After two films of genuine friendship and relentless flirting, Poppy, voiced by Anna Kendrick, and Branch, voiced by Justin Timberlake, are now officially a couple!
As they grow closer, Poppy discovers Branch has a secret past. He was once part of her favorite boy band phenomenon, BroZone, with his four brothers: Floyd, voiced by Troye Sivan; John Dory, voiced by Eric André; Spruce, voiced by Daveed Diggs; and Clay, voiced by Kid Cudi. BroZone disbanded when Branch was still a baby, as did the family, and Branch hadn’t seen his brothers since.
But when nefarious pop-star villains kidnap Branch’s bro Floyd for his musical talents, they embark on a harrowing and emotional journey.
The villains are Velvet, voiced by Amy Schumer, and Veneer, voiced by Andrew Rannells. Poppy and Branch reunite the other brothers and rescue Floyd from a fate worse than pop-culture obscurity.
Directed by Walt Dohrn, Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake return in a massive cast of talented stars to the sequel Trolls World Tour. The movie is an adventure. We follow Poppy, played by Kendrick, and Branch, played by Timberlake, to a place where they discover they are but one of six different Troll tribes. Each scattered over six different lands and devoted to six different kinds of music: Funk, Country, Techno, Classical, Pop, and Rock. Their world is about to get a lot bigger and a whole lot louder.
A member of hard-rock royalty, Queen Barb, played by Rachel Bloom, aided by her father King Thrash, played by Ozzy Osbourne, wants to destroy all other kinds of music to let rock reign supreme.
Because the fate of the world at stake, Poppy and Branch, along with their friends — Biggie, played by James Corden, Chenille, played by Caroline Hjelt, Satin, played by Aino Jawo, Cooper, played by Ron Funches, and Guy Diamond, played by Kunal Nayyar — set out to visit all the other lands. They visit the different territories to unify the Trolls in harmony against Barb, who’s looking to upstage them all.
Cast as members of the different musical tribes is one the largest and most acclaimed groups of artistic talent ever assembled for an animated film. The cast list continues with the land of Funk are Mary J. Blige, George Clinton, and Anderson. Paak. Representing Country is Kelly Clarkson as Delta Dawn, with Sam Rockwell as Hickory and Flula Borg as Dickory. J Balvin brings Reggaeton, while Ester Dean adds to the Pop tribe. Anthony Ramos brings the beat in Techno, and Jamie Dornan covers smooth jazz. World-renowned conductor and violinist Gustavo Dudamel appears as Trollzart and Charlyne Yi as Pennywhistle from the land of Classical. And Kenan Thompson raps as a hip-hop new Troll named Tiny Diamond.
Dohrn served as co-director on Trolls and is co-directed by David P. Smith and co-produced by Kelly Cooney Cilella, both of whom worked on the first Trolls. Trolls World Tour will also feature original music by Justin Timberlake, who earned an Oscar nomination for his song for 2016’s Trolls, “Can’t Stop the Feeling!”
The second trailer is fun to watch, and I guarantee you will laugh because it is so silly.
The String by String featurette shows some behind the scenes clips with Justin Timberlake. Kids will enjoy the story and watch it over and over again.
I am so excited about Woody Allen’s movie Wonder Wheel because the story follows Kate Winslet’s character, who is surrounded by talented actors like Jim Belushi. Watch him in this trailer, and Justin Timberlake.
I look forward to hearing more about this movie, which is usually hush-hush regarding Allen’s latest movie.
I saw the movie on Amazon Prime, and the comedy aspect of the movie is nonexistent. The only remotely funny part is Timberlake’s character because he is so self-centered.
This is the second time Woody Allen has shown psychiatry for what it is—fake. The son goes to a psychiatrist for counseling, but it gets worse. The husband, Belushi’s character, practically calls them a quack.
The poster shows the Ferris wheel in the background with Winslet in the forefront. This is so cliche, but it communicates the message of the movie. Enjoy the trailer.
