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*Noah Schnapp
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| cinematography = Renato Falcão<ref name=TWPGoodPlan />
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'''''The Peanuts Movie''''' is an upcoming American ] ] ] produced by ] and distributed by ] based on ]'s ] '']''. The film is directed by ] and written by Craig Schulz, Bryan Schulz, and Cornelius Uliano. It features the voices of ] (via archive recordings) and Noah Schnapp. It is set to be the fifth full-length feature film to be based on the comic, and the first feature film based on the characters in 35 years. The film will commemorate the 65th anniversary of the comic strip, and is scheduled to be released on November 6, 2015. The film will star ] on an epic quest.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://screenrant.com/peanuts-movie-2015-voice-cast-posters/|title = 'The Peanuts Movie' Synopsis, Voice Cast and New Poster Revealed|date = |accessdate = December 20, 2014|website = Screenrant.com}}</ref> '''''Peanuts''''' is an upcoming 2015 ] film produced by ] and distributed by ], directed by ]. It will be the fifth full-length feature film to be based on the '']'' ] by ], and the first feature film based on the characters in 35 years. The film is scheduled to be released on November 6, 2015.


==Premise== ==Cast==
⚫ * ] as ] and ] (archive recordings)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/new-peanuts-movie/|title=New ‘Peanuts’ Movie First Look: Charlie Brown and Snoopy Head Back to the Big Screen|author=Russ Fischer|publisher=Slashfilm}}</ref>
] goes up against his nemesis the Red Baron, while ] tries to win the affection of the ].<ref name="LATimesApr2015" />


⚫ ==Production==
==Cast and characters==
On October 9, 2012, it was announced that a 3D computer-animated feature film based on ''Peanuts'' would be released on November 6, 2015, coinciding with the 65th anniversary of the debut of the comic strip and the 50th anniversary of the television special '']''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Zahed|first=Ramin|title=Fox Offers More Details on CG 'Peanuts' Feature|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/features/fox-offers-more-details-on-cg-peanuts-feature/|accessdate=April 22, 2013|newspaper=Animation Magazine|date=April 21, 2013}}</ref> Written by ]'s son, Craig, his grandson, Bryan, and Cornelius Uliano—who are also producing the film alongside ].<ref>{{cite news|last=Fleming Jr|first=Mike|title=Paul Feig Lands Animated ‘Peanuts’ Fox Pic|url=http://www.deadline.com/2013/10/paul-feig-peanuts-movie-producer/|accessdate=October 24, 2013|newspaper=Deadline|date=October 23, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Charles Schulz's 'Peanuts' Gang to Hit Theaters|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=95675|accessdate=October 9, 2012|newspaper=ComingSoon.net|date=October 9, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Fox Gives Peanuts and B.O.O Earlier Releases|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=96817|accessdate=November 8, 2012|newspaper=ComingSoon.net|date=November 7, 2012|author=20th Century Fox}}</ref> The first images and trailer were released on March 18, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=116144 |title=Watch the Teaser Trailer for the Peanuts Movie! |publisher=ComingSoon.net |date= |accessdate=2014-03-18}}</ref>
⚫ * ] as ] and ] (from archival recordings)<ref name="First-Look">{{cite web|last=Fischer|first=Russ|title=New ‘Peanuts’ Movie First Look: Charlie Brown and Snoopy Head Back to the Big Screen|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/new-peanuts-movie/|publisher=]|accessdate=March 19, 2014|date=March 17, 2014}}</ref>
* Noah Schnapp as ]<ref name=BWCast>{{cite press release|author1=Twentieth Century Fox|title=THE PEANUTS MOVIE Cast Announced|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20141127005023/en/PEANUTS-MOVIE-Cast-Announced|publisher=Business Wire|accessdate=November 27, 2014|date=November 27, 2014}}</ref>
* Hadley Belle Miller as ]<ref name=BWCast />
* AJ Teece as ]<ref name=BWCast />
* Noah Johnston as ]<ref name=BWCast />
* Venus Schultheis as ]<ref name=BWCast />
* Alexander Garfin as ]<ref name=BWCast />
* ] as the ]<ref name=BWCast />
* Mar Mar as ]<ref name=BWCast />
* Mariel Sheets as ]<ref name=BWCast />
* Rebecca Bloom as ]<ref name=BWCast />
* William Alexander Wunsch as ]<ref name=BWCast />
* Anastasia Bredikhina as ]<ref name=BWCast />
* Madisyn Shipman as ]<ref name=BWCast />

Because of the robust amount of existing ''Peanuts'' characters, the film will not introduce any new characters.<ref name="OlafBeagleScouts">{{cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2014/11/16/peanuts-movie-sneak-peek/18975553/|title=Sneak peek: 'Peanuts' spiced with classic Schulz themes|last=Truitt|first=Brian|work=USA Today|date=November 18, 2014|accessdate=November 20, 2014}}</ref> Other characters expected to appear include Snoopy's love interest, Fifi;<ref name=USATodayRedFifi>{{cite news|last1=Alexander|first1=Bryan|title='Peanuts' true loves: Red-Haired Girl and Fifi step out|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2014/03/17/little-red-haired-girl-fifi-peanuts-charlie-brown/6384109/|accessdate=October 18, 2014|work=USA Today|date=March 17, 2014}}</ref> Snoopy's brother Olaf; and a group of Beagle Scouts.<ref name="OlafBeagleScouts" />

⚫ == Production ==
In 2006, six years after the release of the last original '']'' strip, as well as the death of creator ], his son Craig Schulz came up with an idea for a ''Peanuts'' film, which he showed to his screenwriter son Bryan Schulz. "I was happy to show my son," Craig said. "He showed me how to make it bigger — how to blow it up more — and he helped me put in structure."<ref name=TWPGoodPlan>{{cite news|last1=Cavna|first1=Michael|title=You’re a Good Plan, Charlie Brown: A peek into the meticulous vision behind 2015's ''Peanuts'' feature film|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2014/04/07/youre-a-good-plan-charlie-brown-a-peek-into-the-meticulous-vision-for-the-peanuts-feature-film-in-2015|accessdate=October 18, 2014|work=The Washington Post|date=April 7, 2014}}</ref> When presenting their film to studios, Craig stipulated that the film remain under Schulz control, saying, "We need to have absolute quality control and keep it under Dad’s legacy... You can’t bring people in from the outside and expect them to understand ''Peanuts''."<ref name="TWPGoodPlan"/> On October 9, 2012, it was announced that ] and ] were developing a 3D computer-animated feature film based on the strip, with ] directing from the screenplay by Craig Schulz, Bryan Schulz, and Cornelius Uliano. Craig, Bryan, and Uliano are also producing.<ref name="Charles-Peanuts">{{cite web|last=Fleming Jr|first=Mike|title=Charles Schulz's ''Peanuts'' in Feature Deal with Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios|url=http://www.deadline.com/2012/10/charles-schulzs-peanuts-in-feature-deal-with-fox-animation-and-blue-sky-studios/|publisher=]|accessdate=March 19, 2014|date=October 9, 2012}}</ref> Craig, claiming there is no one "more protective of the comic strip than myself," chose Martino as director because he showed faithfulness to classics in ] of ]' '']''.<ref name=TWPGoodPlan />

On the film's plot, Martino said: "Here's where I lean thematically. I want to go through this journey... ] is that guy who, in the face of repeated failure, picks himself back up and tries again. That's no small task. I have kids who aspire to be something big and great... a star football player or on Broadway. I think what Charlie Brown is—what I hope to show in this film—is the everyday qualities of perseverance... to pick yourself back up with a positive attitude—that's every bit as heroic... as having a star on the Walk of Fame or being a star on Broadway. That's the core. This is a feature film story that has a strong dramatic drive, and takes its core ideas from the strip."<ref name=TWPGoodPlan /> Martino and his animators spent over a year looking at Charles Schulz' original drawing style to help translate the "hand-drawn warmth... into the cool pixel-precision of ]" without the fear of something getting lost in translation, such as "how the dot of an eye joy or sorrow so efficiently".<ref name=TWPGoodPlan /> In addition to receiving the rights to use ]'s voice for ] and ], Martino was also able to get the rights to archive music from previous ''Peanuts'' specials.<ref name=TWPGoodPlan /> Classic locations will be featured, such as Charlie Brown's skating pond, his house, "the wall" and Lucy's psychiatrist booth, each retaining their "eternal look of the strip."<ref name=USATodayRedFifi /> Additionally, despite being outdated technology, rotary phones and typewriters will be seen, as well as Lucy's psychiatrist booth still costing a ]. Adult characters voices are represented by the "wah-wah" of a trombone, as in previous ''Peanuts'' media.<ref name="LATimesApr2015" />

On January 8, 2013, Leigh Anne Brodsky became the managing director of ''Peanuts'' Worldwide and was set to control all the global deals for the film.<ref>{{cite web|last=Tartaglione|first=Nancy|title=Leigh Anne Brodsky To Oversee Peanuts Worldwide And Iconix Entertainment|url=http://www.deadline.com/2013/01/leigh-anne-brodsky-to-oversee-peanuts-worldwide-and-iconix-entertainment/|publisher=]|accessdate=March 19, 2014|date=January 8, 2013}}</ref> In April 2013, Fox announced that the film would be released in ].<ref>{{cite web|last=Waxman|first=Sharon|title='Charlie Brown' to Become Animated 3D Movie From Fox|url=http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/charlie-brown-become-animated-3d-movie-fox-86516|accessdate=March 19, 2014|work=]|date=April 18, 2013}}</ref> In October 2013, it was announced that ] would also produce.<ref>{{cite web|last=McNary|first=Dave|title='Peanuts Animated Movie Heats Up With Paul Feig Producing|url=http://variety.com/2013/film/news/peanuts-paul-feig-1200755714/|work=]|accessdate=March 19, 2014|date=October 23, 2013}}</ref> By April 2015, 75% of the animation was complete, with some footage scheduled to debut at ] in Las Vegas.<ref name="LATimesApr2015">{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-peanuts-schulz-family-20150421-story.html#page=1|title='Peanuts' movie to bring back Charles M. Schulz's beloved characters|last=Keegan|first=Rebecca|work=]|date=April 21, 2015|accessdate=April 22, 2015}}</ref>

== Release ==
''The Peanuts Movie'' is scheduled to be released on November 6, 2015.<ref name="Release" /> It was originally scheduled for release on November 25, 2015, to "commemorate the 65th anniversary of the comic strip and the 50th anniversary of the TV special '']''",<ref name="Charles-Peanuts" /> before being rescheduled to November 6, 2015 in November 2012.<ref name="Release">{{cite web|title=Peanuts and B.O.O Get Release Day Shifts at Fox|url=http://www.movieweb.com/news/peanuts-and-b-o-o-get-release-day-shifts-at-fox|accessdate=March 19, 2014|work=MovieWeb|date=November 7, 2012}}</ref> The film will be released as ''Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie'' in the ].<ref>{{cite web|title='Snoopy And Charlie Brown: A Peanuts Movie' To Come To Big Screen In 2015 - First Trailer Here (VIDEO)|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/03/18/snoopy-charlie-brown-peanuts-movie_n_4986965.html|publisher=] UK|accessdate=March 19, 2014|date=March 18, 2014}}</ref>


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Revision as of 21:51, 27 May 2015

2015 American film
Peanuts
Directed bySteve Martino
Written byBryan Schulz
Craig Schulz
Cornelius Uliano
Produced byPaul Feig
Bryan Schulz
Craig Schulz
Michael J. Travers
Cornelius Uliano
Production
company		Blue Sky Studios
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • November 6, 2015 (2015-11-06)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Peanuts is an upcoming 2015 computer-animated film produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox, directed by Steve Martino. It will be the fifth full-length feature film to be based on the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz, and the first feature film based on the characters in 35 years. The film is scheduled to be released on November 6, 2015.

Cast

Production

On October 9, 2012, it was announced that a 3D computer-animated feature film based on Peanuts would be released on November 6, 2015, coinciding with the 65th anniversary of the debut of the comic strip and the 50th anniversary of the television special A Charlie Brown Christmas. Written by Charles Shulz's son, Craig, his grandson, Bryan, and Cornelius Uliano—who are also producing the film alongside Paul Feig. The first images and trailer were released on March 18, 2014.

References

  1. Russ Fischer. "New 'Peanuts' Movie First Look: Charlie Brown and Snoopy Head Back to the Big Screen". Slashfilm.
  2. Zahed, Ramin (April 21, 2013). "Fox Offers More Details on CG 'Peanuts' Feature". Animation Magazine. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
  3. Fleming Jr, Mike (October 23, 2013). "Paul Feig Lands Animated 'Peanuts' Fox Pic". Deadline. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  4. "Charles Schulz's 'Peanuts' Gang to Hit Theaters". ComingSoon.net. October 9, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
  5. 20th Century Fox (November 7, 2012). "Fox Gives Peanuts and B.O.O Earlier Releases". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved November 8, 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. "Watch the Teaser Trailer for the Peanuts Movie!". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 2014-03-18.

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