Rickey the Wicked: Alaxesis

Rickey the Wicked: Alaxesis is an upcoming 3D animated dark fantasy black comedy horror film directed by Brad Bird based on the animated series Rickey the Wicked and serves as the sequel to Rickey the Wicked Witch of the City. The film will be directed by Brad Bird, who also created the series and returning to direct after directing the previous film and features an ensemble of reprised voices of Candi Milo, Charlie Adler, B.J. Ward, Fred Tatasciore (reprising his role from the revival series where he also replaced Tony Jay following his death in 2005), Scott Menville, Frank Welker, Jennifer Hale, Jim Cummings, Ashley Johnson and Willem Dafoe reprising his role from the first film as well as new voices of Robert Englund, Daniel Radcliffe, Jason Genao, Jordan Peele, and Keegan Michael-Key.

The film was in development hell for almost a decade following the disappointment of Looney Tunes: Back in Action which prompted Warner Bros. to have strictly animation on television. Development of the film later began in 2020 where Warner Bros. also announced that a revival series which will take place after the movie would be developed with the majority of the cast returning. The film was made in computer-animation in-house with Brad Bird training the animators similar techniques to Incredibles 2, another legacy sequel by Bird.

The film is scheduled to be released by Warner Bros. Pictures on October 13, 2023 in IMAX and 3D formats.

Synopsis
Taking place after the events of the first film, Rickey and Becky are now in a good relationship as well as the town of Angelville being peaceful after Rickey defeats Beck and turns him back good while months later a new terror comes out and kidnaps Wendy. Now Rickey, Noah, and Becky must go to the forbidden Alaxesis in order to save her.

Cast

 * Candi Milo as Rickey Scareyton "Rickey the Wicked", an apathetic yet smart teenage witch who wants to use his powers for good.
 * Milo also voices Grandma Diablo, the grandmother of Rickey, taking over for June Foray after her death in 2017.
 * Charlie Adler as Wade Diablo, the father of Rickey.
 * B.J. Ward as Merril Diablo, Rickey's mother.
 * Fred Tatasciore as Beck Diablo, the grandfather of Rickey. He was previously voiced by Tony Jay in the previous film while Tatasciore reprises his role from the revival series.
 * Scott Menville as Noah Wilcox, Rickey's mortal best friend who is aware that Rickey is a witch.
 * Jennifer Hale as Becky Williams, a teenage cheerleader and Rickey's love interest.
 * Ashley Johnson as Wendy Diablo, the younger witch sister of Rickey.
 * Jim Cummings as Bella, Rickey's pet dog that can talk.
 * Frank Welker as Cerberus, Rickey's pet black cat who can talk.
 * Willem Dafoe as Grinsnot, the proclaimed "legendary witch" who is apathetic. Dafoe reprises his role from the original film.
 * Jack Dylan Grazer
 * Robert Englund as Letemis del Toro, the deadly witch ruler of Alaxesis who the father of Driscoll Victor and his alter ego Death.
 * Daniel Radcliffe as Driscoll Victor / Death, the powerful yet timid son of Letemis del Toro who has a deranged alternate personality which unleashes the darkness in him dubbed Death.
 * Jason Genao as Earthan Graves, the immature yet brave teenage grim reaper of Darkville who has just recently acquired the position.
 * Keegan-Michael Key
 * Jordan Peele
 * Tiffany Haddish

Production
On September 21, 2022, the film was officially titled Rickey the Wicked: Alaxesis.

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Music
On September 18, 2022, it was announced that Michael Giacchino, who composed the scores for The Incredibles (2004) and Incredibles 2 (2018), both also directed by Bird, will compose the score for the film after the death of Ennio Morricone in 2020, the composer for the original film.

Release
The film is scheduled to be theatrically released by Warner Bros. Pictures on October 6, 2023 in IMAX and 3D formats.

Marketing
The film's teaser trailer was released online and shown before screenings of Black Adam. The film received 200 million views within its first 24 hours of being released, the biggest for Warner Bros. Pictures as well as the biggest for Warner Animation Group.