Trolls (film)

2016 animated film by Mike Mitchell

For other films, see Troll (disambiguation) § Films.

Trolls

Theatrical release poster

Directed by|

* Mike Mitchell

Screenplay by| Jonathan Aibel
Glenn Berger
Story by| Erica Rivinoja
Based on| Good Luck Trolls
by Thomas Dam
Produced by| Gina Shay
Starring|

* Anna Kendrick
* Justin Timberlake
* Zooey Deschanel
* Russell Brand
* James Corden
* Gwen Stefani

Edited by| Nick Fletcher
Music by| Christophe Beck[1]

Production
company

DreamWorks Animation

Distributed by| 20th Century Fox[a]

Release dates

* October 8, 2016 (2016-10-08) (BFI London Film Festival)
* November 4, 2016 (2016-11-04) (United States)

Running time

| 92 minutes[2]
Country| United States[3]
Language| English
Budget| $125 million[4]
Box office| $347 million[5]

Trolls is a 2016 American animated jukebox musical comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation, based on the Good Luck Trolls dolls created by Thomas Dam. The film was directed by Mike Mitchell from a screenplay by Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, based on a story by Erica Rivinoja.[6] It stars the voices of Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Zooey Deschanel, Russell Brand, James Corden and Gwen Stefani. The film follows two trolls named Poppy and Branch who go on a quest to save their village from destruction by the Bergens, giant creatures who eat Trolls to be happy.

Trolls premiered at the BFI London Film Festival on October 8, 2016,[7][8] and was theatrically released in the United States on November 4, by 20th Century Fox.[a][9] The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $347 million worldwide against its $125 million budget. It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song for "Can't Stop the Feeling!".

The film launched a franchise, which included two holiday specials on NBC, Trolls Holiday in 2017, and Trolls: Holiday in Harmony in 2021; a Netflix television series, Trolls: The Beat Goes On! (2018-2019); and a Hulu/Peacock television series Trolls: TrollsTopia (2020-2022); as well as two sequels from Universal Pictures, Trolls World Tour, which was released on April 10, 2020, and Trolls Band Together, which was released on November 17, 2023; as well as six short films.[10]

## Plot

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The Trolls are small, colorful, perpetually happy creatures who like to sing, dance and hug all day. They are discovered by the Bergens, large, hideous and miserable creatures who believe they can only feel happy by consuming a Troll. The Bergens imprison the Trolls in a caged tree and eat them every year on a special occasion called "Trollstice".

On the year that Bergen Prince Gristle, son of King Gristle Sr., is due to eat his first Troll, the chef in charge of the ceremony discovers that the Trolls, under the leadership of King Peppy, have managed to escape. King Gristle banishes Chef from Bergen Town, and she vows to find the Trolls, secretly plotting to overthrow the monarchy as revenge.

Twenty years later, Peppy's daughter Princess Poppy organizes a gigantic party to celebrate the anniversary of their escape. A serious, gray, survivalist Troll named Branch warns that this could expose their home, but everyone ignores him. However, his forebodings are justified; Chef notices the party fireworks, follows them to Troll Village, and kidnaps Poppy's friends, including her secret crush, a "zen" Troll named Creek. While the rest of the Trolls take refuge in Branch's survival bunker despite his objections, Poppy sets off alone to rescue her friends. She gets herself into several potentially deadly situations and is finally rescued by Branch, who thinks her quest is hopeless and only followed her to escape his crowded bunker.

After arriving in Bergen Town, Poppy and Branch sneak into the castle of the new King, Gristle Jr. They witness Chef apparently feeding Creek to King Gristle, but Poppy still holds out hope that Creek is alive. They find the other captives being guarded by a young scullery maid named Bridget; after learning that Bridget is secretly in love with Gristle, Poppy and the Trolls agree to help her get a date with him in exchange for her help in ascertaining whether or not Creek is still alive. When Branch refuses to sing along with the others in the ensuing musical number, he and Poppy argue, and he reveals that he has refused to sing ever since a Bergen (who was revealed to be Chef) followed his singing to his home and took his grandmother away when he was a child in a past Trollstice. His bitterness at the event also caused his colors to fade into gray. Bridget, Poppy, and the other Trolls comfort Branch before setting out on their mission.

The Trolls use their powers to disguise Bridget as "Lady Glittersparkles", and she and Gristle go on a date at a roller rink/arcade restaurant. During the date, Poppy spots Creek being held captive inside a jewel on Gristle's mantle. Afterwards, the Trolls leave Bridget and go to rescue Creek, but are all captured by Chef. Creek reveals he has betrayed them in exchange for his own survival, and steals a shocked Poppy's cowbell and uses it to summon King Peppy and the rest of the Trolls from Troll Village. They are rounded up by the Bergens and imprisoned in a large cooking pot. A heartbroken Poppy then turns gray in her misery, believing the situation is all her fault; the rest of the Trolls also become sad and lose their colors.

Branch, however, breaks his rule and sings to cheer Poppy up, which successfully brings back both their colors and those of the other Trolls. Bridget, grateful to the Trolls for helping her, secretly releases them from the pot while Chef is not looking. Poppy refuses to let Bridget be punished for their escape, so the Trolls return to Bergen Town, reveal to the Bergens that Bridget is Lady Glittersparkles, and explain that she and Gristle are happily in love with each other. This shows the rest of the Bergens that they can find happiness within themselves without eating the Trolls, and the Trolls and the Bergens celebrate together in song, ending their feud. Chef refuses to accept the peace, so she and Creek are sent rolling out of Bergen Town on a flaming serving cart. King Peppy crowns Poppy the Queen of the Trolls, and she and Branch share a hug.

In a mid-credits scene, Creek and Chef come to rest on the top of a hill. Chef attempts to eat Creek, but the "hill", which is actually a large monster, eats them both.

## Voice cast

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Anna Kendrick (Poppy) and Justin Timberlake (Branch) at the film's preview at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival[11]

* Anna Kendrick as Princess Poppy, the sweet and optimistic princess and later queen of the Trolls[9][12][13]
* Iris Dohrn as Baby Poppy
* Justin Timberlake as Branch, an over-cautious and cynical survivalist Troll who hates singing, dancing, hugging and music, after he turned gray due to his grandma's death[9][14]
* Liam Henry as Young Branch
* Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Prince Gristle, son of King Gristle Sr., and the second King of the Bergens[15]
* Zooey Deschanel as Bridget, a kind-hearted Bergen who works as a scullery maid to Chef[15]
* Christine Baranski as Chef, the sadistic, cruel and power-hungry chef of the Bergens[15]
* Russell Brand as Creek, a supposedly "zen" troll and Poppy's secret crush, who is actually a coward and a traitor.[15][16]
* James Corden as Biggie, a large, friendly British Troll and the owner of Mr. Dinkles.[15][17]
* Jeffrey Tambor as King Peppy, the king of the Trolls and Poppy's father
* John Cleese as King Gristle Sr., Prince Gristle's father and the first King of the Bergens.[15]
* Gwen Stefani as DJ Suki, a Troll who uses DJ equipment made of insects.[15][18]
* Ron Funches as Cooper, a giraffe-like Troll who can walk on all fours, he raps and plays the harmonica[15][19]
* Icona Pop as Satin and Chenille, twin Trolls with a flair for fashion design who are conjoined by their hair
* Kunal Nayyar as Guy Diamond, a glittery Troll with a highly auto-tuned voice[15][20]
* Quvenzhané Wallis as Harper, a Troll artist with heterochromia who paints with her hair[15]
* GloZell as Grandma Rosiepuff, Branch's late grandmother who sacrificed herself when she and Branch were discovered by Chef.[21]
* Dami Im voices the character in the Australian version.[22]
* Susanna Reid voices the character in the UK version.[23]
* Meg DeAngelis as Moxie Dewdrop, a dancing Troll[21]
* Connie Glynn voices the character in the UK version
* Ricky Dillon as Aspen Heitz, a Troll skitterboarder.[21]
* Greg James voices the character in the UK version[23]
* Kandee Johnson as Mandy Sparkledust, a Troll who designs and repairs treasures[21]
* Abbey Clancy voices the character in the UK version[23]
* Walt Dohrn as:[15]
* Smidge, a small, inordinately strong female Troll with a shockingly deep voice
* Mr. Dinkles, Biggie's pet stuffed worm.
* Fuzzbert, a Troll whose legs are the only thing visible besides his hair
* Cloud Guy, an anthropomorphic cloud
* Karma
* Grace Helbig as Cookie Sugarloaf, one of the Trolls
* Carrie Hope Fletcher voices the character in the UK version.[24][25]
* Mike Mitchell and Curtis Stone as Chad and Todd, two royal guards that work for the Bergen Royal Family
* Rhys Darby as Bibbly, a Bergen shopkeeper of the Bib Store

## Production

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Director Mike Mitchell and co-director Walt Dohrn presented footage from the film at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con.

DreamWorks announced plans for a film based on the Troll toyline as early as 2010. This version was to be written by Adam Wilson and Melanie Wilson LaBracio.[26] By 2012, Chloë Grace Moretz had already been cast in the female lead role and Jason Schwartzman was reported to have been offered the male lead.[27] In September 2012, 20th Century Fox and DreamWorks Animation announced that the film with the working title Trolls would be released on June 5, 2015, with Anand Tucker set to direct the film, written by Wallace Wolodarsky and Maya Forbes.[6]

By April 2013, DreamWorks Animation had acquired the intellectual property for the Trolls franchise from the Dam Family and Dam Things. Having "big plans for the franchise," DreamWorks Animation became the exclusive worldwide licensor of the merchandise rights, except for Scandinavia, where Dam Things remains the licensor.[28] In May 2013, the film was pushed back for a year to November 4, 2016.[29] The same month, DreamWorks Animation announced that Mike Mitchell and Erica Rivinoja has been hired as a director and screenplay writer to "reimagine" the film as a musical comedy, which would present the origin of the Trolls' colorful hair.[30] On June 16, 2014, Anna Kendrick joined the cast to voice Poppy, a princess.[12] On September 15, 2015, Deadline Hollywood reported that Justin Timberlake would voice a character named Branch.[9] Timberlake previously worked with DreamWorks Animation as the voice of Arthur "Artie" Pendragon in Shrek the Third in 2007. The full cast announced their respective roles via announcements on Twitter on January 6, 2016.[31]

## Music

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Main article: Trolls (soundtrack)

Justin Timberlake served as an executive producer for the film's music and released the original song "Can't Stop the Feeling!" in conjunction with "Hello Darkness" on May 6, 2016.[32] The song reached No. 1 in the official charts of 17 countries, including the United States and Canada. In addition to Timberlake, the rest of the cast contributed to the film's soundtrack, which also features guest appearances from Earth, Wind & Fire and Ariana Grande.[33] The soundtrack album was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America[34] and the Australian Recording Industry Association.[35]

## Release

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### Premiere

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The film's opening premiere opened at the BFI London Film Festival Opening Celebration on October 8, 2016 as a special BFI presentation, and was theatrically released on November 4, 2016, in the United States by 20th Century Fox, and in the United Kingdom at an earlier date of October 21, 2016.[36][37]

### Marketing

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The first teaser trailer for Trolls was officially unveiled online on January 28, 2016.[38] The following day, it would make its theatrical debut with the opening of Kung Fu Panda 3.[39] On June 29, 2016, a second trailer was then released online.[40]

DreamWorks spent an estimated $105 million promoting the film.[41]

### Home media

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Trolls was released on Digital HD on January 24, 2017, and on DVD and Blu-ray on February 7, 2017.[42] The film topped the home video sales chart for two consecutive weeks.[43][44]

## Reception

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### Box office

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Trolls grossed $153.9 million in the US and Canada and $193.2 million in other countries for a worldwide total of $347 million, against a budget of $125 million.[5] Deadline Hollywood calculated the film made a net profit of $19 million, when factoring together all expenses and revenues.[41]

In the United States and Canada, Trolls was released alongside the releases of Doctor Strange and Hacksaw Ridge, and was projected to gross $35–40 million from 4,060 theaters in its opening weekend.[45] On its first day, the film grossed $12.3 million (including $900,000 made from Thursday night previews). It went on to open to $46.5 million, finishing second at the box office behind Doctor Strange.[46]

### Critical response

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On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 76% based on 165 reviews, with an average rating of 6.30/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Trolls brings its instantly recognizable characters to the big screen in a colorful adventure that, while geared toward the younger set, isn't without rewards for parents."[47] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the film has a score of 55 out of 100, based on 32 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[48] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported filmgoers gave it an 80% overall positive score.[46]

Lindsey Bahr of Associated Press gave the film a positive review and said, "Ultimately, the 'get happy' moral of the story, while trite compared to something like Inside Out, is sufficiently sweet enough for its audience. Did you expect more from a piece of candy?"[49] Bill Zwecker of Chicago Sun-Times gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of four and said, "You simply will walk out – or perhaps dance out – of the theater feeling very happy yourself."[50] Andy Webster of The New York Times said, "Exuberant, busy and sometimes funny, DreamWorks Animation's Trolls is determined to amuse."[51]

Michael Rechtshaffen, writing for The Hollywood Reporter, called the film "an admittedly vibrant-looking but awfully recognizable animated musical comedy concoction."[7] Alonso Duralde of TheWrap said the film "combines the barely-there characterization and irritating cutesiness of The Smurfs with the hideous character design and awful pop covers of Strange Magic."[52] Betsy Bozdech of Common Sense Media gave the movie 4 stars. She said, "Make no mistake: Kids are going to love this movie. Trolls is cute, it's colorful, it has tons of catchy songs, and the messages are positive and easy to understand (happiness is inside everyone, if you know where/how to find it, and you shouldn't have to change who you are to get someone to like you)."[53]

### Accolades

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Trolls was nominated at the 89th Academy Awards for Best Original Song for "Can't Stop the Feeling!" and at the 74th Golden Globe Awards for Best Original Song for the same song. However, "Can't Stop the Feeling" did win at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Song Written for Visual Media.

List of awards and nominations  Award  | Date of ceremony  | Category  | Recipient(s)  | Result  | Ref.

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Academy Awards | February 26, 2017 | Best Original Song | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" – Max Martin, Shellback and Justin Timberlake | Nominated  | [54]
[55]
American Music Awards | November 19, 2017 | Top Soundtrack | Trolls: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Nominated  | [56]
Annie Awards | February 4, 2017 | Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated Feature Production  | Tim Lamb and Craig Kellman  | Nominated  | [57]
Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated Feature Production  | Kendal Cronkhite and Tim Lamb  | Nominated
Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production  | Claire Morrissey  | Nominated
Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production  | Zooey Deschanel | Nominated
Billboard Music Awards | May 21, 2017 | Top Soundtrack/Cast Album | Trolls: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Nominated  | [58]
Critics' Choice Awards | December 11, 2016 | Best Animated Feature | Trolls | Nominated  | [59]
Best Song | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" – Max Martin, Shellback and Justin Timberlake  | Nominated
Golden Globe Awards | January 8, 2017 | Best Original Song | Nominated  | [60]
Grammy Awards | February 12, 2017 | Best Song Written for Visual Media | Won  | [61]
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards | February 16, 2017  | Best Song/Recording Created for a Film  | Nominated  | [62]
Hollywood Film Awards | November 6, 2016  | Hollywood Song Award  | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" by Justin Timberlake  | Won  | [63]
Hollywood Music in Media Awards | November 17, 2016  | Best Song Written for an Animated Film  | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" – Max Martin, Shellback and Justin Timberlake  | Won  | [64]
[65]
Best Soundtrack From a Movie  | Trolls: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Nominated
Outstanding Music Supervision – Film  | Justin Timberlake  | Nominated
iHeartRadio Music Awards | March 5, 2017 | Best Song from a Movie  | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" by Justin Timberlake  | Nominated  | [66]
Movieguide Awards | 2017 | Best Movie for Families | Trolls | Nominated
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | March 11, 2017 | Favorite Animated Movie  | Trolls | Nominated  | [67]
Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie  | Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick | Nominated
Favorite Frenemies  | Nominated
Favorite Soundtrack  | Trolls: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Nominated
Satellite Awards | February 19, 2017 | Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature | Trolls | Nominated  | [68]
Best Original Song | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" – Max Martin, Shellback and Justin Timberlake  | Nominated
Saturn Awards | June 28, 2017 | Best Animated Film | Trolls | Nominated  | [69]
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | December 18, 2016 | Best Soundtrack  | Nominated  | [70]
Teen Choice Awards | July 31, 2016 | Choice AnTEENcipated Movie  | Nominated  | [71]
Choice Music: Song from a Movie or TV Show  | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" by Justin Timberlake  | Nominated
World Soundtrack Awards | October 18, 2017  | Best Original Song written directly for a Film | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" – Max Martin, Shellback and Justin Timberlake  | Nominated  | [72]

* Regarding music award shows, only film-related categories are included on this list.

## Franchise

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Main article: Trolls (franchise)

DreamWorks Trolls: The Experience was the first of multiple mobile pop-up attractions Feld Entertainment and Universal Brand Development had agreed to develop in April 2018.[73] The pop-up attraction opened in New York City on October 22, 2018.[74]

### Sequels

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Main articles: Trolls World Tour and Trolls Band Together

On February 28, 2017, Universal Pictures, the studio's new distributor and parent company since its acquisition by Comcast and NBCUniversal in 2016, and DreamWorks Animation announced that a sequel titled Trolls 2 would be released on April 10, 2020, with Kendrick and Timberlake reprising their respective roles of Poppy and Branch as well as Aibel and Berger returning to write the script.[75] On October 4, 2017, the release date for the sequel was moved up to February 14, 2020, as Fast & Furious 9 took its original April 10, 2020 slot. Along with the new release date, it was announced that Dohrn will be returning to direct and Shay will return to produce the sequel. On December 6, 2017, the film was pushed back to an April 17, 2020 release. On March 4, 2020, No Time to Die got delayed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, so the film was pushed to an April 10, 2020 release again through premium video on demand.[76]

In May 2018, it was confirmed that Sam Rockwell, Chance the Rapper, Anthony Ramos, Karan Soni, Flula Borg, and Jamie Dornan joined the cast. Corden, Icona Pop, Funches, Stefani and Nayyar will also reprise their roles.[77] In October 2018, it was confirmed that Kelly Clarkson had joined the cast, and will perform an original song.[78]

A new title for the sequel, Trolls World Tour, was announced in June 2018.[79] In May 2017, podcasters Justin, Travis and Griffin McElroy began campaigning for roles in the film via a podcast titled "The McElroy Brothers Will Be in Trolls 2" (later renamed "The McElroy Brothers Will Be in Trolls: World Tour" after the sequel's subtitle was revealed).[80] Following the podcast's popularity, DreamWorks confirmed in September 2018 that the McElroy brothers would make cameo appearances in World Tour.[81]

In June 2019, along with promotional posters, new cast members had been announced, which included: J Balvin, Mary J. Blige, Rachel Bloom, George Clinton, Ester Dean and Gustavo Dudamel.[82]

On April 9, 2020, Justin Timberlake expressed interest in participating in future Trolls films during his Apple Music takeover, "I hope we make, like, seven Trolls movies, because it literally is the gift that keeps on giving".[83] On November 22, 2021, it was announced that a third Trolls film titled Trolls Band Together would be released in theaters on November 17, 2023. The film followed Branch and his brothers saving another brother.[84]

### Television specials

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Main articles: Trolls Holiday and Trolls: Holiday in Harmony

Trolls Holiday is a half-hour[85] television special that aired on November 24, 2017 on NBC.[86] Poppy realizes that the Bergens have no holidays to celebrate. She enlists Branch and their friends (the Snack Pack) to show their best friend Bridget and other Bergens the importance of holidays. Most of the original cast (including Kendrick, Timberlake, Deschanel, Mintz-Plasse, Corden, Funches, Nayyar and Dohrn) all reprise their roles from the film. The likely-Christmas Special is also directed by Crawford and written by Josh Bycel & Jonathan Fener with music by Jeff Morrow.[85] Its soundtrack album that features seven songs was released on October 27, 2017.[87] It is now available on Netflix and on DVD by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. The bonus features of the DVD also include one episode of Spirit Riding Free and two of Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh.

A second special, Trolls: Holiday in Harmony, aired on November 26, 2021.

### Animated series

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Main articles: Trolls: The Beat Goes On! and Trolls: TrollsTopia

A 52-episode animated series based on the film, entitled Trolls: The Beat Goes On! that airs on Netflix premiered on January 19, 2018 and ran for 8 seasons.[88][89] The show stars Amanda Leighton as Poppy, Skylar Astin as Branch, and Funches who is reprising his role as Cooper, and Dohrn reprising his role as Cloud Guy.[90]

Following the release of Trolls World Tour, another animated series, titled Trolls: TrollsTopia, was released on Peacock and Hulu in 2020.

## Notes

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1. ^ a b In 2018, the film's distribution rights were transferred from 20th Century Fox to Universal Pictures.

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