Little Lily (film)

Little Lily is a 2012 American 3D computer-animated jukebox musical comedy adventure film produced by 20th Century Fox Animation and based on the Fox Interactive and Electronic Arts video game series of the same name. The film was written and directed by Mike Bell from a screenplay by Mark Burton, David Lindsay-Abaire, and Lorne Cameron, and features the ensemble voice cast of Sarah Silverman, Josh Hutcherson, Mandy Moore, Sofía Vergara, Michelle Pfeiffer, Garry Shandling, Michael Cera, Chris Rock, Sam Rockwell, Kristen Bell, Clark Duke, John Goodman, Emily Blunt, Ozzy Osbourne, Danny Glover, and Russell Brand.

The film was released by 20th Century Fox on March 30, 2012 in the United States, and received mixed reviews from critics who praised its animation, voice performances, and soundtrack but criticized its screenplay and story. The film grossed $252 million against a $122 million budget, underperforming at the box office, forcing a write-down of $40 million.

Plot
Plot will be revamped soon.

Voice cast

 * Sarah Silverman as Little Lily, a little girl who always tends to have a thirst for adventure.
 * Josh Hutcherson as Oliver, an over-cautious but good-hearted survivalist.
 * Mandy Moore as Princess Naomi, a optimistic but naïve princess.
 * Michelle Pfeiffer as Chef Charlotte
 * Sofía Vergara as TBA
 * Garry Shandling as Chester
 * John Goodman as King Roland
 * Sam Rockwell as Cowboy Clifford
 * Chris Rock as Quinn
 * Michael Cera as Jasper
 * Kristen Bell as Becky
 * Clark Duke as Prince Marco
 * Danny Glover as King Frederick
 * Emily Blunt as Scarlett
 * Russell Brand as Philip
 * Ozzy Osbourne as TBA
 * David Webber as Mr. Squishy / Vinny / Tim / Todd
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Spider / Talking Ladybug
 * Jared Brady (uncredited) as Mr. Guzzle
 * Mark Walton as Steve

Additional Voices

 * Newell Alexander
 * Rosemary Alexander
 * Steve Alterman
 * Stephen Apostolina
 * Kirk Baily
 * Mitch Carter
 * June Christopher
 * David Cowgill
 * Chad Einbinder
 * Donald Fullilove
 * Jean Gilpin
 * Jackie Gonneau
 * Bridget Hoffman
 * Karen Huie
 * Rif Hutton
 * Anne Lockhart
 * Scott Menville
 * Jonathan Nichols
 * Paul Pape
 * Devika Parikh
 * Kelly M. Stables
 * Pepper Sweeney
 * Lisa Wilhoit
 * Ruth Zalduondo

Production
Coming soon!

Casting
On January 19, 2011, Fox announced that Sarah Silverman, Josh Hutcherson, Mandy Moore, Garry Shandling, and Danny Glover had joined the cast of the film. More coming soon!

Music
Henry Jackman composed the original soundtrack for the film, which was released on March 6, 2012, by Interscope Records. The rest of the cast contributed to the film's soundtrack, which also features guest appearances from Earth, Wind & Fire and Ester Dean.

Release
Little Lily premiered at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles, California on March 17, 2012. The American release followed on March 30. The United Kingdom release was later released on April 27, 2012. The film was initially scheduled to be released on February 10, 2012, but was pushed back two months later to April 6, 2012 before being pushed back to its current date of March 30.

Little Lily was originally planned to have a IMAX 3D release, but was cancelled and only received non-IMAX presentations and then eventually, Wrath of the Titans took over the IMAX screenings.

Marketing
A teaser trailer of the film was shown exclusively before select theatrical screenings of Rio on April 15, 2011. It was later released online two weeks later on April 28, 2011. The film's official trailer was released on August 24, 2011, and was attached into Swan Dream Pool in theaters two days later. The film's final trailer which included The Who song "Baba O'Riley", debuted on November 1, 2011, and was attached into theatrical screenings of Crystal: Coming of Darkness. An exclusive sneak peek (presented by Sarah Silverman, Josh Hutcherson, and Mandy Moore) was also released online on February 7, 2012.

Tie-ins with McDonald's, Airheads, Fisher-Price, Ziploc, and Best Buy, were used to promote the film. A balloon themed after Little Lily debuted at the 2011 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Publishers Dalmatian Press and Ape Entertainment released books tied to the film.

Home media
Little Lily was released on Blu-ray, 3D Blu-ray, and DVD on October 23, 2012 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. The film topped the home video sales chart for two consecutive weeks.

Box office
Little Lily grossed $101.1 million in the United States and Canada and $151.2 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $252.3 million.

In North America, Little Lily opened on Friday, March 30, 2012, with 3,874 theaters, grossing $7.6 million on its first day. It ended up opening to $26.6 million, finishing third at the box office behind Wrath of the Titans and The Hunger Games.

Deadline Hollywood reported that before the film's release, Fox was hoping that Little Lily would duplicate the opening box office successes of Alaina Gleen and Crystal. The film's opening was the lowest debut for a Fox Animation Century City film since the theatrical release of History Island back in 2004. Due to its high production budget and marketing costs, the studio was forced to take an $40 million write-down. As a result of this, in August 2012, the studio announced it was laying off at least 100 employees.

Critical response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 38% based on 156 reviews, with an average rating of 4.9/10, making it the lowest-rated film produced by Fox Animation Century City to date. The website's critical consensus reads, "Little Lily may be entertaining enough for younger audiences, but it ends up losing its colorful creativity by relying on a tired storyline and a sluggish script. You'd be better off playing the games instead." Metacritic, another review aggregator, assigned a score of 42 out of 100 based on 25 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.

Main
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Trailers
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