The Magic School Bus (2017 film)

The Magic School Bus is a 2017 adventure science fiction comedy-drama produced and directed by Steven Spielberg, written by Christopher Nolan, and starring Mark Wahlberg, Seth Rogen, Alexandra Daddario, Mila Kunis, John Leguizamo, Will Smith, Scarlett Johannson, Rosario Dawson, Daniel Craig, and Susan Sarandon. It will be released on November 22, 2017 by Paramount Pictures and MGM.

Plot
The kids of the Magic School Bus are all adults, and their school teacher, Ms. Frizzle, has sadly passed away. When Ralphie discovers that she has been sent to hell, he gets the other students together on the bus, and travel down to the underworld and meet the Devil to save their teacher.

Cast
Mark Wahlberg - Ralphie

Seth Rogen - Arnold

Alexandra Daddario - Phoebe

Mila Kunis - Wanda

John Leguizamo - Carlos

Will Smith - Tim

Scarlett Johannson - Dorothy Ann

Rosario Dawson - Keesha

Daniel Craig - The Devil

Susan Sarandon - Ms. Valerie Frizzle

Trivia

 * Keanu Reeves was considered to play the Devil.
 * Jennifer Lawrence was considered to play Dorothy Ann.
 * There were some scenes that were cut from the movie, such as Ralphie being tortured by the Devil and the latter making a remark about raping Phoebe, to garner a PG-13 rating.
 * Will Smith was the first choice to play Tim.
 * The entire cast watched all the episodes of "The Magic School Bus" TV show, so they could really get into their characters.
 * Although the series this movie is based on is a kids show, Steven Spielberg says he was aiming for a PG-13 rating.
 * Wanda is Chinese-American in the cartoon, whereas Mila Kunis is American.
 * At one point, the Devil states: "The greatest trick I ever pulled, was convincing the world I didn't exist." This is a reference to a line in "The Usual Suspects" (1995).