The Cadets Movie

The Cadets Movie is a 2019 British animated comedy sci-fi film based on the Comedy Central series The Cadets. The film was written and directed by BaconMatthew, and features the cast of the series Tom Kenny, Amanda Holden, Richard Ayoade, David Mitchell, Tress MacNeille, Billy West, BaconMatthew and Jessica DiCicco, along with new roles including Harry Hill, Bradley Walsh, Jennifer Aniston, Piers Morgan and Alesha Dixon. In the film, the six space cadets must save Earth when it is targeted to be wiped of life by the E.P.I.C. corporation.

The film had a notable promotion deal with Sainsbury's in the UK, where life-size cardboard cutouts of the six cadets were seen in stores, along with several themed products being sold. The film was released in the UK on January 25, 2014 and was a box office success, grossing $22 million in the UK and $101 million overseas for a worldwide total of $123 million, and received mainly positive reviews from critics.

=Cast=
 * Tom Kenny as Will/The Salesman/additional voices
 * Amanda Holdem as Kate
 * Richard Ayoade as John
 * David Mitchell as Chris
 * Tress MacNeille as Deb/Sue/S.I.A./additional voices
 * BaconMatthew as Xurak/Dude/additional voices
 * Billy West as James/additional voices
 * Jessica DiCicco as Dudette/additional voices
 * Harry Hill as Harold the Prime Minister
 * Jennifer Aniston as Jen the President
 * Bradley Walsh as Matt the Co-Head of Defense against Space
 * Alesha Dixon as Stephanie the Co-Head of Defense against Space
 * Piers Morgan as Lou the Head of the UK Army/Ben the Head of the US Army

=Production=

Development
There were plans to develop a film based on the series since early 2015. Early plans were rejected due to Comedy Central still being unsure of whether it would be successful, however following the second season's ratings success Comedy Central greenlit a film in 2016. Production of the series' fourth season was halted to focus solely on the film in late 2016.

Animation
Early animation included several sketches of characters and sceneries. Storyboards were produced at Comedy Central UK before being animated by Rough Draft Studios overseas.

=Release= A teaser trailer for the film was released on July 18, 2018 and attatched to films such as Incredibles 2 and Skyscraper. A full trailer was released on October 2, 2018 and was attached to films such as Johnny English Strikes Again.

The film's world premiere was at Odeon Leicester Square in London on January 21, 2019. Several cast members attended.

The film was released in the UK on January 25, 2019, followed by Australia and New Zealand on March 8, 2019, the US on April 5, 2019, and Canada on April 12, 2019. Several overseas releases took place throughout 2019.

=Home media=

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the United Kingdom on May 27, 2019.