Movie Name : Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
Type : computer-animated superhero comedy film
Release date: June 2, 2017 (USA)
Director: David Soren
Based on: Captain Underpants; by Dav Pilkey
Budget: 38 million USD
Music composed by: Theodore Shapiro, John Debney
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (or simply Captain Underpants) is a 2017 American computer-animated superhero comedy film based on the children's novel series of the same name by Dav Pilkey. It was produced by DreamWorks Animationand Scholastic Entertainment, with animation production provided by Mikros Image Montreal. It was directed by David Sorenfrom a screenplay by Nicholas Stoller, and stars the voices of Kevin Hart, Ed Helms, Thomas Middleditch, Nick Kroll, Jordan Peele and Kristen Schaal. The plot follows two imaginative elementary school pranksters named George Beard and Harold Hutchins (Hart and Middleditch) who hypnotize their mean-spirited principal, Mr. Krupp (Helms), into thinking he is Captain Underpants, a superhero who fights crime while wearing only underwear and a cape who George and Harold write comic books about.
The film premiered on May 21, 2017 at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles, and was released in the United States on June 2, 2017 in 3D and 2D. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and has grossed $87 million worldwide against a budget of $38 million, making it the lowest-budgeted computer-animated feature of DreamWorks Animation's history. This is the last DreamWorks Animation film distributed by 20th Century Fox, before Universal Pictures will take over distribution in 2019 with How to Train Your Dragon 3.
Cast
- Kevin Hart as George Beard, a fourth grade student. He is Harold's best friend and writes stories for the comics he and Harold make.
- Thomas Middleditch as Harold Hutchins, a fourth grade student. He is George's best friend and illustrates the comics he and George make.
- Ed Helms as Mr. Benjamin "Benny" Krupp / Captain Underpants, the mean-spirited principal of Jerome Horwitz Elementary School, who is hypnotized into becoming the superhero created by George and Harold.
- Nick Kroll as Professor Poopypants, a scientist angered after being constantly made fun of and not taken seriously for his name, who decides to take over the world to get rid of all laughter and destroy Captain Underpants
- Jordan Peele as Melvin Sneedly, George and Harold's nemesis, a child prodigy inventor; he becomes Prof. Poopypants' unwitting sidekick.
- Kristen Schaal as Edith, the shy school lunch lady and the love interest of Mr. Krupp.
- Dee Dee Rescher as Ms. Tara Ribble, the 4th grade teacher.
- Brian Posehn as Mr. Rected, the guidance counselor.
- Mel Rodriguez as Mr. Morty Fyde, the science teacher.
- David Soren as Tommy
- Susan Fitzker as Mrs. Dayken
- Lynnane Zager as Mrs. Beard
- Tiffany Lauren Bennicke as Sad Girl
- James Ryan as Mime
- Leslie David Baker as Officer McPiggly
- Sugar Lyn Beard as Goodie Two-Shoes Girl
- Lesley Nicol as Nobel Moderator
- Chris Miller as Nobel Audience Member
- Coco Soren as Balloon Girl
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