Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe

Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe (announced as The Phineas and Ferb Movie[2]) is an upcoming American animated adventure comedy film produced by Disney Television Animation, based on the Disney Channel animated television series Phineas and Ferb. It is the second feature-length film of the Phineas and Ferb series and the standalone sequel to the 2011 film Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension. The events of the film take place before the final episode of the series.[3]

Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
Official release poster
Directed byBob Bowen
Screenplay by
Based onPhineas and Ferb
by Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh
Starring
Music byDanny Jacob
Production
company
Distributed byDisney+
Release date
  • August 28, 2020 (2020-08-28)
Running time
84 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The film will be released on Disney+ on August 28, 2020.

Premise

Phineas and Ferb travel across the galaxy to rescue their older sister Candace, who has been abducted by aliens and found utopia in a far-off planet, free of her pesky little brothers.

Voice cast

Production

Development

While developing their new streaming service, Disney+, Disney approached Phineas and Ferb creators Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh and asked them to develop a new Phineas and Ferb movie for the service,[8] as they wanted the service to have "projects that would appeal both to kids and adults, and [the] show has a multi-generational appeal", with 47% of their audience being adults.[9] While initially unsure about making a movie, as "[they] thought [they] had done enough with these characters", the two eventually agreed to develop the film upon "[realizing they] kind of missed them", to which they "started thinking about a fun premise that would appeal to everyone, even those who weren't familiar with the show".[9] During the first week of writing, the writers came up with several different ideas for the movie, but they were all discarded, as they had already been done in the series.[9] They eventually came up with the idea of "a real rescue story" in which Candace is captured by aliens, and settled on that, as the series never had a rescue story, a story in which Candace was the main character, or a story that put the characters in "dire stakes".[8][10][9] Povenmire and Marsh said that "[they] wanted to make sure [they] had something new to say [about the characters]" while working on the film, but that didn't "violate any of the characters' set-ups and rules of their world".[9]

On April 11, 2019, it was announced that a new film titled The Phineas and Ferb Movie would be released on Disney+ within a year of its launch.[11][12][13][14] The film will be produced by Disney Television Animation, marking their first non-television film since Teacher's Pet (2004), while Marsh and Swamp will serve as executive producers.[2][4] The film will also mark Disney's first non-television film to use 2D animation since Winnie the Pooh (2011).[15] According to Jim Bernstein, the film is unrelated to a theatrical Phineas and Ferb film that was previously in the works.[16][17] The film's title was announced as Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe on August 23, 2019, during the 2019 D23 Expo.[18] On March 27, 2020, Disney Television Animation was temporarily closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but production on the film continued remotely.[19] On July 1, 2020, it was confirmed that Bob Bowen will direct the film.[20] The film officially wrapped production on July 11, 2020.[21]

According to Marsh, Bowen managed to find a "creative solution" to a story issue within the film, which they initially opposed, but eventually agreed to use in the film after Bowen pitched it to them again as an animatic.[10][22]

Casting and recording

During the film's announcement, it was reported that Vincent Martella, Ashley Tisdale, Dee Bradley Baker, Povenmire, Caroline Rhea, Marsh, and Alyson Stoner are set to reprise their roles from the series, while David Errigo Jr. will reprise his role as Ferb from Milo Murphy's Law, replacing original voice actor Thomas Brodie-Sangster.[12] In May 2020, Povenmire revealed that Bowen will make a cameo as Trucker Ted, reprising his role from Milo Murphy's Law.[6] On July 2, 2020, it was reported that Ali Wong, Wayne Brady, Diedrich Bader, and Thomas Middleditch joined the cast in roles created for the film.[7] "Weird Al" Yankovic was originally set to reprise his role as Milo Murphy from Milo Murphy's Law, but his cameo was ultimately cut from the final film.[6] However, Yankovic will still appear in the film as a different character.[23]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many cast members had to record their lines from their homes.[24][25][26] On June 14, 2020, Martella revealed that he had finished recording his lines.[27] After recording their lines, voice actors sent their dialogue to the film's editors.[28]

Animation

Due to Disney Television Animation closing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Povenmire did additional animation fixing personally from his home.[29] On May 28, 2020, Povenmire and Marsh said that the film's production wasn't hindered by the temporary closure, since animators "always spend a lot of time drawing at home. So most of them have a pretty full setup and most of them already have the technology to be able to link up".[8]

Music

During the 2019 D23 Expo, Marsh and Povenmire revealed that the film will feature "nine or ten" original songs.[30] In November 2019, Povenmire revealed that recording for the songs had already begun.[31] On May 28, 2020, Povenmire and Marsh revealed that Karey Kirkpatrick and Kate Micucci wrote new songs for the film.[8] On July 2, 2020, it was annonced that Emanuel Kiriakou and Povenmire co-wrote a new song for the film, while Phineas and Ferb composer Danny Jacob was confirmed to be composing the film's score.[7][32] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Povenmire and Marsh had to record part of the music for the film remotely.[28]

On July 24, 2020, the first single from the soundtrack, "Such a Beautiful Day", written by Povenmire and Kirkpatrick and sung by Candace, was released.[33] The song was added late in production, as the filmmakers felt that the original opening, in which Candace tried to bust Phineas and Ferb, was "too harsh" for audiences unfamiliar with the original series and made audiences unable to sympathize with the character.[10]

On August 14, 2020, the second single from the soundtrack, "We're Back", written by Povenmire and Marsh and sung by Phineas, Candace, and Doofenshmirtz, was released.

The soundtrack album will be released by Walt Disney Records the same day as the film.[7] It will feature 11 original songs, as well as the song "Chop Away at My Heart" from Milo Murphy's Law.[34][35]

Track listing
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe - Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedAugust 28, 2020 (2020-08-28)
Recorded2018-2020
GenreSoundtrack
Length32:44
LabelWalt Disney Records
ProducerDanny Jacob
Various artists chronology
Phineas and Ferb: Last Day of Summer Original Soundtrack
(2015)		 Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe - Original Soundtrack
(2020)
Singles from Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe - Original Soundtrack
  1. "Such a Beautiful Day"
    Released: July 24, 2020
  2. "We're Back"
    Released: August 14, 2020

All score tracks composed by Danny Jacob.[35]

No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."Such a Beautiful Day"Dan Povenmire and Karey KirkpatrickCandace2:07
2."The Universe is Against Me" Candace2:22
3."Meet Our Leader" Aaron Daniel Jacob and Laura Dickinson1:10
4."Unsung Hero" Beverly Staunton1:09
5."Adulting" Dr. Doofenshmirtz and Isabella Garcia-Shapiro1:52
6."Girls Day Out" Sara Hudson1:08
7."This Is Our Battle Song" Cast1:18
8."Us Against the Universe" Candace, Phineas, and Cast2:36
9."Silhouettes" Robbie Wyckoff1:11
10."We're Back"Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" MarshCandace, Phineas, and Dr. Doofenshmirtz1:53
11."Space Adventure"Bobby Gaylor, Danny Jacob, Marsh, Martin Olson, PovenmireDanny Jacob0:30
12."Chop Away at My Heart"Povenmire and Andrew NovakAaron Daniel Jacob2:29
13."Step Into the Great Unknown" Phineas and Isabella Garcia-Shapiro2:34
14."Candace Against the Universe"  1:33
15."Cowardly Story/Fall Out of Ship"  2:54
16."Candace Rocks/Showdown"  3:11
17."Heartstrings to Hero"  2:47

Release

Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe is scheduled to be released on August 28, 2020, exclusively on Disney+.[7]

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