You'll Be Hearing Peter Dinklage's Voice Among Others In The New Angry Birds Movie
The most downloaded game of all-time is getting its own movie spinoff with a high-profile voice cast.
By Samantha Khor — 02 Oct 2014, 08:32 AM — Updated about 10 years ago
Remember This Game? The One Where You Sling Colourful Birds At Wooden Structures To Kill Off Green Piggies?
The frustratingly addictive game has spawned 12 spin-off games and 2 animated TV series, not to mention a whole load of mechandise ranging from soft toys and lunch boxes to phone cases and clothing.
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The cast was revealed after "Angry Birds" users launched more than 1 billion slingshots within the game.
Jason Sudeikis (Horrible Bosses) Will Be Heading The Flock As Red, Alongside Peter Dinklage (Game Of Thrones) As The Mighty Eagle, Maya Rudolph (Bridesmaids) As Matilda And Josh Gad (Frozen) As Chuck
The Angry Birds cast. From left to right: Jason Sudeikis, Peter Dinklage, Maya Rudolph and Josh Gad.
Image via imgur.comOther well-known actors joining the Angry Birds cast include Danny McBride (This Is the End) as Bomb and Bill Hader (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) as a member of the pork side. Keegan-Michael Key (Key & Peele) will also lend his voice to the flick, along with Arrested Development and Veep actor Tony Hale.
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To round out the cast, the supporting actors for Angry Birds include Kate McKinnon, Ike Barinholtz (Neighbors, The Mindy Project), Hannibal Buress (Neighbors), Cristela Alonzo, Jillian Bell (22 Jump Street), Danielle Brooks (Orange is the New Black), singer Romeo Santos, and YouTube stars Smosh (Ian Andrew Hecox and Anthony Padilla).
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The Movie Is Slated For A 1 July 2016 Release In The United States
Fergal Reilly (Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs) and Clay Kaytis (Frozen, Wreck-It Ralph) will be in the directors' chairs while Jon Vitti (Alvin and the Chipmunks) will be in charge of the script.