Puppet Pals 3

Puppet Pals 3 is a 2013 American computer-animated comedy film produced by 20th Century Fox Animation for 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Ryan Marshall (in his directional debut) from a screenplay by Brad Garland and Joe Stillman and a story by Jim Chapman, Marshall, and Tom Ropelewski. It is the third installment in the Puppet Pals franchise, following 2010's ''Puppet Pals 2. ''Jesse McCartney, Anne Hathaway, Josh Peck, Seth Rogen, Patton Oswalt, Matthew Broderick, Jon Lovitz, Jonah Hill, John Cleese, Minnie Driver, and Sarah Vowell reprised their respective roles, joined by Evan Rachel Wood, Zooey Deschanel, Zac Efron, David Cross, Peter Dinklage, and Wanda Sykes.

The film follows Blake Blue (Jonah Hill), who is plotting to overthrow Nathan Ritter (Jesse McCartney) and Princess Joanna (Anne Hathaway), who have inherited the throne of Golden City following King Floyd's death. However, Nathan attempts to convince Joanna's underachieving, 16-year-old cousin Edwin (Zac Efron) to become king instead. Meanwhile, Nathan discovers a terrifying secret about his childhood past, and discovers a new enemy (Peter Dinklage) who has a powerful weapon that he plans to conquer both Tinywood and Golden City with it and has something to do with Nathan's troubled past.

Puppet Pals 3 held its world premiere at the Regency Village Theater, Westwood in Los Angeles on January 26, 2013, and was released in the United States on February 8 in RealD 3D and IMAX 3D. It received mixed to negative reviews from critics, but was a box office success, earning $744 million worldwide on its $116 million budget. It was followed by Puppet Pals Forever on September 21, 2018.

Plot
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Voice cast

 * Jesse McCartney as Nathan Ritter, a pampered young man.
 * Anne Hathaway as Princess Joanna, a beautiful young woman who is the princess of Tinywood.
 * Josh Peck as Toby the Lizard, a magical and geeky lizard.
 * Zac Efron as Edwin, Joanna's underachieving 16-year-old cousin.
 * Jon Lovitz as Wayne, a magical, swashbuckling, and talking dog.
 * Zooey Deschanel as Carly the Lizard, a lizard who falls in love for Toby
 * Peter Dinklage as Mel Mystic
 * David Cross as R.O.S.S.
 * Patton Oswalt as Steve Smiley
 * Matthew Broderick as Captain Matt
 * Seth Rogen as Jeremy Johnson
 * John Goodman as Mayor Adam
 * Chris Wedge (uncredited) as Slippy the Dog
 * April Stewart (uncredited) as Sapphire the Dog
 * Sarah Vowell as Natalia Miller
 * Jonah Hill as Blake Blue
 * John Cleese as King Floyd
 * Minnie Driver as Queen Lila
 * Evan Rachel Wood as Princess Dawn
 * Wanda Sykes as Princess Jade
 * Katie Lowes as Princess Mila
 * Kari Wahlgren as Princess Audrey

Additional Voices

 * Steve Alterman
 * Rajia Baroudi
 * Susan Boyajian
 * Ranjani Brow
 * Edita Brychta
 * William Calvert
 * Elisa Gabrielli
 * Wendy Hoffmann
 * Karen Huie
 * Sean Kenin
 * Ashley Lambert
 * Marcella Lentz-Pope
 * Heidi Brook Myers
 * Jacqueline Piñol
 * Moira Quirk
 * Alix Wilton Regan
 * Darren Richardson
 * Cindy Robinson
 * Michelle Ruff
 * Stephanie Sheh
 * Matthew Wolf

Production
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Soundtrack
Main article: Puppet Pals 3/Soundtrack

The film's score was composed by John Powell, and its soundtrack was released on February 5, 2013 by Epic Records.

Release
Puppet Pals 3 premiered at the Regency Village Theater on January 26, 2013. The American release followed on February 8, 2013. It was originally scheduled to be released on December 14, 2012 but the release date was later pushed back to February. The film was also converted to the IMAX format in the United States and in other countries.

The film is accompanied by a The Simpsons short film The Longest Daycare featuring Maggie Simpson, which accompanied Ice Age: Continental Drift back in July 2012.

Marketing
The first teaser trailer was released on March 1, 2012, and was later attached into The Lorax and Little Lily in theaters. An exclusive sneak peek (presented by Jesse McCartney and Anne Hathaway) was also released during the 2012 Kids' Choice Awards on March 31. The film's full trailer was released on June 17, 2012, and was attached into Brave five days later. Its final trailer was released on November 1, 2012 and was later attached to Wreck-It Ralph, and Rise of the Guardians.

Video game
A video game based on the film was released on February 12, 2013 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS, and Nintendo 3DS.

Home media
Puppet Pals 3 was released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 11, 2013. A 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray version was released on September 4, 2018.

Television broadcasting
Puppet Pals 3 had its network television premiere on FX on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at 7:30pm. TBS also aired it on Saturday, February 13, 2016. TNT aired this movie on March 6, 2016.

Critical reception
The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a rating of 44% based on 195 reviews; the average rating is 4.5/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Puppet Pals 3 may boast the franchise's usual comedy, but an unfortunate tendency to throw in used jokes and cliches with contrived plot points makes it completely forgettable." On Metacritic, it received a score of 51 out of 100, based on 75 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Box office
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