Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the creative minds behind “Into the Spider-Verse” and “The Lego Movie” produced a new animated film that follows a dysfunctional family on an adventure to save the world from a legion of evil machines, Polygon reports.
The trailer for the new movie, titled “The Mitchells vs. The Machines,” was released on March 31, and the film itself will land on Netflix on April 30.
Collider reports that the new movie is co-written and directed by Michael Rianda and Jeff Rowe, who previously worked together on the hit animated Disney series “Gravity Falls.”
The film underwent a name change and was formerly known as “Connected,” Slash Film reports. The site adds that, even with the title change, its message remains the same. “The Mitchells vs. The Monsters” shows a family reestablishing common ground after technology got in the way of their heartfelt communication.
The story follows the Mitchells on a cross-country road trip to drop their eldest child off at college, when suddenly their voyage is interrupted by a tech uprising. The family becomes humanity’s unlikely last hope for survival as everyday appliances turn sentient and try to take over the world. Their journey even includes a confrontation against a giant evil Furby doll.
The film boasts a stacked voice cast that includes Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Abbi Jacobson, Michael Rianda, Eric Andre, Fred Armisen, Beck Bennett, Chrissy Teigen, John Legend, Charlyne Yi, Blake Griffin, Conan O’Brien, Sasheer Zamata, Elle Mills, Alex Hirsch, Jay Pharoah, and Olivia Colman, Collider reports.
Sony Pictures sold the movie rights to Netflix in January for $100 million, Digital Spy reports. Deadline adds that the film bounced around the release calendar for several months during the pandemic before Sony ultimately deciding to shop it to the streaming giant.
You can watch the full trailer for “The Mitchells vs. The Monsters” here: