Final Fantasy is a 2023 American science fantasy action film based on the video game franchise of its same name developed and published by Square Enix. Directed by John Lasseter in his live-action directorial debut with the screen writer of Lasseter, Adele Lim, Qui Nguyen, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, and produced by Sony Pictures Animation and Movie Land Animation Studios in association with Square Enix, it stars Chris Pratt, Kristin Wiig, Jack Black, Genesis Rodriguez, Sandra Bullock, Chris Pine, James Marsden, Zac Efron, Adam DeVine, and Will Arnett loosely based on the 2020 video game remake, Final Fantasy VII.
After the critical and commercial failure of the 2001 computer-animated film Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, Square Enix became reluctant to license its intellectual properties for film adaptations. Production was underway by 2020, and the cast was announced in September 2021.
Final Fantasy was released on November 10, 2023 in the United States. It received positive reviews from critics for its characters, product placement, action sequences, and visual effects. A major box-office success, Final Fantasy successfully broke-even while its opening above expectations and has grossed over $824 million worldwide against a gross production budget of $90 million. A sequel is in development and scheduled to be released on December 25, 2025.
Plot
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Cast
- Main article: Characters of the Final Fantasy VII series
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Production
Development
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Casting
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Filming
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Post-production
The film's visual effects for the characters and settings were provided by Industrial Light & Magic, Movie Land Digital Production Services, Wētā FX, Base FX, Folks VFX, and Crafty Apes.
Music
Recording sessions for the score began on March 27, 2023, at AIR Studios, while Henry Jackman provided the film's score, after previously working with Lasseter on Fast & Furious Spy Racers.
Marketing
Sony and Movie Land showed a sizzle reel of the film at their CinemaCon presentation in July 2022. A teaser trailer is set to be released on June 16, 2023, which was attached to screenings of Pixar's Elemental in the United States. The trailer was positively received by critics for its worldbuilding and performances. The first official trailer is set for release on August 25, 2023 in front of Gran Turismo.
Release
Final Fantasy was released on December 22, 2023 in the United States. The film was delayed from its initial release date of July 28, 2023, with Movie Land Animation Studios' previous film based on the video game Need for Speed taking its previous date, before moving up to November 10. The film was also released in Japan on January 19, 2024.
Reception
Box-office
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Critical responses
On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 91% of 62 critics gave the film a positive review, with an average rating of 8.8/10. Using a weighted average calculator, Metacritic assigned the film a score of 79 out of 100, based on 51 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.
Future
Sequel
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Spin-off
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References
External links
- Official website
- Final Fantasy at IMDb
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| v - e - dJohn Lasseter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Written and directed | Feature films | Toy Story (1995) • A Bug's Life (1998) • Toy Story 2 (1999) • Cars (2006) • Cars 2 (2011) • Final Fantasy (2023) |
| Short films | Luxo Jr. (1986) • Red's Dream (1987) • Tin Toy (1988) • Knick Knack (1989) • Mater and the Ghostlight (2006) • Cars Toons (2008) | |
| Written only | Toy Story 3 (2010) • Small Fry (2011, short) • Partysaurus Rex (2012, short) • Planes (2013) • The Pirate Fairy (2014) • Toy Story 4 (2019) | |
| Produced only | The Adventures of André & Wally B. (1984) • Luck (2022) • Chinatown (2022) • The Tibet Code (2023) • Fast & Furious Spy Racers (2023) • Animals vs. Monsters: Most Wanted (2023) • Carmen Sandiego 3 (2023) • Final Fantasy (2023) • Spellbound (2024) • Fast & Furious Spy Racers: Part Two (2025) • Ray Gunn (TBA) | |
| Related | Lasseter Family Winery • Walt Disney Animation Studios • Pixar Animation Studios • Disneytoon Studios • Skydance Animation • Movie Land Animation Studios | |
| v - e - dPhil Lord and Christopher Miller | |
|---|---|
| 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) |