Cool Spot

Cool Spot is a 2018 American 3D computer-animated adventure comedy film based on the 1993 video game of the same name. It was written and directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, produced by Gingo Animation and Virgin Produced, with animation provided by Sony Pictures Imageworks. In addition to Pharrell Williams as the titular character, the film features the voices of Mila Kunis, Alec Baldwin, Bobby Cannavale, Tom Holland, Luke Wilson, Snoop Dogg, Bill Murray, Bobby Moynihan, James Corden, Michael B. Jordan, Adrien Brody, Steve Coogan, Ron Funches, Alison Brie, Andy Samberg, Debra Messing, Finn Wolfhard, and Frank Welker in supporting roles. In Cool Spot, the titular character goes out on a journey of twists and turns to get back Pop City's coolness after it gets stolen.

Development of a Cool Spot film first began with Disney in 1992. After various production troubles, including various directors leaving the project, frequent changes to the cast, and a turnaround with Disney leaving the project, the film finally landed at Gingo Animation with Phil Lord and Christopher Miller directing and Universal serving as distributor. This is the first Gingo Animation to be rated PG-13. Cool Spot was also the second Gingo Animation film to be presented in the 2.39:1 aspect ratio, after Workers.

Cool Spot had its initial world premiere in Los Angeles on August 21, 2018. The film was later released in the United States and the United Kingdom on September 14, 2018 by Universal Pictures in Dolby Cinema, RealD 3D and IMAX formats. The film has received universal acclaim, with praise for its musical score, faithfulness to its source, voice performances of the cast (particularly Williams, Holland, Baldwin, Murray, and Kunis), humor, soundtrack, and animation, though criticism was on some of the characters use of alcohol. The film set numerous box office records for the month of September and Gingo, as it has grossed over $1.2 billion worldwide, making it the highest-grossing video game adaption of all time domestically after just three days, the thirteenth highest-grossing film in North America, the sixth highest-grossing film of 2018, the second highest-grossing animated film of 2018, the third-highest-grossing animated film (behind and Frozen and Incredibles 2), Gingo's highest-grossing film, and the highest-grossing non-Disney animated film.

Cool Spot received various accolades, it won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. A sequel to the film is currently in development and is scheduled to be released on February 19, 2021.

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