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- Referencenod to comics or other movies
- Cameoa familiar face shows up
- Setupplanted now, pays off later
- Behind the scenesproduction trivia
- Behind the scenesThere was a Trolls movie in 2012
By 2012 the film had a different director and writers. Chloë Grace Moretz was already cast as the lead, and Anand Tucker was set to direct. In 2013, Mike Mitchell and writer Erica Rivinoja took over and rebuilt it as a musical comedy.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesDreamWorks bought the dolls
In April 2013, DreamWorks Animation bought the Trolls property from the Dam family. It became the worldwide licensor for merchandise, except in Scandinavia, where Dam Things still holds that role.
source ↗ - CameoTimberlake did more than voice Branch
Justin Timberlake was executive producer of the film's music and released "Can't Stop the Feeling!" in May 2016. The song hit No. 1 in 17 countries and earned an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song. He had already worked with DreamWorks on Shrek the Third, as Artie.
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- Behind the scenesNearly as watched as the Grinch
The special premiered on NBC on November 24, 2017, Black Friday. It drew 5.36 million viewers and was the second most watched show of the night, behind only How the Grinch Stole Christmas! at 5.78 million.
source ↗ - CameoThe director came from the first film
Joel Crawford, who directs the special, was a story artist on Trolls (2016). He had already worked with director Mike Mitchell on Shrek Forever After (2010).
source ↗ - ReferenceThree shorts warmed up the special
To promote the special, three shorts came out in 2017: Dress Up, with Biggie playing dress-up, Together, with Satin and Chenille stuck to each other, and Trolla-Palooza Tour, with Branch unnoticed on a tour.
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- Behind the scenesTheaters and rental on the same day
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Universal released the film on April 10, 2020 in theaters and as a digital rental in the US and Canada. It was Universal's first simultaneous theatrical and pay-TV release since The Pirates of Penzance in 1983. AMC Theatres announced it would stop showing the studio's films, then signed a new deal.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesTrolls 2 became World Tour
For a long time the film was simply called Trolls 2. The title Trolls World Tour was announced on June 12, 2018, the same year Kelly Clarkson joined the cast to perform an original song.
source ↗ - CameoThree podcasters talked their way in
In 2017, the McElroy brothers of the podcast My Brother, My Brother and Me started a campaign called "The McElroy Brothers Will Be in Trolls 2." It worked: in September 2018, DreamWorks confirmed they would make cameos in the film.
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- Behind the scenesThe directors already knew the gang
The special was written and directed by Sean Charmatz and Tim Heitz. Two years later, Heitz co-directed Trolls Band Together alongside Walt Dohrn.
source ↗ - CameoCast back on NBC
It premiered on November 26, 2021 on NBC, with Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake and Kenan Thompson in the cast. Deadline reported the lineup in October 2021.
source ↗ - SetupBest watched after Trolls World Tour
The special features Tiny Diamond, Guy Diamond's son, already old enough to rap. He was introduced in the previous film. Anyone who skipped World Tour will wonder who he is.
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- CameoNSYNC came back for this one
On September 14, 2023, DreamWorks announced that NSYNC would perform an original song for the film, "Better Place." It was the group's first new song in 22 years. Justin Timberlake, who voices Branch, was also a member of the band.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThere's 2D animation in the middle
Most of the film is computer animation, but some sequences are 2D, made by the studio Titmouse. The style was inspired by Yellow Submarine (1968) and Fantasia (1940).
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe title only came out in March 2023
In November 2021, Universal dated the third film for November 17, 2023, theaters only. Until then it was called Trolls 3. The name Trolls Band Together arrived on March 28, 2023, along with the first trailer and the new cast.
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