Sing

Sing (also stylized as SING) is a 2016 American 3D computer-animated musical comedy film produced by Illumination (then known as Illumination Entertainment). It was directed and written by Garth Jennings and co-directed by Christophe Lourdelet. The film stars the voices of Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson, John C. Reilly, Tori Kelly, Taron Egerton, and Nick Kroll. The film centers around a group of anthropomorphic animals that enter a singing competition hosted by a koala hoping to save his theater.

The film has more than 85 classic songs from famous artists and also has an original song by Stevie Wonder and Ariana Grande called "Faith". It was released by Universal Pictures on December 21, 2016. The film received generally positive reviews, and has grossed $634.33 million worldwide. Along with The Secret Life of Pets, it marked the first time that Illumination released two feature films in the same year.

A sequel, entitled Sing 2, was released on December 22, 2021.

Cast

 * Matthew McConaughey as Buster Moon, an optimistic koala who plans to save his theater from closure by holding a singing competition.
 * Reese Witherspoon as Rosita, a domestic pig who gave up her teenage music dreams to become a devoted wife of Norman and mother to 25 piglets.
 * Seth MacFarlane as Mike, a small white crooning mouse with a big Frank Sinatra-esque voice and an arrogant attitude.
 * Scarlett Johansson as Ash, a crested porcupine punk rocker who takes part in an alternative-rock music group with her boyfriend Lance until she rejects him for cheating on her with another crested porcupine.
 * John C. Reilly as Eddie Noodleman, a Suffolk sheep and Buster's partner who doubts the future of the theater.
 * Tori Kelly as Meena, a teenage elephant with an exquisite voice and severe stage fright.
 * Taron Egerton as Johnny, a Cockney-accented mountain gorilla who wants to sing, but his father wants him to follow his criminal footsteps.
 * Nick Kroll as Gunter, a domestic pig and Rosita's German-accented, optimistic and bubbly dance partner.
 * Nick Offerman as Norman, a domestic pig and Rosita's husband.
 * Garth Jennings as Karen Crawly, an elderly green iguana who is Buster's assistant and offers Johnny piano lessons.
 * Peter Serafinowicz as Big Daddy, Johnny's gang leader father who wants him to follow in his business of crime.
 * Beck Bennett as Lance, a crested porcupine and Ash's rejected boyfriend.
 * Leslie Jones as Meena's mother
 * Jay Pharoah as Meena's grandfather.
 * Jennifer Saunders as Nana Noodleman, a Suffolk sheep and Eddie's grandmother who was a former singer in her glory days.
 * Jennifer Hudson as Young Nana Noodleman.
 * Rhea Perlman as Judith, a brown Llama from the bank who warns Buster that his theater will be repossessed if he doesn't pay.
 * Laraine Newman as Meena's Grandmother.
 * Brad Morris as a Baboon, whom Mike attacks for not donating more money to his street performances.
 * Bill Farmer as Bob, a news reporter dog who documents Buster's singing competition.
 * Adam Buxton as Stan, a gorilla who is a member of Big Daddy's gang.
 * Oscar, Leo, Caspar, and Asa Jennings as Rosita & Norman's children.*