| Vanellope & Friends: Easter Egg Hunt | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Karey Kirkpatrick |
| Produced by |
Tatiana Wells David K. Lovegren David W. King Stephen Swofford |
| Screenplay by |
John Whittington J. David Stern David N. Weiss |
| Story by |
Karey Kirkpatrick John Whittington J. David Stern David N. Weiss |
| Starring |
Sarah Silverman John Rhys-Davies Lynne Marie Stewart Russell Brand Constance Wu Martin and Miriam Sandra Oh |
| Music by | Harry Gregson-Williams |
| Cinematography | James Chressanthis |
| Edited by | Antonio F. Rocco |
| Production companies |
Walt Disney Pictures Dice Productions |
| Distributed by |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| Release date |
April 2, 2021 (El Capitan Theatre) April 16, 2021 (United States) |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $75 million |
| Box office | $190 million |
Vanellope & Friends: Easter Egg Hunt is a 2021 American animared musical comedy film produced by Dice Productions and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It serves as the sequel to 2020's Vanellope & Friends: Off To Adventure Camp and the seventh installment in the Vanellope & Friends film series. Directed by Karey Kirkpatrick, the film features the voices of Sarah Silverman, John Rhys-Davies, Lynne Marie Stewart, Russell Brand, Constance Wu, Martin and Miriam, and Sandra Oh. In the film, a yellow duck sends Vanellope von Schweetz on the search for Easter Eggs hidden and scattered all over a village inhabited by purple rabbits, whose chief strictly declares "Spring Cleaning Day" instead of Easter.
Vanellope & Friends: Easter Egg Hunt premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on April 2, 2021, and was released in the United States on April 16, by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, simultaneously in theaters and on Disney+ via Premiere Access, due to the negative impact on movie theaters caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the first Dice film to be animated using a new proprietary animation system, called Alakazam!. It is the first Vanellope & Friends film and first Dice film without any involvement of Audrey Wells, who died in 2018. It grossed over $190 million worldwide, becoming the lowest-grossing Vanellope & Friends film, but still a box office success due to beating its $75 million production budget. It also became a streaming hit on Disney+. The film received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics. A sequel, Vanellope & Friends: Basketball, was released on February 11, 2022.
Cast[]
- Sarah Silverman as Vanellope von Schweetz
- John Rhys-Davies as Garlic, Rabbit Village's chief and Cotton's single father who despises Easter and strictly declares Spring Cleaning Day instead, ever since the death of her husband after Easter caused a conflict between the rabbits and ducks.
- Russell Brand as Cotton, a teenaged purple rabbit who is Garlic's daugther and dreams of becoming the Easter Bunny.
- Lynne Marie Stewart as Ax, a noble but pompous duck who is the Easter Bunny.
- Constance Wu as Carrotcake, Rabbit Village's ribbon dancer and Cotton's love interest.
- Sandra Oh as the Easter Fairy, a wise Easter Eggs fairy wings and the Goddess of Easter.
- Martin and Miriam as Carlos and Cali, Cotton's youngest siblings.
- Flula Borg as Flip, Ax's sidekick.
- Riki Lindhome as Lal, Flip's sister and Ax's other sidekick.
- Charlyne Yi as Mrs. Eggs, the owner of the Easter Store.
- Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Big Duck, Ax's lawyer and bodyguard.
- Miriam Margolyes as Grape, Cotton's grandmother and Garlic's mother.
- Gabriel Iglesias as Fluff Hug Love, a rabbit in Rabbit Village who is fun-loving and likes warm hugs.
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Pic, Rabbit Village's chief of police.
Reception[]
Box office[]
In the United States and Canada, Vanellope & Friends: Easter Egg Hunt was released alongside In the Earth, and was projected to gross $30 million in its opening weekend. The film grossed $99 million in North America and $91 million internationally, for a worldwide total of $190 million. It is the lowest-grossing Vanellope & Friends film to date, yet was still a commercial success, attributed to recouping its $75 million production budget.
Critical response[]
Vanellope & Friends: Easter Egg Hunt received positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 66% approval rating based on reviews from 156 critics. The site's consensus reads, "Vanellope & Friends: Easter Egg Hunt is an festive-yet-unambitious Easter celebration, boasting colorful animation, tremendous heart and humor, and a skillful cast, but a story whose quality is harder to find than Easter eggs themselves". On Metacritic, the film has a score of 58 out of 100 based on 30 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale.