My Little Pony: Equestria Girls (Anime film)

My Little Pony: Equestria Girls: The Magic Of Power (Originally known as My Little Pony Equestria Girls: The High School Mayhem) is an upcoming anime remake/reboot film directed by Jason Thiessen. Based on the original 2013 film, My Little Pony Equestria Girls, it was the first My Little Pony anime film that is based on the G4 era. The film stars Bryn Apprill as Princess Twilight Sparkle, Erica Mendez as Sunset Shimmer, Lauren Landa as Rarity, Cherami Leigh as Pinkie Pie & Fluttershy, & Amanda Celine Miller as Applejack & Rainbow Dash. Colleen Villard also serves as the voice of Spike.

Production on the anime film began in 2022 with Rebecca Shoichet (the original voice actress of Sunset Shimmer) & the cast of Friendship Is Magic set to reprise their roles. But due to scheduling conflicts, with other Hasbro projects, the role was given to Los Angeles actors. The anime film will be produced by Toei Animation, Boulder Media, & Hasbro's eOne, and distributed worldwide by Netflix.

Voice Actors:
Bryn Apprill - Princess Twilight Sparkle

Amanda Celine Miller - Applejack & Rainbow Dash, Sunset Shimmer (sub)

Lauren Landa - Rarity, Princess Luna & Vice Principal Luna

Cherami Leigh - Pinkie Pie & Fluttershy

Erica Mendez - Sunset Shimmer

Colleen Villard - Spike

Cristina Vee - Princess Celestia & Principal Celestia, Rarity (sub)

Zeno Robinson - Flash Sentry

Dave Wittenberg - Snips

Bryce Papenbrook - Snails

Carrie Keranen - Trixie Lulamoon

Michelle Ruff - Princess Cadance

Development
Toei Animation & Hasbro acquired the anime rights to the original My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic spin-off in 2021. However, production did not officially start until after the 2021 Netflix original film, My Little Pony: A New Generation, which is also a eOne & Boulder Media co-production, became the most-viewed film on Netflix in October 2021. Chris Cocks, CEO of Hasbro, & Olivier Dumont CEO of eOne's Family Brands division stated: "When Equestria Girls debuted in 2013, the fans loved the whole film worldwide. But this time, we decided to bring Equestria Girls to the anime world."

Casting
Rebecca Shoichet, (the original voice actress of Sunset Shimmer) & the cast of Friendship Is Magic were originally set to reprise their roles. After Shoichet was dropped out of the role due to scheduling conflicts with other Hasbro projects, the role was given to Erica Mendez alongside other Los Angeles actors.

Animation & Style
Originally the animation style was going to be like the Sailor Moon reboot series, Sailor Moon Crystal, & its 2 part film Sailor Moon Eternal, but due to conflicts, they decided to add the style of PreCure/Glitter Force too, to make it look like an amazing magical girl film.