Faster Bike is a 2020 American live-action computer-animated adventure science fiction action comedy film directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and was produced by Movie Land Animation Studios and Blumhouse Productions. The film stars Chris Pratt, Andy Samberg, Jamie Chung, Ben Stiller, Tom Kenny, Sarah Vowell, Steven Yeun, Gina Rodriguez who had leading the voice roles. The film tells a story about Christopher who loves to ride a bike, then Chris should be racing in the bicycle challenge.
Faster Bike was released in the United States on September 18, 2020, by Warner Bros. Pictures via its Movie Land Animation Studios label. It was a critical and commercial success, earning $232.2 million worldwide on a budget of $80 million. Critics praised the film's entertainment value, casting, story and dark themes. A sequel, A New Motors, is scheduled for release on February 2, 2024.
Plot[]
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Cast[]
- Chris Pratt as Christopher, a current 17-year-old teenager, with leather jackets.
- Andy Samberg as Larry
- Jamie Chung as Evelyn
- Ben Stiller as Todd
- Tom Kenny as Gary
- Sarah Vowell as Grace
- Steven Yeun as Joshua
- Gina Rodriguez as Fiona
- Danny DeVito as Randell
- Keegan-Michael Key as Rudy
- Ed Helms as Remy
- Ryan Potter as Tyler
- Martin Lawrence as Roomy
- Tye Sheridan as Milo
Production[]
Development[]
Movie Land Animation Studios had already begun the process of starting development of movies with budgets of around $320 million. The intellectual property for these films was meant to be supplied by Movie Land Animation Studios among others and included Penguinopolis, Smash of Claws, The Animals in the Attic and Stickman 2: Larry's Adventure had been approaching the original crew from the television series to make a high-profile, animated theatrical feature-length film adaptation and had long wanted to partner with Warner Bros. Pictures to release the film given the network's extraordinary legacy in the world of animation, including some of the most enduring characters on cable television history.
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller agreed to make a feature film version of the show with the promise it would be the first of a planned trilogy. During development stages of the film, he and his co-director Gary Rydstrom intended to revisit some of the greatest films of the time, with Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs having the core inspirations for the film.
Casting[]
In May 2018, Chris Pratt, Andy Samberg and Jamie Chung were cast in the film, with Pratt set to star as Christopher. The film would get heavy special effects work from MLDPS UK and MLDPS India. In August 2018, Ben Stiller and Tom Kenny joined the cast. In September, Steven Yeun, Sarah Vowell and Danny DeVito were added to the cast. In October, Keegan-Michael Key, Tye Sheridan and Ed Helms joined the cast, with Ryan Potter and Martin Lawrence joining in November.
Filming[]
Principal photography on the film began in late-September 2018 in Los Angeles. The film was not shot on location, extensive use was made of CGI. Some of it was also shot on sets in Los Angeles and some exteriors in Santa Clarita, California. All-in-all the production spent $109 million filming in California, with the final budget reaching $125–150 million by the time post wrapped. Unlike the previous films, the animated sequences of the film will be entirely computer-animated.
Visual effects and animation[]
Visual effects were provided by Framestore, Method Studios and Movie Land Digital Production Services (MLDPS).
Music[]
Henry Jackman composed the film's musical score, while Skywalker Sound handled the film's sound services. The soundtrack was released for purchase digitally on June 16, 2020 and on CD on June 23, 2020 by WaterTower Music.
Release[]
Faster Bike was originally scheduled to be released in the United States on June 19, 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was pushed to September 18, 2020.
Marketing[]
On June 22, 2018, it was reported that Ted V. Miller would be attending Warner Bros. Pictures' Movie Land Animation Studios presentation at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) 2018, and some footage from the film would be shown to promote it. The directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller attended the movie panel at SDCC on July 21, 2018, where a short clip of the film was shown.
On January 10, 2020, the teaser trailer was released in theaters and online. The official final trailer is on July 31, 2020, as well as the final poster.
Home media[]
Faster Bike was released on digital and HBO Max on November 24, 2020, with the Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD release on December 22, 2020.
Reception[]
Box office[]
Faster Bike grossed $232.2 million in total.
Critical responses[]
Based on 120 professional critic reviews, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 85% of those reviews were positive, with an average rating of 8.35/10. Using a weighted average calculator, Metacritic assigned the film a score of 68 out of 100, based on 110 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.
Accolades[]
TBA
Sequels[]
- Main article: Faster Bike: A New Motors
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References[]
External links[]
- Official website
- Faster Bike at IMDb
- Faster Bike at Rotten Tomatoes
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Films directed | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) • 21 Jump Street (2012) • The Lego Movie (2014) • 22 Jump Street (2014) • Tom the Hand 3 (2019) • Faster Bike (2020) |
Films produced | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013) • Storks (2016) • Brigsby Bear (2017) • The Lego Batman Movie (2017) • The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017) • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) (accolades) • The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) • Gwen and Dan (2019) • The JH Movie Collection Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) • Chocolate Fever (2019) • Spider-Gwen (2019) • Ghost in the Shell (2019) • Everest (2019) • Las Vegas (2020) • The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021) • Cocaine Bear (2023) • Fast & Furious Spy Racers (2023) • Strays (2023) • Backrooms (2023) |
Television series created | Clone High (2002–2003) |
Television series produced | The Last Man on Earth (2015–2018) • Son of Zorn (2016–2017) • Making History (2017) • Unikitty! (2017–2020) • The JH Movie Collection Show (2018–2021) • Bless the Harts (2019–2021) |