The Nick Jr. Movie

The Nick Jr. Movie (also known as தி நிக் ஜேர். மொவயே, in Tamil Lé Nick Jr. Film, in French) is an upcoming 2019 American-Canadian-Australian-Danish-British-French-New Zealand-Irish-Indian-Nordish-Chinese-Belgian-Brazilian-German-Spanish-Italian 3D/CGI/2D traditional/flash hand-drawn animated family-comedy-drama-sci-fi-action-musical-adventure crossover film directed by Jon Favreau, Mike Mitchell, Trisha Gum, Luc Besson and Steven Spielberg.

It is based on the Nickelodeon, MTV, NBC, Cartoon Network, Comedy Central, and HBO. series Nick Jr. that had received positive reviews and was called the show that saved Nickelodeon. The movie has a very dark mood, unlike the episodes of the show, which were not as dark. The movie also somewhat keeps the same attitude as the original show. The film also serves as a reboot/revival to the show and the start of The Nick Jr. Show.

This film is set to be released in 2D, 3D, Disney Digital 3D, RealD 3D, and IMAX 3D by Warner Bros. Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Sony Pictures Releasing, Columbia Pictures. TriStar Pictures, Paramount Pictures, and Universal Pictures in US and international and Worldwide prints, Entertainment One in Canadian prints, EuropaCorp Distribution in France prints, Media Asia Group in Hong Kong prints, Lyca Productions in Indian prints, Madman Entertainment, in Australian prints, and Netflix Online release, the film is scheduled for release in July 12th 2019.

The film was a box office success and it received critical acclaim, with critics praising the faithfulness to the 2019 film's original director's cut, the visual effects, the CGI animation on the Nick Jr., splendid acting, well-developed characters, and the plot along with the performance of Jason Lee as Rusty. The film also become the fourth highest grossing film and won eight Academy Awards and received eight Academy Award nominations. At the UK, the film had won three BAFTA Film Awards and also got one BAFTA nomination.

Summary
When a dilemma about Evil Dogs called Paw Patrol, Rusty Rivets, Sunny Day, Fresh Beat Band and Little Charmers come to town, Moose A. Moose and his friends from Nick Jr. Save the day.

Main Cast

 * Dwayne Johnson as Blaze
 * Flatipa Ptanek as Dora
 * Pete Christensen as Moose A. Moose/Chase/Roar E. Saurus
 * Jordan Fry as Boots/Baby Jaguar/Rintoo
 * Sophie Zamchick as Linny/Seven/Tuck/Ming Ming
 * Jake T. Austin as Diego/George Pig
 * Michelle Davis as Blue/Tuck/Leah
 * Katherine Dillon as Ming Ming/Zee D. Bird/Uniqua
 * Jason Lee as Rusty
 * Grey DeLisle as Wubbzy
 * Addison Holley as Hazel
 * Anna Kendrick as Lavender/Posie/Alicia
 * Amy Adams as Ruby/Tickety Tok
 * John Cena as Botasaur
 * Johnny Deep as Liam
 * Zoey Stewart as Kai Lan
 * Max Calinescu as Tolee
 * Liam Nesson as Hoho
 * Drew Davis as Marshall
 * Max Calinescu as Chase/Ben
 * Stuart Ralston as Rocky
 * Kallan Hooley as Skye
 * Alex Thorne as Zuma
 * Devan Cohen as Rubble
 * Berkley Silverman as Everest
 * David Lopez as Tracker
 * Hayden Pantierre as Molly/Foofa
 * Drake Bell as Gil
 * Aulli Cravalho as Marina
 * James McAuey as Twist
 * Chris Rock as Shout
 * Emily Blunt as Kiki
 * Margot Robbie as Magenta
 * Zachary Gordon as Side Table Drawer
 * Tom Hanks as Mailbox
 * Chris Lee as Pail/Slippery
 * Hadley Belle Miller as Shovel
 * Mike Lee as Periwinkle
 * Lara Jill Miller as Widget
 * Carlos Alazraqui as Walden
 * Tara Strong as Daizy
 * Michael Jordan as Little Bill
 * Mel Gibson as Elephant
 * Jack Black as Max
 * Tabitha St. Germain as Ruby
 * Lili Beaudoin as Louise
 * Chris Bulter as Muno
 * Sarah Davis as Toodee/Milli
 * Ben Murray as Plex/Brobee/DJ Lance Rock
 * Steve Carell as Geo
 * Vinay Virmani as Bot
 * Sydney Scotia as Shimmer/Shine/Holly
 * Francesca Capaldi as Princess Nella
 * Greg Page as Trinket
 * Jeff Fatt as Sherman
 * Donovan Patton as Joe
 * Steven Burns as Steve
 * Shannon Walker Williams as Miranda
 * Isaiah Slater as Brody
 * Tim Allen as Rod
 * Morgan Freeman as The Narrator

Cameos

 * Helen Manning as Peppa Pig
 * Scarlett Johansson as Sunny Day
 * Simon Pryce as Doodle
 * Paul Paddick as Fredrika
 * Mitchell Musso as Kooky Kid
 * Eden Sher as Sprinkles
 * Walter Franklin as Polka Dots/Tyrone
 * Tyler Perry as Pablo
 * Emma Watkins as Tasha
 * Henry Smith as Austin
 * Billy West as Swift
 * Chloe Grace Moretz as Penny

Characters

 * Bella in the House: Moose A. Moose
 * Dora the Explorer: Dora, Boots, Tico, Swiper, Backpack and Benny.
 * Blue’s Clues: Blue, Pail, Shovel, Periwinkle, Mailbox, Side Table Drawer, Magenta, Slippery and Tickety Tock.
 * Blue’s Room: Sprinkles, Polka Dots, Fred and Roar E. Saurus.
 * Wonder Pets: Linny, Tuck and Ming Ming
 * Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Wubbzy, Widget, Walden and Daizy
 * The Jumping Allan - Zee D. Bird
 * Bubble Guppies: Molly, Gil and Bubble Puppy
 * Little Charmers: Lavender, Posie, Hazel and seven
 * Go Diego Go: Diego, Alicia and Baby Jaguar
 * Rusty Rivets: Rusty, Ruby, Botasour and Liam.
 * Shimmer and Shine: Shimmer, Shine, Tala, Nahal and Leah
 * Paw Patrol: Marshall, Chase, Rocky, Skye, Zuma, Rubble, Everest and Tracker
 * Blaze and the Monster Machines: Blaze, Crusher and Pickle
 * Peppa Pig: Peppa, George, Mummy Pig, Daddy Pig, Suzy and Pedro
 * The Backyardigans: Tyrone, Pablo, Uniqua, Tasha, Austin and Sherman
 * Team Umizoomi: Milli, Geo and Bot
 * Sunny Day: Sunny and Doodle
 * Nella The Princess Knight: Princess Nella and Trinket.
 * The Fresh Beat Band: Marina, Kiki, Twist and Shout.
 * Wallykazam: Bobgoblin and Wally Trollman.
 * Max and Ruby: Max and Ruby.
 * Little Bill: Little Bill and Elephant
 * Ni-Hao Kai Lan: Kai-Lan, Rintoo, Hoho and Toled
 * Yo Gabba Gabba: Toodee, Muno, Foofa, Plex, Brobee and DJ Lance Rock.
 * Dora and Friends Into The City: Dora Márquez, Emma and Backpack.
 * Ben and Holly Little Kingdom: Ben and Holly.
 * Top Wing: Swift, Penny, Brody, Rod, Speedy, Bea and Chirp.

Additional Voices

 * Matt Adler
 * Steve Alterman
 * Emily Anderson
 * Jack Angel
 * Erica Beck
 * Robert Bergen
 * Steve Blum
 * Rodger Bumpass
 * Catherine Cavadini
 * Jennifer Darling
 * Brian T. Delaney
 * John Demita
 * Holly Dorff
 * Judi Durand
 * Dave Fennoy
 * Greg Finley
 * Jeff Fischer
 * Sayesha Saigal
 * Jessica Gee-George
 * Grant George
 * Todd Haberkorn
 * Jess Harnell
 * Barbara Iley
 * Lex T. Lang
 * David McCharen
 * Mona Marshall
 * Mickie McGowan
 * Mary-Linda Philips
 * Tracy Metro
 * Daran Norris
 * Bobbi Page
 * Patrick Pinney
 * Paige Pollack
 * David Randolph
 * Noreen Reardon
 * Evan Sabara
 * Kath Soucie
 * Aaron Spann
 * Melanie Spore
 * Andrea Taylor
 * Fred Tatasciore
 * Kirk Thornton
 * Kari Wahlgren
 * Debra Wilson
 * Michael-Leon Wooley
 * Billy West
 * D.A. Nichols
 * Abbey Thickson
 * Keith Dawkins
 * Katie Sweet
 * Jerry Park
 * Jonathan Wilson
 * William Davidson
 * Dee Bradley Baker
 * Wendy Schaal
 * Tom Kane

Development
On November 18, 2016, Kasey Jensen mentioned the small possibility of a sequel to The Nick Jr Show. Two days later, Nick Jr. stated that Legendary Pictures had officially begun pre-production on the sequel. On December 10, 2016, D.A. Nichols and Abbey Thickson became attached to the project, saying that they wanted to make the film have some comedy and drama in there. On January 5, 2017, Thickson had stated that the sequel will take place in the year 2053, and it would have the characters Rust, Ruby, and Liam finding themselves trapped in the Game Station, also known as Satellite 9, where they must battle to survive the cruel games. It was confirmed that Emma Willis, the current host of Big Brother UK was set to voice the Emmadroid. It was also announced that Anne Robinson would voice the Anne Droid, and Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine would voice Trine-E and Zu-Zana, the two female anthropomorphic robot cats who offer Ellie a makeover.

Filming
On July 2018, the directors of the film, D.A. Nichols and Abbey Thickson, announced that the filming on The Nick Jr Movie has begun. Filming for the film took place at Universal Studios Hollywood, Vancouver Film Studios, Elstree Studios on Shenley Road, Toronto Film Studios, Pinewood Studios, New York City, and Black Hangar Studios

Casting
On December 11, 2016, Jake T. Austin, Peyton List, and Zoey Stewart were confirmed to be reprising their roles as their respective characters.

Animation
The 2D hand-drawn animation for some Nick Jr. characters will be handled by Yowza Animation, Prana Studios, Bardel Entertainment, Animal Logic, Boulder Media, Guru Studio, Atomic Cartoons, Pipeline Studios, Film Roman, Top Draw Animation, Warner Bros. Animation, Jam Filled Entertainment, Mercury Filmworks, Clearwater Animation, Toon City Animation, Snipple Animation Studios, Titmouse Inc., Big Jump Entertainment, Slap Happy Cartoons Inc., Zagtoon, Toei Animation, DQ Entertainment, 9 Story Media Group, Renegade Animation, and Rough Draft Studios. while the CGI animation for most nick jr. characters will be handled by WETA Digital, Industrial Light & Magic, Jim Henson's Creature Shop, Reel FX Animation Studios, Mikros Image, Blur Studio, Base FX, Rodeo FX, and Sony Pictures Imageworks. the eighteen companies who would later do the visual effects for The Nick Jr. Movie, all under the leadership of animation director Frans Vischer and animation supervisors Eric Goldberg and Jason Shulman.

For the design, inspiration, and animation of the Controller, the animators have to research some remote controls with touch screens on the computer. When research was done, the Controller's character design was passed on to another team of animators for modeling, texturing, and rigging. Then, the model was passed on to yet another team of animators, the CGI animators who would animate the Controller's CGI body and 2D animators who would animate the Controller's cartoon face inside the Controller's touch screen.

The film will use TVPaint Animation, Scratch, Adobe Animate, Toon Boom Animation, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe After Effects as the 2D animation and effect software, Blender, Cinema 4D, and Adobe After Effects as the CGI animation, and 3D effect software, Autodesk Maya as the CGI layout and rigging software, and ZBrush for the CGI modelling and sculpting, Pixar's Renderman will supply as the rendering and lighting software.

Storyboard
Storyboarding for the film will be handled by Toon Boom Storyboard Pro, TVPaint Animation (which also handles the 2D animation software), Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Paint, Scratch, and Paint Tool SAI, as the storyboarding software.

Design
MediBang Paint Pro, Microsoft Paint, TVPaint Animation, Scratch, Corel Painter, and Paint Tool SAI will serve as the matte painting, visual development, character design, and 2D layout of the film. Autodesk Mudbox, The Foundary Modo and ZBrush will serve as the modeling softwares.

There are other software that will be used to make this film, including the discontinued Autodesk Softimage as the CGI animation, compositing, rendering, and lighting software, The Foundry Nuke as the animation camera and compositing software, Houdini Effects as the visual effects software, Adobe After Effects as the visual effects and compositing software, The Foundry Mari as the texture painting software, and Pixar's Renderman as the rendering and lighting software. Medibang Paint Pro, Autodesk Sketchbook Pro, Microsoft Paint, Corel Painter, Krita, Moho, and Paint Tool SAI will also serve as the matte painting, visual development, design, 2D layout, and 2D animation software.

Editing and compositing
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Visual Effects
Most of the visual effects for The Nick Jr. Movie will be handled by WETA Digital, Industrial Light & Magic, Prana Studios, Reel FX Animation Studios, Blur Studio, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Animal Logic, WETA Workshop, Method Studios, Mac Guff, Moving Picture Company, Lola VFX, Rising Sun Pictures, Rodeo FX, Pixomondo, Digital Factory, Mikros Image, BUF Compagnie, Base FX, Rhythm &amp; Hues Studios, Jim Henson's Creature Shop and 4DMax, with Legend3D and Stereo D. handling the stereoscopic 3D conversion services and twentyone other visual effects companies playing supporting roles, all under the leadership of VFX supervisor Tim Alexander and VFX producer Mitchell Ferm. Early tests began in November 2016, with the majority of the effects work starting after principal photography wrapped up in December 2017, and finishing by January 2018.

Post production
Coming soon!

Music
On late August 2018, it was confirmed that Senna will compose the score for the movie with Brian Tyler supervising the music. The score for the movie is recorded and mixed at Abbey Road Studios in London, England in the United Kingdom, and Remote Control Productions in Santa Monica, California in the United States. Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California. The music preparation is provided by JoAnn Kane Music Services in Culver City, California in the United States.

Merchandise
The film, The Nick Jr. Movie, is made possible in part by a grant from Juicy Juice, Papa John's Pizza, Lego, Hasbro, Mattel, McDonald's, Coca-Cola, KFC, 7-UP, Wal-Mart, PepsiCo, Dasani Water, Nike, Under Armor, Gap, Nissan, Crayola, and Chevrolet.

Rating
This article is rated G, meaning it is appropriate for all ages.

Songs

 * Love the Way You Die - Zee D. Bird
 * The Night when Paw Patrol Attacks - Paw Patrol Characters
 * Great Day - Fresh Beat Band Characters
 * Sparkles, Sparkles - Hazel, Lavender, and Posie
 * Clap Your Antlers - Moose A. Moose, Blaze, Dora, Blue, Wubbzy, and Widget
 * Be Our Friend Forever - Skye, Everest, and Ble
 * Let’s Figure Out Why - Rusty, Ruby, and Liam
 * The Evil in Me - Blue
 * Blue Rhapsody - Moose A. Moose, Blaze, Dora, Wubbzy, and Rusty
 * We Just Got A Letter - Joe and Blue
 * Heave Ho - Blue, Dora, Wubbzy, Daizy, and Rusty
 * Goodbye - The Entire Cast

Release
The film was released on March 23, 2018 alongside Sherlock Gnomes, Ready Player One, and Isle of Dogs. The film will be released online to Netflix on October 20, 2018.

Home media
The film will be released on DVD and Blu-ray in summer 2019 by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, Paramount DVD, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Entertainment One, and Disney DVD.

DVD or Blu-Ray Menu
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 * End Credits
 * Set-Up
 * Language
 * English
 * French (Lé Nick Jr. Film)
 * German (Der Nick Jr. Film)
 * Spanish (La Nick Jr. Pelicula)
 * Italian (Il Nick Jr. Film)
 * Danish (Som Nick Jr. Redningsmænd)
 * Norwegian (Nick Jr. Movie)
 * Russian (Фильм Ник-младший)
 * Tamil (தி நிக் ஜேர். மொவயே)
 * English Described Video
 * Subtitles
 * English
 * French
 * Spanish
 * Norwegian
 * German
 * Italian
 * Dutch
 * Russian
 * Tamil
 * Bonus Features
 * The History of The Nick Jr. Movie
 * History of The Nick Jr. Movie
 * Making of The Nick Jr. Movie (2019)
 * Casting
 * Development
 * Deleted Scenes with Nick Jr. Movie, Behind The Scenes, Outtakes, Featurette.
 * Release
 * Deleted scenes
 * Behind the scenes
 * Outtakes
 * Music Video
 * "Believer"
 * Short Film
 * The Nickelodeon Short Film
 * Trailers
 * Teaser Trailer
 * Trailer 1
 * Trailer 2
 * Trailer 3
 * Final Trailer
 * Previews
 * The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part Trailer
 * Moana Trailer
 * Big Hero 6 Trailer
 * Incredibles 2 Trailer
 * Ferdinand Trailer
 * Goosebumps: A Haunted Halloween Trailer
 * Smallfoot Trailer
 * The Grinch Trailer

Soundtrack
The soundtrack will be released on ITunes and CD on the same day in July 14, 2019.

Box office
The film became a box office success as it grossed $780 million worldwide compared to its $148 million budget.

Critical response
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 94% approval rating with an average rating of 8.7/10 based on 260 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "An old timer film that it was very bad on 2017 so now it was back on the rail to make it better." On Metacritic, the film achieved an average score of 88 out of 100 based on 39 reviews, signifying "universal acclaim".

CinemaScore reported that audiences gave the film a rare "A-" grade. Some of the critics and moviegoers had praised Nicolas Cage's performance of the character Boomer, The New York Times reviewed his performance "When the infamous actor used to make an appearance in any movie like The Wicker Man until it has been flopped, but his performance that he did was the main antagonist Mike Mitchell the original 2019 film The Nick Jr. Movie where Boomer is very envious that he has nothing to get on his way, which is the most great performance I have ever seen".

IGN game the film a grade of 9.1/10 (Amazing),

Trivia

 * This is the Second Movie to have All Characters from a channel, with the first being Whatever Happened to Harry the Bunny?.
 * Hayden Pantierre’s Foofa sounds like Kate the Wolf from Alpha & Omega.
 * Nick Jr. all The Characters From Nickelodeon
 * Rusty Rivets is The Cast of Chracters Rusty, Liam, Ruby, and Botasaur
 * Little Charmers is The Cast of Characters Lavender, Posie, and Hazel.
 * Shimmer and Shine is The Cast of Characters Shimer, and Shine.
 * Blaze and The Monster Machines is the Cast of Characters Blaze, AJ, and Gabby.
 * Dora The Explorer is the Cast of Characters Dora, and Boots.
 * Go Diego Go! is the Cast of Characters Diego, Alicia, and Jagaur.
 * Blues Clues is The Cast of Characters Steve, Joe, and Blue.
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Polls
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