CircleCity (film series)

CircleCity is an American animated comedy film series based off the Comedy Central and Vision television program CircleCity, created by Dab-mcgee. The series is owned by Typewriter Productions and distributed by Paramount Pictures (first film only) Warner Bros Pictures. All films feature the main cast, including Nolan North and Rob Paulsen.

The films have had both critical and commercial success, with both released films grossing more than $200 million worldwide.

All films excluding ones that are in production are available on DVD, Bluray, digital download, streaming media (Worldwide and Civil War are on Vision Network), while Worldwide and Civil War are on VOD platforms.

A third film, entitled CircleCity: Infinite War, is in development for a 2021 release.

History
During the show's second season, Paramount Pictures, whose parent company Viacom owned Comedy Central, began negotiating with the show's creators and writing staff on making a theatrical film based on the series. They eventually went into an agreement and Paramount greenlit the film. Production on the film began in November 2002, with the film being titled CircleCity Worldwide, and Paramount later scheduling the film for an April 2004 release.

When the show was eventually revived on Vision in 2012, Dab-mcgee commented on what the crew had planned for the future, and gave light to the possibility of a sequel if the show is proven to be very successful for the channel. More and more details about the potential film were dropped throughout the next year, including plot details and general ideas - as well as a full script ready - but they still insisted that the film being made would have to rely on the success of the show and the willingness of a distributor. Due to the unexpected ratings of the revival seasons thus far, the film was confirmed at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con, entitled CircleCity: Civil War, with its distributor, Warner Bros., scheduling it for a June 3, 2016, release.

After the success of Civil War, Firebasket Studios wanted to produce their own CircleCity movie and were in talks with Dab-mcgee and Typewriter Productions. During the springtime of 2017, Dab and Jorge Frost were in talks to develop a second film in the franchise, which would be theatrical and be a stand-alone film in the franchise. Dab didn't want to direct any more movies, so he passed the directorial reigns to Jorge Frost. Writing took place during the summer, and a few storyboards were sent to Studio Acesky, to see if the animation would look similar to Civil War. Acesky sent back a small film and Jorge Frost liked the short, so he commissioned Acesky to help animate the film with Rough Draft Korea.

Production officially started in October of 2017, with production taking place over the next two and a half years with a release date of early Summer 2020.