Ferdinand

Template:Film infobox Ferdinand is a 2017 American 3D computer-animated comedy-drama film produced by Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox Animation and directed by Carlos Saldanha and It stars John Cena and Kate McKinnon.

The film was released on December 15, 2017 in 3D and 2D. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and was a box office success, grossing $296 million worldwide against it's $111 million budget.

Plot

In Spain, a bullfight training area called Casa del Toro harbors a bull calf named Ferdinand, who is ridiculed by his fellow bulls for being non-confrontational and his tendency to smell and protect flowers. Ferdinand runs away from Casa del Toro after his dad fails to return after coming back from a bullfight he was picked for. He eventually winds up at a florist's farm and is adopted by the owner Juan and his daughter, Nina with whom he shares a bond with, he often annoys the family's pet Old English Sheepdog, Paco.

Cast

John Cena as Ferdinand, a bull
Colin H. Murphy as Young Ferdinand
Kate McKinnon as Lupe, a goat
Anthony Anderson as Bones, a bull
Nile Daz as young Bones
Bobby Cannavale as Valiente, a bull and Valiente’s father
Jack Gore as young Valiente
Peyton Manning as Guapo, a bull
Jet Jurgensmeyer as young Guapo
David Tennant as Angus, a Scottish bull, originally from Scotland
Gina Rodriguez as Una, a hedgehog
Daveed Diggs as Dos, a hedgehog
Gabriel ”Fluffy" Iglesias as Cuatro, a hedgehog
Miguel Ángel Silvestre as El Primero , a matador
Flula Borg as Hans, a horse
Boris Kodjoe as Klaus, a horse
Sally Phillips as Greta, a horse
Jerrod Carmichael as Paco, a dog
Karla Martínez as Isabella, the Village Mom
Raúl Esparza as Moreno
Lily Day as Nina, the original owner of Ferdinand and Paco
Juanes as Juan, the father of Nina
Jeremy Sisto as Raf, the father of Ferdinand

Development

In 2011, it was reported that 20th Century Fox acquired the rights to the story to adapt it into a CGI feature film with Carlos Saldanha attached to direct it.

It was released on December 15, 2017, opening against Star Wars - Episode VIII: The Last Jedi.

The first teaser trailer was released on March 28, 2017 and was shown in front of The Boss Baby, and the second Trailer Release On June 14, 2017 In front of Cars 3 .

The third trailer release on September 20, 2017 in front of The Lego Ninjago Movie.

Release

Ferdinand was going to be released on December 22nd 2017, but was pushed back to December 15th 2017.

Trivia

This is the first Blue Sky Studios film to have John Cena voice a character.
Ferdinand is the third Blue Sky Studios film in which the main character begins at a young age (the first was Robots and Rio).
This marks the end of the 7-year Blue Sky Studio's streke started with Rio releasing a film every year.
Ferdinand is the sixth Blue Sky Studios to have humans, after Ice Age, Rio, Epic, Rio 2 and The Peanuts Movie.
It is the fifth film from Blue Sky to be directed by Carlos Saldanha, after Ice Age: The Meltdown, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Rio, and Rio 2.
This is Blue Sky Studios' 12th feature film.
It is the 3rd Blue Sky film to be based on a book, after Horton Hears a Who! and Epic (not counting The Peanuts Movie).
It is the first Blue Sky film to be nominated for an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature since Ice Age in 2002.
This is the fifth Blue Sky Studios film to feature humans after Rio, Epic, Rio 2 and The Peanuts Movie.
It is the eighth film from Blue Sky to attain a PG rating, after Ice Age, Robots, Ice Age: The Meltdown, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Ice Age: Continental Drift, Epic and Ice Age: Collision Course.
Ferdinand will be released on DVD & Blu-Ray on March 13, 2018.
This is the second Blue Sky Studios DVD & Blu-Ray to release in March after The Peanuts Movie.
With the running time of 108 minutes, this is the longest Blue Sky Studios film in history.
This is the last Blue Sky Studios film released by 20th Century Fox through themselves, due to Disney's completed acquisition of 21st Century Fox (including 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios) on March 20, 2019. Ironically, Disney previously produced it own adaptation of Ferdinand the Bull as an animated short back in 1938.
The Australian Home Media release for DVD & Blu-Ray adaptions have had three scenes removed from the film. One: The Saw from the Slaughterhouse. Two: Revival of the Bunny during the car chase (Maquina - Defibrillator). Three: During the Bull Fight in the arena with the Matador El Primero.
This is the second Blue Sky Studios film to be released in the fourth quarter, after The Peanuts Movie.