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Sony Animation has put together a pretty awesome voice cast for the Angry Birds movie they're developing. Jason Sudeikis will lead the cast as Red in the film, and it will co-star Josh Gad as speedy Chuck, Danny McBride as the volatile Bomb, Bill Hader as a pig, Maya Rudolph as Matilda, and Peter Dinklage as the Mighty Eagle. Other cast members include Kate McKinnon, Keegan-Michael Key, Tony Hale, Ike Barinholtz, Hannibal Buress, Cristela Alonzo, Jillian Bell, Latin musician Romeo Santos, and Smosh YouTube stars Ian Andrew Hecox and Anthony Padilla.
Producer John Cohen had this to say in a statement:
“I’m extremely proud of this cast. Not only do we have Jason, Josh, Danny, Bill, Maya and Peter bringing these characters to life, but they’re surrounded by an all-star ensemble of emerging comedic talent — these are some of the funniest people out there today, and we’re thrilled to have them all on board.”
Dwight Caines, president of theatrical marketing at Sony first unveiled the cast to users of the video game app, and said:
“Our filmmakers are cooking up a hilarious movie, and we know these fans can’t wait to see how they’re going to bring the Angry Birds’ story to life on the big screen of movie theaters.”
The movie is set to be released on July 1st, 2016, and I imagine that it's going to blow up at the box office. Millions upon millions of people love Angry Birds, and they all seem very excited about the movie. I've never been into Angry Birds, but with this cast of talent they should manage to turn it into a great movie.
