My Little Pony: The Movie (2017 film)

My Little Pony: The Movie
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJayson Thiessen
Screenplay by
Story by
Based on
Produced by
  • Brian Goldner
  • Stephen Davis
  • Marcia Gwendolyn Jones
  • Haven Alexander
Starring
CinematographyAnthony Di Ninno
Edited byBraden Oberson
Music byDaniel Ingram
Production
companies
Distributed byLionsgate
Release dates
  • September 24, 2017 (2017-09-24) (New York City)[1]
  • October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06) (United States and Canada)[2]
Running time
99 minutes[3]
Countries
  • United States
  • Canada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6.5 million[4][5]
Box office$61.3 million[5]

My Little Pony: The Movie is a 2017 animated musical fantasy film based on the animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, which itself is part of the fourth incarnation of Hasbro's My Little Pony toyline and franchise. The film was directed by Jayson Thiessen, written by Meghan McCarthy, Michael Vogel, Joe Ballarini, and Rita Hsiao, and produced by Stephen Davis, Brian Goldner, Marcia Gwendolyn Jones, and Haven Alexander. The film stars the show's regular voice cast of Tara Strong, Ashleigh Ball, Andrea Libman, Tabitha St. Germain, Cathy Weseluck, Nicole Oliver, and Britt McKillip reprising their roles and the guest voices of Emily Blunt, Kristin Chenoweth, Liev Schreiber, Michael Peña, Sia, Taye Diggs, Uzo Aduba and Zoe Saldaña as new characters. The film follows the alicorn Twilight Sparkle, her five pony friends – collectively known as the "Mane 6" – and her dragon friend and assistant Spike on a quest to save their home of Equestria from an evil conqueror while gaining new friends along the way and testing their friendship and their patience.

The film was produced by Hasbro's Allspark Pictures and animated at DHX Media's Vancouver division,[6][7] using traditional animation created with Toon Boom Harmony.[8] My Little Pony: The Movie premiered in New York City on September 24, 2017,[1] and was released on October 6, 2017, in the United States by Lionsgate[2] and in Canada by Entertainment One Films. It received mixed reviews from critics, who criticized the script and pacing, but praised the female representation. It was a box-office success, grossing $61.3 million worldwide against a production budget of $6.5 million and becoming Lionsgate's highest-grossing animated feature to date.

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  3. ^ "MY LITTLE PONY THE MOVIE Production Notes FINAL" (PDF). Lionsgate Press. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 1, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  4. ^ "2017 Feature Film Study" (PDF). FilmL.A. Feature Film Study: 24. August 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
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  6. ^ Greaser, Marc (October 20, 2014). "'My Little Pony' Movie in the Works at Hasbro Studios (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  7. ^ "Animation movies to watch out for in 2017". The Daily Star. January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2017. My Little Pony: The Movie is a Canadian–American animated musical fantasy film produced and financed by Hasbro Studios' film label Allspark Pictures and animated through DHX Media.
  8. ^ Michel Gagné (October 9, 2016). "Bellingham's Nik Gipe Joins Me on MLP Movie". Retrieved October 12, 2016.