Cory & Zeke

Cory & Zeke is a 2012 American computer-animated science fiction comedy film produced by Spirit Animal Studios and Nickelodeon Movies for Paramount Pictures. The film was directed, produced and written by Conner Jones, co-produced by Mary Parent, and co-written by J. David Stem, and David N. Weiss. The film stars the voices of Donald Glover, Michael Cera, Evan Peters, Josh Peck, and Clancy Brown. The film centers around two teenage friends named Cory and Zeke as they try to plan their greatest summer ever before they start high school. While planning their summer, the two get abducted by aliens and are taken to a planet known as Amicitia. The plant appears to be a peaceful society, but Cory and Zeke soon learn that the planet has a mysterious past and they set out to uncover it while also trying to find a way back to Earth.

The film was released into theatres on July 6, 2012 in 2D, 3D, and IMAX 3D formats. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who commended the cast, story, and animation, but criticized the designs of the characters. It grossed $395.8 million dollars on its $80 million budget. It was nominated for Favorite Animated Movie in the 2013 Kids' Choice Awards, but it lost to Wreck-It Ralph.

Plot
In the fictional town of Sapphire Grove, Cory Johnson befriends a boy named Zeke Baker when the two of them are assigned to do a class project about planning their future. They end up making up a project about how they wish to visit outer space and visit different planets, but their entire class laughs at them for it. Despite being teased, Cory and Zeke both think that visiting outer space might happen someday.

Five years later, Cory and Zeke have recently graduated from middle school and are trying to plan  their “best summer ever” before having to start high school in the fall. They discuss various ideas, but they both think that their ideas are not exciting enough.

Meanwhile, on a planet called Amicitia, the Earth is being observed by Ghagi, the planet’s ruler. He observes Cory and Zeke’s conversation about their summer plans and decides to use them in a nefarious plan of his, saying that it’ll be a “summer vacation that they’ll never forget.”

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Cast
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 * Donald Glover as Cory Johnson, a young teenager who tends to have a thirst for adventure and fun.
 * Coy Stewart voices a young Cory
 * Michael Cera as Zeke Baker, Cory's best friend who tends to be laidback and calm, but springs into action when he needs to.
 * Jake Short voices a young Zeke
 * Evan Peters as Nate Townsend, a self-centered and stubborn teenager who often puts himself before others.
 * Josh Peck as Clyde Simmons, a friend of Cory and Zeke's who enjoys finding valuable things and selling them for money.
 * Clancy Brown as Ghagi, the alien rule of Amicitia who has diabolical plans for Cory and Zeke.

Production
Early production of the film started in 2009 while Conner Jones was working on the final season of the animated series Adam Feldman: Amateur Wizard. He had conceived the idea of Cory & Zeke by researching various comedy duos and researching classic science fiction films such as Back to the Future, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Jones originally intended to pitch the film to Columbia Pictures under the Sony Pictures Animation label, but he decided to pitch it to Paramount Pictures under the Nickelodeon Movies label with Spirit Animal Studios co-producing it.

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Release
The film was released into theatres by Paramount Pictures on July 6, 2012 in the United States and Canada.

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Home Media
The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 27, 2012 by Paramount Home Media Distribution. A 3D version of the Blu-ray was later released on December 18, 2012.

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Legacy
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