The Ed, Edd n Eddy Movie

The Ed, Edd n Eddy Movie is a 2004 Canadian-American animated adventure comedy film based on Cartoon Network's animated television series Ed, Edd n Eddy. The film was directed by Danny Antonucci, produced by Cartoon Network Studios and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, with animation provided by Yeson Entertainment in South Korea. The film stars the voices of Matt Hill, Samuel Vincent, Tony Sampson, David Paul Grove, Kathleen Barr, Keenan Christenson, Janyse Jaud, Erin Fitzgerald, and Peter Kelamis reprising their respective roles from the series, while being joined by new characters voiced by Mel Gibson, Rob Reiner, Amanda Peet, and Chris Elliott. In the film, Ed, Edd (or Double-D), and Eddy, are still scamming people out of their money, but then it leads to an evil businessman named Jeremy Marksworth plotting to destroy the world, so now it's up Ed, Edd, Eddy, and the rest of the beloved cul de sac gang to stop Marksworth's diabolical plan and save the day.

In theaters, a Cow and Chicken short entitled Party'd Animals was shown prior to the film. The film was theatrically released on August 20, 2004. It was a box-office success, grossing over $65 million on a $12 million budget. It also earned positive reviews from critics, with many noting it as one of the best animated films based on TV shows of all time.

Synopsis
Set in a cul-de-sac in the city of Peach Creek, the film revolves around 3 Ed boys: Ed, Edd (or Double-D), and Eddy, as they scam people out of their money, which leads to an evil businessman named Jeremy Marksworth plotting to destroy the world.

Voice cast
See also: List of Ed, Edd, n Eddy characters
 * Matt Hill as Ed
 * Samuel Vincent as Edd/Double D
 * Tony Sampson as Eddy
 * David Paul Grove as Jonny 2x4
 * Kathleen Barr as Kevin
 * Keenan Christenson as Jimmy
 * Janyse Jaud as Sarah
 * Erin Fitzgerald as Nazz Van Bartonschmeer
 * Peter Kelamis as Rolf
 * Mel Gibson as Jeremy Marksworth
 * Rob Reiner as Jason Woods
 * Amanda Peet as Edna
 * Chris Elliott as Officer Wilson

Development
Danny Antonucci, Daniel Sioui, and Ruth Vincent started working on the film in 1998 when Antonucci came up with the idea during production of the show. In June 2000, Variety reported that Antonucci would direct in his directorial debut on an animated comedy film based on the television series. It was once expected to be released in 2003 under the title The Eds' Big Adventure, Production began in July 2001.

In October 2002, Warner Bros. Pictures and Cartoon Network revealed the film's new title to be The Ed, Edd n Eddy Movie, which would be produced by Antonucci, with Jono Howard, Sioui, and Vincent writing the film's screenplay. In May 2003, it was announced that Mike Kubat would be added as a story writer.

Casting
In February 2002, it was announced that the series' regular voice actors: Matt Hill, Samuel Vincent, and Tony Sampson were signed on to reprise their roles as the Eds. On August 7, 2002, semi-regular performers David Paul Grove, Kathleen Barr, Keenan Christenson, Janyse Jaud, Erin Fitzgerald, and Peter Kelamis were also announced to reprise their roles as the cul de sac gang. By November 2002, it was later announced that Mel Gibson would join the cast as the new character and main antagonist: Jeremy Marksworth. The rest of the cast was announced in April 2003.

Animation
The film was animated in-house by Cartoon Network Studios in Burbank, California and a.k.a. Cartoon in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Toon Boom Animation's Toon Boom Harmony software was used as the main software package for the production of the film. The character animators found some difficulty with this approach, and decided to use traditional paper and pencil drawings, which were then scanned into the computer systems, for The Ed, Edd n Eddy Movie. Pencil on paper animation sequences would be digitally inked-and-painted, enhanced and composited into backgrounds using Toon Boom Harmony.

The character animation was done on paper without going through the clean-up animation department, and scanned directly into Photoshop. Danny Antonucci explained that they went paperless for The Ed, Edd n Eddy Movie to help them introduce the 2D pipeline. The artwork was then enhanced to affect the appearance of painted strokes and fills, and combined with backgrounds, using Adobe After Effects.

The visual effects and backgrounds for the film were created digitally using Wacom Cintiq tablet displays. Andy Bialk, Nick Cross, Craig Elliott, Cathlin Hidalgo-Polvani, and the rest of the crew designed all of the film's 3D CGI props, sets, vehicles, locations and backgrounds, which were created in a variety of software, including Alias Systems Corporation's Maya, LightWave 3D, a modified version of Pixar's RenderMan, Softimage 3D, Cambridge Animation's Animo (now part of Toon Boom Technologies), Avid's Elastic Reality 3.0, Silicon Graphics, and Adobe Photoshop. Much of the clean-up animation, digital ink-and-paint, and compositing were outsourced to seventh-party companies around the world.

The film's animation was done both domestically and overseas at Yeson Animation Studios in Seoul, South Korea and Funbag Animation Studios in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, with additional CGI animation done at Blur Studio.