Next Gen (2018)

A friendship with a top-secret robot turns a lonely girl's life into a thrilling adventure as they take on bullies, evil bots and a scheming madman.

Directors:

Kevin R. Adams, Joe Ksander

Writers:

Kevin R. Adams, Joe Ksander

Stars:

John Krasinski, Charlyne Yi, Jason Sudeikis

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
John Krasinski	...	Project 77 (voice)
Charlyne Yi	...	Mai (voice)
Jason Sudeikis	...	Justin Pin / Ares (voice)
Michael Peña	...	Momo (voice)
David Cross	...	Dr. Tanner Rice / Q-Bots (voice)
Constance Wu	...	Molly (voice)
Kiana Ledé	...	Greenwood (voice)
Anna Akana	...	Ani (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Acord	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Reyna Amaya	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Issac Ryan Brown	...	Ric (voice)
Reba Buhr	...	Diagnostic Computer (voice)
Makenna Cowgill	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Holly Dorff	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Moosie Drier	...	Additional Voices (voice)

Storyline

A friendship with a top-secret robot turns a lonely girl's life into a thrilling adventure as they take on bullies, evil bots and a scheming madman.

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Plot Keywords:

robot | friendship | memory | dog | bully | 

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Taglines:

Friendship is the ultimate upgrade.

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Twitter

Country:

China Canada USA

Language:

English Mandarin

Release Date:

7 September 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Next Gen

Filming Locations:

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CNY 150,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Netflix, Baozou Manhua, Tangent Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min 90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In one outdoor scene not too far into the movie, a Kinjaz logo can be seen on the side of a building. The Kinjaz are an urban dance group.

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Quotes

Mai: What a team we make. A broken robot and a broken little girl.

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Crazy Credits

No robots were harmed in the making of this film. The filmmakers do not believe that robots are evil. They are good. Definitely good. Super super good. In fact, when the robot overlords take over we will be the first in line to bow at their benevolent feet. Or wheels -- or whatever.

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Connections

References Blade Runner (1982)

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Soundtracks

GonnaWanna
Written by Julie Edwards and Lindsey Troy
Performed by Deap Vally

User Reviews

Great visuals but story and characters fall short

The visual finish on this movie is close to on par with recent animated blockbuster films which is a great achievement.

Unfortunately I feel like it was held back by some questionable choices of voice actors (that didn't seem to match the characters), low quality voice acting and a story that doesn't really make you care about the characters enough to worry about what is happening on screen.

So all in all a great effort, with some notable downsides.