Netflix is ​​ready for the release of the movie “The Mitchells vs. The Machines ”by Sony

Netflix has acquired the worldwide (excluding China) rights to animated films  The Mitchells vs. The Machines (The Mitchells vs. the Machines)  by Sony Pictures Animation. The comedy-adventure tells of an ordinary family on the road, in order to disconnect a technological apocalypse that will happen later this year.

“This is a very personal film about my strange family. I am very grateful to all the amazing artists who poured their love and passion into this project to make it a reality, and to everyone at Sony who believed in us and were on board to make a different kind of animated film ", said director Mike Rianda. “I'm so excited that everyone on Netflix has been totally in sync with us creatively and is as excited about the film as we are! Not only because it is an original story with a creative visual style that we are extremely proud of, but also because I can show my friends that this five-year journey was not an elaborate avoidance on my part. "

The Mitchells vs. The Machines (The Mitchells vs. the Machines) is directed by Rianda and co-directed by Jeff Rowe. The screenplay is written by Rianda and Rowe. Oscar winners Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (Spider-Man - A new universe) and Kurt Albrecht produced the film; Will Allegra, executive producer of Louis Koo Tin Lok.

“We are overwhelmed by the enthusiasm Netflix has expressed for this film with this acquisition and we are grateful to everyone at Sony for taking a great picture with us and finding a great way to bring it to the public,” said Lord and Miller. “Are we really proud of the film we all made together, plus do we understand that our subscription fees are being revoked forever as part of the deal? We are not lawyers but it seems fair to us. "

“We want Netflix to be the place where families can come and enjoy stories together. And while we know that no two families are alike, we think the Mitchells will immediately love yours, ”said Melissa Cobb, VP of Netflix's Original Animation. "It is an honor to work with Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Mike Rianda to bring this incredibly special film to members around the world."

The Mitchells vs. The Machines (The Mitchells vs. the Machines) is an original animated comedy about a normal family's struggle to relate as technology grows around the world! When Katie Mitchell (voiced by Abbi Jacobson), a young creative, is accepted into film school to make her dreams come true, she will have to change her plans, when her nature-loving father Rick dictates that the whole family should accompany Katie to school together and bond as a family one last time. The film also stars Maya Rudolph, Mike Rianda, Eric Andre, Olivia Colman, Blake Griffin and Doug The Pug.

Originally slated for release in late 2020, Sony released a trailer for the film (under the title Connected) in March of last year.

The film joins acquisitions such as the recently released one Spongebob: Sponge on the Run (etc. North America), as well as this year's wish dragon. They complete Netflix's fast-growing original roster of animated films, including Oscar nominees Klaus, Kris Pearn's The Willoughbys, Glen Keane's Beyond the Moon; as well as the next play Go back inland directed by Clare Knight and Harry Cripps, Richard Linklater's Apollo 10 ½: an adventure in the space age, Chris Williams " The beast of the sea, Henry Selick's Wendell & Wild, Nora Twomey's My father's dragon, Guillermo del Toro's Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, Wendy Rogers The magician's elephantand a sequel to Aardman Chicken race.