Trolls Band Together 2023

Movie · 91 min · English · November 12, 2023

Directed by Walt DohrnWritten by Elizabeth Tippet

Starring Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Kenan Thompson, Walt Dohrn, Cloud Guy: an anthropomorphic cloud

Trolls Band Together is a 2023 American animated musical comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation, adapting characters from Thomas Dam’s Good Luck Trolls dolls. It continues the Trolls series as the sequel to Trolls World Tour (2020) and the third movie in the franchise. The project was directed by Walt Dohrn with co-direction from Tim Heitz, and the screenplay written by Elizabeth Tippet. Returning voice actors include Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Zooey Deschanel, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Anderson .Paak, Ron Funches, Kenan Thompson, Icona Pop, Kunal Nayyar, and Dohrn. New additions to the cast are Eric André, Kid Cudi, Daveed Diggs, Troye Sivan, Camila Cabello, Amy Schumer, Andrew Rannells, members of *NSYNC, RuPaul, and Zosia Mamet.

The story centers on Poppy and Branch embarking on a quest to save Branch’s brother Floyd (Sivan), while also bringing back his former bandmates from BroZone after their breakup. Development for a third Trolls film started before the release of Trolls World Tour in April 2020, with Timberlake indicating interest during an Apple Music event. DreamWorks Animation officially announced the sequel's production in November 2021. Although primarily using CGI animation, with additional work by DNEG, some sequences feature 2D animation styled after Yellow Submarine (1968) and Fantasia (1940). Theodore Shapiro composed the soundtrack for the movie.

The film made its debut in Los Angeles on November 12, 2023, then opened in the United States through Universal Pictures on November 17. Critics responded favorably, and the movie earned $210 million.