Pucca (film)

Pucca: The Movie (also known simply as Pucca) is an upcoming hand-drawn animated martial arts comedy film produced by Vooz Character System, Bazooka Studio, Alex Ramirez Animation, MBC Films, and Wildbrain Studios. The film will be directed by show creators Greg Sullivan and Joon Won Lee with show writers Boo Kyoung Kim and Calvin Kim returning to write. It features the voice cast of the original series reprising their roles along with new cast members Vanessa Morgan, Howie Mendel, John Boyega, Carly Rae Jepsen, and Donald Sutherland. The film focuses on Pucca who has to join forces to stop a new soul-draining evil from taking over the village.

The film is scheduled to premiere on Peacock as an original on August 25, 2023 in the United States and Canada. Internationally, the film will be released theatrically by Warner Bros. Pictures in countries outside of North America except South Korea, where the film will be released into theaters in September 2023 by MBC Films.

Plot
Coming soon!

Cast

 * Tabitha St. Germain as Pucca, Ring Ring
 * Brian Drummond as Garu
 * Brian Dobson as Uncle Dumpling
 * Vanessa Morgan as Ling-Long
 * Howie Mandel as Jung
 * John Boyega as Kwang-Seon, the soul-sucking Demon from Keonturka
 * Carly Rae Jepsen as Seo-Hee
 * Donald Sutherland as Jae-Hwa
 * Michael Dobson as Ho
 * Dale Wilson as Linguini, Policeman Bruce
 * Lee Tockar as Abyo, Dada, Tobe
 * Chantal Strand as Ching
 * Kathleen Barr as Doga, Ssoso
 * French Tickner as Santa Claus
 * Richard Newman as Master Soo
 * Dave "Squatch" Ward as Muji
 * Michael Daingerfield as Chang

Production
Coming soon!

Release
The film is scheduled to be released exclusively on Peacock in the United States and Canada on August 25, 2023 where internationally outside of South Korea it'll be released theatrically under Warner Bros. Pictures. The film was originally scheduled for theatrical release domestically until it was cancelled in favor of Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken for DreamWorks Animation due to Universal's full animation slate. At the time of the announcement, Deadline Hollywood announced this move as a grace move, and said it allowed Universal to avoid "Strange World-like box office bomb headlines" and saved them millions of dollars for not needing to promote the film. Director Greg Suillvan called this a great move and stated "Fans of the series will be ready to stream this from their homes and have a good time of their life with their families." Universal later sold the international rights to Warner Bros. Pictures due to their financial troubles where countries other than the United States and Canada will see the film theatrically.

Marketing
The film’s teaser trailer was released on November 18, 2022 and was attached to showings of Strange World a few days later. The film’s first official trailer was released on January 16 and was attached to showings of Billy and Max 4 days later.

Future
Following the success of the acquisition of Alex Ramirez Animation by Warner Bros. Discovery, company CEO David Zaslav stated that "franchises like Pucca, Rickey the Wicked: Alaxesis, Randy Rabbit, Lamby Lights, Looney Tunes, etc are our top focus right now in the animation department" while confirming a film trilogy and a series for HBO Max with the original voice cast and production crew from the original returning.