Sun & Cloud (2019 film)

Sun & Cloud is a 2019 American animated action-adventure film based on the Circleyverse character of the same name. Directed by Kreview Dave, it stars Devoid Walking as Sun & Cloud, Frinn Gary as Blacker, Robby Smith as Hershey The Cat, Tammy Train as Kebu, Wall Eath as Duckie, and Bob Spongey as Evil Sun & Cloud. In this film, Sun & Cloud, the king of the cloud empire, is setting a new adventure for a Cloud Gem, to power the Cloud Beacon, but when he gets there, it's gone. He called Evil Sun & Cloud, to find out that Evil Sun & Cloud stole the mysterious Cloud Gem. He teams up with his friends Blacker, Kebu, Hershey The Cat, and Duckie to find Evil Sun & Cloud's Lair on a massive adventure, and foil Evil Sun & Cloud for a Cloud Gem.

The 40th animated film from Puffle Studio Inc, The film was influenced by a scratch account called ExtracterGames, which the owner of the scratch account talked to Puffle Studio Distrubution Inc if there's a Sun & Cloud-based Movie, and one of the workers of Puffle Studio Distrubution Inc, Kreview Dave, (the CEO of Puffle Studio Inc from 2006 to 2020) accepts it. Kreview then created his own studio called "The Circley Studio" to create the movie. He hired his friends, Devoid Waking, Frinn Gary, Robby Smith, Tammy Train, Wall Eath, Bob Spongey, Jay Willy, Tom Catty, Marius Dreamer, Inker Stillwell, and Robound Jimmy to create the movie. The story is envisioned in November 2016, when Robound thinks, "A Cloud in his own empire, with a gem stolen by his evil version, and friends came to save." Kreview then developed the film in January 2017. The production of the film is finished in December 2018.

Produced by The Circley Studio, and Puffle Studio Inc. The film was released by Puffle Studio Distrubution Inc on June 7, 2019, in the US, one year before the titular character's 5th anniversary. The film is met with mixed to positive reviews, with my critics praising it's music, screenplay, performances, animation, and especially the visuals, while criticizing the plot as being "derivative", and the looks of Sun & Cloud. A controversy occurred in January-May 2019 whether or not the villain will be replaced by BlueyTheCircley, and delay the film to edit the film with BlueyTheCircley. However, in May 2019, a discussion with the owner of the scratch account, and Kreview disagreed that the villain should be replaced, and the film was unedited with BlueyTheCircley as the villain. The controversy died down after the disagreement.

Despite the controversy and mixed reviews, the film became a blockbuster to the studios, grossing $929.9 million dollars against a budget a $160 million dollars.

Plot
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Voice Cast

 * Devoid Walking as Sun & Cloud, a cloudie that is friends with the 4 other characters.
 * Bob Spongey as Evil Sun & Cloud, the villain that wants the Cloud Gem to power the "ES&C Beacon" to burn up the world.
 * Frinn Gary as Blacker, a long time friend of Sun & Cloud, and is a stickman.
 * Robby Smith as Hershey The Cat, a cuddly colored cat.
 * Tammy Train as Kebu, a tall stickman that always says "Kebu!"
 * Wall Eath as Duckie, a duck that says "Bonus ducks", and can swim forever.
 * Jerry Tom as Frinny, a gold Puffle that helps Sun & Cloud with chores.

Additional Voices

 * Robbie Bobbie
 * Cummy Bunny
 * Rock Bob
 * Daily Car
 * Bunny Reception

Pre-Development
Back in 2006, when Kreview Dave becomes the CEO of Puffle Studio Inc, he is bored of all the movies released, so he decided to make a cloud story, but they are not well at making cloud characters, all of these failed. In October of 2016, A scratch account named ExtracterGames sent an email to Puffle Studio Distrubution Inc saying that he loved to see a Sun & Cloud Movie. When Kreview is in his office one day, he spotted an email from ExtracterGames. He looked at the email and eventually saw pictures of Sun & Cloud, and other characters. Kreview was feeling happy for it, so he accepts it, and made a new project to create a Sun & Cloud Movie.

Development
The concept of the movie started in November 2016 when Robound thinks of a story for the Sun & Cloud Film. He said, "A Cloud in his own empire, with a gem stolen by his evil version, and friends came to save." Many of the employees in Puffle Studio Inc agree with this draft. They got the inspiration when the employees take a trip one day in December 2006 to see the clouds. They love to see the clouds. After Kreview approved the draft, the development officially started in January 2017. In December 2017, Puffle Studio Inc revealed the movie project's name, "Sun & Cloud", and slated for June 2019 release. The development is finished in December 2018.

Casting
In December 2016, Kreview decided to choose employees for voice acting for the characters. After the employees watched the scratch account ExtracterGames's projects, He chose Devoid Walking, Frinn Gary, Robby Smith, Tammy Train, Wall Eath, and Bob Spongey as Sun & Cloud, Blacker, Hershey The Cat, Kebu, Duckie, and Evil Sun & Cloud respectively. Originally, Kreview would like the owner of the scratch account ExtracterGames to voice Sun & Cloud, but he declined because of work.

Animation
During 2017, many news debates whether it will be 3d animated, or will be fully CGI. After months of questioning, Kreview said that the film will be in CGI, making news of this spread like wildfires.

Music
The film's score is composed by Jay Willy, who composed for all of the Puffle Studio Inc Films from 1996 to 2006. In an interview in 2018, Jay Willy said that "the music for the film will be filled with hype, after 13 years of my absence. I have composed music for the films by Puffle Studio Inc from 1996 to 2006." The soundtrack to the film was released on June 1, 2019.

Marketing
Mcdonalds, ExtracterGames's favorite restaurant, made a deal with Puffle Studio Inc to make toys of characters Sun & Cloud, Blacker, HTC (the short name for Hershey The Cat), Kebu, Duckie, and Evil Sun & Cloud. Each one has a unique piece. The pieces are in 6 colors, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. If you manage to get all 6 pieces, you can win various rewards.

Between January 2019 to August 2019, Walt Disney World has characters such as Sun & Cloud, Blacker, Hershey The Cat, Kebu, Duckie, and Evil Sun & Cloud to meet.

Trailers

 * The teaser trailer was released on May 25, 2018. It is later released with Solo: A Star Wars Story, Incredibles 2, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Christopher Robin, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, The Grinch, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and Mary Poppins Returns.
 * The first theatrical trailer was released on February 6, 2019. It is later released with The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, Captain Marvel, Dumbo (2019 film), and "Shazam!".
 * The second theatrical trailer was released on April 26, 2019. It is later released with Avengers: Endgame, Pokémon Detective Pikachu, A Dog's Journey, Aladdin (2019 film), and Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
 * There are many youtube spots for the film. The first was released in March 2019, second is April 2019, third is May 2019, and the fourth is June 2019.

Release Dates
The film was scheduled to be released on June 7, 2019, to respect Sun & Cloud's 5th anniversary, although the release date is nearly changed due to the controversy with BlueyTheCircley becoming the villain. The film is shown in IMAX.

Home Media
The film was released on DVD (which is rare), HD DVD, UMD Video, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on November 26, 2019.

Box Office
Sun & Cloud grossed $426.6 million in the US, and Canada, and $503.3 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $929.9 million dollars. This makes the film the 10th highest-grossing film in 2019.

Domestic
In the US and Canada, the film was released alongside The Secret Life of Pets 2 and Dark Phoenix. Many of the employees from The Circley Studio, and Puffle Studio Inc feared that the film may become a box office bomb, because of the 2 films possibly dwarfing interest from the film. They predict that that film will gross $26-49 million from 4,023 in its opening weekend. 2 weeks before the film is released, the film's pre-sale tickets are available. The pre-sale tickets sales are high, and the employees are confident, but still fear the two wide films released on the same day as Sun & Cloud. 3 days before the film is released, they predict that the film will gross $69-92 million from the same theaters they predict in its opening weekend, while other reports expect a $79 million opening.

The film made $53.4 million on its first day, including an impressive $37 million from Thursday night previews. hitting 1 on the box office for June 7, 2019. The second day reveals that the film made $65.1 million on its second day, showing a 21.9% increase. The employees are ecstatic that Sun & Cloud's 5th Anniversary came, and is the reason why the second day has a good increase. The film made $48.8 million on its third day, dipping 25%. The film made $167.3 million during its opening weekend, making the opening the 14th most grossing opening weekend on the US, and Canada. The employees are ecstatic that the film that is originally going to be a box office bomb, becomes a potential huge success.

The film made $106.6 million in its second week, a drop of -36.2%, and keeping the first place. On the third weekend, the film made $56.2 million in its third week, dropping 47.3%, and dethroned by Toy Story 4, dipping to second place.

International
In other territories, the employees projected this film to gross $65 million before the Thursday previews. However, during the Thursday Night Previews, the film was expected to gross $200 million on its global debut. In China, the film is expected to debut at $40-45 million. By August 26, 2019, the film's biggest markets were China ($93.4 million), United Kingdom ($74.5 million), Mexico ($70.2 million), Brazil ($53.6 million), Argentina ($45.0 million), France ($33.7 million), Australia ($26.4 million), Japan ($25.0 million), and South Korea ($19.3 million).

Critical Reception
Rotten Tomatoes gave an approval rating of 68% based on 134 reviews, with an average rating of 6.4/10. The critical consensus reads, "Even if the first dip to Sun & Cloud Verse was having plot stole, and the spooky cloud which causes frustation, the film has much stunning music, and visuals that sound music to the ears." Metacritic, assigned the film a score of 74 out of 100 based on 42 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A: on an A+ to F scale, while on PostTrak gave it an overall positive score of 70% and a 59% "definite recommend".

The audience scores are bombed by BlueyTheCircley fans, who muttered "Where's Circley?". The audience scores for Rotten Tomatoes is 56% based on 26,391 users. For Metacritic, the audience scores for the film is 4.5 based on 9,572. Many of the user reviews have the phrase "Where's Circley?", which is also disliked bombed.

Controversy
The film gave controversy in January 2019, when BlueyTheCircley became a new character and looked like he will be the main character. After the appearance of Circley, many of the fans are angry that the film might not have BlueyTheCircley as their future fan favorite. They sent emails to the CEO of Puffle Studio Inc, saying that the film needs to be edited for Circley, when the CEO denied because the film might get delayed from it, and miss an important date. The controversy died down after a discussion by the owner of scratch account ExtracterGames, and Kreview Dave.

Video Game
A video game based on the film was released on June 8, 2019, for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Macintosh, and the Nintendo Switch.

The game received mixed reviews.

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