Have you ever dreamed of being a famous singer? When I was young, like many young girls, I practiced in front of my mirror with my hair brush as a microphone, imagining the day I’d stand in front of a live audience. Thanks to our partnership with Illumination, we are bringing you some fun information about a new film, SING (in theaters December 21) that celebrates that dream of singing… read on!
Though my singing dreams led me to participate in choir, school musicals and even a local band, I didn’t pursue a career in singing. That doesn’t stop me from loving all things music, though, and my sons and I often sing out loud around the house, in the car and we’ve even been known to burst out in impromptu song in the middle of the grocery store. I love sharing my love of singing with them and love how they embrace their musical side. We are all excited to see SING in the theater this winter!
About SING
Illumination has captivated audiences all over the world with the beloved hits Despicable Me, Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, Despicable Me 2 and Minions, now the second-highest-grossing animated movie in history. Following the release of this summer’s comedy blockbuster The Secret Life of Pets, Illumination presents Sing this holiday season.
With its highly relatable characters, heart and humor, the first collaboration between writer/director Garth Jennings (Son of Rambow, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) and Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri marks the sixth fully animated feature from the studio.
The event film stars Academy Award® winners Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon, alongside Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson, John C. Reilly, Taron Egerton and Grammy Award-nominated Tori Kelly.
Set in a world like ours but entirely inhabited by animals, Sing stars Buster Moon (McConaughey), a dapper koala who presides over a once-grand theater that has fallen on hard times. Buster is an eternal—some might even say delusional—optimist who loves his theater above all and will do anything to preserve it. Now faced with the crumbling of his life’s ambition, he has one final chance to restore his fading jewel to its former glory by producing the world’s greatest singing competition.
Five lead contestants emerge: Mike (MacFarlane), a mouse who croons as smoothly as he cons; Meena (Kelly), a timid teenage elephant with an enormous case of stage fright; Rosita (Witherspoon), an overtaxed mother run ragged tending a litter of 25 piglets; Johnny (Egerton), a young gangster gorilla looking to break free of his family’s felonies; and Ash (Johansson), a punk-rock porcupine struggling to shed her arrogant boyfriend and go solo.
Each arrives under Buster’s marquee believing that this is their shot to change the course of their life. And as Buster coaches each of his contestants closer and closer to the grand finale, he starts to learn that maybe the theater isn’t the only thing that is in need of saving.
Featuring more than 65 hit songs, Sing is produced by Meledandri and his longtime collaborator Janet Healy. Together, they have produced all of Illumination’s films since the studio’s inception. Released by Universal Pictures, Sing arrives in theaters on December 21, 2016.
The cast of SING
Some of the actors and actresses in SING got together with their animated character for some super fun poses. Check it out:
SING will be in Theaters December 21. For more information follow along at:
- SING Official Website
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- Look for the hashtag: #SingMovie
