Over the course of the past decade, the Paw Patrol children’s animation series on Nickelodeon has pretty much taken over the world. Toys, video games, clothing, and just about every other piece of merchandise imaginable have turned the show about a group of dogs with the motto: “no job is too big, no pup is too small” into one of the most recognizable properties on the planet. Following the success of the 2021 family-friendly film, Paw Patrol: The Movie, it should come as no surprise that Adventure Bay’s all-star team of wonder pups is coming back to the silver screen.
That’s right, Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie will be here before you know it, and we have quite a few details to share with all of you. From its release date to its story, and the ever-growing voice cast at the center of the theatrical release, there’s a lot to unpack regarding this exciting 2023 movie.
What Is The Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie Release Date?
Fans of Paw Patrol, and the parents of the show’s biggest supporters, had to wait nearly 10 years before the hit animated series received a big-screen adaptation, but the wait for Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie isn’t nearly as long, as it’s slated to open on September 29th. Deadline reported back in February 2023 that the star-studded animated movie was one of the rare movies on the calendar to be moved up. It was previously slated to land on October 13th.
Although Paw Patrol: The Movie debuted on the Paramount+ streaming service the same day it made its theatrical debut, that won’t be the case for the upcoming sequel, as the movie will be exclusive to theaters, according to Variety. Now, this isn’t to say the animated movie won’t eventually land on the platform, as new and recent movies streaming from Paramount Pictures have come to the service following their respective theatrical releases, including Top Gun: Maverick and Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
Mckenna Grace, Kristen Bell And Taraji P. Henson Lead The Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie Cast
The Paw Patrol: The Movie cast was full of stars like Tyler Perry, Jimmy Kimmel, Dax Shepard, and Young Sheldon star Iain Armitage as Chase, but there will be a whole new crop of A-listers and up-and-comers for the pups’ second theatrical outing.
The casting news for Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie got started in May 2022, when Deadline revealed that Taraji P. Henson would be voicing a then-undisclosed role. Spin Master Entertainment, the company that produces the Paw Patrol brand, later announced that Henson would be taking on the role of Victoria Vance, a meteor expert who forms a dangerous bond with Mayor Humdinger.
The company also announced in January 2023 that Mckenna Grace would be taking over the voice duties for Skye while Kristen Bell had been cast in an undisclosed role. Other additions to the cast include Lil Rel Howery, James Marsden, Christian Convery, Kim Kardashian, and her children, North and Saint West.
The Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie Trailer Shows The Pups On Their Biggest And Mightiest Adventure Yet
The pups who make up the Paw Patrol have faced their fair share of challenges and villains over the years, whether it’s pirates on the high seas, uncontrollable disasters around Adventure Bay, or taking on Mayor Humdinger to save Adventure City from destruction. But, that all seems like nothing compared to the danger seen in the The Mighty Movie trailer:
Luckily, Marshall, Rubble, Chase, Rocky, Zuma, and Skye have superpowers this time around, as they’ll need them to take on the movie’s two villains. And, did we mention they will have to defeat a gigantic Mayor Humdinger before they see this one through?
The Movie Will Follow The Paw Patrol As They Are Given New Powers From A Meteor That Hit Adventure City
When we last saw the Paw Patrol on the big screen in the group’s feature film debut, they were tasked with stopping Mayor Humdinger (Ron Pardo) from destroying Adventure City with a weather-controlling device gone awry, and the way the official synopsis sounds for Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie, the pups haven’t seen the last of their longtime foe just yet.
According to Nickelodeon Movies, after a magical meteor crashes into the city, the Paw Patrol gang each receive superpowers that will surely help them save it from whatever comes its way. But, when Mayor Humdinger escapes from prison and hatches a plan to steal their newfound powers, the Mighty Pups are left with one option: defeat the escapee and his new mad scientist friend and save Adventure City from utter destruction.
Paw Patrol: The Movie Director Cal Brunker Returns To Direct The Mighty Movie
Those who were a fan of the direction for the first film will be glad to find out that Cal Brunker, who helmed the successful 2021 animated movie, is returning to direct the upcoming sequel. Shortly after Nickelodeon Movies announced The Mighty Movie in November 2021, Brunker retweeted the news along with a message saying he couldn’t “wait for you all to see what we’ve been up to,” though he didn’t provide any additional information other than the fact that he couldn’t “really talk about it” yet.
Over the course of his career, Brunker has worked on a long list of animated movies in various capacities ranging from a storyboard artist on Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Despicable Me, and The Secret Life of Pets to directing and writing movies like Escape from Planet Earth, The Son of Bigfoot, and The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature, to name just a few.
Production On Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie Kicked Off In April 2022
A little more than five months after Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie was greenlit, Cal Brunker took to Twitter to reveal that animation had finally gotten started on the project in April 2022. Shouting out Mikros Animation, which is also working on Seth Rogen’s Teenage Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Brunker said the team was “doing incredible work,” on the upcoming release.
In May 2023, just a few weeks after The Mighty Movie trailer dropped and gave audiences a taste of what’s to come, Brunker took to Twitter again to reveal that FX had wrapped on the animated film and that lighting, compositing, and sound were on the way.
Cal Brunker Said There Were ‘Other Stories’ To Be Explored Following The August 2021 Release Of Paw Patrol: The Movie
Based on the success of the series, as well as the first movie, the franchise is one that will most definitely be around for quite some time, with more stories being explored down the road. When speaking with Collider ahead of the release of Paw Patrol: The Movie in August 2021, Cal Brunker was asked what the future held, considering how the movie ended in a way that left the door open to sequels. The veteran animator responded by saying “there are other stories” he and the team “would be excited about telling,” but were going to see how things shook out.
Well, we all know now that the movie was a success and opened the door for a sequel, as well as a spinoff series, Rubble & Crew, which premiered in February on Nickelodeon.
Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie is set to open in theaters on September 29th. This gives you plenty of time to catch up with Paw Patrol: The Movie, as well as the entire series and its spinoffs, which can all be watched with a Paramount+ subscription.
