Moshi Monsters: The Movie

Moshi Monsters: The Movie

Cast: Keith Wickham, Tom Clarke Hill, Emma Tate
Directors: Wip Vernooij, Morgan Francis
Genre: Animation, Family
Running Time: 81 minutes

Synopsis: Taking the leap from the small screen to the big screen, the global kids' phenomenon is getting ready for its theatrical debut in the UK and Ireland this December in Moshi Monsters: The Movie. The animated feature will see the six lead monsters travel across the weird and wonderful world of Moshi on a fun-filled, roarsome adventure.

Join Katsuma, Poppet and all the gang in a race against time to collect the ransom for an ancient and extremely rare Moshling egg, which has been stolen by the evil Dr Strangeglove.

With never before seen Moshlings, our favourite Moshi Monsters will prove they can overcome even the greatest of odds when they stand together.

Moshi Monsters: The Movie
Release Date: February 20th, 2014

Production Background

After its huge success as an online game, with attendant success in merchandising and licensing, Moshi Monsters had gained a substantial and loyal fan base. Mind Candy had created a vast world and CEO Michael Acton Smith and Chief Creative/ Headwriter/ Director of Moshiology Steve Cleverley both believed that it warranted further exploration. They wanted to turn our Moshi avatars into movie stars. With that in mind, they started talking to various producers about Moshi Monsters: The Movie.

Jocelyn Stevenson, a UK-based producer with many years' experience in the kids media industry, was charged with overseeing the production that would help deepen the property's relationship with its fans, introduce it to people who were unfamiliar with it and expand its reach.

Wip Vernooij had been the animator/director on all of the Moshi music videos and Sanj Sen (with Steve Cleverley) had composed all of the Moshi music to date. As all were eager to work on the film, the decision was made to produce in-house, with Wip directing, Steve co-writing with Jocelyn and Sanj producing the score. Giles Healy was also hired to steer the ship out of the harbour and keep it on course.

Spider Eye Studios were bought on board to do the animation. The aim was to create a '2 1/2 D animation" – i.e. animated in Celaction with many background elements in 3D. Mind Candy was also committed to supporting the UK animation industry, so Spider Eye was the perfect choice.

A significant part of bringing the Moshi Monsters to life was giving them real, character voices – as opposed to the amusing but incomprehensible gobbledeegook used in-game. As well as new cast, many of those involved in the in-game dialogue or on the Music Rox album (Tom Clarke-Hill (Furi, Roary), Phillipa Alexander (Poppet) and Ashley Slater (Dr Strangeglove, Zommer). Rajesh David (Bobbi SingSong) and, of course, Steve Cleverley (Sweet Tooth)) came back to develop their character voices further.

About Moshi Monsters

With 80 million registered users in 150 territories worldwide, Moshi Monsters™ - the online world of adoptable pet monsters for boys and girls aged 6-12 – has become a global phenomenon.

Children choose from one of six virtual pet monsters that they can adopt, customise and nurture. Players can navigate their way around Monstro City with their pet, taking the daily puzzle challenge to earn -Rox' (virtual currency), playing games, solving Super Moshi Missions, personalising their room, showing off their artwork, reading stories and communicating with friends in a safe environment.

For more information visit www.moshimonsters.com

Moshi Monsters: The Movie
Release Date: February 20th, 2014