War of the Toons

The Cartoon Warrior is a 2030 Japanese-American animated action adventure science fantasy comedy film written and directed by Mamoru Hosoda and produced by Studio Chizu. The film is a parody and homage of cartoons of each era and demographic and stars Tom Holland, Miya Cech, Taika Waititi, Ryan Reynolds, Robert Pattinson, Ben Schwartz, Gillian Jacobs, Jim Rash, Brenton Thwaites, Kevin Hart, Todd Haberkorn, Idris Elba and Sharlto Copley. The film follows a who joins a team of cartoon characters to prevent an abandoned cartoon character from causing the destruction of the multiverse. The film received positive reviews for its animation, visuals, humor, characters, voice acting, story, screenplay, themes, musical score and action sequences. The film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, becoming the third anime film to win an Academy Award after Ena (2027) and Spirited Away (2001) and was nominated for Best Original Score.

Cast
Tom Holland as Aaron Sanderson

Miya Cech as Lia, a cartoon alien girl.

Taika Waititi as Terrence

Ryan Reynolds as Garrett

Robert Pattinson as Nobody

Ben Schwartz as Blue Goo

Gillian Jacobs as Selene

Jim Rash as Ricky

Brenton Thwaites as Jason Matheson

Kevin Hart as Steve Laine

Todd Haberkorn as Takuya Yurisaki

Idris Elba as Aaron

Sharlto Copley as General Sakaas

Release
The film was released on May 10, 2030.

Music
The film was composed by Hosoda's frequent collaborator, John Powell.

Transcript
Lia's World/Transcript

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Critical reception
The film has an approval rating of 94% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Gallery
The Cartoon Warrior/Gallery