Briarcliff Entertainment today announced the theatrical release of Sneaks, the new living kicks animated adventure from Rob Edwards — screenwriter of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ The Princess and the Frog and Treasure Planet, and writer-director of the 2022 animated short The Park Bench. The pic will open nationwide on April 18.
The comedy-adventure features a star-studded voice cast featuring Anthony Mackie (Captain America: Brave New World), Martin Lawrence (Bad Boys: Ride or Die), Chloe Bailey (Grown-ish) and hitmakers from across music genres including Swae Lee, Macy Gray, Roddy Rich, Ella Mai, Quavo and Coi Leray, with prolific voice actor Keith David, NBA All-Star Chris Paul and Oscar nominee Laurence Fishburne.
Synopsis: Sneaks follows the adventures of Ty (Mackie), a misguided designer sneaker who doesn’t know life outside the comforts of his velvet-lined shoe box. After his sister is stolen by a shady collector, Ty must venture into N.Y.C. to find and rescue her. In his adventure, Ty meets a rag-tag group of footwear friends from all walks of life who help him find the courage to step outside of his shoe box and find his “sole-mate.”
Sneaks is produced by animation studio Assemblage Entertainment (Arctic Dogs), Fishburne’s Cinema Gypsy Productions, Lengi Studios, Modern Toons and RB Venture Partners in association with Ashland Hill Media Finance and Rabbits Black. Pre-production was handled by WildBrain’s House of Cool.
Producers on the feature are Len Hartman, Gil Cloyd, Laurence Fishburne, Helen Sugland; executive producers are Robyn Klein, Jeremy Ross, Meko Yohannes. Grammy winner Mustard serves as executive music producer and provides new music for the pic.
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