Jerry and Will is a 2021 American teen comedy-drama film focusing on Jerry and his best friend, Willliam, who is at Lake Central High School. It is a spin-off from The JH Movie Collection Movie and it's the first installment to be distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film stars the voice roles of Daryl Sabara, Tom Cruise, Julia Michaels, Tenzing Norgay Trainor, Jake T. Austin and Ellie Goulding, and was produced by Sony Pictures Animation and Movie Land Animation Studios.
Jerry and Will was theatrically released in the United States on July 9, 2021 by Sony Pictures Releasing under the Columbia Pictures label. It received positive reviews from critics for its performance, emotional weight, and humor. The film became a box-office success, earning $437.8 million worldwide on a $100 million budget. Sony and Movie Land continued the involvement, as a joint venture with Movie Land Animation Studios and Sony Pictures Animation, with The JH Movie Collection Movie: Friendsformania in 2022.
Plot[]
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Cast[]
- Daryl Sabara as Jerry, a 15 year old boy.
- Tom Cruise as William Renschen, Jerry's best friend.
- Julia Michaels as Ella Ray, Jerry's love interest.
- Tenzing Norgay Trainor as Alejandro Munoz, Jerry's another best friend.
- Jake T. Austin as Marcos Rivera
- Ellie Goulding as Amiah Roberts
Production[]
Development[]
A spin-off film to The JH Movie Collection Movie and its franchise was announced on December 2018, with Daryl Sabara, Tom Cruise, Julia Michaels, Tenzing Norgay Trainor, Jake T. Austin and Ellie Goulding were joining the cast. In January 2020, Sony Pictures Animation entered early negotiations to distribute upcoming feature film properties based on the television series. Although the original JH Movie Collection Movie characters are still owned by Warner Bros. Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation will develop and distribute future JH Movie Collection films. In April 2020, the deal with Sony Pictures Animation was set for a 3 year film deal with Warner Bros. still owning the previous films. It stars Daryl Sabara, Tom Cruise, Julia Michaels, Jake T. Austin and Tenzing Norgay Trainor. It would be scheduled to be released on July 2, 2021 by Sony Pictures Releasing under the Columbia Pictures label. It will be directed by William Renschen from the screenplays by William Renschen and Rodney Rothman and a story by Hoyt H. Yeatman Jr. and David James.
Filming and visual effects[]
Principal photography has begun in San Francisco, California on February 15, 2019 and was filmed using the Panavision cameras and lenses. On March 4, 2020, the film shot was wrapped by the cinematographer Larry Fong. Visual effects were created by The Bellas VFX Studios and Pixomondo.
Music and soundtrack[]
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Released | June 15, 2021 |
Recorded | 2021 |
Genre | Film score |
Label | Sony Classical |
Producer | Henry Jackman |
In April 2019, Henry Jackman, James Newton Howard, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Lorne Balfe, Tom Holkenborg and Daniel Pemberton were announced to compose the music score for Jerry and Will. The film soundtrack album, titled "Jerry and Will: The Music", will be released on June 15, 2021 by Sony Classical Records.
Release[]
Jerry and Will was released on July 9, 2021 in the United States by Sony Pictures Releasing via its Columbia Pictures label. It was originally scheduled to be released on July 2, 2021, but was moved a week to July 9, 2021.
Marketing[]
A teaser poster and the logo for the film was released on June 19, 2020. On April 1, 2021, the official trailer was released worldwide. The final trailer was released worldwide on May 28, 2021.
Home media[]
Jerry and Will was released on the Digital platform on August 10, 2021 after the month of theatrical release window. It was released on Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD on September 28, 2021 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. On December 9, 2021, it was released for streaming on Netflix.
Reception[]
Box office[]
TBA
Critical responses[]
Based on 120 professional critic reviews, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 87% of those reviews were positive, with an average rating of 8.66/10. Using a weighted average calculator, Metacritic assigned the film a score of 75 out of 100, based on 90 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.
Future[]
In August 2021, Sony Pictures Animation would continue the film rights of The JH Movie Collection Movie, starting with the TV special, JH Movie Collection's Christmas Caper in November 2021, and the movie The JH Movie Collection Movie: Friendsformania in January 2022 and its final installment Homecoming in December 2022. A franchise's second spin-off film focusing on Officer Jaffe would be released in March 2023.
References[]
External links[]
- Official website
- Jerry and Will at IMDb
- Jerry and Will at Box Office Mojo
- Jerry and Will at Rotten Tomatoes
- Jerry and Will at Metacritic
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Television series | The Tom the Hand Show (2021-present) • JH Movie Collection: The Great Outdoors (2022-present) • Agent Marcos (2023-present) • Crackle (2024-present) | |
TV specials | JH Movie Collection's Christmas Caper (2021) • JH Egg-Scapade Collection (2022) • Cool Girls: A Very, Merry Cool Year (2022) | |
Franchises | Short Land (2019-present) | |
Miscellaneous | Movie Land Animation Studios Movie Collection, Volume 3 (2022) | |
See also | List of Movie Land Animation Studios productions | |
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Films directed | Las Vegas (2020) • The JH Movie Collection Movie 4: Friendship Vacation (2021) • Animals vs. Monsters (2021) • Jerry and Will (2021) • Panko the Dragon (2021) • The Hollow (2021) • The JH Movie Collection Movie: Friendsformania (2022) • Black vs. White (2022) |
Films produced | Sarcastics 2 (2019) • Ned's Newt (2020) • Twister (2020) • Tom the Hand 4 (2020) • Panko the Dragon (2021) • Famous 5 (2021) • The JH Movie Collection Movie 4: Friendship Vacation (2021) • The Chinese vs. The Korean (2021) • Animals vs. Monsters (2021) • Sushi (2021) • Marcos (2021) • Carmen Sandiego 2 (2021) • 6teen (2021) • The Crown 2 (2021) • The Hollow (2021) • The Last Kids on Earth (2021) • Grossology 2 (2021) • Go Touching (2021) • Super Bowl (2021) • The JH Movie Collection Movie: Friendsformania (2022) • The Sarcastics Adventures of Alexa (2022) • Sally Bollywood (2022) • The Animals in the Attic 2 (2022) • Red (2022) • League of Techs (2022) • Voltron (2022) • Bunny: The Rise of Dylan (2022) |
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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) |