Metropolis

Metropolis is a 2024 epic family action-adventure romantic comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis from a screenplay by Zemeckis, George R. R. Martin, and Chris Weitz. The film, produced by Walt Disney Pictures, takes place during the year 1989 in the fictional town of Metropolis, California. The film features an ensemble cast including.

Metropolis was released on November 8, 2024 on the Disney+ streaming service.

Casting
Tom Hanks portrays the Narrator of the movie, who chronicles the adventures of the Parkers. Zachary Levi portrays Peter Parker, the protégée of Mr. Osborn, who tasks her with studying the magical properties of friendship and reporting her findings and the main character of the movie. Robert De Niro portrays Frank Parker, Peter's father. Meryl Streep portrays Susan Parker, Peter's mother. Ethan Slater portrays Robert Parker, Peter's younger brother.

Emma Watson portrays Andrea Beaumont, Peter's assistant. Nathan Fillion portrays Apple Jack, an honest apple farmer and one of Peter's friends. Chris Evans portrays Rainbow Blitz, a loyal man with an adventurous spirit and one of Peter's friends. Neil Patrick Harris portrays Elusive, a generous fashion designer and one of Peter's friends. John Krasinski portrays Butterscotch, a kind and timid man who cares for animals and one of Peter's friends. Keegan-Michael Key portrays Berry Bubble, a party-obsessed man filled with joy and laughter and one of Peter's friends.

Angelina Jolie portrays Marge Thompson, the caring daughter of the Thompson family and Peter's girlfriend. Harrison Ford portrays Bart Thompson, the bumbling father of the Thompson family. Glenn Close portrays Lisa Thompson, the intelligent mother of the Thompson family. Joseph Gordon-Levitt portrays Homer Thompson, the son of the Thompson family and Marge's younger brother. Diane Keaton portrays Maggie Thompson, Bart's younger sister, Lisa's sister in-law, and Marge and Homer's aunt. Jeff Daniels portrays David Simpson, the older of the two brothers and one of Peter's friends. Jim Carrey portrays Shane Simpson, David's younger brother and another of Peter's friends.

Sam Rockwell portrays Moe Snuffleupagus, a witty, charming, pickpocket, Peter's long-time rival, and the leader of his gang, who also acts as the gang's getaway driver. Marc Maron portrays Henry Limbs, a sarcastic and cynical safe-cracker, Moe's second-in-command, and best friend. Awkwafina portrays Stella Cheeks, a sharp-tongued and sarcastic expert hacker and a member of Moe's gang. Craig Robinson portrays Lou Starr, a childish and sensitive master of disguise and a member of Moe's gang. Anthony Ramos portrays Pepe Slabs, a short-fused, loose-cannon and the "muscle" of Moe's gang who has a tendency to fart when he is nervous.

Pierce Brosnan portrays Norman Osborn, Peter's mentor. Sean Bean portrays Harry Osborn, Norman's younger brother. John Goodman portrays James P. "Sulley" Sullivan, the mayor of Metropolis. Billy Crystal portrays Michael "Mike" Wazowski, the assistant mayor of Metropolis and Mr. Sullivan's best friend. Matthew McConaughey portrays Conrad Parr, Sally's destructive and misbehaved older brother. Charlize Theron portrays Sally Parr, Conrad's dull, somewhat bossy, rule-obeying and well-behaved younger sister. Yeardley Smith portrays Violet Walden,. Benedict Cumberbatch portrays Peter Sheldon J. Lankton, the Parkers' next-door neighbor. John Malkovich portrays,. Kelsey Grammer portrays,.

Jaeden Martell, Wyatt Oleff, Jack Dylan Grazer, Finn Wolfhard, Sophia Lillis, Chosen Jacobs, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Wolfgang Schaeffer, Jahzir Bruno, Lexi DiBenedetto, Dora Dolphin, Sophia Woodward, Catherine Ashmore Bradley, Morgan McGill, Aubin Bradley, Mia Allan, Ella Allan, Lexi Janicek, and Charlotte Ann Tucker portray Moe's goons. Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy portray Sheldon's three maids.

Soundtrack
Alan Silvestri, a recurring collaborator of Zemeckis', composed the score for the film by writing combinations of instrumental covers of songs from movies, television shows, and stage shows:

Trivia

 * Robert Zemeckis describes the movie as My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic meets The Simpsons meets Back to the Future meets The Odyssey meets Game of Thrones meets The Polar Express meets The Lord of the Rings meets The Bad Guys meets Epic meets Captain America: The First Avenger meets The Dark Knight Rises.
 * The movie has script of episodes and movies:
 * Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Awkwafina, Craig Robinson, and Anthony Ramos portray the five main villains of the movie, alluding to their roles in The Bad Guys (2022), where they play criminals, but unlike that film, they didn't redeem themselves. This movie marks the five actors' first time together since said movie.
 * John Goodman and Billy Crystal portray a top man named James P. Sullivan and his assistant named Mike Wazowski in the movie, alluding to their roles as James P. "Sulley" Sullivan and Mike Wazowski in Monsters, Inc. (2001), Monsters University (2013), and Monsters at Work (2021).
 * Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels portray the main duo in the movie, alluding to their roles as Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne in Dumb and Dumber (1994) and Dumb and Dumber To (2014).
 * This is the fifth time that Tom Hanks has worked with Robert Zemeckis again, the first was with Forrest Gump (1994), the second was with Cast Away (2000), the third was with The Polar Express (2004), and the fourth was with Pinocchio (2022).
 * Matt Groening states in the audio commentary that he was actually worried that people would think Stella playing "Amazing Grace" on a kazoo as the coffin containing Mr. Sullivan is lowered into a vat of acid during the Bad Guys' funeral for Homer (who they believed has died from the exploding gift they gave him) was sacrilegious, but nothing came out of it.
 * The tune was performed by Awkwafina, Stella's actress, in one take. The audio commentary states that it was fortunate that Awkwafina was able to complete the song in one take, as immediately after that, she and the remainder of the cast also broke into uncontrollable laughter, and "we'd have never gotten a second take of it".
 * Stella playing the kazoo is a parody of the funeral for Mr. Spock in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.

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