Jack Black and Mike White appear in School of Rock.
 * The film is similar to Lady and the Tramp 2, Happy Feet 2 and Rio 2.
 * This reunites the entire cast of Happy Feet and Happy Feet Two; Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving, Anthony LaPaglia, Magda Szubanski, Miriam Margoyles, Fat Joe, Pink, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Richard Carter, Common, Sofia Vergara, E.G. Daily, Ava Acres, Meibh Campbell, Lil P-Nut and Lee Perry.
 * Elton John was the directors’ first choice to write songs for the film. His other songs include Ferngully, The Lion King, The Road to El Dorado and Gnomeo and Juliet.
 * The song Tightrope that was used in Happy Feet Two was used in the film and end credits.
 * This reunites cast members from Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole; Hugo Weaving, Ryan Kwanten, Anthony LaPaglia, David Wenham, Emily Barclay, Abbie Cornish, Richard Roxburgh, Sam Neill, Helen Mirren, Joel Edgerton, Deborra Lee Furness, Geoffrey Rush, Miriam Margoyles and Essie Davis.
 * Harriet Owen reprise her role as Jane Darling from Peter Pan: Return to Neverland.
 * Eli Marienthal reprise his role as Hogarth Hughes, but his voice deepened by the time after The Iron Giant was released. The producers hired unused archival recordings and used dialogue from Tucker, which Marienthal starred in.
 * Zephyr and David appear in this film, but in the film, their voices got deepened by the time this was released. Haley Joel Osment got too old and was replaced by Max Charles, while David on the other hand was replaced by Pierce Gagnon, when Adam Wylie was too old to reprise his role from All Dogs Go To Heaven 2.
 * Max Charles, Rob Lowe, David Oyelowo, Jeff Bennett, Jason Marsden, Andy Dick, Blair Underwood and Common appeared in The Lion Guard, where Charles plays Kion, Lowe voices Simba, Oyelowo voices Scar, Bennett voices Zazu, Jason Marsden voices Kovu, Dick voices Nuka, Underwood vocies Makuu, while Common voices Kiburi.
 * This is the second film that Jack Black and Dustin Hoffman appear together, the first is Kung Fu Panda.
 * This is the second time that Rowan Atkinson and Miriam Margoyles appear together, the first is Blackadder.
 * The song “The Morning Report” was added during the production because of the popularity on The Lion King.
 * Eli Marienthal and Harriet Owen had both recored their dialogue together.
 * Neel Sethi, who played Mowgli in The Jungle Book, did Hogarth's Singing voice in the song The Morning Report.
 * Rodrigo Santoro was the first choice to be officially cast.
 * During the opening of the first closing credits, the rest of the characters and cast are singing and dancing to the song We Are Family. However, as each as the rest of the characters sings, footage of the recording session booth can be seen.
 * The movie’s official poster has the Big Bear facing Shen and his evil minions, but yet despite he has a medium role in the film.