Lola Bunny (film)

Lola Bunny is a 2019 American animated action comedy film directed by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane, produced by Warner Animation Group and Buddy Animation and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film is produced by Joe Pytka based on a story by Malcolm D. Lee, and is based on the 1996 film Space Jam by Leo Benvenuti, Steve Rudnick, Timothy Harris and Herschel Weingrod. It stars the voices of Kath Soucie, Billy West, Dee Bradley Baker and more.

23 years after Space Jam hit theatres in 1996, producer Joe Pytka had plans of a film centered on one of the characters of the film, Lola Bunny. Principal animation began in July 2017 and wrapped in September 2019. Terence Nance and Malcolm D. Lee were executive producers of the film.

Lola Bunny was theatrically released in the United States on November 12, 2019. It received positive reviews from critics, praising its animation, voice cast (particularly Soucie and West), musical score, humor, plot, and tone. It was also a box office success, grossing $812 million worldwide on a $100 million budget.

Plot
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Cast

 * Kath Soucie as Lola Bunny

Production
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Release
Originally scheduled for a June 2019 release, Lola Bunny was pushed back to November 12, 2019. It had its world premiere in Australia on November 4, 2019 and was theatrically released in the United States on November 12.

Marketing
Prior to the film's release, film release posters were shown across multiple film theatres in the United States, Canada, and Southern America. Additional release posters were shown in European, Australasian and Arabic countries, excluding North Korea and Mainland China. Toy manufacturers Mattel, Hasbro and Spin Master Entertainment produced and sold toys worldwide in retailers, including Walmart and Target. Large fast food chains, including McDonald's and Burger King, included toys with kids' meals, and included characters shown in the film.

Home media
Lola Bunny was released onto DVD, Blu-ray, 4K UHD Blu-ray and Digital on March 14, 2020 by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, amid the coronavirus pandemic. It only sold 1.6 million copies on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K UHD Blu-ray combined before all retailers were shut down in March 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic. It included a behind-the-scenes, a commentary with directors Nick Bruno and Troy Quane, an interview with the cast and crew of the film, and two animated music videos, featuring the songs "Believer" by Imagine Dragons and "Hymn for the Weekend" by Coldplay.

Critical response
Lola Bunny received mostly positive reviews from critics upon release. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports an approval rating of 78% based on 247 critic reviews, with an average rating of 6.6/10. Its critical consensus reads: "Decently animated, with a talented voice cast, Lola Bunny 's comedy is at its peak with Kath Soucie's incredible voice acting, and has plenty of room for improvement compared to Space Jam." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 66 out of 100 based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore assigned the film a rare grade of "A+" on its A+ to F scale.

Box office
Lola Bunny was released theatrically on November 12, 2019 in the United States. It grossed $301.4 million in the United States and Canada and $511.6 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $812 million.

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