When Disney announcedback in 2021that two of its most famous chipmunks were making a comeback, it was revealed thatChip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangerswould veer into the metalinguistic style of storytelling. Now, with a trailer unveiled by Disney+, the streamer makes it clear that… boy, they weren’t kidding. Set 30 years after their animated series was canceled, the movie follows Chip (voiced byJohn Mulaney) and Dale (voiced byAndy Samberg) as has-beens who need to band together once again to find a missing friend.
The trailer forChip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangersreveals that the movie will feature an ambitious mixture of 3-D and 2-D animation and live action, as the famous duo lives in a world in which the barriers between cartoons and humans have been breached and all stars coexist in modern-day Los Angeles. It also reveals the insane dynamics of the story, in which Dale has had CGI-surgery (yes) in order to keep up with nostalgic trends and return to stardom.
The two-minute trailer is also a parade of easter eggs, with a shot out toIndiana Jones(and Chip’s famous costume),Who Framed Roger Rabbit(a famous cult-classic that also mixed 2-D with live action),Jurassic Park,Aladdin,My Little Pony, and a laugh-out-loud shade thrown to the infamously bad CGI of 2019’sCats.
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TheChip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangersvoice (and live action) cast is also an incredible ensemble that featuresKiKi Layne,Will Arnett,Eric Bana,Flula Borg,Dennis Haysbert,Keegan-Michael Key,Tress MacNeille,Tim Robinson,Seth Rogen,J.K. Simmons, andChris Parnell.
Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangersis written byDan GregorandDoug Mand, both of whom have written forHow I Met Your MotherandCrazy Ex-Girlfriend– so fans of those comedy series know exactly what type of surreal story to expect. The movie is directed by Emmy winnerAkiva Schaffer, who has previously directed 2016’sPopstar: Never Stop Never Stoppingand has helmed segments ofSaturday Night Live. Schaffer is also one-third ofThe Lonely Island, a comedy trio he formed with Samberg andJorma Taccone.
Disney+ premieresChip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangerson May 20.
You can watch the surreal trailer below:
Check out the poster and official synopsis here:
In “Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers,” Chip and Dale are living amongst cartoons and humans in modern-day Los Angeles, but their lives are quite different now. It has been decades since their successful television series was canceled, and Chip (voice of Mulaney) has succumbed to a life of suburban domesticity as an insurance salesman. Dale (voice of Sandberg), meanwhile, has had CGI surgery and works the nostalgia convention circuit, desperate to relive his glory days. When a former cast mate mysteriously disappears, Chip and Dale must repair their broken friendship and take on their Rescue Rangers detective personas once again to save their friend’s life.
