Wreck-It Ralph (film)

Wreck-It Ralph is the 52nd film in the Disney animated features canon, set to be released on November 2, 2012 and directed by Rich Moore. Centered around video games, the film will feature three distinct visual styles to represent the gaming worlds of a classic 8-bit game, a first person shooter and a colorful kart-racing game.

Synopsis
Wreck-It Ralph is the 9-foot-tall, 643-pound villain of an arcade video game named Fix-It Felix Jr., in which the game's titular hero fixes buildings that Ralph destroys. Wanting to prove he can be a good guy and not just a villain, Ralph escapes his game through the power cord and lands in Hero's Duty, a first-person shooter (Meteroid, Call of Duty and Dead Space) where he helps the game's hero, Sergeant Calhoun, battle against "Cy-Bugs", the game's alien invaders. He later enters Sugar Rush, a kart racing game (Kinect Rush, Mario Kart and Sega All Stars Racing) set on tracks made of candies, cookies and other sweets. There, Ralph meets Vanellope von Schweetz, one of that game's characters, who has learned that her game is faced with a dire threat that could affect the entire arcade, and one that Ralph may have inadvertently started.

Cast

 * John C. Reilly as Wreck-It Ralph
 * Jack McBrayer as Fix-It Felix
 * Jane Lynch as Sergeant Calhoun
 * Sarah Silverman as Vanellope von Schweetz
 * Dennis Haysbert as General Hologram

Production
The film, under the working title of Joe Jump, has been in the works in various forms since the early 2000s. It soon was put back into active development again, and took on the title Reboot Ralph.

John Lasseter, the head of Walt Disney Animation Studios and executive producer of the film, describes Wreck-It Ralph as "an 8-bit video game bad guy who travels the length of the arcade to prove that he’s a good guy". In a manner similar to the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Wreck-It Ralph will feature cameo appearances by a number of licensed video game characters. The film was originally scheduled for release on March 22, 2013, but it was later changed to November 2, 2012 due to it being ahead of schedule.

Release
Wreck-It Ralph's theatrical release will be accompanied by a Disney's short film Paperman. The first trailer for Wreck-It Ralph was released on June 6, 2012 and debuted with Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted and Rock of Ages.

Official Press Release
Walt Disney Animation Studios and Emmy®-winning director Rich Moore (TV’s “The Simpsons,” “Futurama”) take moviegoers on a hilarious, arcade-game-hopping journey in “Wreck-It Ralph.” Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly, “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby,” “Step Brothers”) is tired of being overshadowed by Fix-It Felix (voice of Jack McBrayer, “30 Rock”), the “good guy” star of their game who always gets to save the day. Butafter decades doing the same thing and seeing all the glory go to Felix, Ralph decides he’s tired of playing the role of a bad guy. He takes matters into his own massive hands and sets off on a game-hopping journey across the arcade through every generation of video games to prove he’s got what it takes to be a hero.

On his quest, he meets the tough-as-nails Sergeant Calhoun (voice of Jane Lynch, TV’s “Glee”) from the first-person action game Hero’s Duty. But it’s the feisty misfit Vanellope von Schweetz (voice of Sarah Silverman, “The Sarah Silverman Program”) from the candy-coated cart racing game, Sugar Rush, whose world is threatened when Ralph accidentally unleashes a deadly enemy that threatens the entire arcade. Will Ralph realize his dream and save the day before it’s too late? “Wreck-It Ralph” crashes onto the big screen on November 2, 2012, in Disney Digital 3D™ in select theaters.

Fix-It Felix Jr.
The arcade game Fix-It Felix Jr. is based off popular video games of the 1980s such as Donkey Kong. On June 7, 2012, Disney released the actual game online accessed through the official Wreck-It Ralph website and 2 days later, is seen on the main games page.

Cameos
The concept of the film reveals that various video game characters, most notably villains from famous franchises, will appear in the film or at least are currently being considered. The villains in particular will appear to try to persuade Wreck-It Ralph to stay bad. Some notably worthy villains include Bowser (Super Mario Bros.), Clyde (Pac-Man), and Dr. Robotnik (Eggman) (Sonic the Hedgehog).


 * Bowser (Super Mario Bros.)
 * Clyde (Pac-Man)
 * Q*bert (Q*bert)
 * Coily the Snake (Q*bert)
 * Slick (Q*bert)
 * Ugg (Q*bert)
 * Dr. Robotnik (Eggman) (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * Dr. Wily (Mega Man)
 * Kano (Mortal Kombat)
 * Smoke (Mortal Kombat)
 * Tigor
 * Zangief (Street Fighter II)
 * M. Bison (Vega) (Street Fighter II)
 * Chun-Li (Street Fighter II)
 * Cyril (House of the Dead)
 * Neff (Altered Beast)

Links

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 * IMDb page