Briarcliff Entertainment today unlaced the official trailer and poster for Sneaks, the new CG animated feature written and directed by Rob Edwards (writer of Disney’s The Princess and the Frog and Treasure Planet) and co-directed by animation veteran Chris Jenkins (10 Lives, Duck Duck Goose). The pic arrives in theaters nationwide on April 18.
Check out the official trailer, featuring new music from Grammy winner Mustard (exec music producer for the film), below!
Synopsis: Sneaks follows the adventures of Ty, a misguided designer sneaker who doesn’t know life outside the comforts of his velvet-lined shoe box. After his sister is stolen by a shady collector, Ty must venture into N.Y.C. to find and rescue her. In his adventure, Ty meets a rag-tag group of footwear friends from all walks of life who help him find the courage to step outside of his shoe box and find his “sole-mate.”
The voice cast is led by Anthony Mackie (Captain America: Brave New World) as Ty, Martin Lawrence (Bad Boys: Ride or Die), Swae Lee, Chloe Bailey (Grown-ish), Macy Gray, Ella Mai, Mustard, Roddy Rich, Quavo, Young Miko, Amirah Hall, Kiana Ledé, Bobbito Garcia, Sam Jay, Jonathan Kite, Amari McCoy, Donovan Louise Bazemore, Sky Brown, Rayssa Leal, Rico Rodriguez, Will McCormack, Michael Govier, Andrew Hawkins and Raoul the Dog, with Keith David, Chris Paul and Oscar nominee Laurence Fishburne as The Collector.
Producers are Len Hartman, Gil Cloyd, Laurence Fishburne, Helen Sugland, Robyn Klein, Jeremy Ross and Meko Yohannes.