March 12, 2020 (Malaysia and Singapore)
April 10, 2020 (United States)
September 17, 2020 (Australia)
Trolls World Tour is a 2020 American animated jukebox musical comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures, based on the Good Luck Trolls dolls created by Thomas Dam. The sequel to Trolls and the second installment in the franchise, the film was directed by Walt Dohrn and co-directed by David P. Smith (in his feature directorial debut), from a screenplay by Maya Forbes, Wallace Wolodarsky, Elizabeth Tippet, and the writing team of Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, and a story by Aibel and Berger. The film features an ensemble cast that includes the voices of Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Rachel Bloom, James Corden, Ron Funches, Kelly Clarkson, Anderson .Paak, Sam Rockwell, George Clinton, and Mary J. Blige. The film follows Poppy and Branch as they discover several more troll tribes that represent music genres other than their own. Troubles arise when the Queen of the Rock tribe plans to overthrow the foreign music genres to unite the trolls under rock music.
A sequel to Trolls was announced in February 2017, with Kendrick and Timberlake returning to their roles. Podcasters the McElroy brothers began campaigning for roles in the film in March 2017, with DreamWorks Animation confirming they would make cameo appearances in September 2018. Much of the new cast was signed from May 2018 to June 2019. The custom marking animation to promote the film was provided by Minimo VFX and Jellyfish Pictures.
Trolls World Tour was released in the United States in a limited number of theaters on April 10, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was simultaneously released on video on demand. AMC Theatres subsequently announced they would no longer distribute the studio's films, though this was later reversed after AMC and Universal agreed on a new contract. Like its predecessor, the film received generally positive reviews from critics.
A third film, Trolls Band Together, was released in theaters on November 17, 2023.
Storyline
Also See
- Trolls World Tour (2020) (Trailers)
- Trolls World Tour (2020) (TV Spots)
- Trolls (2016)
- Trolls: The Beat Goes On!
- Trolls Holiday (2017)
- Trolls: TrollsTopia
- Trolls: Holiday in Harmony (2021)
Sound Effects Used
- Hollywoodedge, Baby Whines Cries Bre PE399207 (Used once for Tiny Diamond while the other trolls make a yelling reaction on Hammer Time.)
- Hollywoodedge, Bird Hawk Single Scre PE020801/Hollywoodedge, Hawk Screech Single AT082901
- Hollywoodedge, Dogs Small Dog Barks TE014001
- Hollywoodedge, Quick Double Bell Di CRT015001
- Hollywoodedge, Screams 2 Woman Singl PE133601
- Hollywoodedge, Single Small Bell Di CRT015002
- Hollywoodedge, Small Wooden Crunch CRT032901
- Sound Ideas, BOINK, CARTOON - BOINK 01
- Sound Ideas, COW - SINGLE MOO, ANIMAL 02 (Used for the buffalos during the song "Born to Die".)
- Sound Ideas, ELECTRONIC - MAGICAL SWISH 03
- Sound Ideas, POP, CARTOON - SQUISH POP
- Sound Ideas, ROBOT, MOTOR - ROBOT SERVO MOTOR 01 (Heard once in a deleted scene.)
- Sound Ideas, STRETCH, CARTOON - RUBBER STRETCH, LONG
- Sound Ideas, TWANG, CARTOON - RUBBER BAND TWANG, SINGLE 03