Rio (franchise)
| Rio | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Carlos Saldanha |
| Original work | Rio (2011) |
| Owner | 20th Century Studios |
| Years | 2011–present |
| Movies and television | |
| Short movie(s) | Rio: The 4-D Experience (2013) |
| Games | |
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| Audio | |
| Soundtrack(s) |
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Rio is a movie franchise. It was made by Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox Animation. The franchise has 2 movies and video games. There is a third movie that is being made. The movies have many famous voice actors like Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Jemaine Clement, Leslie Mann, George Lopez, will.i.am, Jamie Foxx, and Tracy Morgan.
The series was made by Carlos Saldanha. The series focuses on the character Blu. Blu is a Spix's macaw. In the series, he is the last o f his species. He is taken away from his home in Moose Lake, Minnesota. He is taken to Rio de Janeiro mate with Jewel, the last known female of his species.
Movies
| 2011 | Rio |
|---|---|
| 2012 | |
| 2013 | |
| 2014 | Rio 2 |
| 2015 | |
| 2016 | |
| 2017 | |
| 2018 | |
| 2019 | |
| 2020 | |
| 2021 | |
| 2022 | |
| 2023 | |
| 2024 | |
| TBA | Rio 3 |
| Movie | U.S. release date | Director | Screenwriter(s) | Story | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio | April 15, 2011 | Carlos Saldanha | Don Rhymer, Joshua Sternin, Jennifer Ventimilia & Sam Harper | Carlos Saldanha, Earl Richey Jones & Todd Jones | Bruce Anderson & John C. Donkin |
| Rio 2 | April 11, 2014 | Don Rhymer, Carlos Kotkin, Jenny Bicks & Yoni Brenner | Carlos Saldanha |
Soundtracks
Rio: Music from the Motion Picture
Rio: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the 2011 movie Rio. It was produced by Sergio Mendes and John Powell and was first released by Interscope Records on April 5, 2011.
Rio 2: Music from the Motion Picture
Rio 2: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the 2014 movie Rio 2. Like the first movie's soundtrack, it was produced by Sergio Mendes and John Powell. It was released by Atlantic Records and Fox Music on March 25, 2014.
Cast and characters
This section includes characters who have been in more than two films in the series.
- An empty grey cell shows the character was not in the movie, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
- Y shows that a younger version of the character.
| Characters | Movies | |
|---|---|---|
| Rio | Rio 2 | |
| Blu | Jesse Eisenberg | |
| Jewel | Anne Hathaway | |
| Nigel | Jemaine Clement | |
| Linda Gunderson | Leslie Mann Sofia Scarpa SaldanhaY |
Leslie Mann |
| Tulio Monteiro | Rodrigo Santoro | |
| Rafael | George Lopez | |
| Pedro | will.i.am | |
| Nico | Jamie Foxx | |
| Luiz | Tracy Morgan | |
| Eva | Bebel Gilberto | |
| Fernando | Jake T. Austin | |
| Kipo | Bernardo de Paula | Jeff Garcia |
| Tiny | Miriam Wallen | Kate Micucci |
| Mauro | Francisco Ramos | |
| Marcel | Carlos Ponce | |
| Tipa | Jeff Garcia | |
| Armando | Davi Vieira | |
| Eduardo | Andy García | |
| Gabi | Kristin Chenoweth | |
| Roberto | Bruno Mars | |
| Mimi | Rita Moreno | |
| Carla | Silent cameos | Rachel Crow |
| Tiago | Pierce Gagnon | |
| Bia | Amandla Stenberg | |
| Big Boss | Miguel Ferrer | |
| Felipe | Philip Lawrence | |