Paramount Pictures has pulled back the curtain on its first extended look at "The Angry Birds Movie 3", and the footage suggests the franchise's signature chaos is getting a distinctly domestic makeover. The newly released trailer centers on Red, the hot-tempered cardinal voiced by Jason Sudeikis, as he trades his usual role of reluctant hero for that of overwhelmed father, discovering that raising three young birds may be a bigger challenge than any pig invasion he has previously fended off.
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The film, slated for a December 23 theatrical release, marks the third installment in a franchise that has quietly become one of the more durable video-game-to-film adaptations of the past decade. Sudeikis returns alongside fellow original cast members Josh Gad, Danny McBride and Rachel Bloom, all reprising their voice roles as Chuck, Bomb and Silver respectively. Sudeikis, an SNL alum turned box-office draw thanks to his Emmy-winning run on "Ted Lasso", has anchored the Angry Birds series since its 2016 debut, while Gad brings the same rapid-fire comic energy that has defined his career in animated fare like the "Frozen" franchise. McBride and Bloom round out a voice ensemble whose chemistry has helped the property translate from mobile-game phenomenon into a recognizable big-screen brand.
According to the trailer's framing, Red now finds himself navigating full-time parenthood, describing the job in the footage as an unexpected new calling that leaves little room for his old habits of solo bird-brained bravado. That thematic pivot toward family dynamics gives the sequel a fresh emotional throughline while still promising the visual slapstick and irreverent humor that have defined the series' tone since its inception.
The new film continues to draw from Rovio Entertainment's mobile game, the property that ignited a global craze in the early 2010s before spawning multiple sequels, spinoff games and merchandise lines. Rovio, now a subsidiary of Sega, remains a producing entity on the new installment alongside Prime Focus Studios, in partnership with Flywheel Media, One Cool Group and Dentsu. Behind the camera, John Rice directs from a script by Thurop Van Orman, with John Cohen, Dan Chuba, Carla Connor and Namit Malhotra serving as producers.
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Notably, this marks Paramount's first outing distributing an "Angry Birds" film, taking over from Sony Pictures, which released both the original 2016 film and 2019's "The Angry Birds Movie 2". Those two entries combined to gross more than $500 million worldwide, a performance that cemented the franchise as a reliable family-friendly earner even in a crowded animated marketplace dominated by bigger-budget competitors from Disney, Illumination and DreamWorks.
The expanded voice cast for the third film signals an effort to broaden the property's cultural footprint beyond its established base. Joining the returning principals are Emma Myers, Walker Scobell, Marcello Hernández, Tim Robinson, Lily James, Keke Palmer, Anna Cathcart, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Nikki Glaser, Sam Richardson and James Austin Johnson. Perhaps most striking is the inclusion of MrBeast, the YouTube megastar, alongside his frequent collaborator Salish Matter, and Psalm West — casting choices that reflect the ongoing trend of animated studios recruiting digital-native and internet-famous talent to help sequels resonate with younger, terminally online audiences.
For Paramount, the release represents a notable bet on family programming during the crowded holiday corridor, where "The Angry Birds Movie 3" will compete for audience attention against other end-of-year studio offerings. Given the franchise's established international appeal and the built-in recognition of its mobile-gaming roots, industry watchers will be looking to see whether the parenthood-themed narrative and star-studded voice cast can push the third installment past its predecessors' box-office marks when it lands in theaters this December.
