Digimon: The Battle for Earth

Digimon: The Battle for Earth is a science fiction action film based on the anime of the same name. This is the sequel to the film Digimon and Digimon it is the third installment of the live action Digimon film series. It stars Ansel Elgort, Josh Hutcherson, Debby Ryan, Shailene Woodley, Asa Butterfield, Robert Sheehan, and Ty Sympkins reprising their roles as the DigiDestined, with the Digimon voice actors returning as the Digimon companions and Patrick Stewart, Ty Burrell, Leslie Mann, Joey King, Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell, Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, Carla Gugino, Ashley Judd, Will Ferrell, Jennifer Garner, Simon Pegg, Ellie Kemper, T.J. Miller, John Lithgow, Jay Baruchel and Amy Poehler reprising their roles from the previous two films. Also joining the cast are Emma Watson, Tom Cruise, Liam Neeson, Andrew Garfield, Amy Jo Johnson, Denzel Washington, Ken Watanabe, Michael Shannon, Jack Chandler, Cole Hauser and Guy Pearce are part of the cast. Unlike the second film, Greg McLean did not return to direct, but The Wachwoskis are the ones directing the film, with the creator of the Digimon media franchise Akiyoshi Hongo serving as executive producer and the screenplay written and produced by Drew Gars in cooperation with Bandai.

Plot
A year after their second adventure in the Digital World, the DigiDestined have moved on with their lives. But they recieve a message from Gennai that reveal that there's an eighth DigiDestined and that an evil Digimon named Myotismon and his army are heading to the real world to find him/her. They decide to reunite to find the Eighth member before Myotismon does.

Cast
Humans:
 * Ansel Elgort as Tyler "Tai" Kamden, the leader of the DigiDestined.
 * Josh Hutcherson as Matt Jordans, T.K.'s big brother and a member of the DigiDestined.
 * Debby Ryan as Sora Taylor, Tai's best friend and a member of the DigiDestined.
 * Asa Butterfield as Korbin "Izzy" Issacs, a computer expert and a member of the DigiDestined.
 * Shailene Woodley as Mimi Thatch, a blunt and outspoken teen and a member of the DigiDestined.
 * Ty Simpkins as T.K. Jordans, Matt's little brother and a member of the DigiDestined.
 * Robert Sheehan as Joe Kingston, the eldest member of the DigiDestined.
 * Joey King as Kari Kamden, Tai's little sister and the 8th member of the DigiDestined.
 * Patrick Stewart as Gennai, a data-based human in the form of an old man who serves as the DigiDestined's guide when they arrive in the Digital World.
 * Simon Pegg as Cedric Fallon, an astrophysicist who is recruited by the government to study portals to the Digital World. He is later revealed to be one of the original DigiDestined that defeated Apocalymon and The Dark Masters.
 * Emma Watson as Sara Jean Aubrey, a scientist who is sent to work alongside Dr. Fallon.
 * Tom Cruise as Thomas Oliver, the President of the United States. He is later revealed to be the leader of the original DigiDestined that defeated Apocalymon and The Dark Masters.
 * Liam Neeson as George Loomis, The Vice President of the United States. He and Oliver are good friends and colleagues in politics. When he believes that Oliver is dead, he reluctantly takes the position of acting president.
 * Denzel Washington as General Quincey Miles, a United States Army general who is the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
 * Michael Shannon as Gabriel Hensley, the paranoid U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security. He is opposed to the presence of the DigiDestined's Digimon partners, believing that they are the ones who brought Myotismon to Earth.
 * Ken Watanabe as Satsuma Rentarō, head of D.A.T.S. He is revealed later to be one of the original DigiDestined that defeated Apocalymon and The Dark Masters. When he was young, Oliver referred him as "Sats".
 * Amy Jo Johnson as Zoe Oliver, the First Lady of the United States and President Oliver's wife. She is later reveal as one of the original DigiDestined that defeated Apocalymon and The Dark Masters.
 * Will Arnett as Hilton Jordans, the lead anchorman for the Miami News and Matt and T.K.'s father. When Myotismon's forces attack the city, he later becomes aware of his sons' activities in the Digital World, and often lends help to the DigiDestined. He is soon revealed to be one of the original DigiDestined that defeated Apocalymon and The Dark Masters.
 * Andrew Garfield as Marcus Damon, an arrogant U.S. Secret Service rookie and Agent Lewis' partner.
 * Kevin Costner as Rear Admiral Lawrence Stevens, USN. An Admiral in a Fleet of the United States Navy. He is the commander of the United States Navy task force in charge of tracking down Myotismon.
 * Carla Gugino as Tonya Taylor, Sora mother.
 * Ashley Judd as Katherine Isaacs, Izzy's adopted mother.
 * Jason Bateman as Mason Isaacs, Izzy's adopted father.
 * Richard T. Jones as Captain Otis Baxter, USN, The commander of the HMCS Bonaventure, an aircraft carrier and the lead ship of the task force.
 * Cole Hauser as Staff Sergeant Robert Dale, USAF.
 * Emma Stone as Marcy Weathers, the personal assistant to President Oliver. When First Lady Zoe Oliver decides to go to San Fransisco to face Myotismon, Marcy gets dragged along when Zoe talked to her into going with her.
 * Leslie Mann as Jessica Kamden, Tai and Kari's mother.
 * Ty Burrell as Tom Kamden, Tai and Kari's father.
 * Radha Mitchell as Nancy Tanner, Matt and T.K.'s mother and Hilton's ex-wife.
 * Timothy Olyphant as Harold "Harry" Taylor, a college professor and Sora's father.
 * Will Ferrell as Kenneth Thatch, Mimi's father.
 * Jennifer Garner as Stacy Thatch, Mimi's mother.
 * Jack Chandler as Leonard Davis, the White House Chief of Staff.
 * Ed Helms as Mr. Philip McDougal, the DigiDestined's over dramatic former science teacher.
 * David Strathairn as Simon Collins, the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
 * Anne Hathaway as Margret Simmons, the White House Press Secretary.
 * Ellie Kemper as Stephanie Goodwin, a young news reporter.
 * T.J. Miller as Nathan Smith, Stephanie's camera man.
 * Stephen Colbert as David Jenkins, the mayor of San Fransisco.
 * Amy Poehler as Denise Quinn, the lead anchorwoman for the Miami News.
 * John Lithgow as Ernest "Ernie" Hartman, the manager/director of the Miami News Station.
 * Jay Baruchel as Baxter Jeffers, Ernie's assistant.
 * John Cho as William Lewis, a U.S. Secret Service Special Agent.
 * David Cross as Owen Palmer, a scientist and the creator of the Trans-Uploader.
 * Rosario Dawson as Holly Stenson, the White House Communitcations Director.
 * William Sadler as General Raymond Crawford, a U.S. Marine Corps general who is the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
 * Ben Stiller as Michael Carter, the National Security Advisor.
 * Jimmy Fallon as Jack Cranston, the U.S. Secretary of Defense.
 * Ed Harris as Lloyd McIntyre, the director of the F.B.I Cyber Division.

Voice Cast and Motion Capture:
 * Tom Fahn as Agumon
 * - Brianne Siddall as Koromon
 * - Michael Lindsey as Greymon
 * - Joesph Pilato as MetalGreymon
 * - Doug Jones as WarGreymon
 * - Lex Lang as the voice of WarGreymon


 * Kirk Thornton as Tsunomon, Gabumon, Garurumon, WereGaurumon, MetalGarurumon
 * Tifanie Christunn as Yokomon, Biyomon
 * - Melodee Spevack as Birdramon, Garudamon


 * Jeff Nimoy as Motimon, Tentomon, Kabuterimon, MegaKabuterimon
 * Anna Garduno as Tanemon, Palmon
 * - Mari Devon as Togemon
 * - Jena Malone as Lillymon


 * R. Martin Klein as Bukamon, Gomamon, Ikkakumon
 * - Michael Sorich as Zudomon


 * Laura Summer as Patamon
 * - Chris Hemsworth as Angemon


 * Edie Birman as Salamon, Gatomon
 * -Rosamond Pike as Angewomon


 * Joaquin Phoenix as Wizardmon, Gatomon's old friend.
 * Guy Pearce as Myotismon, an undead Digimon modeled after a vampire with a cruel and sadistic streak in his personality.
 * Tom Kenny as DemiDevimon, a spiteful imp Digimon and Myotismon's lacky.

Production
During production on Digimon 2, executive producer Akiyoshi Hongo, creator of the Digimon media franchise, announced that there will be a third of the live action Digimon film series. Director Greg McLean will not return to direct the films, but it's confirmed that it will be directed by The Wachowskis.

Simon Pegg, Amy Poehler, John Lithgow, Jay Baruchel, Ellie Kemper, and T.J. Miller have returned to reprise their roles from the first film. Later on, english actress Emma Watson and english actor Andrew Garfield were both casted. More recently, actors Tom Cruise and Liam Neeson were both casted in the film. During an interview on the Tonight Show, Michael Shannon announced he joined the cast of the film. Cole Hauser and Jonah Hill were reported that they were cast to play military men. The producers tweeted that Japanese actor Ken Watanabe joined the cast. Denzel Washington and David Strathairn were then announced as cast members.

Aside from the human characters, Australian actor Guy Pearce was casted as the film's main antagonist, Myotismon. Voice actor Tom Kenny joined the cast as Myotismon's lacky, DemiDevimon.