The Battle Cats: The Movie is an American-Japanese animated film by DreamWorks Animation based on the 2014 Mobile Game by Japanese Video Game Company PONOS Corporation. It was released in 2029 to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the game, and the 35th anniversary of the movie corporation.
The film was teased back on November 15th 2026 in an episode of the Battle Cats TV block on the official   YouTube channel. With a Shrek mask peeping from Professor Cat's desk. This was later teased again the following week, on November 22nd, where a Battle Cat plush was seen outside of DreamWorks Studio on a post on the official X account.
The film was green-lit for production on New Years Day 2027 , where a follow up post was made confirming the collaboration with PONOS Corporation to make the movie. With an expected release date of November 2028. However, due to the lack of a budget, or ability to provide casting, the release was to be delayed for September 2029. The film was to be provided via Universal Pictures. Musicians Pharrell Williams and Nas composed the film's themes, while also providing instrumentals and lyrics for the credits song Up the Glock. Meanwhile Scottish composer Lorne Balfe provided the score.
The Battle Cats: The Movie debuted at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival on September 17, 2029, and later theatrically released to western audiences on October 12, and later, on October 27 in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, to be more localised for their audiences. The film received positive reviews from critics, earning $478.5 worldwide, making it the 12th highest grossing film of 2029. It was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the Golden Globe Awards, and also won the Favorite Animated Film at the Kid's Choice Awards 2030 and Best Animated Film at the Annie Awards 2029. The film later became a franchise, with a sequel released in August 2034, and a TV show in December the same year, currently with 2 seasons as of 2036.
Plot[]
The Battle Cats are a community of Cats who love to battle. Each Cat has certain strengths and attributes that make them unique in combat, whether they are strong against a type of enemy, or can knock back another. All being divided into 5 class types depending on strength and skill: Normal, Special, Rare, Super Rare, and Uber Super Rare. All but the Normal Cats are able to use Catseyes, which are able to enhance the performance of Cats in battle. One day, J-Pop singing Cat-girl Moneko comes by to perform to boost the morale of the Cats, when all of a sudden, the leader of the Enemies Association, The Face, appears and captures her. Leaving behind a microphone as evidence of her sudden disappearance. Which leads to an outrage from the Cats.
Optimistic Normal ranked Cat "Basic" Cat hears about the news and decides to step up and face off against The Face and the rest of the enemies in order to save Moneko. He gathers the other 8 remaining Normal Cats, who reluctantly agreed to partake in the mission. Tank Cat, Axe Cat, Gross Cat, Cow Cat, Bird Cat, Fish Cat, Lizard Cat, and Titan Cat, each having their own unique abilities and flaws, come by and help Cat. A group of Special Cats overhear this, and plan on preventing them from going, so that they can save Moneko instead. Ninja Cat, Sumo Cat, Samurai Cat, Zombie Cat, Cats in a Box, Boogie Cat, Bondage Cat, Dom Cat and Kung Fu Cat all go out and try to stop them; getting fumbled along the way.
The Normal Cats decide to explore Asia in order to find some clues as to where The Face is located. With several of them delaying the journey. Gross Cat is bickering with Cow Cat as to why they clashed into each other, Lizard Cat falling asleep mid-journey, and Fish Cat eating some kebabs. Cat argues with them as to why they're not taking it seriously, before Tank Cat turns him around to reveal a bunch of enemies behind them. Doge pounces on top of Tank Cat as he bites him. Before Snache pessimistically follows behind, and Those Guys to charge into him. Titan Cat steps in and deals with them far too easily, leaving Snache to run away horrified. The Cats initially thought the coast was clear before Hippoe entered out of nowhere and towered over them, snarling with anger. Lizard Cat woke up only to find himself cornered against her. He blasts her down after several attempts. For the coast to be clear. Bird Cat then decides that everyone is unable to fly across like she can, and suggests finding a source of transport, Fish Cat then breaks down the enemy base and builds a poorly constructed raft. Axe Cat steps in and builds a much more accommodation-like raft, letting his hot-headedness get the better of him. They are being spied upon by The Special Cats as they leave.
Meanwhile, inside the lair of the main Enemy headquarters, The Face is muttering to himself as he glances back at the tied-up Moneko, who attempts to distract him by throwing a beer can, this results in The Face locking the cage with extra locks just to be safe. The Cats continue their journey across to the Middle East and Africa as they encounter Pigge, a Red British Enemy who boasts about her royalty and wealth, mocking Those Guys in the process. Since Axe Cat and Fish Cat are both Strong Against Red Enemies, they rush ahead and attempt to attack her with ease, only to be interrupted by Ninja Cat and Zombie Cat, who cause ruckus in the process. Cat questions as to who they are, but the two anti-Red Cats instantly click, as they each had a negative experience with them respectively. Which results in Ninja Cat and Axe Cat to have a scrap fight, and Fish Cat and Zombie Cat to follow suit. The rest of the Normal Cats all stare at them with confusion. Only for Enemies Jackie Peng and Gory to reach behind and grab Cow Cat and Titan Cat hostage respectively. Cat flinches at the sudden capture, and instead of helping, everyone begins to argue over why they had their guards down. Titan Cat frees himself out of boredom and whacks Gory in the head, only for him to go down. Cow Cat, on the other hand, is yelling as to why he was distracted, and accidentally kicks the sleeping Lizard Cat, who angrily burns Jackie Peng and Cow Cat in the process. Everyone at the scene is shocked at the sudden fire attack, not expecting a lizard to be able to do that. Tank Cat hides behind Bird Cat in the process, who confusedly looks down at the still-visable Tank Cat. Jackie Peng runs away in fear, yelling out random sentences in Chinese in the process. Ninja Cat and Zombie Cat step back to let them all argue.
The Normal Cats came to a mutual agreement to split up, abandoning their main source of travel in the process. Cat exclaims how Moneko needs saving, but the others don't pay much attention to him. The Cats get split up in order to find different clues for the location of Moneko: Cat and Tank Cat will continue to Saharan Africa and Southeastern Europe; Axe Cat and Gross Cat will go across the rest of Europe; Cow Cat and Bird Cat will go around Eastern North America and the Caribbean, while Fish Cat and Lizard Cat go to Southern America and Western North America. All of this information confuses Titan Cat, as he willingly will go on his own to find Moneko, refusing to follow any path.
Sumo Cat and Samurai Cat appear out of nowhere and attempts to stop them in their path. With the latter facing the wrong direction as his helmet covers his vision, to which Sumo Cat turns him around. Cat and Tank Cat realize they've been abandoned and cower among each other in fear. Sumo Cat attempts to slam onto them, but Tank Cat shoves them aside, eventually beating them in a scrap, he and Cat continue walking. They are stopped in their tracks by a strange looking sheep called Baa Baa, who speaks monotonously. But whenever it gets pointed out, he gets offended, despite showing little to no feelings. Baa Baa attempts to lighten the mood with a joke, which gets interrupted by Sir Seal, who menacingly looms over the two Cats. Cat attempts to push him away, but due to his lack of strength and overwhelming size difference, fails miserably, Tank Cat admits he has the strength to move nothing heavier than that of a pebble, which Sir Seal cackles loudly at, which gets interrupted by Doge, Snache, and Those Guys, who all knock him over by accident. Doge cowers as he notices his accidental slaughter of Sir Seal, thinking he killed him, which Baa Baa and Those Guys all stare in pure fear, the latter beginning to run around in despair, Sir Seal corrects Doge as he speaks up. Snache wastes no time, and threatens Cat with the life of Tank Cat, holding his neck with his tail, and slowly increasing the pressure. Cat pounces on Snache and repeatedly bites him, only for him to release and run off.
Meanwhile, in The Face's layer, he is humming a tune as he prepares his 'Ultimate Plan" against Moneko. Moneko is looking out in fear as she attempts to find a way to rescue herself, but she begins to recognize the tune being hummed, it is one of her own songs, and she begins to hum alongside him quietly. Meanwhile, Axe Cat and Gross Cat are walking alone across Europe, Gross Cat is preparing a slingshot from nearby wood, while Axe Cat stares blankly. However, their moment of silence was interrupted when Croco slammed from the ground and spoke in a stereotypical Australian accent (similar to Dundee), only to be questioned by Le'boin, who was reading suggestive magazines behind him, Croco begins to speak regularly as he speaks up ahead of the three in an attempt to kill the Cats. Gross Cat finished making his slingshot, before shooting Croco right into Le'boin, before making a cheesy pun, everyone else glared at him in disappointment. B.B.Bunny blinds Axe Cat by climbing onto his back and holding him out. In the process, he exclaims his desire to run for mayor around the world. However, his speech was cut short as Axe Cat slices him down with his axe. Gross Cat is about to use his slingshot for the second time against Le'boin before being distracted by Cats in a Box and Boogie Cat, who come in and take down the other enemies, and the pellet bouncing off them and hitting Axe Cat, causing him to stumble down. The group gets into a scrap before splitting up and going their separate ways. Meanwhile, Cat and Tank Cat are continuing to walk, both of them discussing why they became a Battle Cat in the first place, they both rest as they plan out how they'd make it across to The Face, and where the base could be situated. They attempt to use small talk to try and keep one another calm. Cat is especially worried, as he has doubts whether or not they'll actually make it.
Over in North America, Cow Cat and Bird Cat explore the environment they come across. Being rather fascinated by what's in front of them. Cow Cat is rushing ahead and takes in the environment, as he does so, Kang Roo approaches and jabs Cow Cat in the back of the head, leaving him to collapse. Bird Cat is left stunned as she attempts to process the situation, before snapping out at Kang Roo, who just scoffs and pounds her fists ready to box. Suddenly, out of nowhere, Cow Cat yells out the arrival of another 2 enemies, Squire Rel and Mooth. As the former speaks, most remain confused as to what she is saying. Even Mooth, who was acting as her source of transport, fails to translate what she says, as Squire Rel speaks in Shakespearean English. Squire Rel shrugs it off as she charges up ahead at the distracted Cow Cat, taking him off guard with her equalized speed. They proceed to scrap out, while the vulnerable Bird Cat has to take on both Kang Roo and Mooth, she reasonably complains. Feeling pity, Mooth orders Kang Roo to take on Cow Cat, the two argue, but eventually, Kang Roo complies with his request and leaves him with Bird Cat. Cow Cat then complains over the unreasonable 1v2. After successfully beating them, they are suddenly encountered by Special Cats Bondage Cat and Dom Cat, who are performing BDSM-Like attacks on the enemies, which Bird Cat bashfully covers her eyes with her wings and hides behind Cow Cat, who just backs away. Bondage Cat initially tried to tell Dom Cat about the arrival of the two Cats, but his mouth got tied up before he could speak up, leaving the two Normal Cats to get away easily.
Moneko begins to question as to why The Face hasn't murdered her yet, only for him to respond with him taking his "Sweet time to deliver Sweet justice", which leaves Moneko confused. He attempts to tighten the knots of her wristbands, and gives her no chance of escape. He also admits he's expecting The Battle Cats to come and rescue her, and is only attempting to clear out the competition. Meanwhile, Cat and Tank Cat are exploring the world around them. There, Tank Cat explains his desires for exploring the world, and feeling embarrassed as a Battle Cat due to his low damage output. Cat attempts to comfort his friend in a tight hug, as he also feels insecure, feeling as his damage input is low. They continue walking across the land together. They encounter a lost Doge, who cowers away when spotted, and begins to run off, seeming to try and find something. this leads to the two Cats approaching him as they travel.
Fish Cat and Lizard Cat sluggishly move across the South American continent, Fish Cat is carrying a huge dish of Chilean food, and is snacking during the walk, his reason being he likes "chilly food". They begin to expect nothing out of the ordinary, only for them to encounter One Horn and Teacher Bear present themselves. Teacher Bear is preparing to give them a "detention" for their irresponsible behavior. Only to be ignored by the sleeping Lizard Cat, and Fish Cat trying to wake him up. Teacher Bear isn't very fond of this and attempts to attack them by slashing his claws, waking Lizard Cat up in the process. One Horn chuckles away as he spectates in the back, only to be rampaged by Fish Cat, who hyper-actively called dibs on. After the two of them easily defeat them, Teacher Bear is having an external dream where he is part of 'The Battle Bears", who go out and attack enemies similar to the real-life Battle Cats. The two Cats seem awkward about this. As the two continue travelling, they talk about interests, mainly sedimentary ones. Kung Fu Cat jumps out of the sky, seeming envious over his inability to defeat Jackie Peng. After getting corrected that they weren't responsible for his defeat, Kung Fu Cat snaps and charges into them. The three get into a scrap which is won by the long-ranged Lizard Cat in one shot, despite already seeing it, Fish Cat is still out of his mind that Lizard Cat can breathe fire, and may be more than a lizard.
Inside a filled cave, lost Titan Cat admits defeat over being unable to manage on his own, despite constantly repeating he is capable earlier. He grabs a torchlight and begins searching around the cave, that's when he comes across a familiar yet unfamiliar Cat inside. Worker Cat. Who isn't a Battle Cat, but rather, a Cat who mines out resources such as Cents for currency, Cat food, Catseyes, etc. Worker Cat is rather stunned by the arrival of such a large being, and assumes he is Teacher Bear, and proceeds to kick him in the crotch, only for Titan Cat to reveal his true identity through tears. The two begin to talk, and soften up to one another. With Titan Cat even beginning to feel pity for Worker Cat, who spent his whole career digging out resources instead of fighting. Despite being highly flattered with the offer to assist Titan Cat and partake as a Battle Cat, Worker Cat rejects the offer, as he is most familiar with the practices of digging out resources, and admits he found solidarity and comfort in his job, despite the lack of thrill it delivers. Titan Cat then asks which direction the Enemy Base could be located, only to go in the opposite direction as to the one he was given.
Eventually, all the Cats bar Titan Cat find each other and apologize to Cat for acting selfish and reserved, but Cat also apologizes for not considering their feelings. But they also feel positive, as they each had development whether facing their fears, admitting the truth, or giving up negative traits. They meet up at a site in NASA to discuss where The Face and Moneko could be. And a montage occurs where they build up a massive radar using parts of an unfinished Satellite, only to get kicked out of the facility after being caught, during such montage, a map could be seen where Titan Cat goes through several locations in order to find where any of the Cats could be. Simultaneously, the Cats have successfully built a radar designed to be attracted to traits Moneko has, while Titan Cat figures out the Cats are all gathered together via telescope, and pays a fee to get fired by a Neapolitan cannon to NASA. The Cats seem excited over the fact that Titan Cat is returning, only for Cat to point out that Titan Cat may land on top of the radar they just built, this worries Gross Cat, as he was the primary contributor to the build. As all the Cats and the Radar scurry around, Titan Cat only lands on top of Axe Cat, breaking his fall, to which Axe Cat begins whacking him with his axe, complaining about the specification of the outcome. They eventually calm down, as Cat attempts to locate where Moneko is held hostage, The Moon. This causes the rest of the Cats to go into an outrage of confusion, Tank Cat asks Bird Cat why she couldn't just fly up, only for her to admit "Science is not on the Cats' side". Up on the Moon, The Face chuckles as the Cats realize the location of his hideout, he orders the enemies to meet him up there for a big surprise.
As the enemies all argue and scurry their way onto a break-in rocket to fly to the moon, Cow Cat attempts to hijack the rocket and bring the others on with him. Lizard Cat is the only one not going on, as he is too tired to bother, he gets carried on by Cow Cat anyways. Cat looks around the back deck nervously, hoping not to get caught out by the fellow enemies on board. One of Those Guys and Snache are at the same dock trying to get snacks, Cat gets caught out by the former, but Cat shushes him out, preventing him from revealing the Cats' location. After a long and exhausting flight, the Cats and the Enemies all make it onto the Moon; they have supplies that give them the ability to breathe and adapt to the low gravity. There, Ms. Sign is leading the enemies inside. This is also where context on Doge's lone exploration is revealed; he was attempting to find a good stick to support Ms. Sign's sign. She is giving him head-pats as a reward. Cat uses this moment as an advantage to sneak past the off-guard Doge, only to step on his tail, revealing their presence. Doge attempts to grab Cat, the two have a chase about before Cat manages to use a rock and play fetch with the naïve Doge, giving him the perfect opportunity to escape and head inside, signalling the other Cats to follow suit.
As they pass through the Magazine-lost Le'boin, the tanning Pigge, the music listening Croco, and the boxing Kang Roo, they successfully manage to make it inside The Face's lair, Moneko is delighted with their arrival, while The Face plans out an easy assassination attempt on the Cats, as he orders the Enemies to make it up and take the Cats out. Despite being much more powerful up until this point, the Cats are highly outnumbered, and quickly lose to the massive quantity of opposition. Moneko angrily questions The Face as to his intention with murdering Moneko, when in reality, he reveals he was only using her as a decoy to bring everybody into one place, he reveals his TRUE intentions; he wishes to murder everyone. This is followed by an origin story scene, showcasing The Face as a younger child, being the victim of severe bullying, exclusion, and overall harassment, he also reveals his strict diet, which resulted in the loss of his body, one day, as an insect infestation occurred inside his residence, he murdered a bug, and slowly started murdering the entire infestation without the need of pest control, he begins to reveal he gets a sadistic pleasure out of murdering creatures; a coping method of his traumatic childhood. Everyone in the room stare at him in shock, especially the enemies, their leader for years has been building up a decoy to murder them all. He also reveals the rocket ship has actually been planted with bombs a full year in advance, only exploding right after the explanation, removing any method of returning, he also reveals The Cat Base is the next target for his explosives. Cat begins to step up and speak out against The Face, calling him out, and revealing his pain, comparing the two's reactions to their hardships. The Face puts on a faux amused appearance before angrily charging after him.
After being severely injured, The rest of the Cats and the Enemies all begin to gather around, in an attempt to defend Cat and out-number The Face. They all have a brawl, which is won effortlessly by The Face. He has them all in a corner, preparing to unleash his final weapon, a gigantic sharp-toothed device, reflecting the bite he received when he was younger. Caught off guard, Moneko takes advantage and performs an unrevealed Critical Hit  onto The Face, leaving him stunned. The Cats and Enemies put their differences aside completely, and began to focus on the main goal, of taking out The Face, leader of the Enemy Association. Cat begins to summon The Cat God, who willingly offers help, in return, he doesn't want Cat Food like usual, but instead wishing for a bunch of "Cute Girls", to which he realizes he can summon them himself, so he takes the Cat Food instead, and offers to attack The Face. After several hits, from The Cat God, the Cats and the Enemies, The Face was knocked out cold. The Cat God salutes them off, promising a 'Great Reward' once they finish their task; make it back to The Cat Base, before departing into the void. Moneko was set free and praised for her ability to land Critical Hits, a move not seen in many Cats or Enemies in the past. As a faux ending was about to roll, Bird Cat reveals that they still need to save The Cat Base and everyone inside. B.B.Bunny reveals he found some more explosives which they could use on the Enemy Base, to which Gross Cat explains how he can build an alternative ship out of here with parts from the Base, Hippoe exclaims how she can help with the build too, as long as she gets credit. They set off the explosives, murdering The Face and causing parts of the Base to go everywhere in the process. During a montage, Gross Cat and Hippoe build the ship, while the Cats and Enemies interact in several ways, such as Gory and Cow Cat playing cards, Croco and Lizard Cat listening to music, Snache painting Tank Cat, or Cat and Doge riding one another among others. Bird Cat dusts off the excess exploded ash and blood and Sir Seal bites down onto the metal to test its durability. After a long journey back, the Cats and the Enemies rush to where The Cat Base is situated, Cat and Tank Cat both agree to go inside and defuse the bombs, while the other Cats agree to warn the others. they rush through several Rare, Super Rare, and Uber Super Rare units from the canon game, before making it to the Cat Base and, with the help of the Enemies, finally defused the trivia-based bombs.The base is saved as everyone celebrates.
The Normal Cats are now seen as heroes, denying the odds and performing a task most privileged Uber Super Rares would fail to accomplish, having a concert by Moneko, a bunch of food, plenty of service, and female cats to their disposal. The usage of Catseyes is now forbidden, as they are considered a type of steroid, the enemies are now treated as Sport-like opponents, and battles are more entertainment and competition based, due to the Cats and Enemies now having good relations, the Special Cats have apologized to the Normal Cats for their underestimation of them, and put aside their differences, except Axe Cat and Ninja Cat, whom both are still competing to be the better combatant, Worker Cat has the conditions of his workplace renovated, and now is treated less like a slave, and goes under the epithet "Rich Cat"; which were all requested by Titan Cat. Upstairs, Tank Cat thanks Cat for letting him explore himself, and deny his odds in battle, to which Cat simply explaining that they're friends. They rest against the balcony as they look out to the night sky. Suddenly, Bird Cat goes up and calls them all down, saying Baa Baa will be performing comedy. Due to the irony of the situation, the two Cats couldn't resist and begin rushing down to watch, the view exiting The Cat Base and letting the credits roll.
Post Credits, an unidentified character is silently writing a letter towards their 'cohorts'; revealing their intentions to 'Achieve a High Score', before signing off as D.E.N. Long Credits begin to roll.
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Nancy Cartwright as Cat. An optimistic Cat who is attempting to improve the standard of the Normal Cats. He is often trying to have the most peaceful options in situations. He admires Moneko and her ability to sing. He is the main protagonist in the film.
- Matt Hill as Tank Cat. He is a cowardly yet tough Cat who occasionally stutters in his sentences. He is Cat's best friend and looks up to him with genuine admiration.
- Dean Norris as Axe Cat. He is a hot-headed and short tempered one-eyed Cat, who loves competing against opponents in battle, and is Strong Against Red Enemies.
- Tom Kenny as Gross Cat. He is a tall, tech-savvy Cat with a perverted side to him. He often uses his sense of humor as a coping method in situations.
- Tim Allen as Cow Cat. He is a country-based Cow-Cat hybrid with a Texas accent. He is prideful of his speed and agility. He often gets interrupted when talking.
- Zoe Perry as Bird Cat. She is a soft-spoken Bird-Cat hybrid. She is book-intelligent, able to fly, and often gets bashful when in embarrassing scenarios.
- Seth Rogen as Fish Cat. He is an aggressive and gluttonous Fish-Cat hybrid. He has a surfer accent, and often acts impulsively or simple-minded, and is Strong Against Red Enemies.
- Mathew Lillard as Lizard Cat. He is a collected and sleepy Lizard-Cat hybrid. He often loves to sleep, has extra-long range, and has the ability to breathe fire.
- Morgan Freeman as Titan Cat. He is a mature and grumpy Cat. He is the eldest of the Normal Cats and believes his opinion is always right. He is huge, tough as nails, and has strength to match, but is often bad with directions.
- Grey DeLisle as Moneko. She is a J-Pop singer, and loves boosting the morale of The Battle Cats with her singing ability. She can perform critical hits.
- Rodger Bumpass as The Face. A sadistic Floating head who desires to murder Moneko and defeat The Battle Cats, he runs the main Enemy association for several years. He is the main antagonist of the film.
Extra Cast[]
- Josh Peck as Doge. An innocent and gullible Traitless Shiba dog. He is rather childish and wants to be the best henchman for The Face, but his clumsiness often gets in the way.
- Tom Felton as Snache. A flamboyant but pessimistic Traitless snake. He is Doge's closest friend, he also has a talent for art, as he painted spots on his back.
- Frank Welker as:
- Those Guys. A trio of simple minded, whiny Traitless stickmen. They are close friends with Doge and Snache, and often act impulsively alongside Doge. All three of them have rich parents, hence why they often act like brats.
- Ms. Sign. A female stickwoman who often carries signs indicating news, locations, or statements. She works directly under The Face.
- Bob Peterson as Hippoe. A cranky and loud Traitless hippo. She has an exaggerated nasal New York accent, and is proud of her stamina and attack power.
- Diane Morgan as Pigge. A snooty Red pig. She is British, rich and is supposedly of Royal Blood, claiming herself as the descendant of St. Pigge the 2nd.
- Jackie Chan as Jackie Peng. A sneaky but hot-headed Traitless penguin. He loves Kung Fu and is an aspiring actor in Kung Fu movies. He speaks in both first, and third person. He's from Hong Kong.
- John Kani as Gory. A mad and poweful Traitless gorilla. He is known for his scary face, and his gambling and alcohol addictions. He frequently drinks rum.
- Bill Burr as Baa Baa. A monotone Traitless ram. He is self-aware of his corny name and looks, as well as his monotone voice. He is an aspiring comedian.
- Steve Carrell as Sir Seal. A cocky, islander Red seal. He is a sailor and has an insane biting capability. He loves the sea and marine life.
- Xzibit as Croco. A laid back yet snarky Traitless crocodile. He has a cert in corresponding learning and word processing. He is Australian and idolizes Dundee.
- Jason Alexander as Le'boin. A long ranged, perverted elephant. He is French and loves collecting a "certain" type of magazine. He doesn't reveal them to others.
- Johnny Galecki as B.B.Bunny. A businessman and political Red bunny. He is desiring to be the mayor in his hometown, and desires to be big in the world.
- Melanie Zanetti as:
- Kang Roo. A boxing Traitless kangaroo who had to give up her career due to her species. She is capable of Multi-Hits. She also has a son.
- Kang Roo's son. He occasionally asks for food.
- Helen Mirren as Squire Rel. A crazy and rapid Traitless squirrel. She is a teacher and speaks in an Old English dialect, which is translated on most occasions.
- Jeff Bennett as Mooth. A fashionable yet violent Floating moth. He is disappointed over the fact he is a moth and desires to butterfly.
- Will Arnett as One Horn. A sluggish and old Red rhinoceros. He has extremely low speed and attack range, he is a former fireman who got kicked for slowness.
- Jim Carrey as Teacher Bear. A goofy and long Traitless bear. He is a kindergarten teacher, who accidentally injures kids during his job. He often hallucinates when unconscious.
- Nick Kroll as The Cat God. An almighty deity who can perform miracles for Cat Food.
- Matt LeBlanc as Gamatoto. A cat that gathers resources for the Battle Cats alongside his child workers.
- Tara Strong as Ninja Cat. A ninja and Axe Cat's bitter rival. She's strong against Red Enemies.
- Bill Fagerbakke as Sumo Cat. A Sumo wrestler who often blocks paths.
- Richard Steven Horvitz as Samurai Cat. A samurai who's helmet is too large.
- Ed Mace as Zombie Cat. An undead makeup artist and film director. He's strong against Red Enemies.
- Brina Palencia as Cats in a Box. Three kittens who ride in a box and yield a club.
- Mila Kunis as Boogie Cat. An afro-bearing Cat who loves to dance.
- Michael Adamthwaite as Bondage Cat. A submissive BDSM Cat who is Strong Against Red Enemies.
- Jill Talley as Dom Cat. A dominatrix Cat who is Strong Against Red Enemies, she is Bondage Cat's after hours.
- Rob Paulsen as Kung Fu Cat. A Cat who can Multi-Hit, and is a fan of Kung Fu, and Jackie Peng.
Production[]
Development[]
In 2024, Film producer Jeff Hermann got access to the video game off one of his kids during the production of The Bad Guys: 2. Once he brought it into DreamWorks Studios, it caught the CEO Margie Kohn's attention, and the studio decided they wanted to make it into a movie. Inspiration came as Hermann stated:
"My then-13 year old son was, and still is, a big fan of The Battle Cats. Now, I am no expert when it comes to video games, far from it, but every day, my son would tell me all about the new unit he unlocked, or the boss he just beat. He was also explaining stuff exclusive to the game, using terms I just couldn't comprehend. One day, asked me if we could make it into a movie. I was stunned, but went along and played it myself. I even showed it to fellow developers at Dreamworks, some even stating that they've already played the game before. It is actually really intriguing, and a movie waiting to happen."
Jeff Hermann, at the Kid's Choice Awards 2030.
In 2025, Dreamworks bought the rights to the game and film IP, and development began not long after. Hermann and PONOS CEO and game developer Tsujiko Yorikatsu agreed to collaborate on the production of the film, agreeing Nancy Cartwright to portray as the film's protagonist, Cat, while Matt Hill would portray the deuteragonist, Tank Cat, who are both well known for their roles as Bart Simpson from The Simpsons and Ed from Ed, Edd n Eddy respectively. During production, Hermann and CEO Kohn would get into an argument over who the target demographic should be. With Kohn stating the movie should be targeted towards a child audience, while Hermann and Yorikatsu state that the film should go for a more mature target audience, with the latter wanting to add more graphic violence, sexual scenes, and profanity. However, they came to a mutual agreement to release the film as PG-13, being the first DreamWorks animated movie to be released under such age rating, and the Dreamworks Animation movie with the highest age rating. In 2026, producer David Soren, and Screenplay editor Etan Cohen joined production. Shortly after, Michael Andrews would join as the main editor.
Some early sketches were done back in 2026 to test how the film would look and how they could adapt certain elements into the film. Attempting to use computer animation to create a 'comic-book'-esque animation. Soren based many of the early development sketches on sprite sheets for the Units and Enemies in the game.
Animation[]
The movie was created using software via Jellyfish Pictures and Technicolors Animation Productions. Who are also known for animating fellow DreamWorks movies How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming (2019) and Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017) respectively. The film would feature a 30 Frame per Second "Stop Motion" style to really standout from the other DreamWorks films, and to save up on finances.
"We really wanted to make this movie stand out. We didn't want to go on the usual approach with our movies, we had spent a lot of our budget on character designs and backgrounds. Promotions and licensing also really got on our asses! So we actually went for the crazy idea of making the movie render just 30 frames every second, meaning that in a 150 minute long feature film, we only had less than 300,000 frames in the entire film! Believe me when I say this, I thought it would make the film look choppy and slow, but rather, it instead added a "cloudy" and "imaginative" environment which really captivates what a world of fighting animals should captivate."
Etan Cohen, in a The Graham Norton Show interview, 2031.
The film contains 12 different film locations, all rendered using Cement Render to base them off real locations. Coloring and mood were finalized, and the film completed animation in February 2029.
Writing[]
The screenplay for the movie was done by Etan Cohen, loosely being based on the video game by PONOS Corporation. By creating a David and Goliath plot, and starring two main characters with self-esteem issues and a lack of strength; as the DreamWorks Studios team and PONOS Corporation developed the plot and storyline, the personalities of characters mainly stayed true to the official description of the game; often referencing them in the movie. Initially pushing for a shy and timid personality for Cat, Nancy Cartwright portrayed him with more optimism and courage, giving a "leadership" personality in the final cut. However, these timid traits would still apply for Tank Cat. The main morals of the story include standing up for yourself, and following your dreams.
Casting[]
Initially, DreamWorks wanted Jacob Hopkins to portray Cat, but he turned them down, stating "One Cat is enough for me to portray, I don't feel like a second one would be good for reputation purposes."
In 2027, Nancy Cartwright was hired to voice Cat, as DreamWorks was interested in her ability to voice pre-pubescent male characters. She recorded all the dialog for the character. However, when the film was delayed, the script and plot were completely re-written, causing Cartwright to re-do her bits, following lines more suited to her favor.
"I love voicing animated characters. I've been doing it for practically my whole life. I heard about DreamWorks' new movie, and I chose to accept the request for two reasons. One, my character has a unique personality, and he portrays as the protagonist; and I liked how the film's message is all about self encourage and bravery, which wasn't really around when I was young. And Secondly, I always wanted to work for Jeff Hermann and DreamWorks. Being the lead actress in this film was definitely a moment I would never forget; I especially loved working with the various experienced actors in the animation industry!"
Nancy Cartwright, at San Diego Comic-Con, 2030.
Matt Hill was assigned to voice Tank Cat in the same year. Being his first major role in animation in over a decade, and first time starring in a DreamWorks movie.
Music[]
American composers and rappers Pharrell Williams and Nas were hired to be the main composers for the theme of the movie. Offering it a theme of suspense and modern catchy instrumentals. As well as serving the lead singers in the credits' theme Up the Glock. The instrumental from the latter's 1994 song Who's World Is This was also used for the official trailers for the movie, and the prologue scene.
Scottish composer Lorne Balfe, who has previously worked for DreamWorks movies serves as the main score producer for the film. He has previously provided for films such as Megamind. His work received critical acclaim by critics.
American rapper and actor Xzibit, who portrays the character Croco, also has a song on the film's official soundtrack, titled Bite 'Em. Alongside many guest musicians for the official soundtrack.