The Ryan's World Movie

"The Ryan's World Movie" is an American-Japanese live-action-animated film based on the internet franchise Ryan's World. Produced by Sunlight Entertainment, and distributed by Paramount Pictures and Pocket.Watch, it was released on July 3, 2023.

Plot
Ryan is preparing to meet his friends in the Virtual World. He meets his cartoon friends, who tell him that their home city is filled with crime, after enemies such as Packrat and Dark Titan take over the world and enslave the population. The friends must help each other and save their world.

Cast

 * Ryan Kaji - Ryan, additional voices
 * Loann Kaji - Mommy
 * Shion Kaji - Daddy
 * Emma Kaji - Emma
 * Kate Kaji - Kate
 * Julia Stockton - Gus, Alpha Lexa, additional voices
 * Bradley William Smith - Combo, Packrat, Robo-Combo, Sheldon, additional voices
 * Jose David Ramos - Peck, Big Gil, Dark Titan, additional voices
 * Brianna Jaynes - Moe, Coco, additional voices

Home Video
The film was released on Netflix, Paramount+ and on DVD in the United States, Canada and the UK on November 9, 2023. The DVD included extras such as deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes footage and audio commentaries.

Production Notes
During production, ABC News reported that some of the cast had gone on strike, protesting that they weren't being paid enough to star in a feature. The studio publicly mulled replacing them with new actors, not just for the movie, but for the rest of the franchise too. Eventually, a deal was reached and the cast reprised their roles again.

Production on the movie started in October 2022 and ended on May 5, 2023.

Reception
Reviews of the film were mixed to positive. On Rotten Tomatoes, it currently has a rating of 63% from selected critics with an average reviewer score of 6.14/10 and a slightly better rating of 69% from top critics on the site with an average reviewer score of 6.2/10. The site's consensus reads: "It plays like an extended episode, but The Ryan's World Movie is still lots of fun." On Metacritic, the film currently has a rating of 65 out of 100, which indicates "generally favorable reviews." On IMDb, it gained a 6.5/10 rating based on 7,874 votes.

However, it was also criticized by some for its violence, which many felt was too extreme and highly inappropriate for a family-oriented film. The most negative review was from the show "Ebert and Roeper." Roger Ebert said the film was upsetting to watch after the 9/11 attacks, and Richard Roeper called it a freaky and annoying little film.