Puma Race

Puma Race is a 2012 computer-animated sports comedy-drama film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures. It is directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise from the screenplay by Maya Forbes and Wallace Wolodarsky and stars the voice cast of Leonardo DiCaprio, Kurt Russell, Naomi Watts, Albert Brooks, and Emily Blunt. It follows a puma who wishes to work with a cheetah in a running race stadium before racing against each other. Suddenly, a leopard was threatening to run the stadium as a predatory stadium. Other running animals are willing to take on the challenge as well.

The film was released in the United States on May 18, 2012, by Paramount Pictures. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, and grossed $459 million worldwide against its $100 million budget.

Plot
In the jungle, puma Tommy (Leonardo DiCaprio) was dreaming of winning the race in the jungle stadium. Despite being anticipated in the running race, Tommy did not have his speeding powers yet. While losing to the cheetah, Tommy has the idea of working with the cheetah in the stadium. One day, he met a cheetah named Julius (Kurt Russell). He wanted to work with him on the stadium, but Julius refuses to work with him as he was too old to own any businesses in the jungle. Tommy begs Julius for his race, and finally, he accepts the offer.

While working on the stadium, a leopard named Gordon (Albert Brooks) was furious that Julius was gonna work with Tommy on the stadium, so he was gonna build a predatory stadium to attract more visitors than them.

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Cast

 * Leonardo DiCaprio as Tommy
 * Kurt Russell as Julius
 * Naomi Watts as Judy
 * Albert Brooks as Gordon
 * Emily Blunt as Anna

Production
In 2007, it was announced that Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise would collaborate to direct the computer-animated film of 2012, titled Puma Race. Maya Forbes and Wallace Wolodarsky were hired to write the screenplay in December 2008.

It was announced in late 2010 that Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer would distribute and produce the film. Its animation would be handled by Reel FX Creative Studios. In April 2011, Leonardo DiCaprio was in talks to star in its lead role. In November 2011, the rest of the voice cast is announced including Kurt Russell, Naomi Watts, Albert Brooks and Emily Blunt.

Release
The film was released by Paramount Pictures on May 18, 2012, and was accompanied by the Upside Mystery short Spy Secret featuring Stella Lee.

Home media
Puma Race was released on DVD and Blu-ray on September 18, 2012, by Paramount Home Media Distribution.

Box office
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Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 76%. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 62 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.