Rio is a 2011 American 3D computer-animated musical adventure-comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and directed by Carlos Saldanha. The title refers to the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, where the film is set. The film features the voices of Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro, Jemaine Clement, George Lopez, Tracy Morgan and Jamie Foxx.
It tells the story of Blu (Eisenberg), a domesticated male Spix’s macaw who is taken to Rio de Janeiro to mate with a free-spirited female Spix’s macaw, Jewel (Hathaway). The two eventually fall in love, and together they have to escape from being smuggled by Nigel (Clement), a cockatoo. The theme song, “Telling the World,” was performed by Taio Cruz.
- Starring : Anne Hathaway / Jesse Eisenberg
- Genre : Animation / Adventure / Comedy / Crime / Family / Musical
- Country : United States / Brazil
- Language : English / Portuguese
- Director : Carlos Saldanha
- Production : Twentieth Century Fox Animation / Blue Sky Studios
- Distributor : Twentieth Century Fox / 20th Century Fox Argentina / 20th Century Fox / 20th Century Fox de Venezuela / Forum Cinemas / Gemini Film / Odeon / Sea Movies / Twentieth Century Fox C.I.S. / Warner Bros. / myTheater / 20th Century Fox Entertainment / 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment / 20th Television / ABC Family / American Broadcasting Company (ABC) / Cartoon Network / Castello Lopes Multimédia / Discovery Family Channel / Disney Channel / Disney XD / FS Film / Film1 / Fox Network / HBO Max / Italia 1 / Nickelodeon Network / Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Rio movie
Rio release date
- April 7, 2011 : United Arab Emirates
- April 7, 2011 : Switzerland (German speaking region)
- April 7, 2011 : Germany
- April 7, 2011 : Israel
- April 7, 2011 : Philippines
- April 7, 2011 : Singapore
- April 8, 2011 : Australia
- April 8, 2011 : Spain
- April 8, 2011 : UK
- April 8, 2011 : Ireland
- April 8, 2011 : India
- April 8, 2011 : Sweden
- April 13, 2011 : France
- April 15, 2011 : Canada
- April 15, 2011 : USA
- September 25, 2011 : USA (Woodstock Film Festival)
- December 14, 2011 : Japan (DVD premiere)
Rio cast
- Karen Disher as Mother Bird (voice)
- Jason Fricchione as Truck Driver (voice)
- Sofia Scarpa Saldanha as Young Linda (voice)
- Leslie Mann as Linda (voice)
- Kelly Keaton as Bookstore Customer / Lady Tourist (voice)
- Jesse Eisenberg as Blu (voice)
- Wanda Sykes as Chloe (The Goose)(voice)
- Jane Lynch as Alice (The Other Goose)(voice)
- Rodrigo Santoro as Tulio / Soccer Announcer (voice)
- Gracinha Leporace as Dr. Barbosa (voice)
- Jamie Foxx as Nico (voice)
- Will.i.am as Pedro (voice)(as will.i.am)
- Phil Miler as Aviary Intern / Waiter (voice)
- Anne Hathaway as Jewel (voice)
- Bernardo De Paula as Sylvio / Kipo (voice)(as Bernardo de Paula)
Saldanha developed his first story concept of Rio in 1995, in which a penguin is washed up in Rio. Saldanha learned of the production of the films Happy Feet (2006) and Surf’s Up (2007), and changed the concept to involve macaws and their environments in Rio. He proposed his idea to Chris Wedge in 2006, and the project was set up at Blue Sky. The main voice actors were approached in 2009. During production, the crew visited Rio de Janeiro and also consulted with an expert on macaws at the Bronx Zoo to study their movements.
Rio premiered on March 22, 2011 in Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro, followed by its general release on April 15, 2011 by 20th Century Fox. The film received moderately positive reviews from film critics, who praised the visuals, voice acting and music. The film was also a box office success, grossing over $143 million in the United States and $484 million worldwide. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song for the song “Real in Rio”, but lost to the other nominee, “Man or Muppet” from The Muppets. A sequel, Rio 2, was released on April 11, 2014.
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