Thank you for that Ja067211, here's my alternative timeline and my real idea if the movie was announced, In an alternative timeline for the Littlest Pet Shop 2012 franchise, in December of 2013, as the second season of the LPS TV series was still in progress, showrunner Tim Cahill was hired to direct a feature film titled "The Littlest Pet Shop Movie." This project marked his debut as an animation film director. Julie McNally-Cahill and Tim Cahill collaborated with Evan Gore and Heather Lombard on the screenplay, while the story was developed by Julie McNally-Cahill and Tim Cahill. Stephen Davis and Chris Bartleman served as executive producers alongside Tim and Julie McNally-Cahill. Kora Kosicka returned as the character designer, with the show's storyboard crew, key flash animation crew, and other team members at DHX Media (known as DHX Studios) in Canada also participating. The idea for the story of the movie originated with Julie McNally-Cahill and Tim Cahill in February 2014, and production for the movie began in April 2015. A massive marketing campaign was launched, including teaser trailers, posters, billboards, new LPS toys featuring characters from the movie in the art style of the 2012 show, plushies, and partnerships with fast food companies (Burger King, KFC, McDonald's, Domino's Pizza, Starbucks, Hardee's & Carl Jr.'s, Subway, Dunkin' Donuts) and shopping companies (Best Buy, Costco, Kroger) to create commercials starting in April 2016. These commercials featured pet characters Penny Ling, Russell Ferguson, Sunil Nelva, Minka Mark, Zoe Trent, Pepper Clark, and Vinnie Terrio, with Blythe Baxter appearing at the beginning and end. Cereal companies like Kellogg's and General Mills also participated in the campaign, alongside signs advertising the film. Additionally, a dedicated website for the movie, www.littlestpetshop.com/theLittlestPetShopmovie, was launched to provide fans with trailers, character bios, games, and other exclusive content, like behind the scenes, animatics of scenes from the movie, and progression reel with each selected scene from the movie, from storyboard to final animation. Initially, the film was scheduled for release on Tuesday, November 10, 2015, to coincide with the anniversary of the Littlest Pet Shop show. However, in December 2014, the release was pushed back to Wednesday, June 22, 2016. The first teaser trailer for the movie was released on July 10, 2015, with the release of Minions, followed by the second teaser trailer on November 6, 2015, with The Peanuts Movie. A New Year's Eve trailer aired on December 31, 2015. On February 27, 2016, Conservation International uploaded a video titled "Jocelyne Loewen Speaks for Giant Pandas" featuring Jocelyne Loewen using her Penny Ling voice. Background music from the LPS 2012 show by Daniel Ingram and Steffan Andrews.
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Jocelyne Loewen (in Penny Ling voice): "The giant panda. You've got to love the giant panda. Cute, friendly, playful. It's no wonder the panda's original Chinese name means large bear-cat. giant pandas are loved by almost everybody all around the world. Ever heard somebody say: giant pandas, I just don't love them! No-way, I don't think so. But despite their global popularity, there's only one place where giant pandas like to live: the bamboo forests of South-West China. Why? One word: Bamboo. You probably eat loads of stuff, right? Pizza, burgers, cereal, apples, sandwiches, chicken tenders, French fries, bananas, ice-cream, the end of the pole string on your hoodie. But for giant pandas, uh-uh, giant pandas eat bamboo. That's it! Just lots of, lots of, lots of it. So, these South-West Chinese bamboo forests are awfully important to giant pandas. And to everyone who loves them. But there's a problem, the problem's name is the human being. People are building farms, roads, towns, factories. They're hurting the forests for global warming and pollution. Friends of the giant panda call this: habitat destruction. And giant pandas just call it: bad. There are now fewer than a number of giant pandas who live in the wild. Because they're endangered. That's why we're building an awesome, powerful team to protect them. And the first picked to be in our team: you. giant pandas can't win on their own, they need you, your brothers and sisters, your mom and dad, your best friend, even that quiet kid at the back of the class who keeps looking kind of funny. giant pandas need everybody on their team. Now, as a team we can protect the place giant pandas call home. We can protect the place we call home; we can protect the place all animals call home. Together we can protect Earth. That's why this team is called Team Earth. Join our team, go to conservation.org and learn more about giant pandas and Team Earth. And see the movie 'The Littlest Pet Shop Movie,' only in theaters June 22nd." Production for the movie wrapped in March 2016, and the full theatrical trailer was released on May 20, 2016, with The Angry Birds Movie, revealing a PG rating by the MPAA. "The Littlest Pet Shop Movie" premiered in theaters on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, distributed by Lionsgate Films and produced by Hasbro Studios. The movie's opening day grossed over $27,000,000, topping the box office. By the end of its opening weekend on June 24, it earned $53,000,000, and by the end of its first week, it accumulated over $86,000,000. Combining the US box office and overseas box office, the film earned over $587 million worldwide, marking it as a huge success. This massive success highlighted the film's broad appeal and the effectiveness of its marketing campaign. The Littlest Pet Shop Movie" was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on November 10, 2016, coinciding with the anniversary of the LPS 2012 show. The release included a variety of bonus features: Behind the Scenes: Insights into the making of the movie, showcasing the efforts of the animation team, voice actors, and production crew.
Deleted Scenes in Storyboards: Deleted scenes presented in storyboard format, done by the storyboard artists at DHX Media using Sketchbook Pro. These scenes include introductions by director, co-writer, story writer, and executive producer Tim Cahill, co-writer, story writer, and executive producer Julie McNally-Cahill, and storyboard supervisor Mike Myhre. They discuss the reasons these scenes were cut from the movie. The deleted scenes are accompanied by the film's score by Daniel Ingram, Steffan Andrews, and Caleb Chan, along with audio tracks from the voice actors, sound effects by Todd Araki and Jason Fredrickson, and foley by Adam McGhie and Kirk Furniss.
Target Bonus Exclusive Disc: This exclusive disc includes additional deleted scenes, a behind-the-scenes featurette on making the background music and score with Daniel Ingram, Steffan Andrews, and Caleb Chan, and a look at the sound design and foley process at Dick & Roger's Sound Studio with Todd Araki, Jason Fredrickson, Adam McGhie, and Kirk Furniss. It also features a "How to Draw" segment with character designer Kora Kosicka, teaching viewers how to draw characters such as Blythe Baxter, Ms. Twombly, Penny Ling, Russell Ferguson, Pepper Clark, Minka Mark Zoe Trent, Sunil Nelva, Vinnie Terrio, and Buttercream Sunday.
Marketing Content: The DVD and Blu-Ray include all teaser trailers, the theatrical trailer, and commercials from Burger King, KFC, McDonald's, Domino's Pizza, Starbucks, Hardee's & Carl Jr.'s, Subway, Dunkin' Donuts, Best Buy, Costco, and Kroger.
TV Spots and Character Interviews: The release also features TV spots and animated character interviews with Blythe Baxter, Penny Ling, Russell Ferguson, Pepper Clark, Minka Mark, Zoe Trent, Sunil Nelva, Vinnie Terrio, Buttercream Sunday, and Sugar Sprinkles. In these interviews, the characters interact with an interviewer who asks them various questions, providing a fun and engaging way for fans to connect with their favorite characters.