Rumble (2021 film)


Rumble is an upcoming American computer-animated sports comedy film directed by Hamish Grieve. The film stars the voices of Geraldine Viswanathan, Will Arnett, Terry Crews, Becky Lynch, Roman Reigns, Ben Schwartz, Jimmy Tatro, and Susan Kelechi Watson. Produced by Paramount Animation, WWE Studios, Walden Media and Reel FX Animation Studios, it is scheduled to be released in the United States on January 29, 2021 by Paramount Pictures.

Plot

In a world where giant monsters and humans collide, the monsters are superstar athletes and compete in a popular professional wrestling global sport called Monster Wrestling. A young woman named Winnie seeks to follow in her father's footsteps as a manager by coaching a lovable underdog yet-inexperienced monster named Steve. Winnie plans to turn Steve into a champion so that he can go up against the reigning champion Tentacular.

Cast

Becky Lynch, Roman Reigns, Ben Schwartz, Jimmy Tatro, Tony Danza, Susan Kelechi Watson and Stephen A. Smith are currently with undisclosed roles.

Production

On April 25, 2018, the film was announced with the title Monster On The Hill, based on the 2013 graphic novel of the same name by Rob Harrell, at CinemaCon in Las Vegas. The title was subsequently changed to Rumble.

Release

On September 19, 2019, the film was scheduled to be released on July 31, 2020. On November 12, 2019, the release date was pushed to January 29, 2021.