Bono (film)

Bono is an American 3D computer-animated comedy film produced by Maloing Entertainment and Sony Pictures Animation. It was written and directed by C. Elbourn, and co-written by Jon Vitti. It stars the voices of Patton Oswalt, Steve Buscemi, Kate McKinnon, Gabriel Iglesias, James Corden, Ryan Potter, Sigourney Weaver, and Allison Janney. The film was released on March 18, 2016 by Columbia Pictures, and received generally positive reviews from critics and reviewers alike, who praised the animation, character designs, screenplay and music.

Plot
The film centers on a man named Ed Bono, who is the CEO and boss of WorkWork, Co. He has been working with his assistant Tony Sneerz until one day, WorkWork was about to get bankrupt due to a malfunction inside the WorkWork building. Ed and Tony must save the WorkWork company before it's too late.

Cast

 * Patton Oswalt as Ed Bono, the CEO of WorkWork, Co.
 * Steve Buscemi as Tony Sneerz, Bono's assistant
 * Kate McKinnon as Mary Bono, Bono's wife
 * Gabriel Iglesias as Marcus
 * James Corden as Earl
 * Ryan Potter as Nathan Bono, Bono and Mary's teenage son
 * Sigourney Weaver as the announcer for WorkWork, Co.
 * Allison Janney as Olivia
 * Zig Miles
 * Bill Hader
 * Rob Riggle

Production
On December 23, 2013, it was announced that Maloing Entertainment is developing a computer-animated film titled Bono, with the film being directed by Caleb Elbourn. According to Elbourn, the film is based on an original idea by himself, not the Irish lead singer for the band U2 of the same name, but Elbourn named the title character after Bono of U2. On May 11, 2014, Patton Oswalt and Steve Buscemi joined the film. Teresa Cheng, Jim Anderson, Amy McNeill, and David K. Thompson would produce the film based on a script by C. Elbourn. In October 2014, more casting was announced, including Ryan Potter of Big Hero 6 fame.

A teaser trailer for the film was released on July 9, 2015. A theatrical trailer was then released on September 16, 2015, with another one being released on January 11, 2016. TV spots were also aired between February-March of the same year.

Release
Bono was released by Columbia Pictures on March 18, 2016.

Reception
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Home media
The movie was released on June 28, 2016 on DVD and Blu-ray by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.