Warner Siblings

Warner Siblings is a 2004 American live-action/animated action-adventure comedy film directed by Steven Spielberg, produced by Warner Bros. Animation, Amblin Entertainment and Buddy Studios and released by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is produced by Tom Ruegger based on a screenplay by Lucas Crandles and Timothy Nash and a story by Kathleen Chen and Brian Polk.

The film stars the voices of Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell, Tress MacNeille, along with James Marsden, Scarlett Johansson, and more. The film follows the Warner Siblings, Yakko (Paulsen), Wakko (Harnell) and Dot (MacNeille), who had mysteriously ended up in Los Angeles, who are near the Warner Bros. Studios. Meanwhile, a man and a woman, named Joshua (Marsden) and Melissa (Johansson), who, thanks to the mishap, have to keep the siblings hidden from the public.

Warner Siblings was released on November 6, 2004 in the United States. It received mixed reviews, praising its animation, voice cast (particularly Paulsen, Harnell and MacNeille), visual effects and musical score by Julie and Steven Bernstein, though criticized the plot, humor and Marsden's performance. It was a box office success, grossing $1.183 billion worldwide on a $90 million budget, becoming the highest-grossing film of 2004, as well as the highest-grossing live-action/animated film of all time.

Plot
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Live-action cast

 * James Marsden as Joshua O'Brien
 * Scarlett Johansson as Melissa O'Brien
 * Steve Martin as Mr. Chairman. He reprises the role for the film and will return as the main antagonist.
 * Benedict Cumberbatch as Professor Cumber
 * Andrew Garfield as Cool Guy
 * Kelsey Grammer as Thaddeus Plotz
 * Hank Azaria as Dr. Scratchansniff
 * John C. Reilly as Ralph T. Guard
 * Cal Brunker as himself (cameo)
 * Bob Barlen as himself (cameo)

Voice cast

 * Rob Paulsen as Yakko Warner
 * Jess Harnell as Wakko Warner
 * Tress MacNeille as Dot Warner
 * Sherri Stoner as Slappy Squirrel
 * Nathan Ruegger as Skippy Squirrel
 * Maurice LaMarche, John Mariano and Chick Vennera as Squit, Bobby and Pesto

Development
During the production of Looney Tunes: Back in Action in 2002, Steven Spielberg had met up with Tom Ruegger. Spielberg, who was creator of The Animaniacs in 1993, had speculations of making a film. Warner Bros. Pictures, who owned the show and characters, had agreed on a contract with Amblin Entertainment.

Animation
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Live Action Casting
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Voice Casting
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Music
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Soundtrack
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Release
Warner Siblings had its premiere on September 21, 2004 at the 29th Toronto International Film Festival. It later had its theatrical release in the United States on November 6, 2004, followed by an international release on November 10, 2004. It was rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for rude humor, mild violence, language, and some peril.

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Home media
Warner Siblings was released on DVD and VHS on February 21, 2005, followed by a Blu-ray release on July 8, 2008. The DVD and Blu-ray included an original short film featuring Yakko, Wakko and Dot Warner, a behind-the-scenes featurette, a commentary with director Steven Spielberg and actor James Marsden, and includes 5.1 Dolby Digital audio, in English, French and Spanish.

Critical response
As of October 27, 2022, Warner Siblings has a reported approval rating of 56% on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 218 critics, with an average rating of 5.5/10. Its critical consensus reads: "It follows the same formula as Looney Tunes: Back In Action, but Warner Siblings ' take on the subgenre fails poorly, but its cast doesn't fail to impress." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 45 out of 100 based on 19 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore assigned the film an average grade of "A-" on its A+ to F scale.

Box office
Warner Siblings opened on November 6, 2004 in the United States in 3,101 theatres. It grossed $390.5 million in the United States and Canada and $793 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $1.183 billion on its budget of $90 million. The film became the highest-grossing film of 2004, overtaking Shrek 2, and became the highest-grossing live-action/animated film of all time.

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