Noted YouTuber MrBeast and young social media influencer and Webby Award winner Salish Matter are now a part of the much-anticipated Angry Birds 3. They join Anthony Padilla who is returning to play Hal, and Ian Hecox as Bubbles.
Paramount Pictures also announced that the film, which was earlier supposed to debut in theatres on Jan 29, 2027 will now release in 2026 on December 23 ahead of Christmas.
Jason Sudeikis, Rachel Bloom, Danny McBride, and Josh Gad reprise their roles of Red, Silver, Chuck, and Bomb, respectively. Emma Myers, Tim Robinson, Keke Palmer, Marcello Hernandez, Lily James, Sam Richardson, Walker Scobell, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Anna Cathcart, James Austin Johnson, Psalm West, and Nikki Glaser are also part of the cast.
John Rice of The Angry Birds Movie is directing the third instalment in the franchise from a script by Thurop Van Orman, known for The Angry Birds Movie 2. Orman also serves as an executive producer on the film, along with Toru Nakahara. Cohen is producing it with Carla Connor and Dan Chuba. Heitor Pereira comes back to serve as the composer for The Angry Birds Movie 3 after working on the two previous instalments.
The Angry Birds Movie is based on the popular video game The first film was released in 2016, helmed by directed by Clay Kaytis and Fergal Reilly followed the flightless birds as they dealt with the arrival of a crew of pigs who are plotting an evil plan. The sequel, The Angry Birds Movie 2, revolved around the birds teaming up with the pigs to stop Eagle Island's leader from destroying both of their islands. It hit theatres in 2019.
Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, leads YouTube’s most-subscribed channel and is also the founder of the media and product company Beast Industries. He has lent his voice to films like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem and Kung Fu Panda 4. Matter is a Webby Award–winning creator and co-founder of the beauty label Sincerely Yours. Meanwhile, Padilla and Hecox are recognized for their work as performers and co-creators of the digital comedy platform Smosh.