Sushi (2022 film)

Sushi
Directed by	Kirk Kelley
Produced by	Zack Snyder Amy Pascal Brian Oliver Phil Lord Christopher Miller William Renschen
Written by	Jonathan Robert Aibel Glenn Todd Berger
Starring	Simu Liu Dylan O'Brien Tenzing Norgay Trainor Elle Fanning Awkwafina Jackie Chan Jamie Chung Albert Tsai Fala Chen Cathy Ang
Music by	Henry Jackman Rupert Gregson-Williams Lorne Balfe Tom Holkenborg
Edited by	Greg Levitan
Cinematography	Bill Pope
Production companies	Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation Movie Land Animation Studios Pascal Pictures New Republic Pictures Lord Miller Productions Atlas Entertainment The Stone Quarry Tencent Pictures
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date	August 5, 2022 (2022-08-05) (China) August 12, 2022 (2022-08-12) (United States)
Running time	116 minutes
Language	English
Country	United States China Japan

Sushi is an 2022 American computer-animated science fiction martial arts action comedy-drama film produced by Sony Pictures Animation and Movie Land Animation Studios. The film is directed by Kirk Kelley at HouseSpecial from a screenplay he wrote with Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, and stars Simu Liu as Dylan, alongside Dylan O'Brien, Tenzing Norgay Trainor, Elle Fanning, Awkwafina, Jackie Chan, Jamie Chung, Albert Tsai, Fala Chen and Cathy Ang.

Sushi premiered in Los Angeles on May 28, 2021 and was first released theatrically in China the same date and it's scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on June 18, 2021 by Sony Pictures Releasing under the Columbia Pictures label.

Plot

Ten years ago, Dylan, a young, lonely boy meets and befriends William, Alejandro and his brother, Daniel Wang. A week later, Dylan works all night on their projects to start the tournament. The next day at the school's science fair, Dylan, his friends and his classmates were being selected by Laurie, Andre and the coach guy. Daniel recover a machine that Chon Chon has stolen. Dylan tries to demonstrate the projects and his machine, but it has been sabotaged by Chon Chon and falls apart, throwing the science fair into chaos. Dylan leaves while Chon Chon, with a help from a robotic hat named Dory, repairs and steals the machine.

In the present day, Dylan and his friends having solved numerous problems after he noticed that the machine was stolen by their bullies, goes into business, with the Canadian singer Justin Bieber as their investor, but Bieber refuses to do business with Dylan, William, Alejandro and Daniel Wang involved. The next day at the nightclub, Dylan met and hangs out with two best friends and Daniel Wang, and finally met Dylan's girlfriend, Jessica. A week later, Dylan married Jessica and finally have their several children, Lance, Linda, Din and Manny along with Jessica's daughter, Anna.

Seven days later that night, Lance, Linda, Din, Anna and Manny move in with them, whose lives become hectic – Linda refuses to eat anything but potato chips, Manny is extremely emotional, and Anna resents Jessica's attempts to parent them. Their friends turn to the support group of their fellow foster parents. Dylan's mother, Sam wins the siblings over by taking their friends and children to Six Flags, but Anna disappears with friends and returns late, prompting Dylan to ground her.

One day, as Dylan and Jessica confront Anna trying to leave with friends, Manny accidentally shoots a nail into his foot. Seeing Dylan and Jessica rush Manny to the hospital and comfort Linda, Anna begins to warm up to them, and Dylan invites her to vent her frustrations by demolishing the kitchen of the house he is renovating. Linda calls Dylan "Daddy" after he fixes her doll during their soccer practice. The next day, Dylan confronts some long-time bullies, Chon Chon, becoming a president of the science lab, by destroying their Q-Bots.

Later that night in Venice Beach, Chon Chon and their bully agents chase Dylan, his friends and Jessica through the city, but they escape in Dylan's spy car. The next morning, Dylan and Jessica meet Dylan's second mother, Marcy, who has been released from prison and wants to reunite with her children. Their friends express their feelings to the support group, but the social workers explain the system's main goal is to keep them together, and the children could be returned to their biological mother. Dylan, Jessica and his friends takes a trip and tracks down Mr. Wong to a resort in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. There, they learn of Chon Chon's whereabouts in San Francisco, California before Chon Chon and their bully agents can capture them again. On their way to San Francisco, Dylan attempts to make a machine, but fails.

Arriving in San Francisco during the first day of school, Jyothi hijacks the PA system and calls out Anna for kissing Miguel at the party, shocking everyone including Ryan. She then starts a fight with Anna, and the chain of events escalates into a brutal school brawl between the Sushis and the Changas. During the fight, Jyothi gives Anna a scar before Sam defeats her, and Miguel gains the upper hand on Ryan , but ultimately shows mercy upon remembering Mr. Wong's teaching. However, Ryan uses the opportunity and inadvertently kicks Miguel off of the balcony, paralyzing him. Miguel is put on life support while Ryan flees. Heartbroken in the rain, Anna and their friends were seriously separated by their students between them, and she then runs away, Dylan and Jessica chase after her. They re-assure her that they love her, and the trio reconcile.

The next day that night, Chon Chon and their bully agents kidnaps Jessica and chases Dylan and their friends through the towns and the city. Chon Chon tries to give Dylan a scar, but fails and Daniel Wang arrives on command and throws Chon Chon and their bully agents away into the water. The next day, Chon Chon was fired by Linda and takes Chon Chon away from the agents and then make fun of her, while Chon Chon is found and arrested. Later then, Dylan and his mother announce to take them to the night club. Linda later apologize to Dylan, Daniel Wang, Jessica and his friends for having a food fight with them like last time she refuses to eat anything but potato chips, and Linda then found and repairs Dylan's machine, happily. They all pose for a picture, joined by their groups and fellow foster groups, before they reignite their team to go saving the world together again.

Cast

• Simu Liu as Dylan, one of the coolest 27-year-old man.
• Dylan O'Brien as William, Dylan's best friend along with Alejandro.
• Tenzing Norgay Trainor as Alejandro, Dylan's best friend along with William.
• Daniel Henney as Daniel Wang, Dylan's brother and William and Alejandro's best friend who works at Bonchon.
• Elle Fanning as Sam, Dylan's mother.
• Christina Hendricks as Jessica, Dylan's girlfriend who is Anna's mother of 27.
• Awkwafina as Sicko, Anna's sister.
• Jackie Chan as Jeong, Dylan's father.
• Jamie Chung as Kia Wang, Alejandro's girlfriend.
• Albert Tsai as Lance, Dylan's son
• Fala Chen as Chao, Dylan and Jessica's 16-years old and the old sibling.
• Gustavo Escobar as Manny, Dylan and Jessica's 10-years old and the middle sibling.
• Julianna Gamiz as Linda, Dylan and Jessica's 6-years old and the youngest sibling.
• Robert G. Chiu as Din, Jessica's 7-year-old son who becomes a cool guy.
• Cathy Ang as Anna, a 14-year-old girl and Jessica's daughter.
• Helen Mirren as Chon Chon, Dylan and his friends' bully who is the president of the science lab.
• Jamie Foxx as Damien
• Ming-Na Wen as Rita Wang, a high school teacher.
• Rodrigo Santoro as Andre
• Jesse Eisenberg as Trevor
• Phillipa Soo as Chin Yao, a current principal.

Production

Development

On March 2, 2018, Sony Pictures Animation announced the title of a Phil Lord and Christopher Miller-produced animated film that was in development, entitled Sushi. Kirk Kelley, who works at HouseSpecial with his notable works on the M&M's commercials, was served to direct the film, with Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger served as the film's screenwriters and Movie Land Animation Studios producing the film. On June 12, 2019, Kristine Belson announced at the 2019 Annecy International Animated Film Festival that Zack Snyder would join the film as the film's producer.

On February 20, 2020, first images were revealed through Entertainment Weekly, and it was announced the title will receive a theatrical release date of June 18, 2021.

Additionally, Dylan Brown was originally served as a director, but was fired near the beginning of production. Instead, Kirk Kelley was currently served as a film's director. Sony Pictures Animation and Movie Land Animation Studios subsequently did not include a director's credit in the completed film, but was replaced by Kirk Kelley in a director's credit.

Casting

As of November 14, 2020, the cast were announced with Simu Liu will voice as Dylan along with Dylan O'Brien will voice as William. This was followed by the casting announcements of Tenzing Norgay Trainor, Elle Fanning and Awkwafina the next day. On December 19, 2020, Daniel Henney was cast as Tyler along with Jake T. Austin was cast as Jakob. In February 2021, more cast members were announced with Jackie Chan, Jamie Chung, Albert Tsai, Fala Chen and Cathy Ang.

On April 30, 2021, ahead of the film's theatrical release, more cast members were confirmed to be starring in the film, including Robert G. Chiu, Christina Hendricks, Jamie Foxx, Ming-Na Wen, Rodrigo Santoro, Jesse Eisenberg and Phillipa Soo, among others. Hendricks later announced that she was also serving as a creative consultant on the film.

Animation

Animation work at Movie Land Digital Production Services had already begun by March 2019, as confirmed by animator Prashanth Cavale. To prepare for the film, MLAS sent several of the film's artists to San Francisco and China for a research trip, during which they took photos of the area's landscape and peoples. During the research trip, Andrew Edward Harkness and Andy Bialk, the film's art director, noted that they were watched by curious onlookers and chose to incorporate that into the character designs.

Music

Following the release of the first teaser poster, Lord confirmed on Twitter that Henry Jackman, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Lorne Balfe and Tom Holkenborg will compose the score for the film. In May 2021, director Kelley revealed on Twitter that the movie's soundtrack will incorporate songs from various artists, with "R U HIGH (feat. Mallrat)", performed by The Knocks and Mallrat, and "Best of Me", performed by BTS, for the film as a single as well. Both singles were played in the film's end credits.

Release

Sushi will be released on August 12, 2022 in the United States by Sony Pictures Releasing via its Columbia Pictures label. The film premiered at Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles on July 1, 2022, the first major red carpet premiere since the pandemic began. The film received a PG-rating from the Motion Picture Association, "for some sci-fi action violence, pervasive rude humor and thematic elements". It was previously scheduled for June 18, 2021, but delayed, because of COVID-19 pandemic.

Tickets for the theatrical screenings went on sale on December 25, 2021, and it was announced that the film will also be screened in Dolby Cinema in select territories. It was first screened for critics the same day.

The film was released on digital rental on September 23, 2022 on streaming services Netflix, Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video.

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