Chibi-Robo!

Chibi-Robo! is an American 3D live action/computer-animated comedy adventure film based on the video game franchise Chibi-Robo!, produced by Maloing Entertainment and Nintendo. The film is directed by James Baxter and Erica Rivinoja, written by Baxter and Tom John, and stars Dee Bradley Baker as the voice of Chibi-Robo, alongside Halsey, Elijah Wood, Sean Austin, Jennifer Aniston, and Dakota Fanning.

Plot
Chibi-Robo! takes place in a 1960s-style American home and revolves around a tiny, highly advanced robot of the same name given as a birthday gift to the socially withdrawn eight-year-old Jenny Sanderson by her father. This is much to the dismay of Jenny's mother, a homemaker who is constantly stressed over how much money her husband spends on toys despite his unemployment. Chibi-Robo is packaged with a small "Chibi-House" and an assistant named Telly Vision who speaks on his behalf. Each of the one million Chibi-Robos in the world is supposed to collect "Happy Points" by doing good deeds for their owners and must occasionally charge their batteries at electrical outlets. During the night, or when humans are not around in the Sandersons' house, several toys come to life, including the superhero action figure Drake Redcrest, a group of egg-shaped army men called the Free Rangers, a wooden pirate named Plankbeard, and others. Chibi-Robo eventually finds a large robot in the basement called Giga-Robo, who was once a companion of the Sandersons', but had to be deactivated due to its high electricity consumption. Chibi-Robo attempts to revive Giga-Robo by fully charging its massive battery and makes it a goal to find Giga-Robo's missing leg, but is attacked by spider-like robots called Spydorz.

When Mr. Sanderson purchases yet another toy, his wife locks herself in her room and tells him that she wants a divorce, prompting the rest of the family to do housework in an attempt to make up for it. Meanwhile, Chibi-Robo finds a strange pattern in the backyard and uses his radar to contact an alien species. Once the aliens land and greet him, Chibi-Robo uses a time machine made by the visitors to go into the past to find a code to enter a safe in the master bedroom containing Giga Robo's leg. He returns to the present to open the safe, but several larger Spydorz are released and capture the Sandersons. It is revealed that Mr. Sanderson originally created the Spydorz to be friends with the Chibi-Robos, but his toy company reprogrammed them to be hostile, causing Mr. Sanderson to quit his job. Mr. Sanderson upgrades Chibi-Robo's blaster weapon, allowing the small robot to defeat the Queen Spydor, recover Giga-Robo's missing leg, and rescue the Sandersons. Chibi-Robo reactivates Giga-Robo, and the aliens meet them in the backyard. The aliens explain that the toys are able to walk and talk due to a request from Giga-Robo to give them life and to give all Giga-Robos infinite battery power to prevent their energy consumption. The aliens could not do the latter at the time and returned to their own planet to obtain the item necessary to grant Giga-Robo's wish.[13] They then give Giga-Robo this ability, who shares it with Chibi-Robo and the rest of the robots in the world as well, eliminating the energy problem.

Cast

 * Elijah Wood as Chibi-Robo
 * Halsey as Telly Vision
 * Sean Austin as Giga-Robo
 * Dakota Fanning as Jenny
 * Jennifer Aniston as Helen Sanderson
 * Will Arnett as George Sanderson
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Tao

Release
Chibi-Robo was initially scheduled to be released by Sony Pictures on April 17, 2020. However, after the turnaround, Sony Pictures rescheduled it to June 12, 2020. The film will be released in 3D, IMAX and IMAX 3D. The film's theatrical release was preceded by Dramatic Run, an original Bear Bones animated short written and directed by Donovan Cook.

Marketing
The next day, the film's teaser poster was released, and the teaser trailer debuted on November 4, 2019. The first official trailer was released on March 6, 2020, being attached to Malachi: The Ultimate Time!. The second and final trailer was released on June 1, 2020.

Reception
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