Leaders of Academy

Leaders of Academy is a 2012 American 3D computer-animated superhero comedy film, produced by Frenzy Animation and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures with animation services provided by Sony Pictures Imageworks. It was directed by Garth Jennings with co-direction by Chris Bailey, written by Larry Doyle, Darren Lemke, Nicholas Stoller, and Karey Kirkpatrick and stars the voices of James McAvoy, Sarah Jessica Parker, Owen Wilson, Emma Stone, Jake T. Austin, Chloë Grace Moretz, Will Arnett, Eric Idle, Justin Long, Taraji P. Henson, Patrick Warburton, Rob Corddry, Liam Neeson, and Jack McBrayer.

Leaders of Academy was released in the United States on April 13, 2012 in IMAX 3D and RealD 3D. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $363 million worldwide against a budget of $60 million. A sequel, titled Leaders of Academy: War of the L.O.E.V. with co-production with the Warner Animation Group, is set to be released on November 4, 2022.

Plot
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Voice cast

 * James McAvoy as FireStar / Wayne Stone, a retired superhero with the powers of fire who comes out of retirement to form the Leaders of Academy.
 * Sarah Jessica Parker as Rachel Middleton, a news reporter who is interested in superheroes.
 * Owen Wilson as Broadbird, FireStar's confident sidekick.
 * Emma Stone as Alice McKee / Ms. Thunder, a young teenage girl who has the power to control lightning through her body,
 * Jake T. Austin
 * Chloë Grace Moretz
 * Will Arnett
 * Eric Idle as Dr. Warren Spartacus, FireStar's elderly gadget man.
 * Justin Long
 * Taraji P. Henson
 * Rob Corddry
 * J. K. Simmons
 * Liam Neeson as Agent Opaque
 * Patrick Warburton
 * Jack McBrayer

Additional Voices

 * Matt Adler
 * Keith Anthony
 * Stephen Apostolina
 * Kirk Baily
 * Rajia Baroudi
 * Mitch Carter
 * June Christopher
 * Robert Clotworthy
 * David Cowgill
 * Moosie Drier
 * Jessica Gee-George
 * Jackie Gonneau
 * Bridget Hoffman
 * Rif Hutton
 * Hope Levy
 * Caitlin McKenna
 * Edie Mirman
 * Devika Parikh
 * Michelle Ruff
 * Shane Sweet
 * Byron Thames
 * Hudson Thames
 * Ruth Zalduondo
 * Dave Zyler

Production
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Theatrical
Leaders of Academy was theatrically released in the United States on April 13, 2012 by Warner Bros. Pictures in RealD 3D and IMAX 3D. It was originally scheduled for general release on April 27, but the film was moved up to April 13. The theatrical release of the film was preceded by a Looney Tunes short film titled Rabbit on the Range, featuring Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam, in the first CG or 3-D depiction of these specific characters. The short was also featured as a special feature on the Leaders of Academy DVD and Blu-ray. The film was released in Australia by Roadshow Films.

Marketing
The film's teaser trailer was released on August 17, 2011, and was attached into Swan Dream Pool a week later. The film's official trailer was released on November 1, 2011, and was attached into Crystal: Coming of Darkness three days later, followed by the final trailer on February 7, 2012 which was attached into Journey 2: The Mysterious Island in theaters.

Home media
Leaders of Academy was released on DVD, Blu-ray 3D, and Blu-ray by Warner Home Video on August 21, 2012.

Box office
Leaders of Academy grossed $136.4 million in the United States and Canada and $227.2 million in other territories for a worldwide gross of $363.6 million.

Critical response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Leaders of Academy holds an approval rating of 59% based on 141 reviews, with an average rating of 5.6/10. Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 46 out of 100 based on 24 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale.

Sequel
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Main
To see the main transcript of the film, click here.

Trailers
To see the transcript for the trailers of the film, click here.