Vending Machines: The Power of the Snack

Vending Machines: The Power of the Snack is a 2026 American 3D computer-animated comedy film directed by Carlos Saldanha from a screenplay by Brad Copeland and James V. Hart. Produced by 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios, the film stars Andy Samberg, Jim Gaffigan, Melissa McCarthy, John Lithgow, F. Murray Abraham, Ray Fisher, Ed Harris, Christopher Walken, Eric Idle, and Aziz Anzari. In the film, a teenager named Jason Herman gets attacked by radioactive car and gains the power to break vending machines when enraged. Released on August 28, 2026, by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, the film grossed over $478 million on a $145 million budget and received mixed reviews from critics.

Synopsis
Set in the fictional city of Madison, New York, the film revolves around Jason Herman, an ordinary teenager who dislikes vending machines due to them not giving him his drinks and/or food. But when he gets hit by a radioactive car, he gains the power to hit vending machines whenever he gets enraged, leading to a comical battle between human and vending machine.

Cast

 * Andy Samberg as Jason Herman, an ordinary teenager who gains the power to destroy vending machines when enraged after getting hit by a radioactive car.
 * Jim Gaffigan as Captain Chippy, the tyrannical leader of the vending machine army and the primary enemy to Jason and the human world.
 * Melissa McCarthy as Sloane Nash, a dancer and Jason's girlfriend who also does not like vending machines, but because of their ridiculous prices.
 * John Lithgow as Roberto Herman, Jason's Spanish-speaking older brother and legal guardian since the death of their two parents.
 * F. Murray Abraham as Gritter Wood, Jason's best friend who is secretly a sinister vending machine named Jefferson.
 * Ray Fisher as Wilson, Captain Chippy's assistant and first mate.
 * Ed Harris as Sir Can, a talking soda can who becomes Jason's mentor.
 * Christopher Walken, Eric Idle, and Aziz Anzari as Dan, Randall, and Jim, Captain Chippy's three pirate-like members of his army, respectively