Spies in Disguise is an upcoming American 3D computer-animated spy comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Loosely based on Lucas Martell's 2009 animated short Pigeon: Impossible, the film is directed by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane in their directorial debuts, and stars the voices of Will Smith, Tom Holland, Karen Gillan, Rashida Jones, DJ Khaled, Ben Mendelsohn, and Masi Oka. The film is scheduled to be released on September 13, 2019.
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Based on | Pigeon: Impossible by Lucas Martell |
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Music by | Theodore Shapiro |
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Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Screenplay
When an unexpected event puts the world in peril, Lance Sterling, the world's greatest super spy, must team up with his gadget inventor Walter in order to save the day while disguised as a pigeon.
- Will Smith as Lance Sterling, who is described as "the world's most awesome spy".
- Tom Holland as Walter Beckett, a socially inept scientific genius who designs gadgets for Lance.
- Rashida Jones as Marcy Kappel
- Karen Gillan as Eyes
- DJ Khaled as Ears
Additionally, Ben Mendelsohn and Masi Oka have been cast in undisclosed roles.
It was announced on October 9, 2017 that development was underway on a film based on the animated short Pigeon: Impossible, with Tom Holland and Will Smith lending their voices to the lead characters.
In October 2018, new additions to the voice cast included Ben Mendelsohn, Karen Gillan, Rashida Jones, DJ Khaled and Masi Oka.
Spies in Disguise was set to be released on January 18, 2019 by 20th Century Fox, but was then pushed back to April 19 before getting moved to its current release date on September 13.
The first set of teaser posters were released on October 31, 2018 and the first trailer was released the next day on November 1.