The Addams Family

The Addams Family is a 2019 American 3D computer-animated comedy horror film based on the comics of the same name by Charles Addams. The film is directed by Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan, and stars the voices of Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz, Finn Wolfhard, Nick Kroll, Snoop Dogg, Bette Midler, and Allison Janney.

It was released in the United States by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer through United Artists Releasing and by Universal Pictures internationally on October 11, 2019. The film received mixed reviews from critics, with many praising the voice cast, comedy and animation, but criticized the light tone of the story considering the original source material's more darker tone.

Premise
The Addams family's lives begin to unravel when they move to New Jersey and face-off against the 21st century and its greedy, arrogant and sly reality TV host Margaux Needler while also preparing for their extended family to arrive for a major celebration.

Voice cast

 * Oscar Isaac as Gomez Addams, Morticia's husband
 * Charlize Theron as Morticia Addams, Gomez's wife
 * Chloë Grace Moretz as Wednesday Addams, Gomez and Morticia's daughter
 * Finn Wolfhard as Pugsley Addams, Gomez and Morticia's son
 * Nick Kroll as Uncle Fester, Gomez's brother
 * Snoop Dogg as Cousin Itt, Gomez's cousin
 * Bette Midler as Grandmama, Gomez and Fester's mother
 * Allison Janney as Margaux Needler, a reality TV show host
 * Elsie Fisher as Parker Needler, Margaux's daughter who befriends Wednesday
 * Martin Short as Grandpa Frump, Morticia's father
 * Catherine O'Hara as Grandma Frump, Morticia's mother
 * Aimee Garcia as Denise
 * Pom Klementieff as Layla and Kayla, twin girls who are Parker's friends
 * Tituss Burgess as Glenn, Margaux's agent
 * Jenifer Lewis as Great Auntie Sloom

Production
In 2010, after acquiring the rights to the Addams Family comics, the film originally began production at Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment as a stop-motion animated film directed by Tim Burton and produced by Chris Meledandri. However, in 2013, it was announced that Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer would produce an animated film based on the Addams Family comics, with Pamela Pettler writing the screenplay. In June 2019, it was announced that Bron Creative would co-finance the film with MGM as part of a multi-picture co-financing agreement with the studio.

In October 2017, it was announced that the film would be directed and produced by Conrad Vernon. Gail Berman and Alex Schwartz will produce the film, and Matt Lieberman will make revisions to the screenplay, and the film would be animated by Cinesite Studios, with Tabitha Shick overseeing the film for MGM. In December 2017, it was reported that Oscar Isaac was in talks to voice the role of Gomez Addams in the film. In June 2018, Isaac was confirmed for the voice cast, alongside the additions of Charlize Theron, Allison Janney, Bette Midler, Chloë Grace Moretz, Finn Wolfhard and Nick Kroll. In July 2018, Aimee Garcia joined the voice cast. In August 2018, Elsie Fisher joined the voice cast. In November 2018, Catherine O'Hara and Martin Short were added to the voice cast. In August 2019, Snoop Dogg, Tituss Burgess, and Jenifer Lewis joined the voice cast, with Snoop Dogg providing the voice for Cousin Itt.

Soundtrack
In October 2019, Christina Aguilera is set to release the song "Haunted Heart" from the soundtrack of the film. In addition to that, Migos, Snoop Dogg and Karol G sing a song of the film called "My Family", which was released two weeks before.

Release
The film is scheduled to be released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer through United Artists Releasing in the United States on October 11, 2019, with Universal Pictures handling the international rights. It was previously set for October 18, 2019 before moving up to October 11, to avoid competition with Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. The film made $1.25 million from Thursday night previews.

Box office
In the United States and Canada, The Addams Family will be released alongside Gemini Man and Jexi, and is projected to gross $28–30 million from 4,007 theaters in its opening weekend.

Critical response
On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 43% and an average rating of 5.42/10, based on 60 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads: "The Addams Family 's starry voice cast and eye-catching animation aren't enough to outweigh its saccharine handling of the delightfully dark source material." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 45 out of 100, based on 21 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.