As Minions studio Illumination Entertainment and Universal launch The Super Mario Bros. Movie as their first blockbuster of 2023, they have released a first-look trailer for the upcoming animated family ducks franchise pic Migration.
The teaser, which is playing before Super Mario, spends much time recalling Illumination blockbuster animation franchises like Despicable Me, Sing and The Secret Life of Pets.
The trailer turns to Illumination’s animated family of talking ducks, led by an overprotective father, as they set off on a vacation of a lifetime.
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“Let’s fly,” the father says in the trailer as the family of ducks soars skywards, gleefully twisting and rolling as light as a feather on the wind as they migrate south over mountains and lakes. But driving rain soon grounds the flock and leaves the family huddled in a tree trunk for shelter amid thunderous lightening.
“We’re not going to make it,” an Uncle Dan character utters before a long-legged creature, another bird, appears on the scene to ramp up the drama.
There’s no word on the voice cast for the feathered family vacation pic, which Universal and Illumination open Dec. 22. Benjamin Renner directed Migration, with the computer-generated animated movie based on a screeplay by Mike White (The White Lotus).
Illumination projects, including the Despicable Me franchise, have grossed more than $8 billion globally. The Super Mario Bros. Movie, voice starring Chris Pratt, is due in theaters this weekend from April 7. The studio’s most recent project, Minions: The Rise of Gru, grossed $364 million globally.
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