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Rumble(2021 film)

Rumbleis a 2021 American animatedsports comedy filmdirected by Hamish Grieve (in his directional debut) with a screenplay by Grieve andMatt Lieberman.Loosely based onMonster on the Hill,a graphic novel by Rob Harrell, the film stars the voices ofWill Arnett,Geraldine Viswanathan,Terry Crews,Stephen A. Smith,Jimmy Tatro,Tony Danza,Susan Kelechi Watson,Tony Shalhoub,Bridget Everett,Greta Lee,Ben Schwartz,Roman ReignsandBecky Lynch.It tells the story of a world where humans and giant monsters exist as an aspiring trainer trains an amateur giant monster wrestler to go up against the world champion.

Rumble
Promotional release poster
Directed byHamish Grieve
Screenplay by
Based onMonster on the Hill
by Rob Harrell
Produced by
  • Brad Booker
  • Mark Bakshi
Starring
CinematographyKent Seki
Edited byMatthew Landon
Music byLorne Balfe
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount+
Release date
  • December 15, 2021(2021-12-15)[1]
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Produced byParamount Animation,WWE Studios,Walden MediaandReel FX Animation Studios,the film was released in the United States on December 15, 2021 onParamount+.[1]The film received mixed reviews from critics with criticism for its writing, characters, and pacing, although the animation and voice acting received some praise.

Plot

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In a world where giant monsters and humans coexist, giant monsters compete in a popular professionalwrestlingglobal sport known as monster wrestling, with each city having its own monster wrestler. After the current wrestler for the small town of Stoker, the shark-like Tentacular, becomes the new world champion, he announces he no longer wants to represent Stoker. The townspeople are later told if they do not find a new wrestler, they will lose the town's stadium and its revenue which prompts wrestling enthusiast Winnie Coyle to search for a new monster representative for her town.

Winnie heads to an underground fight and finds Rayburn Jr., the son of Stoker’s late champion Rayburn Sr., fighting under the name of "Steve the Stupendous". Winnie interferes in the match and causes Steve to win instead of taking a dive as the underground arena employer Lady Mayhen wanted. Steve is confronted by Lady Mayhen and threatened unless he can get her back the money she just lost. Winnie tells Steve she can help him get the money by training him to fight Tentacular. Realizing he has no other way to make the money, Steve agrees to be trained.

Steve initially is uninterested in learning how to fight properly and wins his first match by evading his opponent. Steve later tells Winnie he left Stoker because everyone saw him as an extension of his father and could not live up to his name. Winnie learns Steve loves dancing and decides to train him using dance moves.

As they progress up the league's rankings, Tentacular announces he and his agent have bought Stoker's stadium and want to demolish it as Tentacular sees it as a reminder that he will be always compared to Rayburn. Even though Steve repays Lady Mayhen, he decides to help Winnie, reveals his identity as Rayburn's son, and challenges Tentacular to a match for the stadium.

During the fight, Steve avoids most of the hits by Tentacular in the first round, but Tentacular counters his dance moves in the second round. After convincing Winnie not to give up, Steve, in the third round, lands several hits with his dance moves. Winnie tells Steve to use Tentacular's suckers to stick him to one of the corner posts. When Steve goes in for the final move, he and Tentacular collide and are both knocked out. Tentacular gets up first but is too rattled to end the match. The crowd gets Steve back up by clapping asalsabeat and he is able to defeat Tentacular, becoming the new monster wrestling champion and saving the stadium.

Voice cast

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Production

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On February 18, 2015,Reel FX Creative Studiosannounced an adaptation of the 2013 graphic novelMonster on the Hillby Rob Harrell, to be written byMatt Lieberman.[3]On April 25, 2018,Paramount Animationannounced that joined the film as a co-producer, withWalden Media,atCinemaConin Las Vegas.[4]DisneyToon StudiosvetBradley Raymondwas originally going to direct the film,[4]but due to unknown reasons, he was eventually replaced byDreamWorks Animationveteran Hamish Grieve, head of story for films such asRise of the GuardiansandCaptain Underpants: The First Epic Movie,thus making his directorial debut.[5]On June 12, 2019, the title was changed toRumble.[5]

Casting

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The first casting announcement consisted ofGeraldine Viswanathan,Will Arnett,andTerry Crews.Becky Lynch,Roman Reigns,Ben Schwartz,Jimmy Tatro,Tony Danza,Susan Kelechi Watson,Carlos Gómez,Charles Barkley,Chris Eubank,Bridget Everett,Michael Buffer,andStephen A. Smith,revealing their involvement in the film.[2]

Release

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On September 19, 2019, the film was scheduled to be released on July 31, 2020.[6]On November 12, 2019, the release date was pushed to January 29, 2021.[7]On October 27, 2020, the release date was then moved to May 14, 2021,[8]and moved again on January 27, 2021 to February 18, 2022 as a result of theCOVID-19 pandemic.[9]On November 26, 2021, the film made one final move to December 15, 2021, as aParamount+exclusive, cancelling its theatrical release altogether.[1]

Home media

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Rumblewas released on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD on October 18, 2022 byParamount Home Entertainment.

Reception

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OnRotten Tomatoes,the film has an approval rating of 44% based on reviews from 16 critics, with an average rating of 5.20/10.[10]OnMetacritic,the film has a weighted average score of 48 out of 100 based on reviews from 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[11]

References

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  5. ^abGiardina, Carolyn (June 12, 2019)."'Spice Girls' Movie in the Works as Paramount Unveils Animation Slate (Exclusive) ".The Hollywood Reporter.Archivedfrom the original on June 12, 2019.RetrievedAugust 11,2021.
  6. ^D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 19, 2019)."Paramount Animation & WWE Studios Partner For Upcoming Feature 'Rumble'".Deadline Hollywood.Archivedfrom the original on September 23, 2019.RetrievedSeptember 23,2019.
  7. ^Pedersen, Erik (November 12, 2019)."Paramount Grounds 'Rugrats' Movie, Moves WWE's 'Rumble' Back Six Months & Titles Next 'SpongeBob' Pic".Deadline Hollywood.Archivedfrom the original on November 13, 2019.RetrievedNovember 14,2019.
  8. ^Hipes, Patrick (October 28, 2020)."Paramount's Animated 'Rumble' Release Date Moves Deeper Into 2021".Deadline Hollywood.Archivedfrom the original on October 30, 2020.RetrievedOctober 28,2020.
  9. ^D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 27, 2021)."Paramount Pushes Animated Pic 'Rumble' To 2022".Deadline Hollywood.Archivedfrom the original on January 28, 2021.RetrievedJanuary 28,2021.
  10. ^"Rumble".Rotten Tomatoes.Fandango.Archivedfrom the original on May 31, 2022.RetrievedApril 3,2022.
  11. ^"Rumble Reviews".Metacritic.Red Ventures.Archivedfrom the original on May 4, 2022.RetrievedDecember 20,2021.
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