Smartbyte

Smartbyte is an upcoming 2030 American 3D computer-animated spy comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. directed by Lee Unkrich, and written by Andrew Stanton, Brad Bird and Kori Rae. The film stars Zachary Levi, Amanda Bynes, Katie Crown, Will Friedle, Stanley Tucci, Paul Rudd and Hugh Jackman.

Smartbyte released on March 1, 2030. It grossed $282.9 million worldwide on a budget of $53–216 million. Rotten Tomatoes's consensus was that critics praised the voice cast, animation, humor and its appeal towards adults.

Cast

 * Zachary Levi as Xyrs, an gun sword.
 * Hugh Jackman as Herms Qosm
 * Amanda Bynes as Atomverdz Nisf
 * Jim Cummings as Vaptsufy Erdbre
 * Katie Crown as Sxyrvs
 * Will Friedle as Viyyre, an gun Skorpion VZ. 61
 * Patrick Stewart as Nestsyd
 * Stanley Tucci as Wirrm Smy
 * Paul Rudd as Voja, an electric zap
 * Harrison Ford as Guptyrk
 * Kate McKinnon as Halrnid, the Food Dinner.
 * Bob Peterson as Qiggom
 * Mike Myers as Raageeky, an Walther P99
 * Andrew Bowen as Husa, an hammergun
 * John Ratzenberger as Jusla, an hammer
 * Liev Schreiber as Hydd

Development
Tom McCarthy and John Lasseter started working on the film in 2024, when McCarthy came up with the idea. The film's first release date of March 29, 2028, was first announced in October 2026. The plot, director and co-director, producer and other small details were announced at the D23 Expo on December 24, 2026. McCarthy and Mark Andrews announced the film as The Untitled Pixar Film That Takes You To Oasys MiniHollywood. On December 26, 2023, Pixar announced that it would be titled Smartbyte.

Music
Michael Giacchino revealed in early 2029 that he was composing the musical score for the film, but in October 2029, it was reported that Giacchino had been replaced by John Powell, James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer whom composed Bolt, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Madagascar, Madagascar 2: Escape Africa, and Madagascar 3: Most Wanted. That makes this film the third Pixar film to be scored by a different composer than Randy Newman, Thomas Newman, or Michael Giacchino; the first being 2012's Brave (which was scored by Patrick Doyle), 2015's The Good Dinosaur (which was scored by Mychael Danna & Jeff Danna) and 2020's Soul (which was scored by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross).

In January 2030, it was announced that Hans Zimmer would co-score the film's music with his member, making it the first Pixar film to be scored by hree composers instead of just one.

Score
The original music for the film was composed by John Powell, James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer with additionals music by Geoff Zanelli, James Dooley, James S. Levine, Heitor Pereira, Henry Jackman, Dominic Lewis, Paul Monsey, Michael John Mollo, Lorne Balfe, Peter Asher, Dave Stewart, Jasha Klebe and Steve Mazzaro and his three best friends after Waterworld, The Prince Egypt, The Road To El Dorado, Peter Pan, Robots, Madagascar, Ice Age 2: The Meltdown, The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep, Dr. Seuus' Horton Hears A Who, Kung Fu Panda, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, How To Train Your Dragon, Megamind, Rio, Kung Fu Panda 2, Dr. Seuus' The Lorax, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, Ice Age 4: Continental Drift, Rio 2, How To Train Your Dragon 2, The Boss Baby, Ferdinand, and How To Train Your Dragon 3: The Hidden World. The soundtrack was released on Febraury 26, 2030 by Walt Disney Records. It is the Disney film to be scored by John Powell, James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer after The Lion King, Dinosaur, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Treasure Planet, Bolt, Mars Need Mars, and Maleficent. It is the twenty first Pixar film not to be score by Thomas Newman, Randy Newman, Michael Giacchino, Patrick Doyle, Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna after Finding Nemo, WALL-E, Finding Dory, Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Cars, Toy Story 3, Monsters University, Cars 3, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Up, Cars 2, Inside Out, Coco, Incredibles 2, Brave, and The Good Dinosaur.

Songs featured in the film

Rating
Smartbyte received a PG rating (for peril, action and thematic elements) by the MPAA This is the sixteenth Pixar movie to be rated as such in the US after Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars, WALL-E, Toy Story 3, Cars 2, Brave, Inside Out, The Good Dinosaur, Finding Dory, Cars 3, Coco, and Incredibles 2.

Trivia

 * This is the seventh Pixar film since to be produced in A Bug's Life, Cars, Brave, Coco, The Incredibles, The Good Dinosaur, and Toy Story 4 to he produced in 2.35:1 aspect ratio.
 * This will be the first film to have John Powell, James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer with additionals music by Geoff Zanelli, James Dooley, James S. Levine, Heitor Pereira, Henry Jackman, Dominic Lewis, Paul Monsey, Michael John Mollo, Lorne Balfe, Peter Asher, Dave Stewart, Jasha Klebe and Steve Mazzaro compose music for a Pixar film while this will be the film to be a musical with Kristen Lopez-Anderson and Ropert Lopez providing the songs, the second being Frozen and Coco.
 * This is the first Pixar film that Lee Unkrich directed where Randy Newman doesn't do the score since 2010's Toy Story 3 and 2017's Coco which was done by Michael Giacchino.