Sing Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

Last modified: Mar. 18, 2017

Sing

Release Date: Wednesday, December 21, 2016 Theaters

Director: Garth Jennings

Starring: Matthew McConaughey • Seth MacFarlane • Tori Kelly • Reese Witherspoon • Taron Egerton

PG Family 1 hr, 48 m

4.09 / 5.0

64% WILL SEE 36% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Set in a world like ours but entirely inhabited by animals, Sing stars Buster Moon (Academy Award® winner Matthew McConaughey), a dapper Koala who presides over a once-grand theater that has fallen on hard times. Buster is an eternal optimist—okay, maybe a bit of a scoundrel—who loves his theater above all and will do anything to preserve it. Now facing the crumbling of his life’s ambition, he has one final chance to restore his fading jewel to its former glory by producing the world’s greatest singing competition.

Five lead contestants emerge: A mouse (Seth MacFarlane) who croons as smoothly as he cons, a timid teenage elephant (Tori Kelly) with an enormous case of stage fright, an overtaxed mother (Academy Award® winner Reese Witherspoon) run ragged tending a litter of 25 piglets, a young gangster gorilla (Taron Egerton) looking to break free of his family’s felonies, and a punk-rock porcupine (Scarlett Johansson) struggling to shed her arrogant boyfriend and go solo. Each animal arrives under Buster’s marquee believing that this is their shot to change the course of their life.

Family Musical Animated

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Who stars in Sing – Cast List

Matthew McConaughey
... Buster Moon (voice)

The Gentlemen, The Lost Bus
S
Seth MacFarlane
... (voice)

Ted 2, Ted
T
Tori Kelly
... (voice)

Sing 2
Reese Witherspoon
... (voice)

Sing 2, How Do You Know
Taron Egerton
... (voice)

Apex, Kingsman: The Secret Service
Scarlett Johansson
... (voice)

Project Artemis, Avengers: Endgame
John C. Reilly
... (voice)

The Dictator, Guardians of the Galaxy
N
Nick Kroll
... (voice)

GOAT, Roommates
J
Jennifer Saunders
... (voice)

Patrick, Death on the Nile
P
Peter Serafinowicz
... (voice)

Jingle Bell Heist, Shaun of the Dead
Leslie Jones
... (voice)

A Sloth Story, Ghostbusters
J
Jay Pharoah
... (voice)

All My Life, Unsane

Who is making Sing – Crew List

A look at Sing behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Garth Jennings last helmed Sing 2 and Son of Rambow. The film's writer Garth Jennings last penned Sing 2 and Son of Rambow.

Director: Garth Jennings
Screenwriter: Garth Jennings
Producers: Janet Healy
Chris Meledandri

Studios: Universal Pictures
Production Company: Illumination Entertainment

Production – What we know about the Sing

Key Facts

Featuring more than 85 hit songs.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Dec 2016

Completed

Changed Sing movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

May 2016

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Nov 2015

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Jan 2014

Announced

Changed the movie production status to Announced. Garth Jennings will write and direct an untitled animated film for Illumination set for Dec. 21, 2016.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG Parental Guidance Suggested for some rude humor and mild peril
Runtime: 1 hr, 48 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Untitled Animated Illumnination Project
Language: English

Sing Trailers and Clips

Sing

Theatrical Trailer #2

Sing

Theatrical Trailer

Sing

Teaser Trailer

Sing Release Date: When was the film released?

Sing was released in nationwide movie theaters on Wednesday, December 21 , 2016. There were four other movies released on the same date, including Passengers, Assassin's Creed and Julieta.