My Little Pony: A New Generation

My Little Pony: A New Generation
Official release poster
Directed by
  • Robert Cullen
  • José Luis Ucha
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Robert Cullen
  • José Luis Ucha
  • Tim Sullivan
Based onMy Little Pony
by Bonnie Zacherle
Produced by
  • Cecil Kramer
  • Peter Lewis
Starring
CinematographyTodd Heapy
Edited byInbal Elazari
Music byHeitor Pereira
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix[1]
Release dates
  • September 8, 2021 (2021-09-08) (TIFF)
  • September 24, 2021 (2021-09-24) (Worldwide exc. China)
Running time
91 minutes[2]
Countries
  • Canada
  • United States
  • Ireland
LanguageEnglish
Box office$4.1 million (International)[3]

My Little Pony: A New Generation is a 2021 animated adventure comedy film directed by Robert Cullen and José Luis Ucha (both in their feature directorial debuts), and co-directed by Mark Fattibene with Cecil Kramer and Peter Lewis as producers. It was written by Gillian Berrow and Tim Sullivan from a story by Cullen, Ucha and Sullivan. Based on Hasbro's My Little Pony franchise, the film marks the beginning of the fifth incarnation of the franchise, which serves as the official sequel to the previous generation, a first for the franchise. The film also marks Boulder Media's first feature film.

It features the voices of Vanessa Hudgens, Kimiko Glenn, James Marsden, Sofia Carson and Liza Koshy. A New Generation is set many years after the events of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, in a magic-less era where the story of Twilight Sparkle and her friends is considered a myth, and the three pony kinds – earth ponies, pegasi, and unicorns – have grown apart, living separated from one another in paranoia and prejudice.[4] The film follows Sunny Starscout, an earth pony who, after meeting the unicorn Izzy Moonbow, embarks on a quest to reunite all pony kinds and restore magic to the land.[5]

It had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2021. Originally set to be released theatrically by Paramount Pictures, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film was instead released in most countries on Netflix on September 24, 2021, while still being theatrically released in several Asian countries. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics for its message, though its pacing and writing received some criticism, and was the most-viewed film on Netflix in October 2021. A follow-up television series, My Little Pony: Make Your Mark, premiered through Netflix in May 2022.

  1. ^ Maglio, Tony (February 12, 2021). "'My Little Pony' Heads to Netflix for Streaming-First Debut". The Wrap. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "My Little Pony: A New Generation". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
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  4. ^ Adams, Tim (February 25, 2021). "My Little Pony Lands New Series, 'Theatrical-Quality' CG Animated Movie at Netflix". Comic Book Resources.
  5. ^ Pearce, Chloe (August 17, 2021). My Little Pony: A New Adventure (First ed.). New York City, United States: HarperCollins. ISBN 9780063037656.