Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie Explained

Captain Underpants:
The First Epic Movie
Director:David Soren
Producer:
Screenplay:Nicholas Stoller
Starring:
Music:Theodore Shapiro
Editing:Matthew Landon
Studio:DreamWorks Animation[1]
Distributor:20th Century Fox
Runtime:89 minutes[2]
Country:United States[3]
Language:English
Budget:$38 million[4]
Gross:$125.4 million[5]

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie is a 2017 American animated superhero comedy film based on Dav Pilkey's children's novel series Captain Underpants, produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by David Soren from a screenplay by Nicholas Stoller, and stars the voices of Kevin Hart, Ed Helms, Thomas Middleditch, Nick Kroll, Jordan Peele, and Kristen Schaal. The film was released during the 20th anniversary of the Captain Underpants series. In the film, fourth-grade pranksters George and Harold hypnotize their humorless principal Mr. Krupp into thinking he is a superhero named Captain Underpants. The movie loosely adapts the first, second, fourth, and eleventh Captain Underpants books.

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie premiered on May 21, 2017, at the Regency Village Theater, in Los Angeles, and was released in the United States on June 2 in 3D and 2D formats. The film received generally positive reviews, with critics praising the animation, humor, faithfulness, and references to its source material, and voice acting, particularly from Helms. It grossed $125 million worldwide against a budget of $38 million, the lowest budget for a DreamWorks Animation feature film until Spirit Untamed, which had a budget of $30 million.[6]

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie was the last DreamWorks Animation film to be distributed by 20th Century Fox, following Comcast and NBCUniversal's acquisition of DreamWorks Animation in 2016, Universal Pictures began distributing DreamWorks Animation's films, starting with (2019).

A Netflix television series, titled The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants, aired from 2018 to 2020, while a spin-off film, titled Dog Man, is set to be released on January 31, 2025, by Universal Pictures.[7]

Plot

In Piqua, Ohio, best friends George Beard and Harold Hutchins are fourth-graders who create comic books about a superhero named "Captain Underpants". They attend Jerome Horwitz Elementary School, where their excessive pranks put them at odds with their cruel principal, Mr. Krupp. One day, they are caught on camera tampering with their classmate Melvin Sneedly's invention, the Turbo Toilet 2000. Mr. Krupp prepares to put George and Harold in separate classes in hopes of ending their friendship.

George hypnotizes Mr. Krupp using a "3-D Hypno-Ring" from a cereal box and commands him to become Captain Underpants, leading him to cause trouble around town. After taking him to their treehouse, the boys discover that they can turn Captain Underpants back into Mr. Krupp by splashing water on him and back into Captain Underpants by snapping their fingers. To keep Mr. Krupp from separating them, they convince Captain Underpants that Mr. Krupp is his "secret identity". His change in personality attracts the affections of the school's shy lunch lady, Edith.

Meanwhile, evil scientist Professor Pee-Pee Diarrheastein Poopypants, Esq. is hired as the school's new science teacher, though George and Harold are suspicious of his short-tempered and violent behavior. It is revealed that Poopypants, who invented a Nobel Prize-winning "sizerator" capable of shrinking and enlarging things, is sick of never being taken seriously due to his name, and seeks to eliminate all laughter. With Captain Underpants as principal, the school becomes a livelier place, but a rainstorm turns Captain Underpants back into Mr. Krupp, who officially places George and Harold in separate classes.

Poopypants recruits Melvin to his plan and attacks the school with a giant version of Melvin's Turbo Toilet 2000 fueled by Edith's toxic leftovers. He also uses Melvin's brain to power a ray that turns the students into dull, humorless zombies. Captain Underpants tries to stop them but, having no superpowers, is thrown into the toxic waste. George and Harold are captured, but the power of a joke that made them friends in kindergarten overloads the Turbo Toilet 2000, returning the kids to normal and causing Melvin to become trapped in a giant toilet paper. The toxic leftovers give Captain Underpants real superpowers and, with George and Harold's help, he defeats and shrinks Poopypants, who escapes on a bee.

Unable to control Captain Underpants forever, George and Harold destroy the Hypno-Ring to permanently change him back into Mr. Krupp, but swear to remain friends. However, after realizing that Mr. Krupp would be nicer if he had friends, they set him and Edith up on a date, causing Krupp to have a change of heart and return the comics he confiscated from George and Harold. However, the toxic waste from the Turbo Toilet 2000 transforms the toilets at a scrapyard into an army of Talking Toilets, which attack the restaurant where Mr. Krupp and Edith are dining. After unwittingly snapping his fingers, Mr. Krupp is once again transformed into Captain Underpants, to Edith's surprise and admiration, and he flies away with George and Harold to face their next adventure.

In a mid-credits scene, Miss Anthrope accidentally disconnects the call she has been on hold for during the entire scenario and erupts in anger, transforming the scene into a comic book titled "Captain Underpants and the Attack of Stuck On-Hold Woman".

Voice cast

Production

DreamWorks' interest in the film rights to the Captain Underpants series dates back to when the first installment was published in 1997, but creator Dav Pilkey did not want to sell them. Early pitches for an adaptation included video games, animated and live-action films, an animated series, and a live-action series. To persuade him, DreamWorks gave Pilkey a tour around the studio with everyone wearing underpants over their trousers, which made him laugh.[10] In October 2011, his representatives indicated Pilkey was ready, and DreamWorks Animation won the rights in an auction.[11] In October 2013, Rob Letterman was announced as director and Nicholas Stoller as scriptwriter.[12] The two had previously worked together on the film Gulliver's Travels. In January 2014, the cast was announced. Ed Helms joined as Mr Krupp a.k.a. Captain Underpants, Kevin Hart as George Beard, Thomas Middleditch as Harold Hutchins, Nick Kroll as the "insidious villain" Professor Poopypants, and Jordan Peele as George and Harold's "nerdy nemesis" Melvin Sneedly.

In 2014, DreamWorks Animation announced a January 2017 release date.[13] Following DreamWorks Animation's reorganization in early 2015, the studio announced that the film would be produced outside of the studio's pipeline at a significantly lower cost.[14] It was instead animated at Mikros Image in Montreal, Canada, and at Technicolor Animation Productions in France, and therefore looks identical to Pilkey's original drawing style, as well as differently than most of DWA's films.[15] A month later, Letterman left the project but came back as an executive producer, and David Soren, the director of Turbo, entered talks to direct the film.[16]

During production, Pilkey got to work closely with Soren. He was relieved that Soren was directing since he was a fan of Turbo. In an interview with Los Angeles Times, Pilkey said: "Once I met David, it was like a huge load fell off my back; I was like, 'I don't even have to think about this anymore. Just send me a couple of tickets to the premiere.'" Commenting back, Soren said, "In a way, the controversy over the books ended up being liberating for the film. Normally on an animated movie, you're trying to appeal to every possible demographic, and often that results in your content being watered down a little bit. Obviously, we hope we get as wide of an audience as possible. But it's likely that if people have issues with the books they may have issues with the movie too, and we didn't feel like we needed to waste a lot of time trying to rope them in. It allowed us to make the purest version of the movie." Soren also said that he took inspiration from John Hughes films. In an interview with MovieFreak, he mentioned,

Although it is a CG-animated feature, the film includes scenes that are traditionally animated, flash animated, a short cutout animation segment, and a sock puppet sequence created by Screen Novelties.

Music

Soundtrack

"Weird Al" Yankovic wrote and performed the theme song for the film (which is possibly a reference to the first book, wherein Mr. Krupp mentions one of George and Harold's pranks was rigging the school intercoms to "play "Weird Al" Yankovic songs full blast for 6 hours straight"), which was featured in a lyric video. Andy Grammer wrote another original song for the film, titled "A Friend Like You". The film also features music from Adam Lambert, Cold War Kids member Nathan Willett, and Lil Yachty. An 11-track soundtrack album was released digitally on June 2, 2017, by Virgin Records and Deep Well Records.[17]

Track listing

Score

The film score was composed by Theodore Shapiro.[18] A soundtrack for the score of the film was released on June 9. It features 24 pieces of music, and an exclusive digital booklet on iTunes. Three of the scores are also available on the soundtrack (those being "Comic Book Opening", "Saving the Day", and "The Prank for Good").

Release

Theatrical

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie was previously scheduled to be released on March 10, 2017, but in September 2015, The Boss Baby took over its date.[19] The film was then moved to June 2, 2017, and was released by 20th Century Fox.[20] [21] Other territories such as Europe and Asia received the film between July and October 2017. It premiered on May 21, 2017, at the Regency Village Theater, in Los Angeles.[22] The film was chosen along with Sony Pictures Animation's The Emoji Movie to inaugurate the removal of Saudi Arabia's cinema ban through a double feature screening on January 13, 2018, organized by Cinema 70; they were the first two movies to be given an official public screening in the country in 35 years.[23]

Home media

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie was released on Digital HD on August 29, 2017, and on DVD, Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray on September 12, 2017, by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,[24] and has been released by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment in certain territories. From January 2018 to July 2019, the film was available on Netflix, the film returned to the streaming platform after 4 years on July 10, 2023.

Reception

Box office

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie grossed $73.9 million in the United States and Canada and $51.6 million in other territories, for a worldwide gross of $125.5 million, against a production budget of $38 million.[5]

In North America, the film was released alongside Wonder Woman, and was projected to gross around $20 million from 3,434 theaters in its opening weekend.[25] It made $8 million on its first day and $23.9 million in its opening weekend, finishing second at the box office, behind Wonder Woman ($103.3 million).[26] [27] The film grossed $12.2 million in its second weekend, $7.2 million in its third and $4.3 million in its fourth.[28]

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of based on reviews and an average rating of . The site's critical consensus reads, "With a tidy plot, clean animation, and humor that fits its source material snugly, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie is entertainment that won't drive a wedge between family members."[29] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 70 out of 100 based on 25 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[30] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.[26]

Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com gave the film three-and-a-half out of four stars. Although Seitz pointed out that the film is hampered by "a rushed, jumbled quality" and has "tiresome" features that he says are common to DreamWorks, such as "frenetic action scenes ... and the use of workhorse pop songs", he emphasized that "[t]hey've approached this compendium of elemental slapstick and unabashed childishness with the reverence that the Coen brothers brought to No Country for Old Men." He further added that the inclusion of the flipbook interludes are the film's best parts, especially in having the pages accidentally be torn similar to the real books, stating that "[i]t's not often that a movie puts a spotlight on a mundane ritual in your own life that you never realized was profound and says, 'You probably forgot about this, but I want you to remember it and savor it because it meant something.'"[31]

Accolades

AwardCategoryRecipient(s)Result
Annie Award[32] Best Animated FeatureMireille Soria and Mark Swiftrowspan="4"
Music in an Animated Feature ProductionTheodore Shapiro
Voice Acting in an Animated Feature ProductionNick Kroll
Detroit Film Critics Society[33] Best Animated FilmCaptain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
Empire Awards[34]
[35] 		Best Animated Film
Golden Tomato Awards 2017[36] Best Animated Film
Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2017[37] Best Original Song - Animated Film"Captain Underpants Theme Song" for "Weird Al" Yankovicrowspan="2"
Best Original Score - Animated FilmTheodore Shapiro
International Film Music Critics Association[38] [39] Best Original Score - Animated Film
IGN Awards[40] Best Animated MovieCaptain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
Kids' Choice Awards[41] Favorite Animated Film
Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society[42] [43] Best Animated Filmrowspan="3"
St. Louis Film Critics Association[44] Best Animated FeatureDavid Soren
16th Visual Effects Society Awards[45] Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated FeatureDavid Soren, Mark Swift, Mireille Soria, David Dulac

Follow-ups

Television series

See main article: The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants. On December 12, 2017, Netflix and DreamWorks Animation Television announced that there would be an animated series to follow-up the film, entitled The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants.[46] [47] It premiered on the streaming service on July 13, 2018,[48] and is executive-produced by Peter Hastings.

Spin-off film

See main article: Dog Man (film). On December 9, 2020, DreamWorks Animation announced that a feature film adaptation of Dog Man (another one of George and Harold's comic creations) is currently in the works by director Peter Hastings, the showrunner for The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants.[49]

The movie is scheduled for release on January 31, 2025.[50] [51]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie': Film Review. Rechtshaffen. Michael. The Hollywood Reporter. June 1, 2017. November 11, 2017. November 17, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171117003830/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/captain-underpants-first-epic-movie-review-1009259. live.
  2. Web site: Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie. AMC Theatres. May 21, 2017. October 29, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201029051350/https://www.amctheatres.com/movies/captain-underpants-the-first-epic-movie-45605. live.
  3. Web site: Captain Underpants The First Epic Movie (2017). British Film Institute. March 26, 2018. August 9, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200809082846/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/59ba5e3602b66. dead.
  4. Web site: Box Office Preview: 'Wonder Woman' Readies for $95M-Plus U.S. Debut. McClintock, Pamela. The Hollywood Reporter. June 1, 2017. April 17, 2020. April 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210421144259/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-preview-wonder-woman-readies-95m-us-debut-1009179. live.
  5. 2091256. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie. February 20, 2021.
  6. News: Amidi. Amid. 'Captain Underpants' Could Dramatically Alter The U.S. Feature Animation Industry. June 3, 2017. Cartoon Brew. Cartoon Brew, LLC. June 2, 2017. June 2, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170602223054/http://www.cartoonbrew.com/business/captain-underpants-dramatically-alter-u-s-feature-animation-industry-151318.html. live.
  7. Web site: Grobar . Matt . 'Dog Man' Movie Based On Books From 'Captain Underpants' Creator Set For 2025 Release From Universal And DWA . Deadline . 29 January 2024 . 29 January 2024.
  8. Captain Underpants Saves The Day By Recruiting Top Comedy Talent To Voice New DreamWorks Animation Film. DreamWorksAnimation. January 22, 2014. PR Newswire. January 21, 2014. January 22, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140122080926/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/captain-underpants-saves-the-day-by-recruiting-top-comedy-talent-to-voice-new-dreamworks-animation-film-241361741.html. live.
  9. Snetiker. Marc. Captain Underpants movie recruits Kristen Schaal. December 26, 2016. Entertainment Weekly. June 28, 2016. December 27, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161227033613/http://ew.com/article/2016/06/28/captain-underpants-kristen-schaal/. live.
  10. News: Why Captain Underpants author Dav Pilkey played hard to get with Hollywood. June 1, 2017. June 4, 2017. Josh. Rottenberg. Los Angeles Times. June 3, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170603235357/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-captain-underpants-dav-pilkey-20170601-story.html. live.
  11. News: DreamWorks Animation Wins Auction For 'Captain Underpants' Feature Film Rights. Mike Fleming, Jr. Deadline. October 19, 2011. May 12, 2017. June 16, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170616094810/http://deadline.com/2011/10/dreamworks-animation-bags-captain-underpants-for-feature-184835/. live.
  12. News: Kit. Borys. Rob Letterman to Direct 'Captain Underpants' for DWA (Exclusive). October 26, 2013. The Hollywood Reporter. October 25, 2013. October 31, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131031114637/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/captain-underpants-nicholas-stoller-rob-650700. live.
  13. Web site: DreamWorks Animation Release Dates Include Madagascar 4 . Trumbore, Dave . Collider.com . June 12, 2014 . June 12, 2014 . June 15, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140615042435/http://collider.com/madagascar-4-release-date . live .
  14. Web site: DreamWorks Animation Restructuring To Cut 500 Jobs With $290M Charge. Lieberman. David. Deadline Hollywood. January 22, 2015. January 25, 2015. January 25, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150125032539/http://deadline.com/2015/01/dreamworks-animation-restructuring-to-cut-500-jobs-with-290m-charge-1201355918/. live.
  15. News: Graser. Marc. Jeffrey Katzenberg on DWA's Cutbacks: '3 Films a Year Was Too Ambitious. September 20, 2015. Variety. January 22, 2015. "Trolls," set for a 2016 release, will be the first film to be made with the $120 million budget.. December 31, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201231230452/https://variety.com/2015/film/news/cutbacks-at-dreamworks-animation-jeffrey-katzenberg-on-what-went-wrong-1201412230/. live.
  16. Web site: Fleming. Mike Jr.. Rob Letterman Doffs 'Captain Underpants'; 'Turbo's David Soren Being Fitted For DWA Pic. Deadline Hollywood. March 5, 2015. February 26, 2015. March 1, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150301135906/http://deadline.com/2015/02/captain-underpants-dreamworks-animation-rob-letterman-david-soren-1201382534/. live.
  17. Web site: 'Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie' Soundtrack Details. Film Music Reporter. May 20, 2017. May 11, 2017. May 17, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170517151741/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2017/05/11/captain-underpants-the-first-epic-movie-soundtrack-details/. live.
  18. Tom. Lauren. Captain Underpants' Movie Scores Epic Soundtrack With 'Weird Al', Lil Yachty & More. May 20, 2017. Billboard. May 12, 2017. May 19, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170519005027/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/movies/7792931/captain-underpants-movie-soundtrack-weird-al-yankovic-lil-yachty. live.
  19. News: McClintock. Pamela. Hugh Jackman's 'Greatest Showman on Earth' Pushed a Year to Christmas 2017. September 19, 2015. The Hollywood Reporter. September 18, 2015. September 30, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150930071930/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hugh-jackmans-greatest-showman-earth-824884. live.
  20. Web site: Theatrical Movie Schedule Changes and Additions. March 27, 2016. Box Office Mojo. IMDb.com, Inc.. March 27, 2016. December 17, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211217132401/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/calendar/changes/. live.
  21. Coggan. Devan. Captain Underpants leaps to the big screen in exclusive first look. December 24, 2016. Entertainment Weekly. December 25, 2016. December 25, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161225145956/http://ew.com/movies/2016/12/24/captain-underpants-movie-first-look-ed-helms/. live.
  22. Web site: Kevin Hart, Kristen Schaal attend 'Captain Underpants' premiere in Los Angeles. United Press International. May 22, 2017. May 22, 2017. May 23, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170523073626/http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Photos/Kevin-Hart-Kristen-Schaal-attend-Captain-Underpants-premiere-in-Los-Angeles/fp/11078/?spt=su. live.
  23. News: Milligan. Mercedes. 'Emoji Movie,' 'Captain Underpants' Break Saudi Arabia's 35-Year Cinema Fast. February 6, 2018. Animation Magazine. Jean Thoren. January 15, 2018. January 24, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180124015911/http://www.animationmagazine.net/features/emoji-movie-captain-underpants-break-saudi-arabias-35-year-cinema-fast/. live.
  24. Web site: Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie DVD Release Date. DVDs Release Dates. 24 July 2017. July 18, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170718211731/http://www.dvdsreleasedates.com/movies/7194/captain-underpants-the-first-epic-movie. live.
  25. News: 'Wonder Woman': All The World Is Waiting For You As Warner Bros./DC Pic Eyes $175M+ Global Opening. D'Alessandro, Anthony. Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media, LLC. May 30, 2017. April 17, 2020. May 31, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170531011207/http://deadline.com/2017/05/wonder-woman-box-office-opening-worldwide-projection-gal-gadot-1202104439/. live.
  26. Web site: 'Wonder Woman' Breaks Glass Ceiling For Female Directors & Stomps On 'Iron Man' With $100.5M Debut. D'Alessandro, Anthony. Deadline Hollywood. June 4, 2017. April 17, 2020. June 5, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170605213449/http://deadline.com/2017/06/wonder-woman-captain-underpants-weekend-box-office-opening-1202106462/. live.
  27. News: 'Wonder Woman' lassos $100.5 million at domestic box office, 'Captain Underpants' overperforms . . June 4, 2017 . Anderson . Tre'vell . April 17, 2020 . November 12, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201112000421/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-box-office-wonder-woman-20170604-story.html . live .
  28. News: Why 'Transformers' Is Screaming For Reboot After $69M Start; 'Wonder Woman' & 'Cars 3' Fight Over 2nd Place. D'Alessandro, Anthony. Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media, LLC. June 25, 2017. April 17, 2020. June 26, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170626185700/http://deadline.com/2017/06/transformers-the-last-knight-opening-weekend-box-office-1202118976/. live.
  29. . m. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie. .
  30. captain-underpants-the-first-epic-movie. movie. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie. February 20, 2021.
  31. Web site: Seitz. Matt Zoller. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie Movie Review. RogerEbert.com. June 3, 2017. June 2, 2017. June 2, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170602153132/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/captain-underpants-the-first-epic-movie-2017. live.
  32. Web site: Amidi. Amid. Walt Disney Company Picks Up 33 Annie Award Nominations, Including 13 For 'Coco'. December 4, 2017. Cartoon Brew. December 4, 2017. December 4, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171204224148/http://www.cartoonbrew.com/awards/walt-disney-company-picks-33-annie-award-nominations-including-13-coco-155156.html. live.
  33. Web site: 2017 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards Nominations. Detroit Film Critics Society. December 5, 2017. December 4, 2017. December 5, 2017. https://archive.today/20171205104352/http://detroitfilmcritics.com/the-2017-detroit-film-critics-society-awards-nominations/. live.
  34. News: Empire Film Awards 2018: The Last Jedi leads the pack with nine nominations including Best Actress for Daisy Ridley . Jennifer . Ruby . . January 19, 2018 . January 29, 2018 . January 30, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180130152451/https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/empire-film-awards-2018-the-last-jedi-leads-the-pack-with-nine-nominations-including-best-film-a3744171.html . live .
  35. News: 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Leads Nominations for U.K.'s Empire Awards . Alex . Ritman . . January 22, 2018 . January 29, 2018 . November 16, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181116051210/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/star-wars-last-jedi-leads-nominations-uks-empire-awards-1076867 . live .
  36. Web site: BEST-REVIEWED ANIMATED MOVIES 2017. Rotten Tomatoes. January 3, 2018. January 3, 2018. June 16, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180616235713/https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-animated-movies-2017/. live.
  37. Web site: Pond . Steve . Hollywood Music in Media Awards Announces Nominees in Film, TV, & Video Game Music . October 26, 2017 . October 26, 2017 . Shoot Online . October 26, 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171026165100/https://www.shootonline.com/spw/hollywood-music-media-awards-announces-nominees-film-tv-video-game-music .
  38. Web site: IFMCA Award Nominations 2017. February 8, 2018. International Film Music Critics Association. February 22, 2018. February 9, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180209063908/http://filmmusiccritics.org/2018/02/ifmca-award-nominations-2017/. live.
  39. Web site: IFMCA Award Winners 2017. February 22, 2018. International Film Music Critics Association. February 23, 2018. February 27, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180227073548/http://filmmusiccritics.org/2018/02/ifmca-award-winners-2017/. live.
  40. Web site: Best Of 2017 Nominees. IGN Editors. IGN Awards. December 4, 2017. December 5, 2017. December 8, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171208171102/http://www.ign.com/wikis/best-of-2017-awards/Movie_of_the_Year. live.
  41. Web site: Pond . Steve . Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards 2018 . March 25, 2018 . February 26, 2018 . E! Online . February 26, 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180325052046/http://www.eonline.com/news/915792/nickelodeon-s-kids-choice-awards-2018-watch-host-john-cena-announce-the-favorite-movie-nominees .
  42. Web site: Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Film Nominations. laofcs.org. LA Online Film Critics Society. December 14, 2017. July 11, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180711040752/http://laofcs.org/los-angeles-online-film-critics-society-film-nominations/. live.
  43. Web site: 2017 Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Nominations. Evangelista, Chris. December 4, 2017. Slash Film. December 14, 2017. December 9, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171209073722/http://www.slashfilm.com/los-angeles-online-film-critics-society-nominations/. live.
  44. Web site: Amidi. Amid. Annual StLFCA Awards. December 12, 2017. Sf. Louis Film Association. December 12, 2017. December 15, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151215035021/http://www.stlfilmcritics.org/awards/. live.
  45. Web site: Visual Effects Society Awards: 'Apes,' 'Blade Runner 2049' Lead Feature Nominees. Hollywood Reporter. Carolyn. Giardina. January 16, 2018. January 16, 2018. January 16, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180116220634/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2018-visual-effects-society-awards-nominations-list-full-1067888. live.
  46. Web site: 'She-Ra' Scores Netflix Reboot Through DreamWorks Animation. Maglio, Tony. 12 December 2017. TheWrap. December 13, 2017. December 29, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171229051632/https://www.thewrap.com/she-ra-reboot-boss-baby-trolls-netflix-dreamworks/. live.
  47. News: Netflix to Debut DreamWorks 'The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants' on July 13. Animation World Network . September 2, 2021. September 2, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210902220018/https://www.awn.com/news/netflix-debut-dreamworks-epic-tales-captain-underpants-july-13. live.
  48. News: Animation Magazine. Milligan. Mercedes. DreamWorks 'Epic Tales of Captain Underpants' Opener Undressed. June 20, 2018. June 21, 2018. June 21, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180621015810/http://www.animationmagazine.net/top-stories/dreamworks-epic-tales-of-captain-underpants-opener-undressed/. live.
  49. Web site: DreamWorks Developing Dav Pilkey's 'Dog Man' as Animated Feature. 9 December 2020. August 2, 2021. December 18, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201218142124/https://www.animationmagazine.net/features/dreamworks-developing-dav-pilkeys-dog-man-as-animated-feature/. live.
  50. Web site: Amidi . Amid . October 6, 2023 . Dreamworks Shifting Away From In-House Production In Los Angeles; Sony Imageworks Is A New Production Partner . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231120112219/https://www.cartoonbrew.com/studios/dreamworks-shifting-away-from-in-house-production-in-los-angeles-sony-imageworks-is-new-production-partner-233466.html . November 20, 2023 . October 8, 2023 . Cartoon Brew.
  51. Web site: Grobar . Matt . 'Dog Man' Movie Based On Books From 'Captain Underpants' Creator Set For 2025 Release From Universal And DWA . Deadline . 29 January 2024 . 29 January 2024.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.