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Evolupia is a 2016 American 3D computer-animated fantasy adventure comedy film produced by Gingo Animation for Universal Pictures. It was directed by Gary Hall and produced by Amy McNeill, with Geo G., Michael Wildshill, Audel LaRoque, Terry Ward and Steve Samono serving as executive producers. The film features the voices of Justin Long, Kate McKinnon, Elizabeth Banks, Willem Dafoe, Whoopi Goldberg, and Steve Zahn. The film centers on two teenage tourists named Al (Long) and Caressa (McKinnon), as they visit the ancient kingdom of Evolupia, where a dormant spell put on the kingdom by the wicked sorceress Cerramas (Banks) is concealed inside a chain of forest vines, which, if broken, will unleash its spell upon the kingdom, creating disastrous results. Al unwittingly breaks one of the vines and causes Evolupia to fall under the spell, which will be completed in two days unless Al and Caressa defeat Cerramas.
Evolupia premiered at the Boulder International Film Festival on March 12, 2016, and was released in the United States on April 1, 2016 by Universal Pictures. It received mixed to positive reviews from critics and grossed $315.1 million worldwide on its $70 million budget.
Plot
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Cast
- Justin Long as Al Messere, an 16-year-old tourist
- Kate McKinnon as Caressa Watson, an 17-year-old tourist
- Elizabeth Banks as Cerramas, an angry sorceress responsible for the kingdom's spell
- Willem Dafoe as Mibel, the Evolupian chief
- Whoopi Goldberg as Rana Gogos, the Evolupian tour guide
- Steve Zahn as Tygon Bellhouse, a former human being who was transformed into a kangaroo/dragon hybrid "kangragon" by Cerramas's spell and trapped inside a deep cavern with no memory of his human life
- Diane Lane as Mrs. Messere, Al's mother
- Steven Wright as Mr. Messere, Al's father
- Lori Alan as Mrs. Watson, Caressa's mother
- Gregg Berger as Mr. Watson, Caressa's father
- Gary Hall as Bobbie, a gorilla/dinosaur hybrid "gorillasaur"
- Michael Wildshill as Noet, a tiger/lizard hybrid "tizard"
- Dee Bradley Baker as Lok, a bird/chimpanzee hybrid "chimpbird"
Production
Gingo Animation announced in January 2014 an original animated film titled Evolupia and listed a release date of April 1, 2016, with Universal Pictures distributing. Justin Long, Kate McKinnon, and Elizabeth Banks were announced to be cast in the film, with Gary Hall set to direct from a screenplay written by Josh Klausner. In March 2015, Diane Lane, Willem Dafoe, Whoopi Goldberg, Steven Wright and Steve Zahn joined the cast.
Soundtrack
Gary Hall reteamed with Rupert Gregson-Williams on the score for Evolupia since they got along well during the scoring of Plucky Chicken. Back Lot Music released the soundtrack on March 25, 2016.
Track listing
All music composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams, except where noted.
- The Raiders
- Swimming / Stay in Line
- Exhibit
- Ancient Spell
- Trial and Sentence
- Sail Away
- Sevelathian Caverns
- The Mystery
- Whirling with Fury
- Race Against Time
- Eternal Blackout
- Traveling Home
- Change My World - Parachute
- Stars of 7 A.M. - Jason Mraz
Gallery
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Release
The film premiered at the Boulder International Film Festival on March 12, 2016, and was theatrically released on April 1, 2016, in the United States by Universal Pictures. The film is accompanied by a Gabriel Garza short film entitled Hi-jinks.
Reception
Box office
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Critical response
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Home media
Evolupia was released on Digital HD on June 28, 2016, and on DVD and Blu-ray on July 5, 2016.
Transcripts
Main
To see the main transcript of the film, click here.
Trailers
To see the transcript for the trailers of the film, click here.