- Not to be confused with the similarity to a Pixar film that the critics criticized, Turning Red
Red is a 2022 American computer-animated coming-of-age comedy film produced by Sony Pictures Animation and Movie Land Animation Studios. Written and directed by Chris Appelhans, and produced by William Renschen, the film stars Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Sandra Oh, Tyler Posey, Ava Morse, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Hyein Park, Charlet Chung, Betty White and James Hong.
Red was released in the United States by Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Releasing on March 18, 2022, in select theaters and on Amazon Prime Video. The film received favorable reviews from critics, with praises for its animation, humor and voice acting, but criticized its similarity to Pixar's Turning Red. It was also a box-office success, grossing $398.7 million on a $66 million budget.
Plot[]
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Cast[]
- Natasha Liu Bordizzo as Rosa "Ming" Long
- Sandra Oh as Nina, Ming's mother
- Tyler Posey as Din, Ming's father
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Production[]
Development[]
On June 1, 2018, it was reported that Chris Appelhans, who wrote and directed Wish Dragon in 2021, was writing and directing a full-length feature film at the studio. On December 1, 2018, Applehans confirmed that he was working on a film at the studio. Chris also said that the film was in early stages of development, with the story still being worked on, and that "[he is] really excited to play in this new 90-minute film format". On January 6, 2019, Chris said that he planned for the film to be "entertaining and emotional". On December 10, 2020, Chris' film was announced with the title Red, with the plot also being unveiled.
The film set to take place in San Francisco, California between 2010 and 2011, as indicated through Easter eggs in the teaser trailer, as well as confirmation by a production designer back in February 2021.
Animation and design[]
Shelly Wan will serve as production designer in the film, after previously doing so for Wish Dragon. Wan said that working on a feature film was "a dream come true" for her. Shiyoon Kim were signed to design the characters and settings. Movie Land Digital Production Services praised the blend of hand drawn and CGI animation as well as the story, worldbuilding, and characters.
Music[]
English composer Henry Jackman is set to compose the film's score. The soundtrack is set to be released on March 18, 2022 by Sony Classical Records.
Release[]
Red was originally scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on March 18, 2022 by Sony Pictures Releasing. On July 12, 2021, Sony Pictures Entertainment reaffirmed the film would have a theatrical release, after The Mitchells vs. the Machines, Wish Dragon, Fatherhood and Vivo were rescheduled to receive direct-to-digital releases on Netflix and Hotel Transylvania: Transformania on Amazon Prime Video in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, as the Omicron variant cases rose in January 2022, the decision was made to shift Red to release worldwide on Amazon Prime Video, the same day as its theatrical bow and pushed forward to March 11, which is Sony Pictures Animation's second Amazon Studios exclusive film after Hotel Transylvania: Transformania, and Columbia Pictures's third Amazon Studios exclusive film after Cinderella and Hotel Transylvania: Transformania. On December 5, 2023, it was announced that the MLAS movie , Overwatch, Totally Spies! and Red would be released in theaters in the United States throughout 2024. Red will be released in theaters on March 29, 2024, accompanied by Once Upon a Universe.
On March 1, 2022, Sony announced the cancellation of the film's Russian theatrical and Prime Video release in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On March 4, 2022, right by noon in the United States, the film was delayed back to the original release date in response of William's absence due to his college visit.
Home media[]
Red was released on Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD on June 21, 2022 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, alongside Cinderella.[1]
Reception[]
Box office[]
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Critical responses[]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film held approval rating of 95% of 200 reviews, with an average rating of 8.9/10. Using a weighted average calculator, Metacritic assigned the film a score of 83 out of 100, based on 160 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Stephen Heneveld, a director at Disney Television Animation, seemed unimpressed with the film, noting "that their ability to borrow from the biggest animated film of the year remains as shameless as ever."
References[]
External links[]
- Official website
- Red at IMDb
- Red at Box Office Mojo
- Red at Rotten Tomatoes
- Red at Metacritic
| v - e - dWilliam Renschen | |
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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) |
| v - e - dPhil Lord and Christopher Miller | |
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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) |