Mister Mosquito

Mister Mosquito is a 2007 American computer-animated film produced by Sensation Animation and The Weinstein Company and distributed theatrically by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was written by Mike Reiss, directed by David Silverman, and based on the video game of the same name. It was released in theaters on May 25, 2007.

The cast includes Matthew McConaughey as Mister Mosquito, Kristen Schaal as Rena Yamada, Phyllis Diller as Kaneyo Yamada, Danny DeVito as Kenichi Yamada, and Aubrey Plaza as Ayaka. New characters include Wippy (Robert De Niro), Kia (Jennifer Lopez), Seko (J. K. Simmons), and Yuol (Jodi Benson).

The film received negative reviews from critics and performed poorly at the box office, costing $81 million to produce while earning $31 million, just shy of its $74 million expectations. After the film's release, The Weinstein Company canceled a planned sequel based on Ka 2: Let's Go Hawaii.

Plot
Mister Mosquito has taken up residency in the house of the Yamada family, life-sized humans that serve as his food source.

Cast

 * Matthew McConaughey as Mister Mosquito, a mosquito who has taken up residency in the house of the Yamada family, life-sized humans that serve as the protagonist's food source.
 * Kristen Schaal as Rena Yamada, the daughter of the Yamada family.
 * Phyllis Diller as Kaneyo Yamada, the mother of the Yamada family.
 * Danny DeVito as Kenichi Yamada, the father of the Yamada family.
 * Aubrey Plaza as Ayaka, Rena's best friend.
 * Robert De Niro as Wippy, Mister Mosquito's boss, who orders him to take up residency.
 * Jennifer Lopez as Kia, Mister Mosquito's love interest.
 * Jodi Benson as Yuol Mosquito, Mister Mosquito's mother.
 * J. K. Simmons as Seko Mosquito, Mister Mosquito's father.

Production
The idea for the film was initiated by David Silverman, who established a partnership with Scott Miles, the producer of the film. Silverman approached Miles when the original Mister Mosquito game was released, saying "This is the one I want to do next".

The film was officially announced in March 2004, with Miles as the producer and Silverman as the director. Mike Reiss was attached to writing the screenplay, with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer financing and distributing the film for a 2006 release. In October 2005, production officially began. That same day, it was announced that Matthew McConaughey would voice the titular character.

Marketing
The voice cast were announced at the 2004 San Diego Comic-Con International. In December 2004, the first clip was released on Sensation Animation's website. On September 18, 2005, the first poster was released.

In May 2007, Burger King released six Kids' Meal toys featuring characters from the film.

Release
The film was released on May 25, 2007 in the United States and Canada.

Home media
The film was released on DVD on August 19, 2007 by Genius Products through The Weinstein Company Home Entertainment.

Critical response
The film holds a 25% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 19 out of 100, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

Box office
The film grossed $74,482,651 worldwide at the box office.

Cancelled sequel
A film based on Ka 2: Let's Go Hawaii, titled Mister Mosquito 2, was confirmed to be in development more than a month before the film's release. However, because of the film's box office failure, development on the sequel was ordered to be cancelled.