Blue's Big City Adventure is a 2022 animated science fantasy comedy film written and directed by James Cunningham and produced by Paramount Animation, Nickelodeon Movies, Wētā Animation and 9 Story Media Group and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is the second installment of the Blue's Clues film series, and a standalone sequel to Blue's Big Musical Movie which itself is based on the Nick Jr. Channel television series, Blue's Clues, based on its revival/sequel Nick Jr. Channel television series, Blue's Clues & You!, and the 19th episode of that show's third season. The film stars Vivien Lyra Blair as the voice of Blue, alongside Woody Norman, Asher Alexander, Nykiya Adams, Alyla Browne, John Boyega, Josh Dela Cruz, Donovan Patton, Steve Burns, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Matthew Broderick, Daniel Dae Kim, Kevin Hart, Sophie Turner and Daniel Radcliffe. As the events of the film take place after the original series and during the fourth season of Blue's Clues & You!, the film follows Blue as she travels to New York to find Josh, who is tricked by biotech mogul Owen Raker into becoming an unstoppable killer for his army and threatens to kill the mayor of New York unless Blue solves a series of games scattered across the city. Blue reluctantly partners with a cat named Zeus and learns of Raker's plot to control the multiverse.
Blue's Big City Adventure premiered at the Embassy Theatre on November 4, 2022 and was released in the United States and Canada on November 18, 2022 and in Australia and New Zealand on November 25, 2022. It received positive reviews from critics and audiences for its animation, direction, writing, visuals, humor, voice acting and musical score and grossed $467 million worldwide on a $105 million budget. A sequel, Blue's Epic Adventure, was released on February 1, 2030.
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Vivien Lyra Blair as Blue
Woody Norman as Periwinkle
Asher Alexander as Sprinkles
Nykiya Adams as Magenta
Alyla Browne as Green Puppy
John Boyega as Zeus
Josh Dela Cruz as Josh
Donovan Patton as Joe
Steve Burns as Steve
Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele as Interdimensional Police
Matthew Broderick as Hank Yeszerski, Vice President of Raker Industries, who was once a man failing at life and made a Faustian bargain with Oroctus for the life he has now. He has soon become filled with regret for what he has been a part of.
Daniel Dae Kim as Dr. David Park
Kevin Hart as Rick, Raker's assistant.
Sophie Turner as Olga Valenchenko, Raker's henchwoman.
Daniel Radcliffe as Owen Raker / Oroctus
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The film's score was composed by John Powell with additional music composed by Batu Sener, Anthony Willis, Paul Mounsey and Markus Siegel and conducted by Gavin Greenaway.
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The film premiered at the Embassy Theatre on November 4, 2022 and was released in the United States and Canada on November 18, 2022 and in Australia and New Zealand on November 25, 2022. In a promotion for the film sponsored by Nickelodeon, minor league ice hockey team Atlanta Gladiators wore Blue's Clues jerseys for their match against the Orlando Solar Bears on November 4, 2022. The film was released on DVD on March 28, 2023. The movie made its linear premiere on Nickelodeon in the United States on May 29, 2023.
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The film has an approval rating of 85% on Rotten Tomatoes.
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