Alvin and the Chipmunks (2018 film)

Alvin and the Chipmunks is a 2018 American computer-animated jukebox musical adventure comedy film directed by Tim Hill and written by Jon Vitti based on the characters of the same name created by Ross Bagdasarian. Produced by 20th Century Fox Animation, Regency Enterprises, Bagdasarian Productions and Buddy Studios, and distributed by 20th Century Fox, it is a remake of the 2007 film of the same name. It features the voices of Jason Lee, David Cross, Cameron Richardson, Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Kristen Wiig, Robert Downey, Jr., Michael B. Jordan, Kristen Schaal, Danai Gurira, and Tom Kenny, and guest stars musical bands Imagine Dragons and Coldplay.

The film follows the Chipmunks (Alvin, Simon, and Theodore) who move in with struggling songwriter Dave Seville after they lose their home. When Dave discovers they have rare singing talent, he has them perform in front of JETT Records executive Ian Hawke, who then plans to trick them into living with him to profit off their success with a world tour. Originally, a fifth Alvin and the Chipmunks movie was set to be released in 2017, but plans were changed to a computer-animated reboot. Fox retained the rights, with Buddy Studios joining the production. Tim Hill signed to direct the film, with Jon Vitti writing the story. The music was composed by Mark Mothersbaugh.

Alvin and the Chipmunks premiered on June 4, 2018 in New York City, before it was theatrically released on June 19, 2018 in the United States. It received universal acclaim, with praise for the voice cast, plot, songs, musical score, screenplay, cameo appearances, and faithfulness to the source material.

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