The Cookie Cats Movie

The Cookie Cats Movie is a 2016 American-Danish-German CGI animated musical adventure comedy film directed by D.A. Nichols And Abbey Thickson. Based on the mobile game of the same name developed by Tactile Entertainment, the film stars Anna Kendrick, Steve Coogan, James Corden, Greg Cipes, and Sarah Silverman.

Plot
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Voice Cast
The Moles are voiced by Yuri Lowenthal, Jamie Marchi, D.A. Nichols, Bryce Papenbrook, Chris Parnell, Roger Craig Smith, Abbey Thickson, and Frank Welker.
 * Anna Kendrick as Rita, the pink cat
 * Steve Coogan as Smokey, the red cat
 * James Corden as Berry, the blue cat
 * Greg Cipes as Ziggy, the green cat
 * Sarah Silverman as Belle, the yellow cat
 * David Arquette as Mr. Waffles, a light brownish cat who loves waffles.
 * Richard Kind as Carl, a bluish-grey cat who loves to catch rodents, moles, and other critters.
 * Isabella Acres as Boo, a baby white kitten.
 * Josh Meyers as Sneaky Paw, a purple cat who loves stealing cookies. He is also Rita's love interest.
 * Jim Cummings as Chip, a green cat who carries a slingshot in his paws.
 * Maurice LaMarche as Frank, a red cat who is a mover worker.
 * Fred Tatasciore as Dexter, a yellow cat who is a mover worker.
 * Icona Pop as Adreanna and Pandora, the two pop star cats.
 * Caroline Hjelt voices Adreanna.
 * Aino Jawo voices Pandora.
 * Toby Kebbell as the Rodent King, the main antagonist.
 * Christine Baranski as the Rodent Queen
 * Nick Kroll as Ricky, the Rodent King's assistant.
 * Peter Dinklage as Buster, the Drooly Dog
 * Darin De Paul as Bobby, the Birthday Bear
 * Rebel Wilson as Ivy, the Carnivorous Plant
 * Rob Schneider as the Trunk Burglar

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Additional Voices

 * Carlos Alazraqui
 * Dee Bradley Baker
 * Jillian Bell
 * Bob Bergen
 * Susan Blu
 * Kimberly Brooks
 * Cam Clarke
 * Julie Craig
 * John Cygan
 * Brian T. Delaney
 * Nika Futterman
 * Jennifer Hale
 * Dorian Harewood
 * Jess Harnell
 * Tom Kane
 * John Kassir
 * Maurice LaMarche
 * Danny Mann
 * Jason Marsden
 * Mona Marshall
 * Jessica McDonald
 * Laraine Newman
 * Paige Pollack
 * Jan Rabson
 * Alix Wilton Regan
 * Kerry Shale
 * Tara Strong
 * Maddie Taylor
 * Christine Tucci
 * Alanna Ubach
 * Kari Wahlgren
 * Hynden Walch
 * James Kevin Ward
 * Colette Whitaker

Concept
D.A. Nichols and Abbey Thickson had always wanted to do animated films about cats. Cookie Cats as a concept dates back to 2009, when Nichols sketched the characters during a period in which he tried to break into film.

Development
In August 2013, Universal Pictures and NicThic Productions announced that Nichols and Thickson were directing an original film, with David Mirkin and Mike Reiss producing while Jeffery Price and Peter S. Seaman are writing the screenplay. Production began in February 2014 after production commenced on No Bully Zone. In June 2014, it was revealed that Michelle Raimo Kouyate, who would later produce The Emoji Movie, had been added as co-producer of the film.

On January 7, 2015, it was confirmed that NicThic was working with Copenhagen-based mobile company Tactile Entertainment to make a feature film based on their upcoming game Cookie Cats. After months of speculation, the film was officially announced in October 2015.

Casting
In October 2015, the ensemble cast of the film was revealed, consisting of Anna Kendrick, Steve Coogan, James Corden, Greg Cipes, and Sarah Silverman. Cipes at first declined to co-star in the movie, feeling it was too similar to his role as Ryan in the 2006 film The Wild, but the directors eventually convinced him to sign through a 30-minute "visual pitch".

Animation
The animation for the film was provided by Sunwoo Animation and NicThic's subsidiary, NicThic Cinemation Studios. The decision to have anthropomorphic versions of the cats not appear anywhere else until the film adaptation sprang from a perceived need to "protect" the film and make it "as big as possible", which was expressed during a discussion between Nichols and Thickson and animation director Danielle Lambert in 2014, over how they were to envision the film adaptation during its planning stages.

Music
On November 18, 2015, it was confirmed that John Debney was composing the film's score.

Release
The film was originally scheduled to be released on July 8, 2016, but was later moved up to an August 12 release date.

Marketing
An estimated $250 million marketing effort helped promote The Cookie Cats Movie, and along with its production budget, the spending has reached $300 million. Universal's marketing campaign began seven months before its release with the campaign focused on the characters, their personalities, and the humor of the voice cast via custom media promotions. Universal partnered with more than 50 worldwide, including tie-ins with McDonald's, Ziploc, Panasonic, Chevrolet, Apple, and Google.

To further promote the film, Tactile temporarily changed the app icons for Cookie Cats and Cookie Cats Pop such that they would show the cinematic version of Rita.

Home media
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Critical response
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Box office
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Sequel
In October 2016, Tactile had begun working on a sequel to the film. The sequel's release date is planned for August 23, 2019. The film will be directed by Mic Graves and co-directed by Mike Moon, with David Mirkin and Mike Reiss returning to produce and a screenplay written by Nichols and Thickson.

Kendrick, Coogan, Corden, Cipes, and Silverman were announced as returning voices while newcomers include Jessica Chastain, Melissa Rauch, Beck Bennett, Devon Sawa, Anna Faris, Zoe Saldana, Mikey Day, Alex Moffat, Awkwafina, and Octavia Spencer.