Sony Pictures and Rovio are set to fling some world-famous avian characters to the big screen on July 1, 2016, and it's something worth looking forward to. The movie adaptation of the "Angry Birds" game franchise seems like one big shot of a movie, especially with its very impressive line-up of stars to play the characters.
Topping the list of artists who will be voicing the feathery cast are: Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones, X-Men: Days of Future Past); Josh Gad (voice of Olaf in Frozen); Jason Sudeikis (Horrible Bosses); Bill Hader (Night at the Museum: Battle of Smithsonian); Maya Rudolph (Grown Ups); and Danny McBride (voice of Wolf Boss in Kung Fu Panda 2).
"I'm extremely proud of this cast," producer John Cohen said in a statement. "Not only do we have Jason, Josh, Danny, Bill, Maya, and Peter bringing these characters to life, but they're surrounded by an all-star ensemble of emerging comedic talent – these are some of the funniest people out there today, and we're thrilled to have them all on board."
It is still uncertain who will play which role, but The Guardian reckons Sudeikis will be Red (the red bird), Gad will play Chuck (the yellow bird), McBride will be Bomb (the black bird), and Rudolph will play Matilda (the white bird). Dinklage is said to be the Mighty Eagle, while it is still uncertain which character Hader is set to voice.
But just like writer Jon Vitti and directors Fergal Reilly and Clay Kaytis, the beaky characters are quite secretive about the plot at the moment. The birds won't event comment about the film.
According to a post in the Angry Birds blog, "We tried reaching these bad-ass birds for comment, but Red had locked himself in his trailer and Bomb was cooling off in the shower. Chuck said something, but he talks way too fast."
The birds, of course, are not new to being in the limelight. Other than getting flung as slingshot ammo in millions of devices worldwide (the game has been downloaded 1.7 billion times), the characters also have their own animated series. The "Angry Birds Toons" has been viewed 3 billion times from its debut in March 2013 to July 2014.
