Splatoon (Film)

Splatoon is a upcoming 2023 adventure comedy film directed by Jordan Peele. Based on the 2015 video game of the same name.

Splatoon was originally scheduled to be released on June 3, 2023 in the United States by Universal Pictures, and in Japan on June 10, 2023 by Toho. A sequel is scheduled to be released on July 5, 2025 and another sequel is scheduled to be released on August 7, 2027.

Premise
In the Mollusc Era, every humans on earth are reportedly extinct, the squid kids, the Inklings are born in the city, Inkopolis. Two Inklings, Ika and Bloo meets two humans, Marc and Charles, who survived from the Mollusc Era after the battle of their rival, James Octopus and they're on the mission to save the Great Zapfish from by DJ Octavio and the octarians.

Cast

 * Abigail Howard as the voice of Ika: a orange female Inkling whom only Marc and Charles can understand and falls in love with Bloo. Howard also provided the facial motion capture for Ika, along with Long.
 * Justin Long as the voice of Bloo: a blue male Inkling whom only Marc and Charles can understand and Ika's love internet. Long also provided the facial motion capture for Bloo, along with Howard.
 * Yuki Tsujii as the Inkling's normal voice. He provides Ika and Bloo's normal voice as heard by everyone other than Marc and Charles. Tsujii reprises his role from the Splatoon video games.
 * Kevin Hart as Marc: a human and Marc's best friend, who survived from the Mollusc Era, along with Charles after every human are extinct and team up with Ika and Bloo. He is based on his same name.
 * Ice Cube as Charles: a human and Marc's best friend, who survived from the Mollusc Era, along with Marc after every human are extinct and team up with Ika and Bloo. He is based on his same name.
 * Regina Hall as Kris: a news reporter. She is based on her same name.
 * Britney Spears as Callie: the member of the Squid Sisters.
 * Billie Eilish as Marie: the member of the Squid Sisters.
 * Yuki Kudara (Keity.pop) as Callie's normal voice.
 * Mari Kikuma as Marie's normal voice.
 * Kristen Schaal as Debbi: a pink female inkling.
 * Maya Rudolph as April: a lime green female inkling.
 * Danny McBride as Marco: a cyan male inkling.
 * Bill Hader as Justin: a purple male inkling.
 * Tina Fey as Ashley "Agent 3": a lime female inkling.
 * Mitchel Musso as himself, the orange male inkling.
 * Amy Poehler as Rose: a red female Octoling and the sisters of Jazzy and Scarlet and the daughter of DJ Octavio.
 * Mahito Yokota as Craig "Cap'n" Cuttlefish: a elder inkling and Callie and Marie's grandfather.
 * Idris Elba as DJ Octavio: A leader of octarians and rival of Craig "Cap'n" Cuttlefish and the father of Rose, Scarlet and Jazzy.
 * Will Ferrell as James Octopus: a mad scientist and rival of Marc and Charles who creates octarians and brainwashes them.
 * Shaquille O'Neal as himself.

Development
TBA

Casting
In December 2020, Kevin Hart and Ice Cube are cast in the lead humans role, with Regina Hall added to costar after an intense session of reading and testing actresses opposite Hart and Cube. In January 2021, Abigail Howard and Justin Long are cast in the title role, portrayed via motion-capture and voice over.

Filming
Principal production began on January 15, 2022, in Los Angeles County, California and Orlando, Florida. Nine days later, HartBeat Productions announced that principal photography had officially begun.

Post-production
The film will take a realistic approach to some the characters, but will still be faithful as much as possible to both the characters and the world while being realistic. All of Inkopolis's buildings and its zapfish alongside the Great Zapfish, as well as the ink weapons both Inklings and Octolings wield, will be kept the same like in the game, but with realistic detail for live action. The characters will have a realistic approach that will be realistic to their base species, but also keep the defining traits.


 * The Inklings will be similar to their game model, with their colored eyebrows, black eye masks, head tentacles, teeth, noses, ears, and humanoid body being present. Those arms will be just under the two main arms and stay above the waist. Also, the face will be a mix between a realistic human face and the Nintendo Inkling's face, with the eyes being similar size to humans, but still retaining their ears, eye masks, head tentacles, teeth, and noses.
 * The Octolings will also have a facestyle similar to the realistic Inkling, but keep their ingame separate eye masks for differentiation, as well as their eyebrows, teeth, ears, noses, and head tentacles. Two small arms under the left main arm, and two small arms under the right arm, while being just under them and above the waist.

Music
Abigail Howard, Justin Long, Kristen Schaal, Maya Rudolph, Danny McBride & Bill Hader released a version of the song for the film, titled "Don't Go Breaking My Heart", Wiz Khalifa realeased an original song, "Stay Fresh" featuring Panic! At The Disco. and Mitchel Musso released a another original song, "Kids and Squids". The song and the music video were released on May 19, 2023. Splatoon released Squid Sisters' songs, "City of Color", "Ink Me Up", "Calamari Inkantation", "Maritime Memory", "Bomb Rush Blush" and "Tide Goes Out".

Soundtrack

 * 1) Humans Are Extinct and Inklings Are Born
 * 2) Welcome to Inkopolis Plaza
 * 3) Humans meet Inklings
 * 4) The Great Zapfish Is Squidnapped!
 * 5) Cap'n Cuttlefish
 * 6) Octo Valley
 * 7) Meet Agent 3
 * 8) The Zapfish Mission
 * 9) Octostomp!
 * 10) Octarian Ambush!
 * 11) Octonozzle!
 * 12) More Octarian Ambush!
 * 13) Octowhirl!
 * 14) Cap'nnapped!
 * 15) Octolings Attack!
 * 16) Ika Rescues Bloo
 * 17) Octomaw!
 * 18) More Octolings Attack!
 * 19) I am Octavio
 * 20) The Great Zapfish Rescued!
 * 21) Calamari Inkantation - Squid Sisters
 * 22) Inkopolis is Saved
 * 23) Splatfest, Here We Come!
 * 24) City of Color - Squid Sisters
 * 25) Ink Me Up - Squid Sisters
 * 26) Squids In Love
 * 27) Octonapped!
 * 28) Inkopolis Cafe
 * 29) Octavio, Brainwashed!
 * 30) Humans, Octofied!
 * 31) Inklings To The Rescue!
 * 32) James Octopus Arrested!
 * 33) Thank you, Inklings!
 * 34) Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Abigail Howard, Justin Long, Kristen Schaal, Maya Rudolph, Danny McBride & Bill Hader
 * 35) Stay Fresh - Wiz Khalifa feat. Panic! At The Disco
 * 36) Kids and Squids - Mitchel Musso
 * 37) Maritime Memory - Squid Sisters
 * 38) Bomb Rush Blush - Callie
 * 39) Tide Goes Out - Marie

Marketing
TBA

Merchandise and other tie-ins
On May 15, 2023, it was revealed that Hartbeat Productions will release a graphic novel based on the film.

A set of 6 Splatoon toys were also sold at McDonald's.

Wicked Cool Toys, the current toy partner for the franchise, released figures and plush toys for retail as well.

Release
Splatoon is scheduled to be released on June 3, 2023 in the United States by Universal Pictures, and in Japan on June 10, 2023 by Toho.

Box office
TBA

Critical response
TBA

Accolades
TBA

Shorts
Splatoon: A Inkling Origins, Splatoon: Octo Run

Specials
Splatoon: Splatoween Party, Splatoon: A Very Merry Squidmas

Sequels
Splatoon 2 (Film), Splatoon 3 (Film)

TV Series
Splatoon: The Animated Series, Splatoon: The Adventures Of Ika & Bloo (TV Series)

Transcript
Splatoon (Film)/Transcript

Trailer Transcripts
Splatoon (Film)/Trailer Transcripts