Do you want to bring a little more music into your weekend at home? Perhaps something with a little more … funk? Well, you’re in luck, because not only is Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation’sTrolls World Touravailable for at-home viewing right now, we also have a look at a featurette from the Special Features that explores one of the many musical motifs in the family-friendly film. This video takes viewers to Funkytown, a.k.a. Vibe City in the Kingdom of Funk, along with cast members and special musical guests likeMary J. Blige,George Clinton, andAnderson .Paak. Get a fresh look at the funk with our exclusive video above!
As forTrolls World Tour,Anna KendrickandJustin Timberlakereturn for the all-star sequel to DreamWorks Animation’s 2016 musical hit. In an adventure that will take them well beyond what they’ve known before, Poppy (Kendrick) and Branch (Timberlake) discover that they are but one of six different Trolls tribes scattered over six different lands and devoted to six different kinds of music: Funk, Country, Techno, Classical, Pop and Rock. Their world is about to get a lot bigger and a whole lot louder.
A member of hard-rock royalty, Queen Barb (Rachel Bloom), aided by her father King Thrash (Ozzy Osbourne), wants to destroy all other kinds of music to let rock reign supreme. With the fate of the world at stake, Poppy and Branch, along with their friends — Biggie (James Corden), Chenille (Caroline Hjelt), Satin (Aino Jawo), Cooper (Ron Funches) and Guy Diamond (Kunal Nayyar) — set out to visit all the other lands to unify the Trolls in harmony against Barb, who’s looking to upstage them all.
Cast as members of the different musical tribes is one of the largest, and most acclaimed, groups of musical talent ever assembled for an animated film. From the land of Funk areMary J. Blige,George ClintonandAnderson .Paak. Representing Country isKelly Clarksonas Delta Dawn, withSam Rockwellas Hickory andFlula Borgas Dickory.J Balvinbrings Reggaeton, whileEster Deanadds to the Pop tribe.Anthony Ramosbrings the beat in Techno andJamie Dornancovers smooth jazz. World-renowned conductor and violinistGustavo Dudamelappears as Trollzart andCharlyne Yias Pennywhistle from the land of Classical. AndKenan Thompsonraps as a newborn Troll named Tiny Diamond.
Trolls World Touris directed byWalt Dohrn, who served as co-director onTrolls, and is produced by returning producerGina Shay. The film is co-directed byDavid P. Smithand co-produced byKelly Cooney Cilella, both of whom worked on the firstTrolls.
