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{{short description|2018 film by Will Gluck}} |
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| name = Peter Rabbit |
| name = Peter Rabbit |
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| based on = {{based on|[[Peter Rabbit]]|[[Beatrix Potter]]}} |
| based on = {{based on|[[Peter Rabbit]]|[[Beatrix Potter]]}} |
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| starring = {{Plainlist| |
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* [[Rose Byrne]] |
* [[Rose Byrne]] |
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* [[Domhnall Gleeson]] |
* [[Domhnall Gleeson]] |
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* [[Sam Neill]] |
* [[Sam Neill]] |
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* [[James Corden]] |
* [[James Corden]] |
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| narrator = |
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| music = [[Dominic Lewis]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Dominic Lewis to Score 'Peter Rabbit'|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2017/09/05/dominic-lewis-to-score-will-glucks-peter-rabbit/|accessdate=September 6, 2017|newspaper=Film Music Reporter|date=September 5, 2017|author=filmmusicreporter}}</ref> |
| music = [[Dominic Lewis]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Dominic Lewis to Score 'Peter Rabbit'|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2017/09/05/dominic-lewis-to-score-will-glucks-peter-rabbit/|accessdate=September 6, 2017|newspaper=Film Music Reporter|date=September 5, 2017|author=filmmusicreporter}}</ref> |
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| cinematography = [[Peter Menzies Jr.]] |
| cinematography = [[Peter Menzies Jr.]] |
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| distributor = [[Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group#Sony Pictures Releasing|Sony Pictures Releasing]] |
| distributor = [[Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group#Sony Pictures Releasing|Sony Pictures Releasing]] |
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| released = {{film date|2018|2| |
| released = {{film date|2018|2|2|[[The Grove at Farmers Market|The Grove]]|2018|2|09|United States|2018|3|22|Australia}} |
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| runtime = 95 minutes<!-- Theatrical runtime: 94:34--><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/peter-rabbit-2018|title=PETER RABBIT (PG)|publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification|BBFC]]|date=February 6, 2018|accessdate=March 23, 2018}}</ref> |
| runtime = 95 minutes<!-- Theatrical runtime: 94:34--><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/peter-rabbit-2018|title=PETER RABBIT (PG)|publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification|BBFC]]|date=February 6, 2018|accessdate=March 23, 2018}}</ref> |
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| country = United States<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/peter-rabbit-v670077|title=Peter Rabbit (2018)|work=[[AllMovie]]|publisher=[[RhythmOne]]|accessdate=May 9, 2017}}</ref> |
| country = United States<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/peter-rabbit-v670077|title=Peter Rabbit (2018)|work=[[AllMovie]]|publisher=[[RhythmOne]]|accessdate=May 9, 2017}}</ref> |
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| gross = $351.2 million<ref name="BOM">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=peterrabbit.htm|title=''Peter Rabbit'' (2018) |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] |accessdate=August 20, 2018}}</ref> |
| gross = $351.2 million<ref name="BOM">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=peterrabbit.htm|title=''Peter Rabbit'' (2018) |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] |accessdate=August 20, 2018}}</ref> |
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'''''Peter Rabbit''''' is a 2018 American [[Live-action animated film|live-action/computer-animated]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Will Gluck]] and written by Rob Lieber and Gluck, based on the stories of [[Peter Rabbit]] created by [[Beatrix Potter]]. The film stars the voice of [[James Corden]] as the title character, with [[Rose Byrne]], [[Domhnall Gleeson]], [[Sam Neill]], [[Daisy Ridley]], [[Elizabeth Debicki]], and [[Margot Robbie]] also starring. |
'''''Peter Rabbit''''' is a 2018 American [[Live-action animated film|live-action/computer-animated]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Will Gluck]] and written by Rob Lieber and Gluck, based on the stories of [[Peter Rabbit]] created by [[Beatrix Potter]]. The film stars the voice of [[James Corden]] as the title character, with [[Rose Byrne]], [[Domhnall Gleeson]], [[Sam Neill]], [[Daisy Ridley]], [[Elizabeth Debicki]], and [[Margot Robbie]] also co-starring. The film was released on February 9, 2018, and eventually grossed $351.2 million worldwide. A direct sequel is also commenced to follow up and has already been announced as of May 4, 2018 and is currently in pre-production which has been set and scheduled to be released at sometime on April 3, 2020. Although, it was initially scheduled and planned to be released on February 7, 2020. |
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The film was released on February 9, 2018, and grossed $351 million worldwide. It received mixed to positive reviews from critics, with many praising the performances, direction and musical score, while criticizing the inconsistent tone. A [[Peter Rabbit 2|sequel]] is set to be released on February 7, 2020. |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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⚫ | Based in England's [[Lake District]], [[Peter Rabbit]], the eldest family member and head of his whole rabbit clan, his younger cousin [[Benjamin Bunny]], and his other 3 younger bunny triplet sisters [[Flopsy]], [[Mopsy]] and [[Cotton-Tail]], are spending most of their happy days picking on Mr. Joe McGregor and stealing lots of vegetables from his nice big fertile and beautiful green garden. They are also loyally close friends with a local country woman named Bea, who spends most of her time painting pictures of the cheerful and mischievous yet adorable rabbits as well as painting out the surrounding nature. Bea also takes on a mother-like relationship with the rabbits due to the death of their parents, who were killed by McGregor. One day, Peter is forced to leave his blue jacket in McGregor's garden and goes back to retrieve it. McGregor eventually spots and catches him, but suddenly dies of a heart attack due to several decades of unhealthy eating habits. Enthralled, Peter happily invites all of the local wildlife animals and pleasingly takes over McGregor's manor along with his other joyful animal friends. |
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Meanwhile in [[London]], McGregor's great |
Meanwhile in [[London]], McGregor's great grandnephew Thomas McGregor, an uptight, controlling workaholic, works at the toy department of the [[Harrods]] department store where he waits for a promotion to associate general manager. He indifferently accepts the breaking news about his great granduncle's death, someone whom he was completely unaware of, but is infuriated over losing the promotion to a lazy grandnephew of the managing director and is eventually fired for losing his temper. His now-former manager encourages him to get a hobby and spend some time in the country. |
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When Thomas learns that his great |
When Thomas finds and learns that his late great granduncle's manor is greatly valuable and that he's inherited it, he then decides to appraise and prepare it for resale in order to start his own toy store and also to get even with his former employers. He kicks out Peter and his friends and begins to upgrade the security of the garden wall and gates, despite Bea's objections. When Peter and Benjamin sneak back into the garden, Thomas catches the latter and attempts to bring off and drown Benjamin in a distant river. His cousins eventually go out of their way and rescue him. Thomas instead accidentally drops a prized set of binoculars that Bea had given him earlier, forcing him to retrieve it. |
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Thomas and Peter then clash out as they both start a war with each other by setting up traps and other offensive nuisances. Thomas and Bea do also end up falling in love with each other, which causes Peter to become even more jealous and wanting to separate them even more so. This all culminates when Peter rewires an electric fence set up by Thomas, prompting Thomas to throw dynamite at Peter's burrow. Thomas then attacks Peter in the garden, telling Peter that his antics caused him to become aggressive. When Peter detonates the dynamite to prove to Bea that Thomas was using it, he ends up knocking down the tree on top of the burrow, which crushes Bea's art studio. Bea, ignoring Thomas’s reasonable explanation of his quarrel with the rabbits, breaks up with him, and he goes back to London to work at Harrods again. |
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Peter feels |
Peter feels bad for what he has done, and upon learning that Bea intends to leave the neighborhood, he and Benjamin head to London to find Thomas at Harrods. Tricking Thomas into believing that he was actually imagining the rabbits’ bizarre ability to communicate, Peter sorrowfully apologizes for his part of the conflict and convinces Thomas to follow his heart. They both then together rush back to the country, where Peter shows Bea the detonator and presses it for her to see for herself, confirming Thomas’s previous claims that the rabbits were actually the ones who were responsible for the explosion. Peter and Thomas apologize to each other and convince Bea not to leave her home. |
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Wishing to remain with Bea, Thomas no longer wants to sell the manor but discovers that an unpleasant wealthy couple had already bought the house and finalized the sale. Peter and his friends use their tricks to force the couple out of the house, allowing Thomas to move back in. Thomas and Bea resume their relationship, and |
Wishing to remain with Bea, Thomas no longer wants to sell the manor but discovers that an unpleasant wealthy couple had already bought the house and have already finalized the deal of sale. And so, Peter and his all of friends use their sneaky tricks and tactics in order to force the new couple out of the house, thus allowing Thomas and Bea to move back in. Thomas and Bea eventually move back in together on and resume their loving relationship, and Thomas also now and finally permits about and over all of the local wildlife animals here to freely take food from the vast green garden that is previously owned by his former and legendary great granduncle for now on and while as long as it's within any valid grounds and good reason. Peter and his loving and caring family do also happily restore the whole burrow along with Bea and Thomas’s help. Thomas then goes on and prominently sets up his own toy shop in the village, where Bea favorably showcases all of her most valued and treasured illustrations of all of the cute and yet adorable little rabbits. |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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[[File:James Corden and Daisy Ridley 2018.jpg|thumb|[[James Corden]] and [[Daisy Ridley]].]] |
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===Voice Cast=== |
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* [[James Corden]] as [[Peter Rabbit]] |
* [[James Corden]] as [[Peter Rabbit]] |
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* [[Margot Robbie]] as [[Flopsy Rabbit]] and the Narrator |
* [[Margot Robbie]] as [[Flopsy Rabbit]] and the [[Narrator]] |
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* [[Elizabeth Debicki]] as Mopsy Rabbit |
* [[Elizabeth Debicki]] as [[Mopsy Rabbit]] |
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* [[Daisy Ridley]] as |
* [[Daisy Ridley]] as [[Cotton-Tail Rabbit]] |
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* Colin Moody as Benjamin Bunny |
* [[Colin Moody]] as [[Benjamin Bunny]] |
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* [[Sia (musician)|Sia]] as [[Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle]] |
* [[Sia (musician)|Sia]] as [[Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle]] |
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* [[Domhnall Gleeson]] as [[Mr. Jeremy Fisher]] |
* [[Domhnall Gleeson]] as [[Mr. Jeremy Fisher]] |
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* [[Fayssal Bazzi]] as [[Mr. Tod]] |
* [[Fayssal Bazzi]] as [[Mr. Tod]] |
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* [[Ewen Leslie]] as [[Pigling Bland]] |
* [[Ewen Leslie]] as [[Pigling Bland]] |
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* Christian Gazal as Felix |
* [[Christian Gazal]] as [[Felix the Deer]] |
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* [[Rachel Ward]] as [[Josephine Rabbit]] |
* [[Rachel Ward]] as [[Josephine Rabbit]] |
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* [[Bryan Brown]] as Peter's father |
* [[Bryan Brown]] as [[Peter's father]] |
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* [[David Wenham]] as [[Johnny Town |
* [[David Wenham]] as [[Johnny the Town Mouse]] |
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* Will Reichelt as JW Rooster |
* [[Will Reichelt]] as [[JW Rooster]] |
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The Singing Sparrows were voiced by Jessica Freedman, [[Shana Halligan]], Katharine Hoye, [[Chris Mann (singer)|Chris Mann]], Chad Reisser and Fletcher Sheridan. |
The Singing Sparrows were voiced by [[Jessica Freedman]], [[Shana Halligan]], [[Katharine Hoye]], [[Chris Mann (singer)|Chris Mann]], [[Chad Reisser]] and [[Fletcher Sheridan]]. |
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==Production== |
==Production== |
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⚫ | The film was first revealed in April 2015 through email leaks as a result of the [[Sony Pictures hack]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Tweedie|first1=Steven|title=Leaked Sony emails reveal 'Peter Rabbit' feature film is in the works|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/sony-making-peter-rabbit-feature-film-2015-4|accessdate=October 31, 2016|work=Business Insider|date=April 17, 2015}}</ref> The official announcement of the film then came on and about that December of the same year.<ref name=Dec2015CS>{{cite news|last1=Perry|first1=Spencer|title=Emoji Movie, Animated Spider-Man and Peter Rabbit Get Release Dates|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/642987-sony-animation-dates-the-emoji-movie-delays-animated-spider-man|accessdate=December 23, 2015|work=ComingSoon.net|publisher=[[CraveOnline Media]]|date=December 22, 2015|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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===Development=== |
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⚫ | The film was first revealed in April 2015 through email leaks as a result of the [[Sony Pictures hack]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Tweedie|first1=Steven|title=Leaked Sony emails reveal 'Peter Rabbit' feature film is in the works|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/sony-making-peter-rabbit-feature-film-2015-4|accessdate=October 31, 2016|work=Business Insider|date=April 17, 2015}}</ref> The official announcement of the film came that December.<ref name=Dec2015CS>{{cite news|last1=Perry|first1=Spencer|title=Emoji Movie, Animated Spider-Man and Peter Rabbit Get Release Dates|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/642987-sony-animation-dates-the-emoji-movie-delays-animated-spider-man|accessdate=December 23, 2015|work=ComingSoon.net|publisher=[[CraveOnline Media]]|date=December 22, 2015|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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⚫ | In August 2016, [[Will Gluck]] was also reported to direct the film from a script that is also written by both him and [[Rob Lieber]]. [[James Corden]] was eventually cast to voice Peter Rabbit, and [[Rose Byrne]] was also selected to play one of the live-action screen roles as well as providing the voice for one of the talking animals.<ref name="Aug2016THR">{{cite news|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|last2=Siegel|first2=Tatiana|title=James Corden, Rose Byrne in Talks to Star in Sony's 'Peter Rabbit'|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/james-corden-rose-byrne-talks-917284|accessdate=August 7, 2016|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|date=August 4, 2016}}</ref> Gluck produced the film along with Zareh Nalbandian of [[Animal Logic]], which will be providing the visual effects and animation for the film.<ref name="Aug2016THR" /> |
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In August 2016, [[Will Gluck]] was reported to direct from a script by Gluck and Rob Lieber. |
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===Casting=== |
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⚫ | In August 2016, [[James Corden]] was cast to voice Peter Rabbit, and [[Rose Byrne]] was selected to play one of the live-action roles.<ref name="Aug2016THR">{{cite news|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|last2=Siegel|first2=Tatiana|title=James Corden, Rose Byrne in Talks to Star in Sony's 'Peter Rabbit'|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/james-corden-rose-byrne-talks-917284|accessdate=August 7, 2016|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|date=August 4, 2016}}</ref> |
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[[Daisy Ridley]] and [[Elizabeth Debicki]] joined the cast in September 2016, and |
[[Daisy Ridley]] and [[Elizabeth Debicki]] also joined up with the cast in September 2016, and the live-action production of the film was eventually scheduled to commence in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]], in January 2017.<ref name="Sep2016V">{{cite news|last1=Kroll|first1=Justin|title=Daisy Ridley, Elizabeth Debicki Join ‘Peter Rabbit’ Live-Action/Animated Pic (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/daisy-ridley-elizabeth-debicki-peter-rabbit-1201869183/|accessdate=September 27, 2016|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Penske Business Media]]|date=September 26, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Gaul|first1=Lou|url=http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/life-style/extras/wish-list-bruce-willis-to-fill-charles-bronson-s-shoes/article_fbda6c74-8bfc-11e6-bcff-333a02ff3d97.html|work=[[Burlington County Times]]|publisher=[[GateHouse Media]]|title='Wish' list: Bruce Willis to fill Charles Bronson's shoes|date=October 14, 2016|accessdate=October 30, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Evry|first1=Max|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/769961-peter-rabbit-movie-coming-from-columbia-pictures|title=Peter Rabbit Movie Coming from Columbia Pictures|work=ComingSoon.net|publisher=[[CraveOnline Media]]|date=September 26, 2016|accessdate=October 30, 2016}}</ref> The next month, [[Domhnall Gleeson]] was then cast as Thomas McGregor, the only surviving relative and true descendent of the original Mr. Joe McGregor, and [[Margot Robbie]] had also joined the cast, expected to voice another one of the prominent bunnies.<ref name="GleesonCast">{{cite news|last1=Galuppo|first1=Mia|title=Domhnall Gleeson to Play Mr McGregor in Live-Action 'Peter Rabbit'|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/domhnall-gleeson-play-mr-mcgregor-939327|accessdate=October 22, 2016|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|date=October 18, 2016}}</ref><ref name="RobbieCast">{{cite news|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|last2=Ford|first2=Rebecca|title=Margot Robbie in Talks to Join 'Peter Rabbit' Film (Exclusive)|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/margot-robbie-talks-join-peter-rabbit-film-940810|accessdate=October 25, 2016|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|date=October 24, 2016}}</ref> In November of that same year, [[Sia (musician)|Sia]] was also cast as Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle.<ref name="auto">{{cite tweet|user=Sia|number=928019500422893569|title=The new UK trailer for #PeterRabbitMovie has arrived! Catch Sia as Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle in 2018 - Team Siapic.twitter.com/2fNIdnJwX5|author=[[Sia (musician)|Sia]]|date=November 7, 2017|accessdate=April 6, 2018}}</ref> |
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The next month, [[Domhnall Gleeson]] was cast as Thomas McGregor, the descendant of the original Mr. McGregor, and [[Margot Robbie]] joined the cast, expected to voice a bunny.<ref name="GleesonCast">{{cite news|last1=Galuppo|first1=Mia|title=Domhnall Gleeson to Play Mr McGregor in Live-Action 'Peter Rabbit'|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/domhnall-gleeson-play-mr-mcgregor-939327|accessdate=October 22, 2016|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|date=October 18, 2016}}</ref><ref name="RobbieCast">{{cite news|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|last2=Ford|first2=Rebecca|title=Margot Robbie in Talks to Join 'Peter Rabbit' Film (Exclusive)|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/margot-robbie-talks-join-peter-rabbit-film-940810|accessdate=October 25, 2016|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|date=October 24, 2016}}</ref> In November, [[Sia (musician)|Sia]] was cast as Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle.<ref name="auto">{{cite tweet|user=Sia|number=928019500422893569|title=The new UK trailer for #PeterRabbitMovie has arrived! Catch Sia as Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle in 2018 - Team Siapic.twitter.com/2fNIdnJwX5|author=[[Sia (musician)|Sia]]|date=November 7, 2017|accessdate=April 6, 2018}}</ref> |
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===Filming=== |
===Filming=== |
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On December 18, 2016, a first image of the title character, along with the film's logo, was revealed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://screenrant.com/peter-rabbit-movie-first-look/|title=Peter Rabbit Images Offers First Look at New Beatrix Potter Adaptation|date=December 18, 2016|accessdate=December 19, 2016|work=[[Screen Rant]]|last=Chipman|first=Bob}}</ref> Production began in December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.movieinsider.com/m13927/peter-rabbit|title=''PETER RABBIT''|accessdate=December 30, 2016|work=[[Movie Insider]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Anderton|first1=Ethan|title=Peter Rabbit First Look Photo Shows Off The Bunny Voice by James Corden|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/peter-rabbit-first-look-photo/|accessdate=January 11, 2017|work=[[/Film]]|date=December 17, 2016}}</ref> Live action scenes were filmed at [[Centennial Park, New South Wales|Centennial Park]] in [[Sydney]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Rose Byrne, look alike body double, Domhnall Gleeson begin filming for Peter Rabbit in Centennial Park|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/rose-byrne-and-her-look-alike-body-double-hop-into-action-for-filming-of-peter-rabbit-in-centennial-park/news-story/46eeffcf9e1f1c68979ff1e42bae5646|accessdate=January 11, 2017|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]|publisher=[[News Corp Australia]]|date=January 10, 2017}}</ref> In March 2017, filming took place at [[ |
On December 18, 2016, a first image of the title character, along with the film's logo, was revealed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://screenrant.com/peter-rabbit-movie-first-look/|title=Peter Rabbit Images Offers First Look at New Beatrix Potter Adaptation|date=December 18, 2016|accessdate=December 19, 2016|work=[[Screen Rant]]|last=Chipman|first=Bob}}</ref> Production began in December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.movieinsider.com/m13927/peter-rabbit|title=''PETER RABBIT''|accessdate=December 30, 2016|work=[[Movie Insider]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Anderton|first1=Ethan|title=Peter Rabbit First Look Photo Shows Off The Bunny Voice by James Corden|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/peter-rabbit-first-look-photo/|accessdate=January 11, 2017|work=[[/Film]]|date=December 17, 2016}}</ref> Live action scenes were filmed at [[Centennial Park, New South Wales|Centennial Park]] in [[Sydney]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Rose Byrne, look alike body double, Domhnall Gleeson begin filming for Peter Rabbit in Centennial Park|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/rose-byrne-and-her-look-alike-body-double-hop-into-action-for-filming-of-peter-rabbit-in-centennial-park/news-story/46eeffcf9e1f1c68979ff1e42bae5646|accessdate=January 11, 2017|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]|publisher=[[News Corp Australia]]|date=January 10, 2017}}</ref> In March 2017, filming took place at [[Mortuary railway station, Sydney]], which was depicted as [[London Paddington station]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Crofts|first=Cassie|url=http://www.smooth.com.au/news/clone-sydneysiders-are-freaking-out-over-new-signs-central-station |title=These new signs at Central station are freaking Sydneysiders out |work=[[Smoothfm]] |publisher=[[NOVA Entertainment]] |date=March 8, 2017 |accessdate=April 6, 2018}}</ref> |
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===Visual effects=== |
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Gluck produced the film along with Zareh Nalbandian of [[Animal Logic]], which will be providing the visual effects and animation for the film.<ref name="Aug2016THR" /> |
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==Release== |
==Release== |
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''Peter Rabbit'' was originally scheduled to be released on |
''Peter Rabbit'' was originally scheduled to be released on February 16, 2018, alongside ''[[Black Panther (film)|Black Panther]]''<ref name="Dec2015CS" />, but it was instead moved up to February 9, 2018, just one week ahead of its then other newly-direct principal challenger and more fiercely chief cinematic competitor.<ref>{{cite web|title=Peter Rabbit|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/movie/peter-rabbit-2018|work=ComingSoon.net|publisher=[[CraveOnline Media]]|accessdate=12 February 2018}}</ref> |
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===Trailer |
===Trailer Criticism=== |
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The first trailer received negative feedback from critics and fans of the character, many of whom labelled the film as being too modern and insulting to Beatrix Potter's works. [[Collider (website)|Collider]] called the trailer "garbage" and a "low brow 'comedy' cringe fest".<ref>{{cite web|first=Dave|last=Trombore|title=First |
The first trailer of the film received negative feedback from many critics and fans of the character, many of whom had initially labelled the film as being too modern and rather somewhat insulting to Beatrix Potter's original works. [[Collider (website)|Collider]] called the trailer "garbage" and a "low brow 'comedy' cringe fest".<ref>{{cite web|first=Dave|last=Trombore|title=First ‘Peter Rabbit’ Trailer Gives Us Another Reason to Be Mad at James Corden|url=http://collider.com/peter-rabbit-trailer|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|publisher=Complex Media|date=September 21, 2017|accessdate=November 3, 2017}}</ref> |
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Stuart Heritage from ''[[The Guardian]]'' stated that "the ''Peter Rabbit'' film looks like the result of some blisteringly inept manhandling [...] there's something genuinely harrowing about the sight of ''Peter Rabbit'' – gentle, Edwardian Peter Rabbit – thoughtlessly injuring some birds, or grabbing a pile of lettuce leaves and making it rain like a banker in a strip club |
Stuart Heritage from ''[[The Guardian]]'' stated that "the ''Peter Rabbit'' film looks like the result of some blisteringly inept manhandling [...] there's something genuinely harrowing about the sight of ''Peter Rabbit'' – gentle, Edwardian Peter Rabbit – thoughtlessly injuring some birds, or grabbing a pile of lettuce leaves and making it rain like a banker in a strip club or rather literally twerking" and also argued that "there is no such way on Earth that Beatrix Potter would have ever given the green light to a slow motion car crash like this."<ref>{{cite web|first=Stuart|last=Heritage|title=James Corden's Peter Rabbit: another kids' classic wrecked forever|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2017/sep/25/peter-rabbit-film-trailer-beatrix-potter-james-corden|website=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]]|location=London, England|date=September 25, 2017|accessdate=November 3, 2017}}</ref> |
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''[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]'' writer James Baldock found that the trailer was "so gut wrenchingly bad" and that "if the movie lives up to its |
''[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]'' writer James Baldock found that the trailer was "so gut wrenchingly bad" and that "if the movie lives up to its short 2-minute preview, it is also set to be the greatest abomination to grace the big screen ever since ''[[The Emoji Movie]]'' which was then released as of last 2017." He eventually ended his official statement and finished by writing "Listen carefully, and you can just about hear the sound of Beatrix Potter, turning furiously mad in her grave."<ref>{{cite web|first=James|last=Baldock|title=Here’s the trailer for the new Peter Rabbit movie – and it’s a total disaster|url=http://metro.co.uk/2017/09/25/heres-the-trailer-for-the-new-peter-rabbit-movie-and-its-a-total-disaster-6954943/|website=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|date=September 25, 2017|accessdate=November 3, 2017}}</ref> On November 7, 2017, another new trailer for the United Kingdom was then officially released.<ref>{{cite web|first=Katharine|last=Cowdrey|title=Sony launches trailer for upcoming Peter Rabbit film|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/sony-launches-trailer-upcoming-peter-rabbit-film-669466|website=[[The Bookseller]]|publisher=Bookseller Media|location=London, England|date=November 7, 2017|accessdate=February 12, 2018}}</ref> |
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The film was released on digital platforms on April 20, 2018. A [[Blu-ray]] and DVD and 4K followed on May 1, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dvdsreleasedates.com/movies/8284/peter-rabbit|title=Peter Rabbit (2018)|website=DVDs Release Dates|access-date=May 9, 2018}}</ref> |
The film was released on digital platforms on April 20, 2018. A [[Blu-ray]] and DVD and 4K followed on May 1, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dvdsreleasedates.com/movies/8284/peter-rabbit|title=Peter Rabbit (2018)|website=DVDs Release Dates|access-date=May 9, 2018}}</ref> |
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==Reception== |
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''Peter Rabbit'' grossed $115.3 million in the United States and Canada, and $235.9 million in other territories |
''Peter Rabbit'' totally grossed over $115.3 million in the United States and Canada, and $235.9 million in other territories including $20.5 million in Australia, for a worldwide total intake of $351.2 million, against its production budget of $50 million.<ref name=BOM/> |
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⚫ | In the United States and Canada, the film was released alongside ''[[Fifty Shades Freed (film)|Fifty Shades Freed]]'' and ''[[The 15:17 to Paris]]'', and was projected to gross around $16 million from 3,725 theaters in its opening weekend, with some estimates as high as $25 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://deadline.com/2018/02/fifty-shades-freed-global-opening-1202276618/|title= |
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⚫ | In the UK, ''Peter Rabbit'' became the biggest family film of 2018, overtaking [[Pixar]]'s ''[[Coco (2017 film)|Coco]]'' with $56.3 million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/apr/04/peter-rabbit-ready-player-one-uk-box-office-isle-of-dogs|title=Peter Rabbit outruns Ready Player One at UK box office|last=Gant|first=Charles|date=April 4, 2018|website=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian News and Media]]|access-date=May 6, 2018}}</ref> Totals from other markets include China ($26.5 million), Australia ($20. |
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⚫ | In the United States and Canada, the film was released alongside ''[[Fifty Shades Freed (film)|Fifty Shades Freed]]'' and ''[[The 15:17 to Paris]]'', and was projected to gross around $16 million from 3,725 theaters in its opening weekend, with some estimates as high as about and over $25 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://deadline.com/2018/02/fifty-shades-freed-global-opening-1202276618/|title=‘Fifty Shades Freed’ Worldwide Opening Weekend Will Steam Franchise Past $1 Billion – B.O. Preview|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|publisher=[[Penske Business Media]]|date=February 7, 2018|accessdate=February 7, 2018}}</ref> The film ended up making on and about $25 million over the weekend, eventually finishing second at the box office behind ''Fifty Shades Freed'' ($38.8 million).<ref name=opening>{{cite web |url=http://deadline.com/2018/02/fifty-shades-freed-peter-rabbit-1517-to-paris-weekend-box-office-1202283099/|title=‘Fifty Shades Freed’ Builds E.L. James Trilogy To $1 Billion Climax; ‘Peter Rabbit’ Bounces To $25M Opening|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|publisher=[[Penske Business Media]]|date=February 11, 2018|accessdate=February 11, 2018}}</ref> The film then dropped off by about 30% in its second weekend to $17.5 million ($23.4 million over the 4-day [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] weekend), this time finishing second behind newcomer ''[[Black Panther (film)|Black Panther]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deadline.com/2018/02/black-panther-thursday-night-preview-box-office-1202291093/|title='Black Panther' Rips Apart Box Office Records: 3-Day Opening Rises To $194M+; 4-Day At $223M+ |last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|publisher=[[Penske Business Media]]|date=February 18, 2018|accessdate=February 18, 2018}}</ref> |
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⚫ | In the UK, ''Peter Rabbit'' became the biggest family film of 2018, overtaking [[Pixar]]'s ''[[Coco (2017 film)|Coco]]'' with $56.3 million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/apr/04/peter-rabbit-ready-player-one-uk-box-office-isle-of-dogs|title=Peter Rabbit outruns Ready Player One at UK box office|last=Gant|first=Charles|date=April 4, 2018|website=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian News and Media]]|access-date=May 6, 2018}}</ref> Totals from other markets include China ($26.5 million), Australia ($20.5 million), France ($12.3 million) and Germany ($12.1 million).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deadline.com/2018/05/deadpool-2-opening-avengers-infinity-war-china-global-international-box-office-1202394880/|title=‘Deadpool 2’ Sets Fox Record With $176M Overseas Bow; ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Tops $1.81B WW – International Box Office|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|publisher=[[Penske Business Media]]|date=May 20, 2018 |first=Nancy|last=Tartaglione|accessdate=May 20, 2018}}</ref> |
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Olly Richards at ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]'' gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, praising the "splendid" animation and Gleeson's performance, though he felt that the 40-year old Corden had been miscast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/peter-rabbit/review/|publisher=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]|date=12 March 2018|accessdate=20 January 2018|title=Peter Rabbit Review Movie Empire}}</ref> Chris Nashawaty at ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave the film a 'B' grade, saying it was "clever, and funny, and moves as fast as a tyke on a sugar bender", noting its differences with the source material.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/movies/2018/02/09/peter-rabbit-james-corden-ew-review/|publisher=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=9 February 2018|accessdate=20 January 2019|title=Peter Rabbit is a bubbly, fast-paced charmer with a sadistic Bugs Bunny streak: EW Review}}</ref> [[Robbie Collin]] at ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' gave it 2 out of 5 stars, praising the "appealing double act" of Gleeson and Byrne but comparing the film unfavourably to ''[[Paddington (film)|Paddington]]'' and criticising the characterisation of Peter Rabbit.<ref name="Collin">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/peter-rabbit-review-perfectly-charming-screwball-comedy-dire/|title=Peter Rabbit review: a perfectly charming screwball comedy in dire need of pest control |publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=15 March 2018|accessdate=20 January 2019|newspaper=The Telegraph |last1=Collin |first1=Robbie }}</ref> Susan Wloszczyna on ''[[RogerEbert.com]]'' gave it 2 out of 4 stars, agreeing that Peter "goes from likably cheeky chap to sneering sadist".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/peter-rabbit-2018|publisher=[[RogerEbert.com]]|title=Peter Rabbit Movie Review & Film Summary|date=9 February 2018|accessdate=20 January 2019}}</ref> |
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⚫ | On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has an approval rating of 64% based on 133 reviews and an average rating of 5.8/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "''Peter Rabbit'' updates Beatrix Potter's classic characters with colorfully agreeable results that should entertain younger viewers while admittedly risking the wrath of purists."<ref>{{cite web|title=Peter Rabbit (2018)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/peter_rabbit_2018|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|accessdate=July 16, 2018}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a score of 51 out of 100 based on 26 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/peter-rabbit|title=Peter Rabbit Reviews|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|accessdate=July 16, 2018}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.<ref name="Cinemascore">{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemascore.com|title=Peter Rabbit|publisher=[[CinemaScore]]|accessdate=July 16, 2018}}</ref> |
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⚫ | In the first week after the film's release, groups in multiple countries criticized it for "allergy bullying" and called for an apology from Sony. The accusations focused on a scene where Thomas McGregor — whose character has a known severe allergy to [[blackberries]] — is pelted with the berries until one enters his mouth, causing him to enter [[anaphylactic shock]] and grab for his [[Epipen]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/feb/11/peter-rabbit-film- |
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⚫ | In the first week after the film's release, groups in multiple countries criticized it for "allergy bullying" and called for an apology from Sony. The accusations focused on a scene where Thomas McGregor — whose character has a known severe allergy to [[blackberries]] — is pelted with the berries until one enters into his mouth, thus causing him to enter into great and deep [[anaphylactic shock]] and grab for his [[Epipen]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/feb/11/peter-rabbit-film-criticized-for-depicting-allergy-bullying |title=Peter Rabbit film criticized for depicting allergy bullying |work=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian News and Media]]|date=February 11, 2018 |author=Guardian staff|accessdate=April 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-11/peter-rabbit-calls-sony-pictures-apologize-food-allergy-scene/9420102 |title=Peter Rabbit: Calls for Sony Pictures to apologize after food allergy bullying scene in new movie |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|first1=Edwina|last1=Seselja|first2=Samantha|last2=Dawes|date=February 11, 2018|accessdate=April 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/11/peter-rabbit-film-accused-food-bullying-rabbits-pelt-allergic|title=Peter Rabbit film accused of food bullying as rabbits pelt allergic man with blackberries |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=February 11, 2018 |last=Ward |first=Victoria|accessdate=April 6, 2018}}</ref> In response to this allergy controversy, Sony had eventually published an official statement saying "We sincerely regret not being more aware and sensitive to this issue, and we truly apologize".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-43027764|work=[[BBC News]]|publisher=[[BBC]]|title=Peter Rabbit film producers apologise over allergy scene|date=February 12, 2018 |accessdate=April 6, 2018}}</ref> |
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Directed by | Will Gluck |
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Cinematography | Peter Menzies Jr. |
Edited by | Christian Gazal |
Music by | Dominic Lewis[2] |
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Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
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Running time | 95 minutes[4] |
Country | United States[1] |
Language | English |
Budget | $50 million[5] |
Box office | $351.2 million[6] |
Peter Rabbit is a 2018 American live-action/computer-animated comedy film directed by Will Gluck and written by Rob Lieber and Gluck, based on the stories of Peter Rabbit created by Beatrix Potter. The film stars the voice of James Corden as the title character, with Rose Byrne, Domhnall Gleeson, Sam Neill, Daisy Ridley, Elizabeth Debicki, and Margot Robbie also co-starring. The film was released on February 9, 2018, and eventually grossed $351.2 million worldwide. A direct sequel is also commenced to follow up and has already been announced as of May 4, 2018 and is currently in pre-production which has been set and scheduled to be released at sometime on April 3, 2020. Although, it was initially scheduled and planned to be released on February 7, 2020.
Plot
Based in England's Lake District, Peter Rabbit, the eldest family member and head of his whole rabbit clan, his younger cousin Benjamin Bunny, and his other 3 younger bunny triplet sisters Flopsy, Mopsy and Cotton-Tail, are spending most of their happy days picking on Mr. Joe McGregor and stealing lots of vegetables from his nice big fertile and beautiful green garden. They are also loyally close friends with a local country woman named Bea, who spends most of her time painting pictures of the cheerful and mischievous yet adorable rabbits as well as painting out the surrounding nature. Bea also takes on a mother-like relationship with the rabbits due to the death of their parents, who were killed by McGregor. One day, Peter is forced to leave his blue jacket in McGregor's garden and goes back to retrieve it. McGregor eventually spots and catches him, but suddenly dies of a heart attack due to several decades of unhealthy eating habits. Enthralled, Peter happily invites all of the local wildlife animals and pleasingly takes over McGregor's manor along with his other joyful animal friends.
Meanwhile in London, McGregor's great grandnephew Thomas McGregor, an uptight, controlling workaholic, works at the toy department of the Harrods department store where he waits for a promotion to associate general manager. He indifferently accepts the breaking news about his great granduncle's death, someone whom he was completely unaware of, but is infuriated over losing the promotion to a lazy grandnephew of the managing director and is eventually fired for losing his temper. His now-former manager encourages him to get a hobby and spend some time in the country.
When Thomas finds and learns that his late great granduncle's manor is greatly valuable and that he's inherited it, he then decides to appraise and prepare it for resale in order to start his own toy store and also to get even with his former employers. He kicks out Peter and his friends and begins to upgrade the security of the garden wall and gates, despite Bea's objections. When Peter and Benjamin sneak back into the garden, Thomas catches the latter and attempts to bring off and drown Benjamin in a distant river. His cousins eventually go out of their way and rescue him. Thomas instead accidentally drops a prized set of binoculars that Bea had given him earlier, forcing him to retrieve it.
Thomas and Peter then clash out as they both start a war with each other by setting up traps and other offensive nuisances. Thomas and Bea do also end up falling in love with each other, which causes Peter to become even more jealous and wanting to separate them even more so. This all culminates when Peter rewires an electric fence set up by Thomas, prompting Thomas to throw dynamite at Peter's burrow. Thomas then attacks Peter in the garden, telling Peter that his antics caused him to become aggressive. When Peter detonates the dynamite to prove to Bea that Thomas was using it, he ends up knocking down the tree on top of the burrow, which crushes Bea's art studio. Bea, ignoring Thomas’s reasonable explanation of his quarrel with the rabbits, breaks up with him, and he goes back to London to work at Harrods again.
Peter feels bad for what he has done, and upon learning that Bea intends to leave the neighborhood, he and Benjamin head to London to find Thomas at Harrods. Tricking Thomas into believing that he was actually imagining the rabbits’ bizarre ability to communicate, Peter sorrowfully apologizes for his part of the conflict and convinces Thomas to follow his heart. They both then together rush back to the country, where Peter shows Bea the detonator and presses it for her to see for herself, confirming Thomas’s previous claims that the rabbits were actually the ones who were responsible for the explosion. Peter and Thomas apologize to each other and convince Bea not to leave her home.
Wishing to remain with Bea, Thomas no longer wants to sell the manor but discovers that an unpleasant wealthy couple had already bought the house and have already finalized the deal of sale. And so, Peter and his all of friends use their sneaky tricks and tactics in order to force the new couple out of the house, thus allowing Thomas and Bea to move back in. Thomas and Bea eventually move back in together on and resume their loving relationship, and Thomas also now and finally permits about and over all of the local wildlife animals here to freely take food from the vast green garden that is previously owned by his former and legendary great granduncle for now on and while as long as it's within any valid grounds and good reason. Peter and his loving and caring family do also happily restore the whole burrow along with Bea and Thomas’s help. Thomas then goes on and prominently sets up his own toy shop in the village, where Bea favorably showcases all of her most valued and treasured illustrations of all of the cute and yet adorable little rabbits.
Cast
Live-Action Screen Actors
- Domhnall Gleeson as Thomas McGregor
- Rose Byrne as Bea
- Sam Neill as Mr. McGregor
- Marianne Jean-Baptiste as the Harrods General Manager
- Felix Williamson as Derek
Voice Cast
- James Corden as Peter Rabbit
- Margot Robbie as Flopsy Rabbit and the Narrator
- Elizabeth Debicki as Mopsy Rabbit
- Daisy Ridley as Cotton-Tail Rabbit
- Colin Moody as Benjamin Bunny
- Sia as Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
- Domhnall Gleeson as Mr. Jeremy Fisher
- Rose Byrne as Jemima Puddle-Duck
- Sam Neill as Tommy Brock
- Fayssal Bazzi as Mr. Tod
- Ewen Leslie as Pigling Bland
- Christian Gazal as Felix the Deer
- Rachel Ward as Josephine Rabbit
- Bryan Brown as Peter's father
- David Wenham as Johnny the Town Mouse
- Will Reichelt as JW Rooster
The Singing Sparrows were voiced by Jessica Freedman, Shana Halligan, Katharine Hoye, Chris Mann, Chad Reisser and Fletcher Sheridan.
Production
The film was first revealed in April 2015 through email leaks as a result of the Sony Pictures hack.[7] The official announcement of the film then came on and about that December of the same year.[8]
In August 2016, Will Gluck was also reported to direct the film from a script that is also written by both him and Rob Lieber. James Corden was eventually cast to voice Peter Rabbit, and Rose Byrne was also selected to play one of the live-action screen roles as well as providing the voice for one of the talking animals.[9] Gluck produced the film along with Zareh Nalbandian of Animal Logic, which will be providing the visual effects and animation for the film.[9]
Daisy Ridley and Elizabeth Debicki also joined up with the cast in September 2016, and the live-action production of the film was eventually scheduled to commence in Sydney, Australia, in January 2017.[10][11][12] The next month, Domhnall Gleeson was then cast as Thomas McGregor, the only surviving relative and true descendent of the original Mr. Joe McGregor, and Margot Robbie had also joined the cast, expected to voice another one of the prominent bunnies.[13][14] In November of that same year, Sia was also cast as Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle.[15]
Filming
On December 18, 2016, a first image of the title character, along with the film's logo, was revealed.[16] Production began in December 2016.[17][18] Live action scenes were filmed at Centennial Park in Sydney.[19] In March 2017, filming took place at Mortuary railway station, Sydney, which was depicted as London Paddington station.[20]
Release
Peter Rabbit was originally scheduled to be released on February 16, 2018, alongside Black Panther[8], but it was instead moved up to February 9, 2018, just one week ahead of its then other newly-direct principal challenger and more fiercely chief cinematic competitor.[21]
Trailer Criticism
The first trailer of the film received negative feedback from many critics and fans of the character, many of whom had initially labelled the film as being too modern and rather somewhat insulting to Beatrix Potter's original works. Collider called the trailer "garbage" and a "low brow 'comedy' cringe fest".[22]
Stuart Heritage from The Guardian stated that "the Peter Rabbit film looks like the result of some blisteringly inept manhandling [...] there's something genuinely harrowing about the sight of Peter Rabbit – gentle, Edwardian Peter Rabbit – thoughtlessly injuring some birds, or grabbing a pile of lettuce leaves and making it rain like a banker in a strip club or rather literally twerking" and also argued that "there is no such way on Earth that Beatrix Potter would have ever given the green light to a slow motion car crash like this."[23]
Metro writer James Baldock found that the trailer was "so gut wrenchingly bad" and that "if the movie lives up to its short 2-minute preview, it is also set to be the greatest abomination to grace the big screen ever since The Emoji Movie which was then released as of last 2017." He eventually ended his official statement and finished by writing "Listen carefully, and you can just about hear the sound of Beatrix Potter, turning furiously mad in her grave."[24] On November 7, 2017, another new trailer for the United Kingdom was then officially released.[25]
Home Media
The film was released on digital platforms on April 20, 2018. A Blu-ray and DVD and 4K followed on May 1, 2018.[26]
Reception
Box Office
Peter Rabbit totally grossed over $115.3 million in the United States and Canada, and $235.9 million in other territories including $20.5 million in Australia, for a worldwide total intake of $351.2 million, against its production budget of $50 million.[6]
In the United States and Canada, the film was released alongside Fifty Shades Freed and The 15:17 to Paris, and was projected to gross around $16 million from 3,725 theaters in its opening weekend, with some estimates as high as about and over $25 million.[27] The film ended up making on and about $25 million over the weekend, eventually finishing second at the box office behind Fifty Shades Freed ($38.8 million).[28] The film then dropped off by about 30% in its second weekend to $17.5 million ($23.4 million over the 4-day Martin Luther King Jr. weekend), this time finishing second behind newcomer Black Panther.[29]
In the UK, Peter Rabbit became the biggest family film of 2018, overtaking Pixar's Coco with $56.3 million.[30] Totals from other markets include China ($26.5 million), Australia ($20.5 million), France ($12.3 million) and Germany ($12.1 million).[31]
Critical Response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 64% based on 133 reviews and an average rating of 5.8/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Peter Rabbit updates Beatrix Potter's classic characters with colorfully agreeable results that should entertain younger viewers while admittedly risking the wrath of purists."[32] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 51 out of 100 based on 26 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[33] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.[34]
Allergy Controversy
In the first week after the film's release, groups in multiple countries criticized it for "allergy bullying" and called for an apology from Sony. The accusations focused on a scene where Thomas McGregor — whose character has a known severe allergy to blackberries — is pelted with the berries until one enters into his mouth, thus causing him to enter into great and deep anaphylactic shock and grab for his Epipen.[35][36][37] In response to this allergy controversy, Sony had eventually published an official statement saying "We sincerely regret not being more aware and sensitive to this issue, and we truly apologize".[38]
Sequel
Sony Pictures is also currently working on with developing a direct follow-up sequel to this film which has been set and scheduled to be released at sometime on April 3, 2020, although initially scheduled and originally planned for a February 7, 2020 release date but then later on pushed back towards April 3, 2020, by around spring time in order to allow more younger children audiences some more time off from most schools on easter and also at the same time during most of their spring breaks. Will Gluck, the original producer, writer and director of this first film, has also confirmed to return to co-produce, co-write and direct this next film sequel.[39]
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