Over the past couple of days, Rovio has been running a contest of sorts inside of the Angry Birds game. The deal was, that once one billion birds had been flung in the game, Rovio would reveal some of the voice cast behind the up-coming Angry Birds movie, as well as a sneak peek at what the characters would look like in movie form. Players didn’t take long to hit those goals, and thus the first ever teaser image from the Angry Birds feature film has been finally released.
The film will centre on a furious flock of three: Red, the quick Chuck and their explosive friend Bomb.
Horrible Bosses fame actor Jason Sudeikis will lead the cast as Red, a bird with a temper problem, accompanied with Jobs’ Josh Gad as speedy Chuck, and Danny McBride of Eastbound & Down as the hot-blooded Bomb.
Game of Thrones actor Peter Dinklage will bring the character of legendary Mighty Eagle alive on screen while Matilda, the white bird who lays egg bombs, will be voiced by Maya Rudolph of Bridesmaids fame.
“I’m extremely proud of this cast. Not only do we have Jason, Josh, Danny, Bill, Maya and Peter bringing these characters to life, but they’re surrounded by an all-star ensemble of emerging comic talent – these are some of the funniest people out there today, and we’re thrilled to have them all on board,” said producer of the film, John Cohen, in a statement.
The movie will also will feature Bill Hader, Keegan-Michael Key, Kate McKinnon, Tony Hale, Ike Barinholtz and Hannibal Buress.
The film is all set to hit the US screens on 1 July, 2016. It will be directed by Fergal Reilly of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and Frozen famed Clay Kaytis, while the screenplay will be written by Jon Vitti of The Simpsons. The film will be distributed globally by Sony Pictures.
