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 was released in the UK on January 25, 2019 and was a box office success, grossing $16.1 million in the UK and $60.3 million overseas for a worldwide total of $76.4 million, and received mainly positive reviews from critics.

=Cast=
 * Kevin Eldon as Will/additional voices
 * Amanda Holden as Kate
 * Richard Ayoade as John
 * David Mitchell as Chris
 * Tress MacNeille as Deb/Sue/S.I.A./additional voices
 * BaconMatthew as Xurak/Dude/The Salesman/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.

Ratings
The film was rated 12A by the BBFC for moderate fantasy violence, threat, infrequent bloody images, and infrequent moderate language. It was also rated 12A in Ireland for moderate violence and language.

In the United States, the film was rated PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi violence and some language. It was rated 14A in Canada (and 13+ in Quebec).

The film was rated M in Australia and New Zealand for animated violence.

=Release= The film had an advertising budget of $3 million.

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, and the US and Canada on April 12, 2019. Several overseas releases took place throughout 2019.

Box office
In the United Kingdom, the film was estimated to make around $3 million in its opening weekend, a target it somewhat exceeded with an opening weekend gross of $3.4 million, opening at #1. The film managed to remain in the UK top 10 for four weeks and ended its UK theatrical run on April 18, 2019 after just under three months with a total UK gross of $16.1 million.

In the United States the film also saw relative box office success, released on April 12, 2019 and opening at #4 with an opening weekend gross of $9.9 million. The film grossed a total of $39.8 million in the US.

The film grossed a total of $76 million worldwide. Combining the budget of $28 million with the advertising budget of $3 million, the film had a net gross of $45 million.

Critical response
The film received generally positive reviews from critics. The film has a 76% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, its critic consensus reading "This charming British 2D sci-fi animation is sure to please fans of the television series, but could undoubtedly use a touch-up here and there.". It has a 7.3 rating on IMDb based on 32,680 ratings.

=Home media =

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the United Kingdom on May 27, 2019. It sold around 40,000 units in its first week. The home release contained a commentary by BaconMatthew, Richard Ayoade and Tress MacNeille, deleted scenes, animatics, several behind the scenes featurettes, and an exclusive short, "Rock and a Hard Place", which follows Dude and Dudette.