| rdfs:comment | - Gabriel and the Wacky Pack (referred to as GatWP by fans) is a 2011 American computer-animated 3D comedy film loosely based on The Wacky Pack comic book series created by Geo G. and it served as a spin-off to the MYCUN franchise. Produced by Geo LTD. Pictures, it was directed by Tim Miller and David Stinnett, and co-directed by Geo. The film is set in Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, the main setting of the series, and it stars the voices of Zachary Gordon, Geo G., E.G. Daily, Nicky Jones, Jake T. Austin, Jenny Slate, Sarah Jessica Parker, Nicolas Cage, Amanda Bynes, and Alan Tudyk.
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| abstract | - Gabriel and the Wacky Pack (referred to as GatWP by fans) is a 2011 American computer-animated 3D comedy film loosely based on The Wacky Pack comic book series created by Geo G. and it served as a spin-off to the MYCUN franchise. Produced by Geo LTD. Pictures, it was directed by Tim Miller and David Stinnett, and co-directed by Geo. The film is set in Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, the main setting of the series, and it stars the voices of Zachary Gordon, Geo G., E.G. Daily, Nicky Jones, Jake T. Austin, Jenny Slate, Sarah Jessica Parker, Nicolas Cage, Amanda Bynes, and Alan Tudyk. After rumors of a spin-off/prequel to MYCUN: The Movie started to spread before its release, the spin-off was already in the works even before the production of Legend of MYCUN started. However, Universal Studios did not invite MYCUN Studios, an animation company who is responsible for the MYCUN series, to participate in the production of the spin-off (as it had done with the MYCUN films). Instead, the film was animated and produced at the award-winning Blur Studio, who took the role of MYCUN Studios' parent company CGI Entertainment, thus making Blur's first theatrical animated feature film. In addition, 20th Century Fox, the owner of the MYCUN franchise, has nothing to do with the film at all. Universal released the film through the Geo LTD. Pictures banner since 2009 when Geo LTD. signed a deal with Blur to develop animated films for the said company. The film made it's world premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre on October 21, 2011, and Universal released the film in the United States on November 27, 2011 and received generally positive reviews by both fans and film critics, with critics praising its humor and character development. It was also a box office success, grossing over $439 million in the United States and $538 million worldwide. After the commercial success of the film, it launched a franchise with a series of films, including a sequel in 2014, to be followed by a third film in 2017. A prequel/spin-off, titled Wacky Pack and Lars was released in 2016, and it focuses on the Wacky Pack.
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