Uglydoll is a brand of a series of plush toys that appeared thanks to the correspondence of its creators David Horvat and Sun-Min Kim. The Uglydoll series was launched in February 2001, and in 2006 the toys were awarded the Specialty Toy of the Year award by the Toy Industry Association [1] .
On August 22, 2019, the animated comedy UglyDolls. Dolls with character " [2] with the heroes of the brand in the lead roles.
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Brand Origin
Brand name - Uglydoll , without the "s". It all started with a letter written by Croatian Kim. In the same letter, there was an image of a character named “Wage” ( English salary), and under it the signature “I work to make our dreams come true and we could soon be together again.” The dream was to tell stories through books and toys.
As a surprise, Kim sewed a “Wage” doll and sent it to Croat by mail. Croat in turn showed it to his friend Eric Nakamura, the owner of the magazine and the store Giant Robot . He thought that Horvath offered him a product for sale and immediately ordered a batch. Croat wrote Kim to make more toys and e-mail her stories about the characters Wage , Babo and Ice-Bat , who soon became Chilly Chilly Ice-Bat .
The brand is known for its special definition of the word "ugly" ( eng. Ugly / unpleasant). In the universe of the Uglydoll brand, “ugly” means “unique”, “special”, a quality that we can be proud of, which distinguishes us from others, without podkovyrok - we are what we are, both inside and outside. For several years, joint shows and conventions have been held between the Uglydoll brand and Giant Robot , Los Angeles [3] .
The first characters of Uglydoll were created in December 2001 and at that time already included such characters as Babo , Cinko , Ice Bat , Jeero , OX , Target , Tray , Wage , Wedgehead and many others [4] .
In various media
Cinema
In May 2011, it was announced that the film company Illumination acquired the rights to create an animated movie about Uglydoll toys with an unusual appearance. Chris Meledandri took the helm of producing “ UglyDolls. Dolls with a character ", Larry Stuck took upon himself the responsibility of writing the script. The creators of the original characters became executive producers of the tape [5] . 4 years later, in 2015, the Variety publication made an official statement that the animated film will be the first project of the STX Entertainment “family and animation” division [6] . On March 28, 2017, Robert Rodriguez joined the project as a director, screenwriter and producer. At the same time, the release date of the animated film in the United States was announced - May 10, 2019 [7] . It has become known that producing pictures will be done by Troublemaker Studios and OddLot Entertainment , and animation will be provided by Reel FX Creative Studios [8] .
It was announced that rapper Pitbull will be voiced in Ugly Dog , a dog-like character with a collar full of gadgets, and Kelly Clarkson , Moxy , a curious character who can make others feel better. Both Clarkson and Pitbull will write from the original song for the film, directed by Kelly Asbury [9] [10] . In August 2018, Nick Jonas also agreed to write a song for the film and voice Lou (Lou) , an immaculate character who must lead to the perfection of the rest [11] .
In September, comedian actors Wanda Sykes and Gabriel Iglesias joined the project. [12] September 20, it became known that country singer Blake Shelton will sound in the film a character named Oaks (OX) , the unofficial mayor of Aghlivill, and will perform the original song [13] . In October 2018, it was announced that Janel Monet and Emma Roberts joined the cast of the film “UglyDolls. Dolls with character " [14] [15] . And in November 2018, he joined the caste by Van Lih to voice a character named Lucky Bat - an insecure, but wise bat. Also at the same time, new posters for the animated picture became available.
Television
In May 2018, Hulu signed an agreement with STX Entertainment to create an animated series about UglyDoll plush dolls. Hulu will also receive SVOD rights to the upcoming film “ UglyDolls. Dolls with character . There will be 26 episodes in the series [16] .
In popular culture
- The Jeero doll appeared in the Kasabian " Cutt Off " clip in 2004
- The characters "IceBat" and "Wedgehead" can be seen in several scenes of the film " Zatura: A Space Adventure " (2005)
- The protagonist of the Korean TV series "Boys Over Flowers" wears an accessory of the Uglydoll universe
- Figures of the characters Uglydoll can be seen on the bookshelf in the British comedy television show " Computer scientists" (2006—2013)
- In the movie “ Shop of Wonders ” in 2007, the characters “Wage”, “Ice Bat” and “Tray” can be seen in that very shop. And at the end of the film they will dance
- The “Ice Bat” character appears twice in the frame in a 2007 fantasy musical film from the Walt Disney Pictures studio “ Enchanted ”
- The character “Coldy-Holdy Ice Bat” can be seen in the FAO Schwarz toy store in the 2011 family comedy film The Smurfs
- The character "Wippy Uglydoll" appeared in a comic on the electronic resource Get Fuzzy on January 23, 2013 [17]
Notes
- ↑ Uglydolls Win Specialty Toy of the Year
- ↑ UglyDolls. Dolls with character, 2019
- ↑ Uglycon 2016
- ↑ Uglydolls, December 2001
- ↑ Chris Meledandri's Illumination To Turn Uglydoll Into Animated Film
- ↑ STX Entertainment Plans Uglydoll Film, Launches Family Division (EXCLUSIVE)
- Rod Robert Rodriguez to Direct 'Ugly Dolls' Animated Film for STX
- ↑ Why Hollywood Can't Stop Making Films About Lego, Emojis, And Angry Birds
- ↑ Pitbull Joins STX's Animated 'UglyDolls' Movie
- ↑ Kelly Clarkson Joins 'UglyDolls' Voice Cast
- ↑ Nick Jonas Joins The Band For STX's 'UglyDolls' Movie
- ↑ Wanda Sykes, Gabriel Iglesias Join Animated Feature 'UglyDolls'
- ↑ Blake Shelton Joins Kelly Clarkson in 'UglyDolls' Movie
- ↑ Janelle Monae Joins Harriet Tubman Biopic and 'UglyDolls' Voice Cast (EXCLUSIVE)
- ↑ Emma Roberts Joins STX Animation 'UglyDolls' With Kelly Clarkson & Blake Shelton
- ↑ STX's Uglydolls Franchise Gets Animated for Hulu
- ↑ Get Fuzzy for January 23, 2013
Links
- Official site https://www.uglydolls.com/