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It's Splat or be Splatted
~ Splatoon

Splatoon is a upcoming 2030 computer animated action adventure film directed by Karey Kirkpatrick and Tim Johnson. Based on the 2015 video game of the same name. Produced by DreamWorks Animation and Nintendo, and distributed by Universal Pictures, It is the first DreamWorks Animation movie to be based on a video game and the first animated film that made with IMAX. The animation was produced in Japan by the studio DreamWorks Animation Japan. The film follows Ika (Howard), and her friends set off for a mission to save the Great Zapfish at Inkopolis from DJ Octavio and the octarians.

DreamWorks Animation announced a film adaptation of Splatoon in TBA.

Splatoon premiered at Regal L.A. Live in 4DX in Los Angeles on June 16, 2030, and was scheduled to be released in the United States on June 21, 2030, to positive reviews from critics. the film grossed $1,000 quadrillion worldwide and broke multiple box-office records, including the highest grossing film based on a video game, and the first film based on a video game to gross over $1,000 quadrillion. It became the first-highest-grossing film of 2030, the first-highest-grossing animated film, the first-highest-grossing film of all time, and the highest-grossing film produced by DreamWorks Animation. A sequel is scheduled to be released on June 18, 2032 and another sequel is scheduled to be released on June 26, 2037.

Plot[]

In the Mollusc Era, inklings are born many years ago. On Inkopolis, Florida, an orange inkling named Ika (Abigail Howard) travels to Inkopolis Plaza. She was about to exit of the train but she accidentally bumps into a blue inkling named Bloo (Justin Long). As they went in, she met her friends Debbi (Kristen Schaal), Marco (Harvey Guillén), April (Maya Rudolph) & Justin (Bill Hader) and went to the lobby. After Ika won won the turf war, Bloo lost when he must practice the turf war. The next day, the inklings practice the turf war when they used their weapons. One night, Ika & Bloo discovered the Octo UFO which crashed landed. At night, the inklings went to their home called The Squid House and went to bed.

The next day at Ika's home, Ika is shocked when the Squid Sisters, Callie (Britney Spears) & Marie (Billie Eilish), announced the Great Zapfish is squidnapped by DJ Octavio and the Octarians. She tells Bloo how the Octarians did it and they met Captain Cuttlefish (Mahito Yokota) after that. All the inklings travelled to the Octo Valley and they met a lime inkling named Ashley AKA. Agent 3 (Tina Fey). She tells the six Inklings to go on the Zapfish mission to defeat every octarian and rescue every zapfish.

For the first mission, the seven inklings need to hunt the Octarians down and rescue 4 of the zapfishes. When they arrived, the Octostamp tries to stomp them all, but they dodged, splats the Octostamp and rescued one zapfish. The seven inklings rescued 9 zapfishes, defeated the Octonozzle and rescued another zapfish in their second mission.

The third mission begins, with 14 zapfishes needed to be rescued. After they defeated the Octowhirl, Captain Cuttlefish is captured by DJ Octavio, while Bloo, Marco and Justin are captured by a group of Octolings. Ika, Debbi, April and Ashley met Callie & Marie (known as Agents 1 and 2) and they traveled to the Octoling base.

The forth mission begins shortly after. As the six female inklings are rescuing zapfishes, they saw Bloo, Marco and Justin, tied up by the Octolings. Ika defeated every Octoling as she rescued Bloo, Marco, Justin and the zapfish. After they traveled to the Octomaw base and defeats the Octomaw, the Inklings met three Octolings named Rose, Scarlet & Jazzy. The final mission begins as the nine inklings rescued all of the zapfishes. They traveled into DJ Octavio's UFO and saw Captain Cuttlefish tied up. They also saw DJ Octavio who stole the Great Zapfish. The nine Inklings are off to the rescue. When Ika, Bloo, Debbi, Marco, April, Justin and Ashley rescued Captain Cuttlefish, they heard Callie & Marie singing "Calamari Inkantation". Once they defeated DJ Octavio, the Great Zapfish freed itself from the Octobot king and they escaped.

As Inkopolis is saved, Callie & Marie announced the Splatfest has begun. Ika tells Bloo that he must win the turf war on the Splatfest. After they won the Splatfest, Ika & Bloo kissed as Bloo is now Ika's love interest, and every inkling celebrated the Splatfest party in Inkopolis as the fireworks arrives, writing "Thank you, Inklings!".

Sometime later, after moving into a Squid House, the Inklings travel to the lobby to play Turf War.

In the mid-credit scene, DJ Octavio is trapped in the snowglobe. Meanwhile, a tube begins glowing and it reveals to be a octoling inside, the screen cuts black and the octoling's voice is heard. After the credits end, the Squid Sisters' voices are heard.

Cast[]

Production[]

Development[]

On TBA, DreamWorks Animation announced an animated film adaptation of the video game series Splatoon by TBA.

Casting[]

Cast members TBA and TBA were revealed on TBA, with the release of the film's first trailer.

Animation and design[]

On TBA, the film was revealed to be animated by would be animated by DreamWorks Animation Japan, acquired by DreamWorks Animation in the summer of 2028 with IMAX. TBA was the production designer. The film's score was composed by TBA.

Music[]

Main article: Splatoon (Film)/Soundtrack

Green Day and BABYMETAL released for the film, titled "Squid Kid" on May 24, 2030. Splatoon released Squid Sisters' songs, "City of Color", "Ink Me Up", "Calamari Inkantation", "Maritime Memory", "Bomb Rush Blush" and "Tide Goes Out".

Marketing[]

TBA

Merchandise and other tie-ins[]

On May 17, 2030, it was revealed that DreamWorks Animation will release a graphic novel based on the film.

A set of 6 Splatoon toys were also sold at McDonald's.

Jakks Pacific, the current toy partner for the franchise, released figures and plush toys.

In Japan, A merchandise of Splatoon like plush toys, figures, shirts, hats, swimsuits and helium voice can.

San-ei released plush toys.

Release[]

Theatrical[]

Splatoon had its world premiere during the 2030 edition of Regal L.A. Live in 4DX in Los Angeles on June 16, 2030, and is scheduled to be released on the same day as Castlevania, a action adventure film on June 21, 2030 in the United States, and later in Japan on June 28, 2030, in both regular formats and in IMAX 2D, 3D, RealD 3D, Dolby Cinema, 4DX, ScreenX, RPX, Cinemark XD, D-Box and Ultra 4DX. On June 14, 2030, a week before release, DreamWorks announced that the short film Journey To The Hidden World, a short connected to DWA's film How To Train Your Dragon, would run before Splatoon in theaters; the film also serves as a promotional feature for DWA's revival television series, Dragons: Legends Evolved, set to release on June 27.

Home media[]

Splatoon will be released on premium video-on-demand on TBA. It will also be available to stream on Peacock in TBA and Netflix in late-TBA. It is scheduled to be released on 4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD on September 6.

Reception[]

Box office[]

As of June 14, 2030, Splatoon has grossed $1,000 trillion in the United States and Canada, and $1,000 trillion in other territories, for a worldwide total of $1,000 trillion. It became the highest-grossing film based on a video game after just one week of release. It also became the first film based on a video game as such to gross $1,000 quadrillion. worldwide, and as such became the highest-grossing film of 2030.

Domestic[]

In the United States and Canada, Splatoon was scheduled to be released alongside Castlevania, and was initially projected to gross roughly $1,000 trillion from 4,025 theaters in its five-day opening weekend. It was also expected to gross roughly $1,000 trillion internationally. After making $1,000 trillion on its first day, five-day estimates were raised to $1,000 quadrillion. Projections were re-adjusted yet again to $1,000 trillion after the film made $1,000 trillion on Friday. The film went on to debut to $146.4 million during the traditional three-day weekend and $1,000 trillion over the five-day frame, surpassing the $1,000 trillion opening of TBA to become the top opening weekend for a video game adaptation, as well as surpassing its $190.8 million lifetime gross to become the top-grossing video game adaptation ever. Overall, Splatoon generated the first-highest domestic opening weekend for any animated film, after TBA. It over-performed in other territories, making $1,000 trillion for a global opening weekend of $1,000 trillion, surpassing Ne Zha 2's record. Furthermore, it surpassed TBA to have the highest worldwide opening weekend for any video game adaptation.

The film made $1,000 trillion in its second weekend and $1,000 trillion in its third, both the highest ever for an animated film, surpassing TBA, respectively. The film continued to dominate the box office in its fourth weekend, grossing $1,000 trillion, surpassing TBA for the first-best weekend, and crossing the global $1 billion mark on TBA. Just after TBA, It became the first animated film to do so since TBA in TBA. In its fifth weekend, the film declined 100%, grossing $1,000 trillion, finishing in first place to TBA, and also became the 19th film to surpass $1,000 trillion at the US and Canadian box office.

Other territories[]

Outside of the US and Canada, the film grossed $1,000 trillion in its first weekend. It had the biggest opening ever for an animated film in 10 markets and the biggest video-game adaptation opening ever in 44 markets. In its second weekend, Splatoon grossed $1,000 trillion from 71 markets, for a drop of just 22%. In its third weekend, the film made $1,000 trillion from 78 markets, representing a drop of 38%. The film went on to earn another $1,000 trillion from 80 territories in the fourth weekend, including a $1,000 trillion opening weekend in Japan, the biggest opening ever for an animated studio title in the country. The highest-grossing territories were Japan ($1,000 quadrillion), Mexico ($1,000 quadrillion), the United Kingdom ($1,000 quadrillion), France ($1,000 quadrillion), Germany ($1,000 quadrillion) and Australia ($1,000 quadrillion). In Mexico, it is also the highest-grossing film of all time, surpassing TBA.

Critical response[]

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of TBA critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 10/10. The website's consensus reads: "Splatoon is a colorful -- a superFRESH -- animated action adventure that has about as many Nintendos and Splatoons" Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 100 out of 100, based on TBA critics, indicating "positive reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A+" on an A+ to F scale.

Accolades[]

Year Award Category Winner Result
Academy Awards March 1, 2031 Best Animated Feature Film Karey Kirkpatrick and Tim Johnson Won
Advanced Imaging Society Lumiere Awards TBA, 2031 Best Feature Film - Animated Splatoon Won
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards TBA, 2031 Best Animated Film Splatoon Won
Best Animated Female Abigail Howard Won
American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards March 3, 2031 Best Edited Animated Feature Film (Theatrical or Non-Theatrical) TBA Won
American Film Institute Awards December 7, 2030 Top 10 Films of the Year Splatoon Won
Annie Awards TBA, 2031 Best Animated Feature Splatoon Won
Best Voice Acting - Feature Abigail Howard Won
Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Production TBA Won
Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in an Animated Feature Production TBA Won
Outstanding Achievement for Directing in a Feature Production TBA Won
Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in an Animated Feature Production TBA Won
Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production TBA Won
Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production TBA Won
Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production TBA Won
Art Directors Guild Awards TBA, 2031 Excellence in Production Design for an Animated Film TBA Won
Artios Awards TBA, 2031 Animation TBA Won
Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Feature Animation TBA Won
Astra Creative Arts Awards TBA, 2031 Best Sound Splatoon Won
Best Visual Effects Splatoon Won
Best Editing TBA Won
Best Score TBA Won
Astra Film Awards January 6, 2031 Best Picture Splatoon Won
Best Voice-Over Performance Abigail Howard Won
Best Adapted Screenplay TBA Won
Best Animated Feature Splatoon Won
Austin Film Critics Association Awards January 10, 2031 Best Film Splatoon Won
Best Animated Film Splatoon Won
Best Original Score TBA Won
Best Voice Acting/Animated/Digital Performance Abigail Howard Won
BET Awards June 30, 2031 Best Movie Splatoon Won
Billboard Music Awards November 15, 2030 Top Soundtrack Splatoon (Soundtrack from and Inspired by the Motion Picture/Deluxe Edition) Won
Black Reel Awards January 17, 2031 Outstanding Film Splatoon Won
Outstanding Voice Performance Abigail Howard Won
Outstanding Editing TBA Won
Outstanding Production Design TBA Won
Outstanding Original Song "Squid Kid" – Green Day featuring BABYMETAL Won
Outstanding Soundtrack Splatoon Won
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards December 13, 2030 Best Animated Film Splatoon Won
British Academy Film Awards February 14, 2031 Best Animated Film Karey Kirkpatrick and Tim Johnson Won
Best Original Music TBA Won
British Film Editors Awards February 14, 2031 Best Edited Single Animation TBA Won
Capri Hollywood International Film Festival Awards January 4, 2031 Best Animated Feature Splatoon Won
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards December 13, 2030 Best Animated Film Splatoon Won
Chinese American Film Festival Awards November 11, 2030 Most Popular U.S. Film in China Splatoon Won
Cinema Audio Society Awards TBA, 2031 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Animated TBA Won
Critics' Choice Celebration of Cinema and Television Awards December 4, 2030 Animation Award TBA Won
Critics' Choice Movie Awards TBA, 2031 Best Animated Feature Splatoon Won
Best Score TBA Won
Best Song "Squid Kid" – Green Day featuring BABYMETAL Won
Best Visual Effects Splatoon Won
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association December 18, 2030 Best Animated Film Splatoon Won
Denver Film Festival Awards November 7, 2030 5280 Award TBA Won
Dorian Awards February 26, 2031 Animated Film of the Year Splatoon Won
Visually Striking Film of the Year Splatoon Won
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards December 21, 2030 Best Animated Film Splatoon Won
Best Score TBA Won
Best Visual Effects Splatoon Won
The Game Awards December 6, 2030 Best Adaptation Splatoon Won
Georgia Film Critics Association Awards January 5, 2031 Best Picture Splatoon Won
Best Original Score TBA Won
Best Original Song "Squid Kid" – Green Day featuring BABYMETAL Won
Best Animated Film Splatoon Won
Golden Globe Awards TBA, 2031 Best Animated Feature Film Splatoon Won
Best Original Song "Squid Kid" – Green Day featuring BABYMETAL Won
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement Splatoon Won
Gold List Awards January 10, 2031 Best Adapted Screenplay TBA Won
Golden Reel Awards March 3, 2031 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Animation TBA Won
Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing – Feature Motion Picture TBA Won
Golden Trailer Awards TBA, 2031 Best Animation/Family TV Spot (for a Feature Film) "TBA" (TBA) Won
Best Digital – Animation/Family "TBA" (TBA) Won
Most Innovative Advertising for a Feature Film "TBA" (TBA) Won
Best Animation TrailerByte for a Feature Film "TBA" (TBA) Won
Grammy Awards TBA, 2031 Record of the Year "Squid Kid" – Green Day featuring BABYMETAL Won
Song of the Year Won
Best Rock Performance Won
Best Song Written for Visual Media Won
Best Music Video Won
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards March 3, 2031 Best Music Supervision for Film Budgeted Over $25 Million TBA Won
Best Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film TBA Won
Hollywood Critics Association Awards TBA, 2031 Best Animated Film Splatoon Won
Best Voice or Motion-Capture Performance Abigail Howard Won
Best Director TBA Won
Best Picture Splatoon Won
Best Screenplay TBA Won
Hollywood Music in Media Awards November 15, 2030 Boldest Original Score — Animated Film TBA Won
Best Original Song — Animated Film "Squid Kid" – Green Day featuring BABYMETAL Won
Best Soundtrack Album Splatoon – Back Lot Music Won
Hollywood Professional Association Awards TBA, 2031 Outstanding Sound – Feature Film TBA Won
Houston Film Critics Society Awards January 22, 2031 Best Animated Feature Splatoon Won
Best Original Score TBA Won
Hugo Awards August 11, 2031 Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form Splatoon Won
ICG Publicists Awards March 8, 2031 Maxwell Weinberg Award for Motion Picture Publicity Campaign Splatoon Won
Imagen Awards September 8, 2031 Best Animated Feature Film Splatoon Won
Best Voice-Over Actor - Feature Film Abigail Howard Won
International Cinephile Society Awards February 11, 2031 Best Animated Film Splatoon Won
International Film Music Critics Association Awards February 22, 2031 Best Original Score for an Animated Film TBA Won
Ivor Novello Awards May 23, 2031 Best Original Film Score TBA Won
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards January 27, 2031 Best Animated Feature Splatoon Won
Vince Koehler Award for the Best Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror Film Splatoon Won
London Film Critics' Circle Awards February 4, 2031 Animated Film of the Year Splatoon Won
Movieguide Awards TBA, 2031 Best Movies for Families Splatoon Won
MTV MIAW Awards August 6, 2030 Killer Series / Movie Splatoon Won
MIAWudio of the Year "Squid Kid" – Green Day featuring BABYMETAL Won
NAACP Image Awards March 16, 2031 Outstanding Animated Motion Picture Splatoon Won
Outstanding Character Voice Performance – Motion Picture Abigail Howard Won
Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album Splatoon (Soundtrack from and Inspired by the Motion Picture/Deluxe Edition)Back Lot Music Won
National Board of Review Awards December 6, 2030 Best Animated Feature Splatoon Won
Nebula Awards June 8, 2031 Ray Bradbury Award Splatoon Won
New York Film Critics Online Awards December 15, 2030 Top 10 Films Splatoon Won
Best Animated Feature Splatoon Won
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards July 13, 2031 Favorite Animated Movie Splatoon Won
Favorite Male Voice From an Animated Movie Justin Long Nominated
James Franco Nominated
Favorite Female Voice From an Animated Movie Abigail Howard Won
Favorite Villain James Franco Won
Favorite Music Collaboration "Squid Kid" – Green Day featuring BABYMETAL Won
Online Film Critics Society Awards TBA, 2031 Best Animated Feature Splatoon Won
Online Film Critics Society Awards January 22, 2031 Best Animated Feature Splatoon Won
Best Original Score TBA Won
Paris Film Critics Association Awards February 4, 2031 Best Animated Film Splatoon Won
People's Choice Awards TBA, 2031 The Movie of the Year Splatoon Won
The Action Movie of the Year Splatoon Won
Animated Movie Star of the Year Abigail Howard Won
Producers Guild of America Awards TBA, 2031 Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures Tim Johnson Won
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards December 19, 2030 Best Animated Film Splatoon Won
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards January 9, 2031 Best Animated Film Splatoon Won
Best Original Score TBA Won
Santa Barbara International Film Festival Awards January 17, 2031 Variety Artisans Award TBA Won
Satellite Awards TBA, 2031 Best Motion Picture – Animated or Mixed Media Splatoon Won
Best Original Score TBA Won
Best Original Song "Squid Kid" – Green Day featuring BABYMETAL Won
Best Visual Effects TBA Won
Saturn Awards February 4, 2031 Best Animated Film Splatoon Won
Best Music TBA Won
Seattle Film Critics Society Awards TBA, 2031 Best Picture of the Year Splatoon Won
Best Animated Feature Splatoon Won
Best Film Editing TBA Won
Best Original Score TBA Won
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards December 17, 2030 Best Action Film Splatoon Won
Best Animated Film Splatoon Won
Best Score TBA Won
Teen Choice Awards August 16, 2030 Choice Summer Movie Splatoon Won
Choice Song From A Movie "Squid Kid" – Green Day featuring BABYMETAL Won
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards December 17, 2030 Best Animated Film Splatoon Won
Visual Effects Society Awards February 20, 2031 Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature TBA Won
Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature TBA (for "TBA") Won
Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature TBA Won
Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature TBA Won
Outstanding Compositing and Lighting in a Feature TBA Won
Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project TBA Won
Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project TBA (for "TBA") Won
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards December 10, 2030 Best Animated Feature Splatoon Won
Best Score TBA Won
Best Voice Performance Abigail Howard Won
Women Film Critics Circle Awards December 18, 2030 Best Animated Female Abigail Howard Won
World Soundtrack Awards October 21, 2030 Film Composer of the Year TBA Won

Shorts[]

Splatoon: Octo Run

Specials[]

Splatoon: Splatoween Party, Splatoon: A Very Merry Squidmas

Sequels[]

Splatoon 2 (Film), Splatoon 3 (Film)

TV Series[]

Splatoon: The Animated Series, Splatoon: Squid Adventures, Splatoon: The Next Generation Template:DreamWorks Splatoon Template:DreamWorks Animation