| Rio | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Carlos Saldanha |
| Original work | Rio (2011) |
| Owner | 20th Century Studios |
| Years | 2011–present |
| Films and television | |
| Film(s) | Rio (2011) Rio 2 (2014) |
| Short film(s) | Rio: The 4-D Experience (2013) |
| Games | |
| Video game(s) | Angry Birds Rio (2011) |
| Official website | |
| www | |
Rio is a series of animated films produced by Blue Sky Studios and currently owned by 20th Century Animation.
Films
Rio (2011)
A domesticated Blue Spix's macaw named Blu and his owner Linda leave their home in Minnesota and head to Rio de Janeiro so that Blu can meet the last female spix’s macaw and save their species from extinction. Along the way, they get lost and must find a way back to Linda with the help of a few friends and before an evil cockatoo named Nigel and a bunch of smugglers can capture them.
Rio 2 (2014)
Blu, Jewel, their three kids and their friends travel to the Amazon rainforest when Linda and Tulio discover that there may be more blue spix’s macaws. There, Jewel is reunited with her long lost father and Blu struggles to impress him and adapt to the wild. Meanwhile, Nigel seeks revenge on Blu.
Untitled third Rio film (TBA)
In an interview, Carlos Saldanha said that he would like to make a third Rio film when he will find a good plot for the film.[1]
After the acquisition of 20th Century Animation by Disney, the film was officially confirmed. Jim Hect will write the screenplay.[2]
Video game
Angry Birds Rio (2011)
Angry Birds Rio was a 2011 puzzle video game developed and published by Rovio Entertainment. Serving as the third installment in the Angry Birds series, it was released on March 22, 2011,[3] and promoted as a marketing tie-in with Rio.[4] While utilizing the same basic gameplay as Angry Birds, Angry Birds Rio added a number of new elements, most notably the first use of boss levels. Angry Birds Rio was discontinued on February 3, 2020 along with Angry Birds Star Wars, Angry Birds Space and Angry Birds Star Wars II, with the games also being pulled out of the app stores.[5] as well as hidden items to collect as the player progresses through the game.[6]
Future
In October 2019, it was announced by Disney that a Nico and Pedro spin-off film of Rio was in early development.[7][8]
Crew
| Film | Director | Writers | Story | Producers | Executive Producer | Composer | Editor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio | Carlos Saldanha | Don Rhymer, Sam Harper, Joshua Sternin & Jennifer Ventimilia | Todd Jones, Carlos Saldanha & Earl Richey Jones | John C. Donkin & Bruce Anderson | Chris Wedge | John Powell | Harry Hitner |
| Rio 2 | Don Rhymer, Jenny Bicks, Yoni Brenner & Carlos Kotkin | Carlos Saldanha | |||||
Soundtracks
Rio: Music from the Motion Picture
Rio 2: Music from the Motion Picture
Cast and Characters
This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in more than two films in the series.
- An empty, dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
- Y indicates a younger version of the character.
| Characters | Films | |
|---|---|---|
| Rio | Rio 2 | |
| 2011 | 2014 | |
| Blu | Jesse Eisenberg | |
| Jewel | Anne Hathaway | |
| Nigel | Jemaine Clement | |
| Linda Gunderson | Leslie Mann Sofia Scarpa SaldanhaY |
Leslie Mann |
| Tulio Monteiro | Rodrigo Santoro | |
| Rafael | George Lopez | |
| Pedro | will.i.am | |
| Nico | Jamie Foxx | |
| Luiz | Tracy Morgan | |
| Eva | Bebel Gilberto | |
| Fernando | Jake T. Austin | |
| Tiny | Miriam Wallen | Kate Micucci |
| Mauro | Chico Ramos | |
| Marcel | Carlos Ponce | |
| Tipa | Jeffrey Garcia | |
| Armando | Davi Vieira | |
| Chloe | Wanda Sykes | |
| Alice | Jane Lynch | |
| Eduardo | Andy García | |
| Gabi | Kristin Chenoweth | |
| Roberto | Bruno Mars | |
| Mimi | Rita Moreno | |
| Carla | Silent cameos | Rachel Crow |
| Tiago | Pierce Gagnon | |
| Bia | Amandla Stenberg | |
| Charlie | Silent role | |
| Big Boss | Miguel Ferrer | |
| Felipe | Philip Lawrence | |
References
- ↑ "Rio 3: The Cast Tells Us Where They Want to Go In A Sequel". Cinemablend.com. April 14, 2014. Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
- ↑ Production Document
- ↑ Paul Suarez (2011-01-29). "Angry Birds Rio Release Teams With Hollywood". PCWorld.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
- ↑ "New version of Angry Birds game will tie into animated movie Rio". VentureBeat. 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- ↑ Jim Squires (2011-03-22). "Angry Birds Rio Review". Gamezebo.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- ↑ Rovio Mobile (2011-03-22). Angry Birds Rio (1.0.0 ed.). Rovio Mobile. Scene: Level Select Menu.
- ↑ "Ice Age and Rio spinoffs in early development for Disney+". Discussing Film. October 25, 2019. Archived from the original on December 29, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 4, 2021). "Disney Closing Blue Sky Studios, Fox's Once-Dominant Animation House Behind 'Ice Age' Franchise". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 9, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
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