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==Reception==
==Reception==
===Box office===
Internationally, ''Trolls'' is set be released in 84 countries.<ref name="Overseas45thOpening"/> The film began its theatrical release three weeks prior to ite U.S. debut in Denmark, Holland and Israel, earning $3.1 million in total. It expanded to 11 countries the following weekend adding $17.4 million.<ref name="Overseas45thOpening">{{cite web|url=http://deadline.com/2016/10/jack-reacher-never-go-back-tom-cruise-mechanic-resurrection-china-ouija-girl-on-the-train-trolls-inferno-overseas-weekend-results-international-box-office-1201841236/|title=‘Jack Reacher’ Cuffs $31M; ‘Girl’, ‘Inferno’, ‘Peregrine’ At Milestones – Intl Box Office|author=Nancy Tartaglione|work=''[[Deadline.com]]''|date=October 23, 2016|accessdate=October 24, 2016}}</ref> It has so far opened at number one in nine markets. The United Kingdom and Ireland ($6.9 million), France ($4.4 million) and Germany ($1.9 million) posted the biggest openings. There are 70 markets still to come in the approaching months.<ref name="Overseas45thOpening"/>


===Critical reception===
===Critical reception===

Revision as of 09:58, 31 October 2016

Trolls
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Screenplay by
Story byErica Rivinoja[1]
Produced byGina Shay[1]
Starring
CinematographyYong Duk Jhun
Edited byNick Fletcher
Julie Rogers
Music byChristophe Beck[2]
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release dates
Running time
93 minutes[3]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$120 million[4]
Box office$27.7 million[5]

Trolls is a 2016 American 3D computer-animated musical buddy comedy film based on the dolls of the same name by Thomas Dam. Directed by Mike Mitchell, and co-directed by Walt Dohrn at his feature debut, the film is produced by Gina Shay, and written by Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger, and Erica Rivinoja.

The film stars the voices of Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Zooey Deschanel, Russell Brand, James Corden, and Gwen Stefani. It revolves around two trolls on a quest to save their village from destruction by the Bergens, creatures who devour trolls. Produced as the 33rd animated feature by DreamWorks Animation, the film premiered on October 8, 2016 at the BFI London Film Festival,[6][3] and is scheduled to be released in the United States on November 4, 2016, by 20th Century Fox.[7]

Plot

The Trolls are small creatures who live in an almost perpetual state of happiness, singing, dancing and hugging all day long. However, they are discovered by the Bergens, large creatures who never feel happy but discover that they can feel happy for a moment if they eat a Troll. The Bergens put the Trolls and their tree in a cage, and hold an annual festival in which each Bergen gets its feeling of happiness by eating a Troll. However, the Trolls, led by their King Peppy (Jeffrey Tambor), escape through underground tunnels on the day that the Bergen crown prince Gristle Jr. (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) would taste his first Troll. The furious Bergen king Gristle Sr. (John Cleese) banishes the Chef (Christine Baranski) who was in charge of the Troll preparation.

Twenty years later, King Peppy's daughter, the extremely happy and optimistic Princess Poppy (Anna Kendrick), throws a big party to celebrate the Trolls' escape, despite the fears and warnings of the glum and paranoid Troll Branch (Justin Timberlake) that loud parties will attract the Bergens. Branch's fears are realized when indeed the banished Bergen Chef sees the fireworks and captures a number of Trolls. Poppy is among the Trolls who managed to hide, but discovers that none of the other Trolls dare to venture to Bergen Town to rescue their friends. She is however able to recruit the reluctant Branch, and together they go to Bergen Town.

Poppy and Branch discover that their friends are being guarded by the scullery maid Bridget (Zooey Deschanel), and strike a deal with her: if she frees their friends, they will help her get a date with the now King Gristle Jr. With the Trolls' advice (and hair), Bridget gets her date with Gristle and she helps the Trolls escape. However, things go wrong when Poppy and her friends try to rescue the last Troll, the Zen-like Troll Creek (Russell Brand) who after being apparently swallowed by the young king has been discovered being held captive in the jewel that decorates the king's mantle. While the Trolls are successful in stealing the jewel, they are dismayed to discover that it is empty and even more shocked by being captured immediately afterwards by Chef and discovering that Creek has betrayed them to save his own hide. Creek returns to the Troll village where using Poppy's cowbell he lures the other Trolls out of hiding, letting them be captured by Chef and the other Bergen cooks who lie in ambush.

With all the Trolls captured and being ready to be served to the Bergens, even Poppy loses hope and she and all the other Trolls turn grey. Branch, despite his grumbling, reveals to Poppy through song that he loves her and cannot stand seeing her and the other Trolls so despondent. For the first time since his grandmother was eaten by a Bergen, Branch sings so that Poppy and the other Trolls regain their color and hope, leading Branch himself to lose his grey hue and show his true blue color.

Just before being served, the Trolls are rescued by Bridget who wants them to flee while she herself is ready to accept the Bergen's punishment for her "treason." However, Poppy does not want to abandon her Bergen friend. Together with the other Trolls, Poppy reveals that Bridget was in fact the king's mysterious date, and that for being happy it is not necessary to eat Trolls as the feeling that Bridget and the King had on their date was happiness too. The trolls invite the Bergens to sing and dance with them, making the grey creatures feel the happiness that was already inside them that they just needed help to access. The vengeful Chef, who sees her newly re-won position at court jeopardized, tries to kill the Trolls. Before she can do so is knocked into the serving cart by a well-aimed spoon thrown by Bridget. Together with the traitor Creek who was still in her pouch, Chef rolls out of the castle, winding up in the wilderness where she and Creek themselves are devoured by a big monster.

In the end, the Trolls live in peace with the happy Bergens, Poppy is crowned their new queen, and with Branch regaining his true blue color and his hope, he and Poppy kiss.

Voice cast

Anna Kendrick
Justin Timberlake
Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake at the film's preview at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival[8]

Production

On June 23, 2010, DreamWorks Animation announced plans to create a film based on the toys, under the direction of Tim Hill. The brother–sister writing team of Adam Wilson and Melanie Wilson LaBracio were set to write the screenplay, and Dannie Festa of Festa Entertainment to executive produce.[20] In June 2012, it was reported that Chloë Grace Moretz will voice the female lead, while the role of the male lead, Masklin, had been offered to Jason Schwartzman.[21] In September 2012, 20th Century Fox and DreamWorks Animation announced that the film with the working title Trolls would be released on June 5, 2015, with Anand Tucker set to direct the film, written by Wallace Wollodarsky and Maya Forbes. Moretz and Schwartzman have also been confirmed to lend their voices.[1]

Director Mike Mitchell and co-director Walt Dohrn presented footage from the film at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con International

By April 2013, DreamWorks Animation had acquired the intellectual property for the Trolls franchise from the Dam Family and Dam Things. Having "big plans for the franchise," DreamWorks Animation became the exclusive worldwide licensor of the merchandise rights, except for Scandinavia, where Dam Things remains the licensor.[22] In May 2013, the film was pushed back for a year to November 4, 2016.[23] The same month, DreamWorks Animation announced that Mike Mitchell and Erica Rivinoja has been hired as a director and screenplay writer to "reimagine" the film as a musical comedy, which will present the origin of the Trolls' colorful hair.[24] On June 16, 2014, Anna Kendrick joined the cast to voice Poppy, a princess.[9] On September 15, 2015, Deadline.com reported that Justin Timberlake will voice a character named Branch.[7] Timberlake previously worked with DreamWorks as the voice of Arthur "Artie" Pendragon in Shrek the Third in 2007. The full cast announced their respective roles via announcements on Twitter on January 6, 2016.[25]

Music

Main article: Trolls (soundtrack)

Timberlake serves as an executive producer for the film's music, and released the original song "Can't Stop the Feeling!" on May 6, 2016.[26] The song reached No. 1 in 17 countries, including the United States and Canada. He also confirmed that Stefani and Ariana Grande would contribute to the soundtrack.[27]

Reception

Box office

Internationally, Trolls is set be released in 84 countries.[28] The film began its theatrical release three weeks prior to ite U.S. debut in Denmark, Holland and Israel, earning $3.1 million in total. It expanded to 11 countries the following weekend adding $17.4 million.[28] It has so far opened at number one in nine markets. The United Kingdom and Ireland ($6.9 million), France ($4.4 million) and Germany ($1.9 million) posted the biggest openings. There are 70 markets still to come in the approaching months.[28]

Critical reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 84%, based on 37 reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10.[29] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the film has a score 48 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[30]

The Hollywood Reporter called the film "an admittedly vibrant-looking but awfully recognizable animated musical comedy concoction."[3] Alonso Duralde of TheWrap said the film "combines the barely-there characterization and irritating cutesiness of The Smurfs with the hideous character design and awful pop covers of Strange Magic.[31]

Accolades

Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Hollywood Film Awards Hollywood Song Award "Can't Stop the Feeling!" by Justin Timberlake Won [32]
Teen Choice Awards Choice AnTEENcipated Movie Nominated [33]
Choice Music: Song from a Movie or TV Show "Can't Stop the Feeling!" by Justin Timberlake Nominated

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  32. ^ "The Jungle Book, Zootopia, & Craft Artists to be Honored". Hollywood Film Awards. October 6, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
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