Sing (franchise)

Sing is an American media franchise created by Garth Jennings and produced by Illumination. It features the voice talents of Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Nick Kroll, Taron Egerton, and Tori Kelly among others. The first film, Sing, was released on December 21, 2016, and received positive reviews from critics. The second film, Sing 2, was released on December 22, 2021. The series has grossed $1 billion worldwide.

The franchise takes place in a world inhabited by talking, anthropomorphic animals. It follows a koala named Buster Moon who, with the help of other animals, puts on live theater shows that largely encompass singing.

In an attempt to save his theater, a koala named Buster Moon decides to hold a singing competition to get it out of debt.

Buster Moon and his gang now have their sights set on debuting a new show at the Crystal Tower Theater in glamorous Redshore City. But without connections, he and his singers must convince the ruthless media mogul Jimmy Crystal and pitch the idea of casting the legendary rock star Clay Calloway in their show. Buster must embark on a quest to find the now-reclusive Clay and persuade him to return to the stage.

In April 2023, it was announced that a third film was in development.^[1]

Included as a mini-movie on Sing's home media release, the short focuses around Gunter who offers to watch over Rosita and Norman's piglets while they are away, but quickly finds himself way in over his head.

Included as a mini-movie on Sing's home media release, the short focuses around Miss Crawly who is set up on an online dating website by Johnny in which she attempts to find love.

Included as a mini-movie on Sing's home media release, the short focuses around Eddie Noodleman, who partakes in a digital life-training seminar on behalf of his mother or else he will be kicked out.

Come Home is a short film created in association with Comcast and Xfinity (both subsidiaries of Universal) and released as a promo for Sing 2 leading up to its release. It follows a Dog mother named Angie, voiced by Keke Palmer, who is struggling to make to make it home to her family during the Holidays.^[2][3] A cover of Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) sung by Keke Palmer, Taron Egerton, Scarlet Johannsen, Reese Witherspoon, and Tori Kelly was included in Sing 2's Soundtrack.

Included as a mini-movie on Sing 2's home media release, the short focuses around Johnny and Gunter who attend a hypnotist show in Redshore City where Gunter is hypnotized and believes he is a secret agent.^[4]

Included as a mini-movie on Sing 2's home media release, the short focuses around Darius who is filming a commercial while awaiting confirmation on a role he auditioned for, but is consistently getting things wrong.^[5]

Sing: Thriller is a short film that was released on Netflix on October 16, 2024. Inspired by a music video for Michael Jackson's "Thriller", the short focuses on Buster Moon and his crew as they are invited by Clay Calloway for a Halloween party, where they soon discover a mysterious ooze has transformed Clay and his guests into dancing zombies.^[6]

Sing on Tour is an immersive musical stage show attraction at Universal Studios Japan and Universal Studios Beijing. The attraction stars performers in mascot costumes of all of the major characters of the first film, and features the voice talents of the film's Japanese and Chinese audio dubs.^[7]

Construction on the Japan iteration of the attraction, in the new "Illumination Theater," began in September 2018, replacing Universal Studios Japan's long-defunct Monster Make-Up show. The attraction was announced mid-construction on December 5, 2018, and then opened on April 18, 2019. The Beijing iteration was confirmed on October 20, 2020, and opened in the park's Minion Land on September 20, 2021.^[8][9]