Digimon: Infection

Digimon: Infection is a Japanese-American science fiction fantasy action film directed by Justin Lin and written and produced by Drew Gars. It is the seventh installment of the live action Digimon films series and it serves as a continuation on the first three films. The film stars Ansel Elgort, Josh Hutcherson, Bella Thorne, Liana Liberato, Asa Butterfield, Robert Sheehan, Ty Sympkins, Joey King and Noah Crawford reprising their roles from the previous installments. New people joining the cast in the film include Karen Fukuhara, Ryo Kase, Sung Kang, Jessica Chastain, David Koechner, Debra Messing, Vanessa Hudgens and Christoph Waltz.

Plot
Ten years after the final battle with MaloMyotismon, the DigiDestined have now become older and, though they remain friends, find it difficult to gather as an entire group since they moved on with their lives. They have not see their Digimon partners ever since they returned to the Digital World or kept contact with Tom Norstein, since he and the other DigiDestined from around the world have fallen off the grid and gone into hiding to avoid getting arrested by a mysterious government organization called Hypnos, who's main property is to capture any Digimon that have been spotted in the earth. Meanwhile, a mysterious anomaly has caused Digimon to become infected, leading them to become hostile and cause distortions throughout the human world, which leads to the DigiDestined being reunited with their partner Digimon in order to battle against the infected Digimon before it gets out of hand.

Cast

 * Ansel Elgort as Tyler "Tai" Kamden, the leader of the DigiDestined and Kari's older brother who is now a soccor player.
 * Josh Hutcherson as Matt Jordans, T.K.'s big brother and a member of the original DigiDestined who is now a bass player in a band called Knife of Day.
 * Bella Thorne as Sora Taylor, Tai's best friend and a member of the original DigiDestined who is now an intern for a fashion designer.
 * Asa Butterfield as Korbin "Izzy" Isaacs, a computer expert and a member of the original DigiDestined who is now a young mathematician.
 * Robert Sheehan as Joe Kingston, the eldest member of the original DigiDestined who is now a medical student.
 * Liana Liberato as Mimi Thatch, a member of the original DigiDestined who is now interning at Washington, D.C.
 * Ty Simpkins as T.K. Jordans, a member of the DigiDestined and Matt's younger brother.
 * Joey King as Kari Kamden, A member of the DigiDestined and Tai's younger sister.
 * Karen Fukuhara as Meiko Mochizuki, a very shy girl who lives in Tai's apartment building who is secretly a DigiDestined.
 * Ryo Kase as Mitsuo Yamaki, the mysterious director of Hypnos who is tasked to apprehend every Digimon that appears in the Earth. He serves as the main antagonist of the film.
 * Sung Kang as Daigo Nishijima, a Interpol agent who is undercover as a fellow soccer player in Tai's soccer coach.
 * Jessica Chastain as Maika Hime, a Interpol special agent and Daigo's partner.
 * Rinko Kikuchi as Riley Ohtori, the chief technical operator at Hypnos.
 * Keiko Kitagawa as Tally Onodera, a systems operator of Hypnos.
 * David Koechner as French Duke, Knife of Day's manager.
 * Debra Messing as Janet Koenig, a U.S. senator from New York, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, and Mimi's boss.
 * Noah Crawford as Ken Ichabod/The Digimon Emperor,
 * Vanessa Hudgens as Ingrid Collins, a medical student and Joe's love interest.
 * Jonny Weston as Brandon Tesko, a fellow soccer player in Tai's soccer team.
 * Jesse McCartney as Damon, the frontman in Knife of Day.
 * Zulay Henao as Rafaela Álvares, a fashion designer and Sora's employer.
 * Steven Weber as Darrell Burke, a former Goldman Sachs executive, a Republican gubernatorial candidate, and Koenig's opponent.
 * Keegan Allen as Lucas, the drummer in Knife of Day.
 * Travis Tope as Bryan, the keyboardist in Knife of Day.
 * Jill Flint as Senator Koenig's campaign manager.
 * TBA as TBA, a medical teacher.
 * Leslie Mann as Susan Kamden, Tom's wife and Tai and Kari's mother.
 * Ty Burrell as Yule Kamden, Jessica's husband and Tai and Kari's father.
 * Ashley Judd as Katherine Isaacs, Mason's wife and Izzy's mother.
 * Jason Bateman as Mason Isaacs, Katherine's husband and Izzy's father.
 * Will Arnett as Hilton Jordans, Matt and T.K.'s father and an ex-DigiDestined.

Digimon

 * Tom Fahn voices Agumon, Tai's Digimon partner.
 * - Brianne Siddall voices Koromon,
 * - Michael Lindsey voices Greymon,
 * - Joesph Pilato voices MetalGreymon,
 * - Doug Jones as WarGreymon (motion capture performer)
 * - Lex Lang as WarGreymon (voice)


 * Kirk Thornton voices Gabumon, Matt's Digimon partner.
 * - Kirk Thornton voices Tsunomon,
 * - Kirk Thornton voices Garurumon,
 * - Kirk Thornton voices WereGaurumon,
 * - Kirk Thornton voices MetalGarurumon,


 * Tifanie Christun voices Biyomon, Sora's Digimon partner.
 * - Tifanie Christun voices Yokomon,
 * - Melodee Spevack voices Birdramon,
 * - Garudamon,


 * Jeff Nimoy voices Motimon, Tentomon, Izzy's Digimon partner.
 * - Kabuterimon,
 * - MegaKabuterimon
 * - HerculesKabuterimon, Tentomon's Mega form.


 * Anna Garduno voices Palmon, Mimi's Digimon partner.
 * - Tanemon,
 * - Mari Devon voices Togemon,
 * - Samantha Jo as Lillymon,
 * - TBA as Rosemon, Palmon's Mega form.


 * R. Martin Klein voices Gomamon, Joe's Digimon partner.
 * - Bukamon,
 * - Ikkakumon,
 * - Michael Sorich voices Zudomon,
 * - Vikemon, Gomamon's Mega form.


 * Laura Summer voices Patamon, T.K.'s Digimon partner.
 * - Laura Summer voices Tokomon,
 * - Daniel Cudmore as Angemon,


 * Edie Birman voices Gatomon, Kari's Digimon partner
 * - Edie Birman voices Salamon,
 * - Emily Rose as Angewomon,


 * Kate Higgins voices Meicoomon, Meiko Mochizuki's Digimon partner and the hidden main antagonist of the film.
 * Andy Garcia voices Alphamon, an exalted-knight Digimon and the tertiary antagonist of the film.
 * Stephen Wilding as Alphamon (motion capture performance)
 * Alan Tudyk voices Hackmon, a mysterious Digimon who observes Meicoomon.
 * Martin Klebba as Hackmon (motion-capture perfomance)
 * Christoph Waltz as Mr. G, a mysterious man who helps the DigiDestined and knows about the Digital World.
 * Ron Perlman voices Leomon, the protector of File Island and an old ally to the DigiDestined.
 * Douglas Tait as Leomon (motion capture performance)
 * Djimon Hounsou voices Orgemon, Leomon's archenemy.
 * Derek Mears as Ogremon (motion capture performance)

Production
Though it said that The Fate of Two Worlds would be the last of the series, rumors have spread that Universal Pictures and Saban Capital Group would do another film. Head writer and producer Drew Gars was asked about it on TMZ, his respond was "Okay, we might do it in case Universal and Saban want to do another one, we'll do it. It'll probably be it would be adaption of the Digimon Adventure tri. anime. On October 20th, 20**, it was announced by NBCUniversal's CEO Steve Burke that the rumor was true and the film is in the works. Drew Gars confirms that he will return as the main screenwriter and producer. On November 20th, it was announced that Justin Lin, who directed most of the Fast and Furious film series (2006-2013), would direct the film.

In December 20**, stars Ansel Elgort, Josh Hutcherson, Bella Thorne, Liana Liberato, Asa Butterfield, Robert Sheehan, Ty Sympkins, and Joey King confirmed that they would return for the sequel. In February 20**, Tom Fahn, Michael Lindsey, Joesph Pilato, Lex Lang, Kirk Thorton, Jeff Nimoy, Tifanie Christunn, Melodee Spevack, Anna Garduno, Mari Devon, R. Martin Klein, Michael Sorich, Laura Summer and Edie Birman were confirmed on returning to voice the Digimon partners. On April 4th, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Karen Fukuhara was in talks to star as Meiko Mochizuki, making the character's live action debut. The site also reports that Universal is eyeing Sung Kang, TBA, and TBA for supporting roles. On May 15, 20**, Jessica Chastain, Rinko Kikuchi, Keiko Kitagawa and Ryo Kase joined the cast and Sung Kang was cast. In May 29, 20**, Noah Crawford is confirmed to reprise his role as Ken Ichabod/The Digimon Emperor. On June 21st, 20**, Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz joined the cast. That same month, Debra Messing and David Koechner joined the cast.

Two months before it's release, Andy Garcia and Alan Tudyk join the voice cast as Alphamon and Hackmon.

Trivia

 * 147 minutes long.
 * The film is rated PG-13 for action violence and language.
 * The film is distributed by Universal Pictures and Legendary Pictures, while being produced by Saban Films and Toei Company.