Sing (franchise)
| Sing | |
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| Created by | Garth Jennings |
| Original work | Sing (2016) |
| Owners | Universal Pictures (via Illumination) |
| Years | 2016–present |
| Films and television | |
| Film(s) | |
| Short film(s) |
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| Audio | |
| Soundtrack(s) | |
Sing is an American media franchise created by Garth Jennings and produced by Illumination. It features the voice talents of Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Nick Kroll, Taron Egerton, and Tori Kelly among others. The first film, Sing, was released on December 21, 2016, and received positive reviews from critics. The second film, Sing 2, was released on December 22, 2021. The series has grossed $1 billion worldwide.
The franchise takes place in a world inhabited by talking, anthropomorphic animals. It follows a koala named Buster Moon who, with the help of other animals, puts on live theater shows that largely encompass singing.
Films
[edit]| Film | Release date | Director | Screenwriter | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sing | December 21, 2016 | Garth Jennings | Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy | |
| Sing 2 | December 22, 2021 | |||
Sing (2016)
[edit]In an attempt to save his theater, a koala named Buster Moon decides to hold a singing competition to get it out of debt.
Sing 2 (2021)
[edit]Buster Moon and his gang now have their sights set on debuting a new show at the Crystal Tower Theater in glamorous Redshore City. But without connections, he and his singers must convince the ruthless media mogul Jimmy Crystal and pitch the idea of casting the legendary rock star Clay Calloway in their show. Buster must embark on a quest to find the now-reclusive Clay and persuade him to return to the stage.
Sing 3
[edit]In April 2023, it was announced that a third film was in development.[1]
Short films
[edit]Gunter Babysits (2017)
[edit]Included as a mini-movie on Sing's home media release, the short focuses around Gunter who offers to watch over Rosita and Norman's piglets while they are away, but quickly finds himself way in over his head.
Love at First Sight (2017)
[edit]Included as a mini-movie on Sing's home media release, the short focuses around Miss Crawly who is set up on an online dating website by Johnny in which she attempts to find love.
Eddie's Life Coach (2017)
[edit]Included as a mini-movie on Sing's home media release, the short focuses around Eddie Noodleman, who partakes in a digital life-training seminar on behalf of his mother or else he will be kicked out.
Come Home (2021)
[edit]Come Home is a short film created in association with Comcast and Xfinity (both subsidiaries of Universal) and released as a promo for Sing 2 leading up to its release. It follows a Dog mother named Angie, voiced by Keke Palmer, who is struggling to make to make it home to her family during the Holidays.[2][3] A cover of Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) sung by Keke Palmer, Taron Egerton, Scarlet Johannsen, Reese Witherspoon, and Tori Kelly was included in Sing 2's Soundtrack.
For Gunter's Eyes Only (2022)
[edit]Included as a mini-movie on Sing 2's home media release, the short focuses around Johnny and Gunter who attend a hypnotist show in Redshore City where Gunter is hypnotized and believes he is a secret agent.[4]
Animal Attraction (2022)
[edit]Included as a mini-movie on Sing 2's home media release, the short focuses around Darius who is filming a commercial while awaiting confirmation on a role he auditioned for, but is consistently getting things wrong.[5]
Sing: Thriller (2024)
[edit]Sing: Thriller is a short film that was released on Netflix on October 16, 2024. Inspired by a music video for Michael Jackson's "Thriller", the short focuses on Buster Moon and his crew as they are invited by Clay Calloway for a Halloween party, where they soon discover a mysterious ooze has transformed Clay and his guests into dancing zombies.[6]
Theme park attraction
[edit]Sing on Tour is an immersive musical stage show attraction at Universal Studios Japan and Universal Studios Beijing. The attraction stars performers in mascot costumes of all of the major characters of the first film, and features the voice talents of the film's Japanese and Chinese audio dubs.[7]
Construction on the Japan iteration of the attraction, in the new "Illumination Theater," began in September 2018, replacing Universal Studios Japan's long-defunct Monster Make-Up show. The attraction was announced mid-construction on December 5, 2018, and then opened on April 18, 2019. The Beijing iteration was confirmed on October 20, 2020, and opened in the park's Minion Land on September 20, 2021.[8][9]
Cast and crew
[edit]Cast
[edit]This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in more than two films in the series.
- An empty grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
- U indicates an uncredited appearance.
- Y indicates a younger version of the character.
| Character | Films | Short films | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sing | Sing 2 | Gunter Babysits | Love at First Sight | Eddie's Life Coach | Come Home | For Gunter's Eyes Only | Animal Attraction | Sing: Thriller | |
| Buster Moon | Matthew McConaughey | Matthew McConaughey | Matthew McConaughey | ||||||
| Rosita | Reese Witherspoon | Reese Witherspoon | |||||||
| Ash | Scarlett Johansson | Silent role | Scarlett Johansson | ||||||
| Johnny | Taron Egerton | Taron Egerton | Taron Egerton | Taron Egerton | |||||
| Meena | Tori Kelly | Tori KellyS | Tori Kelly | ||||||
| Gunter | Nick Kroll | Silent role | Nick Kroll | Nick Kroll | |||||
| Miss Crawly | Garth Jennings | Garth Jennings | Garth Jennings | Garth Jennings | |||||
| Nana Noodleman | Jennifer Saunders | Jennifer Saunders | Photograph | Silent role | |||||
| Jennifer HudsonY | |||||||||
| Norman | Nick Offerman | Silent cameo | |||||||
| Big Daddy | Peter Serafinowicz | ||||||||
| Piglets | Oscar Jennings | ||||||||
| Leo Jennings | |||||||||
| Caspar Jennings | |||||||||
| Asa Jennings | Asa Jennings | Asa Jennings | |||||||
| Ayden Soria | |||||||||
| Julianna Gamiz | |||||||||
| Asher Blinkoff | |||||||||
| Remy Edgerly | |||||||||
| Jack Stanton | |||||||||
| Adeline Krupinski | |||||||||
| Vida Alves McConaughey | |||||||||
| Mike | Seth MacFarlane | Photograph | Silent role | ||||||
| Eddie Noodleman | John C. Reilly | Photograph | John C. Reilly | ||||||
| Lance | Beck Bennett | ||||||||
| Nancy | Tara Strong | Photograph | Silent role | ||||||
| Becky | |||||||||
| Russian Bears | James J. Cummings | ||||||||
| Meena's mother | Leslie Jones | ||||||||
| Meena's grandfather | Jay Pharoah | Photograph | |||||||
| Meena's grandmother | Laraine Newman | ||||||||
| Judith | Rhea Perlman | ||||||||
| Bob | Bill Farmer | Silent cameo | Silent cameo | Silent cameo | |||||
| Baboon | Brad Morris | Photograph | |||||||
| Jimmy Crystal | Bobby Cannavale | ||||||||
| Porsha Crystal | Halsey | Photograph | Silent role | ||||||
| Nooshy | Letitia Wright | Silent role | |||||||
| Clay Calloway | Bono | ||||||||
| Klaus Kickenklober | Adam Buxton | ||||||||
| Darius | Eric André | Eric André | Silent cameo | Eric André | |||||
| Suki Lane | Chelsea Peretti | ||||||||
| Jerry | Spike JonzeU | ||||||||
| Alfonso | Pharrell Williams | Photograph | |||||||
| Linda Le Bon | Julia Davis | ||||||||
| Herman | Robert Morse | ||||||||
| Garry Wishman | Brad Morris | ||||||||
| Eddie's mother | Photograph | Laraine Newman | |||||||
| Angie | Keke Palmer | ||||||||
| Harry The Hypnotist | Kevin Michael Richardson | ||||||||
| Benny | Garth Jennings | ||||||||
| Marcy | Gwendoline Yeo | ||||||||
Crew
[edit]| Role | Main films | |
|---|---|---|
| Sing | Sing 2 | |
| 2016 | 2021 | |
| Director(s) | Garth Jennings Co-director: Christophe Lourdelet | |
| Producer(s) | Chris Meledandri Janet Healy | |
| Written by | Garth Jennings | |
| Music by | Joby Talbot | |
| Edited by | Gregory Perler | |
| Production Company | Illumination | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures | |
Reception
[edit]Box office performance
[edit]| Film | Release Date | Box Office Gross | All Time Ranking | Budget | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | Foreign | Worldwide | Domestic | Worldwide | ||||
| Sing | December 21, 2016 | $270,578,425 | $363,759,959 | $634,338,384 | TBA | TBA | $75 million | [10] |
| Sing 2 | December 22, 2021 | $162,790,990 | $245,605,281 | $408,396,271 | TBA | TBA | $85 million | [11] |
| Total | $433,369,415 | $609,365,240 | $1,042,734,655 | TBA | TBA | $160 million | – | |
Critical and public response
[edit]| Film | Critical | Public | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore | PostTrak | |
| Sing | 71% (189 reviews)[12] | 59 (37 reviews)[13] | A[14] | — |
| Sing 2 | 72% (137 reviews)[15] | 49 (28 reviews)[16] | A+[17] | 91%[17] |
References
[edit]- ^ Lang, Brent (April 4, 2023). "'Shrek 5' With Original Cast, Donkey Spinoff With Eddie Murphy, 'Sing 3' and More Teased by Illumination's Chris Meledandri (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ^ https://deadline.com/2021/11/sing-2-short-film-come-home-keke-palmer-nbc-thanksgiving-1234880287/
- ^ https://screenrant.com/sing-2-characters-christmas-short-film-video/
- ^ "Clip: 'Sing 2' Comes Home Humming with New Features". March 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ^ "Clip: 'Sing 2' Comes Home Humming with New Features". March 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (15 October 2024). "Netflix Offers Musical Chills in 'Sing: Thriller' Animated Special". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "【USJ】内村光良が開幕宣言！新アトラクション「SING ON TOUR」オープニングセレモニー". cinemacafe.net (in Japanese). 17 April 2019. Archived from the original on 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "Universal Studios Japan Getting Major New Show in 2019". Park Pass. 2018-09-30. Archived from the original on 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "New Detail Revealed for Universal Studios Beijing". Theme Park Insider. Archived from the original on 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "Sing". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ "Sing 2". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ "Sing". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
- ^ "Sing". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 22, 2016). "'Rogue One' Targets $221.7M Opening Week; 'Sing' Raises Voice To $20M Over Two Days – Noon Update". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 24, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ "Sing 2". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ "Sing 2". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ^ a b D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 26, 2021). "Spider-Man: No Way Home Third-Best Christmas Ever With $31.7M US; Domestic At $467M+ & $1.05B WW – Sunday Update". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 27, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
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