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The Teletubbies Movie is An 2011 British-Australian-New Zealand-Canadian-Irish-American live-action/animated family Magical Girl film based on the classic BBC TV series, Teletubbies. The movie was directed by James Bobin and produced by Alex Harshegyi, Anne Wood and Andy Davenport. The film was produced by Ragdoll Produdctions and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures and BBC Flims. The film stars Zoe Buchansky as Princess Loveheart, along with Daniel Rigby, Kristine Wall, Hatsune Miku, Sunny Miller, Naomi Nakajima, Chloe Spears, Madonna, Stephen Fry, Chris Cooper, and Jane Westrop as new characters with Simon Shelton, John Simmit, Nikky Smedley, Pui Fan Lee, and Mark Dean reprising their roles as Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa, Po, and Noo-Noo respectively with the voice talent of Toyah Wilcox, Robin Stevens, Mark Heenehan, Gary Stevenson, Alex Hogg, Alex Pascall, Eric Skyes, Rudolph Walker, Tim Whitnall, Penelope Keith as The Voice Trumpets in the UK version, and Sandra Dickinson, Toni Barry, Dena Davis, Rachael Lillis and John Schwab as The Voice Trumpets in the US version. It was rereleased for the Teletubbies 20th anniversary in 2017, with the voiceover cast including Jeremiah Krage, Nick Chee Ping Kellington, Rebecca Hyland and Rachelle Beinart as Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po respectively (voicing over the voices of Shelton, Simmit, Smedley and Lee), Fearne Cotton, Jim Broadbent, Antonia Thomas, Teresa Gallagher, Rob Rackstraw, David Walliams, Rochelle Humes, Ralph Reay, Marvin Humes, Luisa Guerreiro, Olly Taylor, Charli Robinson, Casey Burgess, Tituss Burgess, Stephanie Malek and Stevie Nicholson as the Voice Trumpets. The difference between the original 2011 release and the Teletubbies 20th Anniversary Edition rerelease is the Teletubbies and Voice Trumpets have different voices now like in it’s sequel Teletubbies Most Wanted and the reboot series but aside from this everything else remains the same. It is also known as Magical Girl Princess Loveheart (魔法少女 あいこころ-姫 ちゃん, Mahō Shōjo Aikokoro-hime-chan). Theatrically, the film was accompanied by a new short film featuring Pixar's Toy Story characters.

In The Teletubbies Movie, devoted Teletubbies fan Jennifer Wall who is actually the lost princess of Teletubbyland, Princess Loveheart, her older brother Reg Wall, her cousin Kristine Wall, and her friends and Telegirl allies Hatsune Miku (Starlight), Sunny Miller (Sunrise) and Naomi Nakajima (Sakura) help Tinky Winky reunite the disbanded Teletubbies as they must raise $10 million to save The Home Dome from Tex Richman’s brother, a businessman and the brother of Tex Richman who plans to demolish The Home Dome to drill for oil.

The movie has also been created to revive the television series.

Plot[]

In 2010, 13 year old teen Jennifer Wall, a singer and actress lives with her older brother Reg Wall in Scotland, UK. They became Teletubby fans when they watched Teletubbies in their youth. Their mother was a famous actress and singer, A flashback shows them being told a story about the lost princess of Teletubbyland by their parents. Reg plans a vacation to London, England, UK with his girlfriend and cousin, Kristy to celebrate their tenth anniversary and to celebrate Jennifer’s 13th birthday, inviting Jennifer along so she can tour in the Kingdom of Teletubbyland, a kingdom that is not to far away from London. Kristine feels that Reg's devotion to Jennifer Wall is detracting from their relationship.

In England, UK, the three visit the Kingdom of Teletubbyland to see the abandoned Teletubbyland House. During the tour, Jennifer sneaks into Tinky Winky's office and discovers Drew Turso and Meghan Chan selling the land to an oil magnate who is Tex Richman's brother and his henchmen Ethan Lee and Cloe Cha. Drew explains that if the Teletubbies can raise $10 million they can repurchase the Home Dome. After Meghan and Drew leave the office, Jennifer overhears Richman's brother revealing his plans to destroy the Home Dome and drill for oil underneath. Jennifer later warns Reg and Kristine Wall about Tex Richman's brother’s intentions. Jenny gets into a electric fence accident, causing her hair to turn purple with pink ombré, her left eye colour becomes pink, her right eye colour becomes purple, her Teletubby triangle antenna to appear on her head and her tv screen to appear on her tummy, causing her to get taken by a hooded stranger in which her brother and cousin follow and finds out she is Princess Loveheart of Teletubbyland and her mother is still alive, and later wakes up with Tubby Custard in her mouth and uses her powers to reveal the hooded stranger to be Tinky Winky, who is the lost prince.

When Tinky Winky is informed about the situation at his mansion, and Loveheart finding out the necklace she is wearing is the Telecrystal Amethyst, a part of the Royal Regalia of Teletubbyland and gaining the Tubby Phone Purple and transforms into a Magical Telegirl. Tinky Winky gives Loveheart her first kiss. he realizes he must organize a show to raise the money, which the Teletubbies have not done in years. After Loveheart convinces him to try, Tinky Winky and the three set off to reunite the group, traveling in a car being driven by an unknown person. Dipsy is in the Netherlands with Loveheart's best friend Hatsune Miku who becomes Starlight. In Paris, the group later finds Laa-Laa working as an editor for "plus-sized" fashion at Vogue Paris. With Sunny Miller who becomes Sunrise. Meanwhile, Po has become a plumbing magnate. Despite her initial objection, Po decides to destroy her business and join them with Naomi Nakajima who becomes Sakura. Mya Miller is in a celebrity anger-management clinic. She rejoins them (amid a chaotic state in the management class aka a wrestling match), but her sponsor Jack Black warns her to avoid drums. Connor Orlando is performing in Reno, Nevada, USA with the Teachers, a group of uncouth Teletubby impersonators which includes a man dressed as Mya. Tinky Winky and Loveheart persuade Connor to leave Reno. The other primary Teletubbies and Kids are located and rejoin through a montage. Laa-Laa gets sick and unable to convince Mya to return, the group replaces her with Teacher counterpart Denise Riccio.

Reg and Loveheart reunite with their mother who is revealed to be Queen Moonlight, the Queen of Teletubbyland after 5 years believing that she had died after a car accident.

The Teletubbies, Telegirls and Kids pitch their telethon idea to several television networks but are rejected. Due to a popular show's sudden cancellation resulting from a lawsuit, CBBC executive Veronica gives the Teletubbies, Telegirls and Kids a two-hour opening in the network's schedule on the condition that they find a celebrity guest. The Teletubbies and Kids repair the Home Dome, but their first rehearsal is terrible and Tinky Winky is unable to find a celebrity guest. Laa-Laa recovers, Mya returns and forces Denise Riccio out. With Mya Refusing to work with Tinky Winky, Laa-Laa selects Jacynth Apora as her partner for a dance routine. Tinky Winky persuades Loveheart to agree to "find her talent" and perform a number. Meanwhile, Kristy goes sight-seeing alone.

When Tinky Winky entreats Richman to return their Home Dome, the oil magnate says "no" and reveals that the Teletubbies will also lose their trademark name and rights, which he plans to give to the Teachers but Loveheart uses Rainbow Moon Heart Ache to stop him. Laa-Laa has the Teletubbies and Kids kidnap Jack Black as a celebrity guest. Meanwhile, after Reg forgets his anniversary with Kristy, she leaves for Scotland. When Reg attempts to explain to Loveheart about Kristine's departure, he realizes what he has done. Reg Wall chooses to improve his relationship with Kristine Wall, while Loveheart discovers she was meant to be a child, causing Loveheart and the other Telegirls to turn into their Angel forms. Reg follows Kristine back to Scotland and reconciles with her, and they decide to return to London UK, while the telethon gradually attracts a large audience and many donations with celebrity support and Black as the unwilling (tied to a chair) but unintentionally hilarious narrator. With help from Ethan, Cloe, and the MEMS Teachers, Richman tries to cut the Home Dome's power supply, but Reg and Kristine Wall get back in time for Kristy to repair the wiring with help from Reg. Richman then tries to attempt to destroy the transmitter antenna, but Cloe has a change of heart and stops Richman. Laa-Laa, Tinky Winky, Po, Dipsy, Loveheart, the other Telegirls and Kids perform "Rainbow Connection".

With the telethon running short, Loveheart finds her talent and performs a singing act, and the crowd loves her. Richman, refusing to lose, tries to disable the telephone lines and tries to evict them from the Home Dome but The Telegirls use Rainbow Love Group Attack with Loveheart singing in Bulgarian to get Richman's brother out of the way, out of time and short of their monetary goal. Princess Loveheart, Reg Wall, Kristy Wall, the Teletubbies and the Kids gather in the lobby and Tinky Winky says that the Teletubbies tried their best, and despite losing all they've worked for, they'll get their fame back and walk out the Home Dome with pride, like the surrogate family they are. Then he opens the door to lead them away and they find a vast gathering of fans outside the Home Dome. With Reg's encouragement, Princess Loveheart greets the crowd with the Teletubbies, Telegirls and Kids. Tinky Winky confesses to Loveheart that he is in love with her in which she accepts and the two share a kiss. Reg proposes to Kristine as Richman gives the Home Dome and rights back to the Teletubbies after suffering a head injury from Sakura and Po's bowling ball act, and Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po have private time and Loveheart and Tinky Winky become boyfriend and girlfriend. Before the end credits, we see night going over Teletubbyland accompanied by "Three Gone" by Elmer Bernstein, but recorded and conducted 3 semitones higher. In the mid credits scene, one year later in 2011, Loveheart becomes 14 years old and she had moved from Scotland, UK to Sabisabi, TCT, Teletubbyland and becomes friends with all the Disney Princesses especially Giselle. it is revealed that Reg and Kristy has been married and had 2 kids. Loveheart makes a promise that in the future that she will see the kids from the Human World (Earth) again. In the end credits scene, At the very end of the movie, the Noo-Noo is tidying up when he sees us. Similar to the ending to Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986). With Loveheart saying to the viewers "The Sun is setting in the sky, it’s time for me to say goodbye" and winks at the viewers ending the movie.

Cast[]

  • Zoe Buchansky as Princess Loveheart/Jennifer Annabella Chloe Wall, the main female protagonist who is 13 year old autistic possibly pansexual mortal Teletubby-human hybrid crown princess of Teletubbyland who has a crush on Tinky Winky. And also a famous singer and actress. She is the Magical Telegirl of the moon, good luck, life and love. She is betrothed to Tinky Winky, Her theme colours are pink and purple. Her Telecrystal is Amethyst. Her flower is the bellflower. Tinky Winky is her bonded Teletubby partner. Her powers are snow, ice and rainbows. She is the love interest and later girlfriend of Tinky Winky. She and Tinky Winky are second cousins once removed. She is one of the 4 lost royal children of Teletubbyland. (Elitsa Todorova did her singing voice in Bulgarian).
  • Hatsune Miku as herself/Starlight, a Vocaloid singer who is Loveheart’s best friend. She is the Telegirl of the stars and courage. She used to be a android but became human thanks to Loveheart's magic. Her theme colours are blue and green. Her Telecrystal is Emerald. Her flower is the gladiolus. Her powers are nature and water. Dipsy is her bonded Teletubby partner.
  • Sunny Miller as herself/Sunrise, a model who is a childhood friend of Loveheart and Mya's big sister. She is the Magical Telegirl of the sunrise and hope. Her theme colour is yellow. Her Telecrystal is Topaz. Her flower is the sunflower. Her powers are lighting. Her bonded Teletubby partner is Laa-Laa.
  • Naomi Nakajima as herself/Sakura, a Japanese pop idol and anime voice actress who is a good friend of Loveheart and Hauro's little sister. She is the Magical Telegirl of flowers and passion. Her theme colour is red. Her Telecrystal is Ruby. Her flower is the rose. Her powers are fire. Her bonded Teletubby partner is Po.
  • Daniel Rigby as Prince Reg Wall, Loveheart’s older brother, an actor, the lost prince of Teletubbyland and a fan of the Teletubbies. He is one of the 4 lost royal children of Teletubbyland
  • Kristine Wall as herself, an high school student, a famous singer and actress, lost princess of Teletubbyland and Loveheart and Reg's cousin and she is also Reg's longtime girlfriend. She is a very capable mechanic. She is one of the 4 lost royal children of Teletubbyland
  • Madonna as Queen Moonlight/Jane Wall, Loveheart and Reg’s mother, Mr Wall's wife and Kristine's aunt, a singer and actress and the Queen Monarch of Teletubbyland.
  • Chloe Spears as Herself/Princess Crystal. A Australian autistic pop singer-songwriter and actress and former Forknight host who is Britney Spears' cousin and Loveheart’s distant relative and princess of Teletubbyland.
  • Stephen Fry as Mr Wall. Loveheart and Reg’s dad, Queen Moonlight's husband and Kristine's uncle and the King Consort of Teletubbyland.
  • Chris Cooper as Tex Richman's brother, an oil magnate who is Tex Richman's brother and who desires to destroy the Home Dome. He has issues with the Teletubbies when he was unable to laugh comically at his 10th birthday. He serves as the main antagonist of the film.
  • Jane Westrop as Veronica, a network executive at the CBBC network.
  • Jack Black as himself, Mya's court-appointed sponsor and unwilling guest star of Teletubbies, but uncredited.
  • Alan Arkin as Teletubbyland tour guide
  • Bill Cobbs as Grandfather
  • Zach Galifianakis as Hobo Joe (Joanna Newsom did his brief singing voice)
  • Donald Glover as CBeebies executive
  • Ken Jeong as "Punch Teacher" host
  • Michaela Saunders as Adult Princess Loveheart/Jennifer Wall
  • Manju Malhi as Anger management group moderator
  • Brianna Tortorello as a restaurant greeter
  • Eddie "Piolín" Sotelo as CITV executive
  • Cecilia Spears as Young Princess Loveheart/Jennifer Wall

Cameo Guest Stars[]

  • Emily Blunt as Laa-Laa's receptionist (spoofing her prior role in The Devil Wears Prada)
  • James Carville as himself
  • Rob Corddry as Superman impersonator (deleted scenes)
  • Billy Crystal as himself (deleted scenes)
  • Leslie Feist as Scotland resident
  • Ricky Gervais as himself (deleted scenes)
  • Whoopi Goldberg as herself
  • Selena Gomez as herself
  • Kathy Griffin as herself (deleted scenes)
  • Dave Grohl as Scott Roskos
  • Neil Patrick Harris as himself
  • Judd Hirsch as himself
  • Sarah Hyland as "Credit Card Club" girl (deleted scenes)
  • Sterling Knight as "Credit Card Club" boy (deleted scenes)
  • John Krasinski as himself
  • Rico Rodriguez as himself
  • Mickey Rooney as Scotland resident
  • Wanda Sykes as Officer Ethel (deleted scenes)
  • Danny Trejo as Prisoner (deleted scenes)
  • Miley Cyrus as herself/Hannah Montana
  • Demi Lovato as herself
  • Taylor Swift as herself
  • Katy Perry as herself
  • Zendaya as herself
  • Bella Throne as herself
  • Hi-5 (Casey Burgess, Stevie Nicholson, Fely Irvine, Tim Maddren and Lauren Brant) as themselves
  • Charli Robinson as herself
  • Jess Harnell as himself
  • Jeremiah Krage as himself
  • Britney Spears as herself
  • Justin Timberlake as himself
  • Christina Aguilera as herself
  • Ryan Gosling as himself
  • Richard Cadell as himself
  • Justin Bieber as himself
  • Bruno Mars as the Ghost of Michael Jackson
  • Anna Kendrick as herself
  • Paul O'Grady as himself
  • Jack Dee as himself
  • Emily Atack as herself
  • Asher Keddie as Nina Proudman
  • Kat Stewart as Billie Proudman
  • Mel B as herself
  • Heidi Klum as herself
  • Howard Stern as himself
  • Jeffrey Tambor as himself
  • F. Murray Abraham as himself
  • Rob Schneider as himself
  • Josh Charles as himself
  • Ray Liotta as himself
  • David Arquette as himself
  • Andie MacDowell as herself
  • Kathy Griffin as herself
  • Pat Hingle as himself
  • Hulk Hogan as himself
  • Katie Holmes as Joey Witter
  • Joshua Jackson as Pacey Witter
  • Gary Owens as himself
  • George Clinton as himself
  • Eminem as himself
  • Nick Jonas as himself
  • Joe Jonas as himself
  • Kevin Jonas as himself
  • Miranda Cosgrove as herself
  • Ashley Roberts as herself
  • Ellen DeGeneres as herself
  • Tom Hanks as himself
  • Hank Azaria as himself
  • Benjamin Bratt as himself
  • Trey Parker as himself
  • Matt Stone as himself
  • Ashley Tisdale as herself
  • Jodie Whittaker as herself
  • Joan Cusack as herself
  • Owen Wilson as himself
  • Simon Cowell as himself
  • Alec Baldwin as himself
  • Geoffrey Rush as himself
  • Toyah Willcox as herself
  • Chloë Grace Moretz as herself
  • Tia Mowry as herself
  • Wendie Malick as herself
  • Kaley Cuoco as herself
  • Lacey Chabert as herself
  • Vernon Kay as himself
  • LeAnn Rimes as herself
  • Sam Vincent as himself
  • Vincent Tong as himself
  • Michael Adamthwaite as himself
  • Peter Kelamis as himself
  • Andrew Francis as himself
  • Paul Dobson as himself
  • Kelly Metzger as herself
  • Kathleen Barr as herself
  • Brian Drummond as himself
  • Deven Mack as himself
  • Lee Tockar as himself
  • Michael Donovan as himself
  • Scott McNeil as himself
  • Richard Newman as himself
  • Danny Wells as himself
  • Neil Crone as himself
  • Mike McAuliffe as himself
  • Scott Burns as himself
  • Tamzin Griffin as Funny Lady
  • Amy Adams as Giselle, the main protagonist of Enchanted who becomes best friends with Loveheart at the end of the movie.
  • Carrie Underwood as herself

Teletubby performers[]

  • Simon Shelton (original 2011 release) Jeremiah Krage (Teletubbies 20th Anniversary Edition 2017 rerelease voiceover) as Tinky Winky. Tinky Winky is the first Teletubby as well as the largest and oldest of the group he is covered in purple terrycloth and has a triangular antenna, he almost always carries a red bag, His best friend is Po. in The Teletubbies Movie, he is the main male protagonist. it is revealed he got the bag from his mother Tiffany and is the lost prince of Teletubbyland making him and Loveheart second cousins once removed, he is also a "Ladies Teletubby". Tinky Winky is the love interest and later boyfriend of Princess Loveheart. He is betrothed to Loveheart. Tinky Winky is also Loveheart's bonded Teletubby partner. He is one of the 4 lost royal children of Teletubbyland. Dave Thompson originally played Tinky Winky (performer) in the Original series for 70 episodes and Mark Heenehan voiced over Tinky Winky for 70 episodes. Simon Shelton reprises his role as Tinky Winky in The Teletubbies Movie from the original series. This was Shelton's last appearance as Tinky Winky as he was replaced by Jeremiah Krage for the sequel and revival series.
  • John Simmit (original 2011 release) Nick Kellington (Teletubbies 20th Anniversary Edition 2017 rerelease voiceover) as Dipsy. Dipsy is the second Teletubby. He is green and named after his antenna which resembles a dipstick. Dipsy is the most stubborn of the Teletubbies and will occasionally refuse to go along with the others group opinion. His face is darker than the rest of the Teletubbies, He often hangs out with Laa-Laa. In The Teletubbies Movie, it’s revealed he got the hat from his father Derek. he is Miku's bonded Teletubby partner. John Simmit reprises his role as Dipsy in The Teletubbies Movie from the original series. This was Simmit's last appearance as Dipsy as he was replaced by Nick Chee Ping Kellington for the sequel and the revival series.
  • Nikky Smedley (original 2011 release) Rebecca Hyland (Teletubbies 20th Anniversary Edition 2017 rerelease voiceover) as Laa-Laa. Laa-Laa is the third Teletubby. she is yellow and has a curly antenna. Laa-Laa is very sweet, likes to sing and dance, and is often shown to look out for the other Teletubbies. Her favorite toy is an Orange ball. In The Teletubbies Movie, it is revealed that she got the ball from her mother Lucy. she is Sunny's bonded Teletubby partner. Nikky Smedley reprises her role as Laa-Laa in The Teletubbies Movie from the original series. This was Smedley's last appearance as Laa-Laa as she was replaced by Rebecca Hyland for the sequel and the revival series.
  • Pui Fan Lee (original 2011 release) Rachelle Beinart (Teletubbies 20th Anniversary Edition 2017 rerelease voiceover) as Po. Po is the fourth Teletubby as well as the shortest and youngest. she is red and has a antenna shaped like a stick used for blowing soap bubbles. Po normally speaks in a soft voice, She often hangs out with Tinky Winky. In The Teletubbies Movie, it is revealed that she got her scooter from her mother Portia Rose. She is Naomi's bonded Teletubby partner. Pui Fan Lee reprises her role as Po in The Teletubbies Movie from the original series. This was Lee's last appearance as Po as she was replaced by Rachelle Beinart for the sequel and the revival series.
  • Mark Dean as Noo-Noo. Noo-Noo is a sentient vacuum cleaner who acts as both the Teletubbies' guardian and housekeeper. He hardly ever ventures outside the Tubbytronic Superdome, instead remaining indoors and constantly cleaning with his sucker-like nose. He communicates through a series of slurping and sucking noises. He occasionally misbehaves and sucks up anything from tubby toast to blankets, which prompts the Teletubbies to call him "Naughty Noo-noo" and give chase. Mark Dean reprises his role as Noo-Noo in The Teletubbies Movie from the original series. This was Dean’s last appearance as Noo-Noo as he was replaced by Victoria Jane for the sequel and the revival series and Olly Taylor for the revival series.

Kid, Teacher And Japanese Actors[]

  • Richard "Sal" Knapp as himself, Meghan Chan as herself, Aspen Clark as himself, Connor Orlando as himself, Mya Miller as herself, Salvatore Cagnina as himself, Hope DeRosa as herself, Jared Morris as himself, Kumi Mizuno as herself, Tomonori Yazaki as herself, Drew Turso as himself, Denise Beirne as herself, Hiroki Hara as himself, Jen Luna as herself, Sophia Chung as herself, Jacynth Apora as herself, Ethan Lee as himself, Kim Mayer as herself, Hiroyuki Kawase as herself. Denise Riccio as herself, Sayaka Osawa as herself, Vincent Loporcaro as himself, Rebecca Gonzalez-Tabis as herself, Hauro Nakajima as himself, Cloe Cha as herself, Mrs. Amoia as herself.

Additional Cast (Also Starring)[]

  • Toyah Wilcox, Gary Stevenson, Mark Heenehan, John Simmit, Alex Hogg, Alex Pascall, Eric Skyes, Rudolph Walker, Tim Whitnall, Penelope Keith (UK version only (original 2011 release), Sandra Dickinson, Toni Barry, Dena Davis, Rachael Lillis and John Schwab (US version only (original 2011 release), Fearne Cotton, Jim Broadbent, Antonia Thomas, Teresa Gallagher, Rob Rackstraw, David Walliams, Rochelle Humes, Ralph Reay, Olly Taylor, Luisa Guerreiro, Marvin Humes, Charli Robinson, Casey Burgess, Tituss Burgess, Stephanie Malek and Stevie Nicholson (Teletubbies 20th Anniversary Edition 2017 rerelease) as the Voice Trumpets. The Voice Trumpets are several devices resembling periscopes that rise from the ground and interact with the Teletubbies, often engaging in games and serving as supervisors. in The Teletubbies Movie, they are servants for the Teletubbyland Royal Family, helping people who are in very serious situations.
  • Fluffy-Chan as Lumi "Lulu" the dog, A UniDog fairy that Is Loveheart’s pet black dog.
  • Sylvester the Talking Kitty Cat as Sparkles the Cat, A UniCat fairy that is Loveheart’s pet black cat.

Archival recordings of Dave Thompson, Mark Heenehan, Simon Shelton, John Simmit, Nikky Smedley, Pui Fan Lee and Mark Dean can be heard in the film via Teletubbies (Original) segments in the opening flashbacks. In his final film role with the Teletubbies, Tim Whitnall reprised his role from Teletubbies (Original) as the narrator of Teletubbies

Production[]

Development[]

In 2008, Daniel Rigby and Alex Harshegyi pitched a concept for a Teletubbies film to Walt Disney Studios Executive Vice President of Production Karen Falk, and they were offered a deal to develop their script. The news became public in March 2008 when Variety first reported that Disney had signed a deal with Rigby and Harshegyi, with Rigby and Harshegyi writing the script and Harshegyi directing. With American-British pop singer-songwriter, actress, model, author, former ballet dancer, presenter, Tv and radio personality, fashion designer and Forknight host, Zoe Buchansky starring in the movie as Princess Loveheart, Princess of Teletubbyland. In June 2008, Daniel Rigby announced that he had turned in the first draft of his script and was hopeful that the film would live up to the original Teletubbies series. Later in 2008, Harshegyi noted that he and Rigby had written an "old school Teletubbies movie, where the Teletubbies have to put on a show to save the Home Dome with magical girls." In this same interview, Harshegyi also confirmed that they would get as many cameos and guest stars as possible and that Daniel Rigby would play a ventriloquist who is also Loveheart's brother and the Prince of Teletubbyland.

Originally, the film was titled The Greatest Teletubbies Movie of All Time!!!, and an early leak of the script suggested that it would feature celebrity cameos by Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau, Christian Bale, Ben Stiller, Steve Carell, George Clooney, Jack Black, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Mel Brooks, Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Rachael Ray, Bob Saget, Lisa Lampanelli, Jeff Ross, Hi-5 (Casey Burgess, Stevie Nicholson, Fely Irvine, Tim Maddren and Lauren Brant), Charli Robinson, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, Ryan Gosling, Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Taylor Swift, Snoop Dogg, Zendaya, Bella Thorne, Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, Richard Cadell, Anna Kendrick, Paul O'Grady, Jack Dee, Emily Atack, Justin Bieber, Asher Keddie, Kat Stewart, Mel B, Heidi Klum, Howard Stern, Jeffrey Tambor, F. Murray Abraham, Rob Schneider, Josh Charles, Ray Liotta, David Arquette, Andie MacDowell, Kathy Griffin, Pat Hingle, Hulk Hogan, Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson, Gary Owens, George Clinton, Eminem, The Jonas Brothers, Miranda Cosgrove, Ashley Roberts, Ellen DeGeneres, Tom Hanks, Hank Azaria, Benjamin Bratt, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Ashley Tisdale, Jodie Whittaker, Joan Cusack, Billy Crystal, Owen Wilson, Simon Cowell, Alec Baldwin, Geoffrey Rush, Toyah Willcox, Chloë Grace Moretz, Tia Mowry, Wendie Malick, Kaley Cuoco, Lacey Chabert, Vernon Kay, LeAnn Rimes, Amy Adams, Carrie Underwood, and Charles Grodin. Another former title of the film was The Cheapest Teletubbies Movie Ever Made!, after an unused script was written by the late Jerry Juhl back in 1985. Although early reports indicated that Harshegyi would direct the film, in January 2010 it was announced that James Bobin would direct the movie. In February 2010, additional details about the plot surfaced, indicating that the film would be about a villain that wanted to drill for oil underneath the old Home Dome and that the only way to stop him is to find the lost princess of Teletubbyland which is Princess Loveheart and 3 other magical girls and would be to put on a show that draws ten million viewers. Reports from the summer of 2010 revealed that the production team had met with the creative heads at Pixar to fine-tune the script. During the summer of 2010, it was announced that the film would be released on Christmas 2011, but in December 2010, the release date was moved to Thanksgiving 2011.

In October 2010, it was confirmed that Kristine Wall, Chris Cooper, Hatsune Miku, Sunny Miller, Naomi Nakajima, Madonna, Stephen Fry, Chloe Spears, and Jane Westrop would also be starring in the film with Simon Shelton, John Simmit, Nikky Smedley, Pui Fan Lee, and Mark Dean, reprising their roles as Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa, Po, and Noo-noo respectively in the film with Toyah Wilcox, Robin Stevens, John Simmit, Gary Stevenson, Alex Hogg, Alex Pascall, Eric Skyes, Rudolph Walker, Tim Whitnall, Penelope Keith as the Voice Trumpets in the UK version of the film and with Sandra Dickinson, Toni Barry, Dena Davis, Rachael Lillis and John Schwab as the Voice Trumpets in the US version of the film plus Tamzin Griffin making a appearance as the Funny Lady. Over the next few months, several guest cameo announcements emerged, including, but not limited to Emily Blunt, Ricky Gervais, Zack Galifianakis, Billy Crystal, Jack Black, Alan Arkin, Hi-5 (Casey Burgess, Stevie Nicholson, Fely Irvine, Tim Maddren and Lauren Brant), Charli Robinson, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, Ryan Gosling, Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Taylor Swift, Snoop Dogg, Zendaya, Bella Thorne, Bruno Mars, Richard Cadell, Anna Kendrick, Paul O'Grady, Jack Dee, Emily Atack, Justin Bieber, Asher Keddie, Kat Stewart, Mel B, Heidi Klum, Howard Stern, Jeffrey Tambor, F. Murray Abraham, Rob Schneider, Josh Charles, Ray Liotta, David Arquette, Andie MacDowell, Pat Hingle, Hulk Hogan, Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson, Gary Owens, George Clinton, Eminem, The Jonas Brothers, Miranda Cosgrove, Ashley Roberts, Ellen DeGeneres, Tom Hanks, Hank Azaria, Benjamin Bratt, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Ashley Tisdale, Jodie Whittaker, Joan Cusack, Owen Wilson, Simon Cowell, Alec Baldwin, Geoffrey Rush, Toyah Willcox, Chloë Grace Moretz, Tia Mowry, Wendie Malick, Kaley Cuoco, Lacey Chabert, Vernon Kay, LeAnn Rimes, Amy Adams, Carrie Underwood, and Dave Grohl. However, Gervais, Crystal and several other cameos including Beth Broderick, Kathy Griffin, Ed Helms, Sterling Knight, Mila Kunis, Ben Stiller, Eric Stonestreet, Wanda Sykes, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, and Danny Trejo were completely omitted from the film due to time constraints (Though Gervais can be seen in the musical finale). Michaela Saunders' cameo was kept as a secret by producers despite rumors that leaked on the Internet regarding her role in the film. In a March 2009 interview on The Late Late Show, Rigby and Buchansky revealed that they had asked host Craig Ferguson to appear in the film, and at the time, he (Ferguson) had been the only person that had agreed. Ferguson was ultimately not given a role, for which he chastised both Rigby and Buchansky in a November 2011 interview.

During the summer of 2010, Flight of the Conchords co-star Bret McKenzie flew to UK to serve as the music supervisor for The Teletubbies Movie, Along with Buchansky, Saunders, Wall, Westrop, Miller, Nakajima, Madonna, Spears and Wilcox, songs are provided by Fearne Cotton, Britney Spears, Eminem, Taylor Swift, The Jonas Brothers, Miranda Cosgrove, Hi-5, Charli Robinson, Selena Gomez, Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana, Demi Lovato, Zendaya, Bella Thorne, Katy Perry, Mel B, Christina Aguilera, Anna Kendrick, Ashley Tisdale, LeAnn Rimes, Joanna Pacitti, Carrie Underwood, Darren Hayes, Elitsa Todorova and They Might Be Giants.

Filming[]

Filming started in late 2010, with the first set photos emerging in December 2010. The November 12, 2010, issue of Entertainment Weekly featured a spread about The Teletubbies Movie, including a summary of the film's concept, quotes from Rigby, Buchansky and Bobin, the first images of Loveheart/Jennifer, and new photos of the Teletubbies with Daniel Rigby.

Warwickshire was closed for two nights in January 2011 to film a reprise of "Life's a Happy Song", the final musical number for the movie. According to /Film, the shoot involved Zoe Buchansky, Kristine Wall, Daniel Rigby, and hundreds of extras performing an elaborate musical number outside the Home Dome. The UK Times also noted that other musical numbers would appear in the film, including Tinky Winky singing his signature song, "Rainbow Connection", which he played on the same banjo that he used when he performed the song in The Teletubby Movie.

Universal Studios' Soundstage 28 UK, most famous for containing the Paris Opera House set from 1925 Phantom of the Opera film, served as interiors for The Home Dome, with the Warwickshire hill being used as part of the Home Dome set. Scenes at the fictional "Teletubbyland" were filmed in Warwickshire at both the hill (with a digitally changed marquee), at the Ragdoll Company Lot and at Warner Bros. studios UK.

Other filming locations included Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills, the outside of Wheatland, CA, Pink Palace Mansion in Bel Air, The Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and the former ARCO headquarters building in downtown UK. Dipsy's scene in the Teletubby reunion montage was filmed at Google's Zurich headquarters in Switzerland.

Although principal photography was completed on February 11, 2011, on April 26, 2011, a second unit film crew traveled to Reno, Nevada to film some exterior shots, including a scene in the Bonanza Casino parking lot with some Teletubbies characters, and a small shot looking into the casino.

The film required extensive blue-screen shots and matte backgrounds. In the scene where Jennifer Wall/Princess Loveheart is dancing atop a dresser, Zoe Buchansky performed Jennifer's/Loveheart's choreography while wearing the Loveheart Magical Telegirl costume against a blue screen. The end result had Zoe Buchansky completely perfect from the final shot. Look Effects were responsible for those visual effects shots. During that time Zoe Buchansky began dating Simon Shelton but Shelton already had a wife and 3 children. so after the world premiere of The Teletubbies Movie, Zoe Buchansky said on her Twitter account saying "Simon told me that he already has a wife and has 3 kids and told me "it will better for us to remain friends because I’m too old for you. Zoe I’m sorry I didn’t tell you". the next day after Zoe Buchansky and Simon Shelton broke up, Zoe Buchansky officially came out as pansexual on Forknight and her Facebook account, and showed a photo Zoe kissing a woman to show proof that she is pansexual. The next day after Buchansky came out as pansexual, she revealed on her Facebook account that she found a new boyfriend, and it turns out during the time Buchansky and Simon Shelton were dating, Buchansky's younger sister Zia, a BBC Kids presenter, guest appeared on CBeebies show ZingZillas and Zia introduced Zoe to one of the ZingZillas actors Jeremiah Krage and the two fell in love with each other even though he was already married to Danielle Krage.

Music[]

  • The Teletubbies Movie Opening Theme (score)(originally called Staff Roll from Super Mario Galaxy)
  • The Lost Princess of Teletubbyland (score)(originally called Aquarium by Camille Saint-Saëns)
  • Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh! (Movie Version) - The Teletubbies
  • Can You Keep Up With Me - Fearne Cotton ft. Chloe Spears, Britney Spears and Eminem
  • Watch Me Shine - Joanna Pacitti
  • Can’t Fight The Moonlight - LeAnn Rimes
    • Teletubbyland, I Can't Believe It* - Jennifer Wall/Princess Loveheart
  • Life's a Happy Song - Reg, Kristine And Jennifer Wall/Princess Loveheart
  • Welcome to Teletubbyland - Taylor Swift
  • Goodbye Earth (score) (originally called Birth from Super Mario Galaxy)
    • Jenny realizes she is Princess Loveheart (score)(originally called Comet Observatory 1 from Super Mario Galaxy)
    • The Hooded Stranger Is Revealed To Be Tinky Winky The Lost Prince (score)(originally called Dreams Come True from Sailor Moon)
    • I Haven't Seen The Old Gang* - Tinky Winky And Reg Wall
    • Teletubby Crystal Power (transformation theme)(score)(originally called Gusty Garden Galaxy from Super Mario Galaxy)
    • Princess Loveheart Falls In Love?! (score)(originally called Beauty from Sailor Moon)
    • Strange Magic - Darren Hayes and Chloe Spears
    • Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture (score)
  • Pictures In My Head - Tinky Winky, Princess Loveheart, Dipsy, Connor Orlando, Laa-Laa, Po, Hiroki Hara, And Sophia Chung And The MEMS Band
  • Ever After - Princess Loveheart
    • We Drive* - Tinky Winky And Princess Loveheart
  • Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard - Paul Simon
    • That Spells Reno* - female driver And Kristine Wall
  • Over the Hills, Between the Trees - The Jonas Brothers
  • Run Away - Miranda Cosgrove
  • Rainbow Connection (Teachers Version) - The MEMS Teachers
    • Welcome Back* - Tinky Winky, Connor Orlando, Loveheart, Po, Laa-Laa, Dipsy And Kids
    • Rabbits and Flowers (score)
    • Queen Moonlight's Theme (score)(originally called Comet Observatory 3 from Super Mario Galaxy)
    • Symphony No.4 in A major, Op. 90 Italian - 1. Allegro vivace (score)
    • Symphony No.5 "Reformation" Second Movement (score)
  • We Built This City - Starship
  • The Teletubbies Rap - Eminem
    • Party Of One* - Brianna Tortorello And Kristine Wall
  • Me Party - Kristine Wall, Po And Laa-Laa
    • We Humbly Ask* - Tinky Winky And Tex Richman
  • Let's Talk About Me - Tex Richman
  • Rainbow Moon Heart Attack (score)(originally called Purple Coins from Super Mario Galaxy)
    • The Answer Is No* - Tex Richman And Tinky Winky
    • Are You a Man Or a Child?* - Kristine Wall
  • Man/Woman Or Child - Reg Wall (Man And Child) And Princess Loveheart (Child And Woman)
  • Angel Telegirls Transformation (score)(originally called Loves Miracle from Sailor Moon S)
    • Down At The Ole Barbershop* - Tinky Winky
  • Smells Like Teen Spirit - The Teletubbies Barbershop Quartet (Jen Luna, Salvatore Cagnina, Melissa Kelly And Richard "Sal" Knapp)
  • The Teletubby Rock - Mya Miller
    • Princesses Of Outer Space* - Tinky Winky
  • Forget You - The Telegirls
    • It's Time For Our Song* - Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa, Po And Princess Loveheart
  • Rainbow Connection - The Teletubbies, Telegirls And Kids
  • *Get Out There And Help Those Guys* - Reg Wall
  • The Singing Caruso - Andrew Bird
  • The Final Battle (score)(originally called Bowser's Galaxy Reactor from Super Mario Galaxy)
  • Water - Princess Loveheart (Bulgarian singing voice provided by Elitsa Todorova)
  • The Teletubbies Are Here to Stay - Princess Loveheart
  • Rainbow Love Group Attack (score)(originally called Good Egg Galaxy from Super Mario Galaxy)
  • The Kingdom of Teletubbyland is saved (score)(originally called Dawn A New Morning from Super Mario Galaxy)
  • *Oh Goodness, It's Time For Teletubby Finale* - Cloe Cha
  • Life's a Happy Song (Finale) - Entire Cast
  • *Kristy, Marry Me - Reg And Kristine Wall
  • Mahna Mahna - Mahna Mahna And The 2 Snowths
  • Follow My Leader Dance Remix
  • Woman Or Child (end credits version) - Zoe Buchansky and Fearne Cotton ft. Hatsune Miku, Sunny Miller, Naomi Nakajima, Kristine Wall, Chloe Spears, Madonna, Jane Westrop, Michaela Saunders, Casey Burgess, Fely Irvine, Lauren Brant, Charli Robinson, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana, Zendaya, Bella Thorne, Toyah Willcox, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Mya Miller, Mel B, Miranda Cosgrove, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Ashley Tisdale, LeAnn Rimes, Joanna Pacitti, Carrie Underwood and Anna Kendrick (written by Bret McKenzie, Zoe Buchansky, Chloe Spears, Trey Parker, and Matt Stone. Remixed by Fearne Cotton)
  • One day I will see them again (score)(originally called Family from Super Mario Galaxy)
  • Happy Doesn't Have to Have an Ending - They Might Be Giants

Rainbow Connection - Tinky Winky (iTunes Bonus Track)

* indicates a dialogue track

Special Edition Soundtrack[]

The film's score was composed by Christophe Beck, Andrew McCorrie-Shand, Koji Kondo, Mahito Yokota and Takanori Arisawa with songs by Bret McKenzie, Along with Buchansky, Saunders, Wall, Westrop, Miller, Nakajima, Madonna, Spears and Wilcox, songs are provided by Fearne Cotton, Britney Spears, Eminem, Taylor Swift, The Jonas Brothers, Miranda Cosgrove, Hi-5, Charli Robinson, Selena Gomez, Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana, Demi Lovato, Zendaya, Bella Thorne, Katy Perry, Mel B, Christina Aguilera, Anna Kendrick, LeAnn Rimes, Joanna Pacitti, Ashley Tisdale, Carrie Underwood, Darren Hayes, Elitsa Todorova and They Might Be Giants. An original soundtrack was released on November 22, 2011, followed by a Spanish version of the soundtrack released as Los Teletubbies: Banda Sonora Original de Walt Disney Records on December 6, 2011. McKenzie won an Academy Award for the song "Man/Woman Or Child" he wrote for The Teletubbies Movie, beating out "Real in Rio" from Rio. Although it was the fourth Teletubby film to receive an Academy Award nomination, this was the first time a Teletubbies film had won an Academy Award and the first Teleubby film nominated for Best Original Song since 1997's The Great Teletubby Caper and the first time a Teletubby film, in general, had been nominated for any kind of Academy Award since 1997's The Teletubbies Take Manhattan.

Distribution[]

Marketing[]

In May 2011, Tinky Winky And Princess Loveheart attended the world premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides at Disneyland to promote the upcoming Teletubbies release. A spoof romantic comedy trailer for the movie was attached to Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, and it was later released online under the faux name Purple With Envy. Additional spoof trailers parodied The Hangover Part II (called The Fuzzy Pack), Green Lantern (called Being Purple), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (called The Princess with the Teletubby Tattoo), Paranormal Activity (called Abnormal Activity), Happy Feet Two (called Dancing on Happy Feet), Puss in Boots (called Fuss in Boots) and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (called Breaking Death). In November 2011, Brooks Brothers announced that it had designed a custom wardrobe for Tinky Winky for the movie.

Several books based on the film - I Am Tinky Winky and Meet the Teletubbies along with a junior novelization - were released in October 2011. The Teletubbies Movie: The Reusable Sticker Book and The Teletubbies Movie: Tubbytronic Superdome Set were also released as a direct tie-in to the movie.

The film's soundtrack was released on November 21, 2011 from Walt Disney Records. A series of plush dolls - including a doll of the film's new kid, Princess Loveheart with her earthling form Jennifer Wall and the Telegirls - were released by the Disney Store. With fashion dolls and limited edition fashion dolls of Loveheart and the Telegirls being released by the Disney store, Mattel also released Loveheart, Starlight, Sunrise and Sakura dolls. Loveheart was also released in the Disney Princess toy line. A Disney V.I.P. doll of Princess Loveheart was released by Mattel in Fall 2011, a fashion pack was released alongside the Disney V.I.P. Loveheart doll which match Loveheart's human identity Jennifer Wall's uniform in The Teletubbies Movie. In 2017 for the Teletubbies' 20th Anniversary Edition rerelease of The Teletubbies Movie, Hasbro released fashion dolls of Princess Loveheart and the Telegirls. Princess Loveheart was also featured in the Disney Princess line by Hasbro.

OPI produced a line of Teletubby nail polish during the 2011 holiday season, to tie-in in with the release of The Teletubbies Movie. SpiritHoods produced a line of Teletubby hoods featuring Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa, Po and Princess Loveheart, as part of the SpiritHoods Kids line, to promote the release of the film.

A set of The Teletubbies PEZ dispensers were released featuring Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa, Po, and for the first time, Princess Loveheart with the other Telegirls and Mya Miller.

The Teletubbies made promotional tie-ins and cross-promotional material for AMC Theatres, Alamo Rent a Car, Cravendale, Google+, miniclip.com, Orange, Underwriters Laboratories, Wonderful Pistachios and Yamaha.

On August 23, 2011, Walt Disney Records released Teletubbies: The Album, a tribute album of popular Teletubbies songs performed by multiple contemporary artists, as part of the film's promotion. Walt Disney Records also re-released the 2006 Christmas album on November 1, 2011. The Teletubbies also performed "Life's a Happy Song" on the November 15, 2011, episode of the American version of Dancing with the Stars (a worldwide franchise distributed by BBC based on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing (in which the Teletubbies appeared in 2015) on ABC (US).In addition, the soundtrack of the film was released on November 21, 2011, two days before the film's release date.

Daniel Rigby and Zoe Buchansky both hosted Saturday Night Live UK on ITV on November 19, 2011, with The Teletubbies as guests. Tinky Winky appeared on the Weekend Update segment, doing a "Really!?!" segment.

Zoe Buchansky appeared as a guest on The One Show on BBC One to promote the film.

Princess Loveheart also appeared on Britain’s Got Talent.

Zoe Buchansky appeared on ITV2 comedy panel game show Celebrity Juice where she and Daniel Rigby were on Fearne Cotton's team while Chloe Spears and Kristine Wall were on Holly Willoughby's team to promote the movie on 21 November, 2011. Buchansky was mocked by host Keith Lemon by calling her "Zoe Cat Lady Buchansky" due to her obsession with cats. Buchansky also co-hosted one episode of Celebrity Juice on 25 November, 2011 along with Simon Shelton and Pui Fan Lee (Fearne's team), and John Simmit and Nikky Smedley (Holly’s team).

Zoe Buchansky host of Forknight hosted a The Teletubbies Movie special of Forknight filmed in London with Daniel Rigby, Kristine Wall, Chloe Spears, Madonna, Toyah Willcox, Rudolph Walker, Eric Sykes, John Schwab, Sandra Dickinson along with other celebrity guests and the Teletubbies as guests.

Zoe Buchansky also guest appeared on shows around the world like Rage (Australia) (ABC ME (called ABC3 at the time) version only) as a guest programmer, Australia's Funniest Home Videos (Australia), The Morning Show (Australia), Sunrise (Australia), Today (Australia), Today (US), Spicks And Specks (Australia) as a guest panelist, Good Morning America (US), Ellen (US) and other shows to promote the movie.

Zoe Buchansky as Princess Loveheart and herself appeared as a guest judge on ITV show Dancing On Ice, a show that is hosted by Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby.

Zoe Buchansky appeared on This Morning on ITV where she talked about The Teletubbies Movie with Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, on the Friday edition of This Morning, Buchansky presented with Eamonn Holmes while Ruth Langsford was absent in honour of The Teletubbies Movie.

Zoe Buchansky hosted The Xtra Factor, a spin off of The X Factor for one episode and sang Woman or Child from the movie.

Zoe Buchansky also made guest appearances on other British shows like Text Santa, Surprise Surprise, I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! as a guest co-host, Top Of The Pops, Children In Need, Strictly Come Dancing as a guest host, Loose Women, The Paul O'Grady Show, Lorraine and more to promote the movie.

The Teletubbies were guest stars on WWE Monday Night RAW and interacted with several WWE Superstars including Jack Swagger, Hornswoggle, and Sheamus. They also joined Olly Murs on stage during the UK version of The X Factor on November 27, 2011, to perform his new single "Dance With Me Tonight" and promote their new film.

An iPhone app called Tap Tap Teletubbies was released for iPhone the day prior to the film's release. The app features six new musical numbers and three classic Teletubby songs which are "Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh! (Movie Version)," "Rainbow Connection," and "Mah Nà Mah Nà."

On November 30, 2011, Loveheart officially joined the Disney Princess lineup by having a coronation.

Release[]

The Teletubbies Movie premiered at the 2011 Savannah Film Festival. The film was released in the United States on November 23, 2011, and in the United Kingdom on November 21, 2011. Originally, the film was set to be released in the United States on Christmas 2011, but it was later moved to Thanksgiving 2011. It was also the opening gala at the 2012 Glasgow Youth Film Festival.

Zoe Buchansky, Daniel Rigby and Kristine Wall appeared at CinemaCon in March 2011, to promote the project, showcasing several clips from the film. Clips from the film were also shown at Suffolk University in April 2011 during a Q&A with David Hoberman, Actor Simon Shelton and Tinky Winky. Although there had been some speculation that the cast will appear at Comic-Con, no official announcement was made.

The world premiere of The Teletubbies Movie was on November 12, 2011, at the BFI Southbank in London.

Home Media[]

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment and BBC Video released The Teletubbies Movie on Blu-ray, DVD, and digital download on March 20, 2012, the same day The Teletubbies received a collective star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The release was produced in four different physical packages: a three-disc combo pack (Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital copy) with soundtrack download ("The Fidit Fidit Value Pack); a two-disc combo pack (Blu-ray and DVD); a one-disc DVD with soundtrack download; and a one-disc DVD without soundtrack download. The film was released digitally in high definition and standard definition. The two-disc edition's supplementary features include bloopers, deleted and extended scenes, "Teletubbyd Intermission", "Scratching the Surface: A Hasty Examination of the Making of Disney's The Teletubbies Movie", the fully intact version of "Let's Talk About Me", "A Little Screen Test on the Way to the Read Through," and an audio commentary with Daniel Rigby, Zoe Buchansky, James Bobin, and Alex Harshegyi. The three-disc combo pack also includes the theatrical spoof trailers (including exclusive, unreleased parody trailers of Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Fast Five) and a digital download of the soundtrack, while still including the same features as the two-disc combo pack. The original first edition 2012 release also came with a toy necklace of the Telecrystal Amethyst and promotional brochures for The Muppets and Disney V.I.P. dolls. The Teletubbies 20th Anniversary Rerelease Edition of The Teletubbies Movie was released on Blu-ray, DVD and digital download on May 1, 2017 with both the original 2011 release and The Teletubbies 20th Anniversary Edition/2017 rerelease available. The 20th Anniversary Edition rerelease DVD came with a toy necklace of the Telecrystal Amethyst.

The Teletubbies Movie debuted at No. 1 in Blu-ray and DVD sales in the United States according to Nielsen's sales chart

Reaction[]

Box Office[]

The Teletubbies Movie was a box office success, grossing $6.5 million on its opening day and came in at No. 3 behind The Muppets (?) and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1. The following day, Thanksgiving Day, the film grossed $5.8 million for a two-day total of $12.5 million. From Friday to Sunday, The Teletubbies Movie grossed $29.2 million while holding onto the No. 2 spot. Overall, the film grossed $41.5 million in five days, during which, it out-grossed every previous film in the Teletubbies series, excluding The Teletubbies Movie. The film closed on April 5, 2012, having grossed $88,631,237 in the United Kingdom, along with $69,800,000 in other territories, for a worldwide total of $158,431,237, becoming the highest-grossing film in the Teletubbies series and the first film in the series to gross over $100 million (unadjusted for inflation).

Critical Reception[]

The Teletubbies Movie received critical acclaim and became one of the best-reviewed films of 2011. Some have hailed it as the best Teletubby film since The Teletubbies Take Manhattan. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 96% of 200 critics have given the film a positive review, with a rating average of 7.9 out of 10, and is the highest rated film in the Teletubbies series. Metacritic gave the film a score of 75/100 based on 37 "generally favorable reviews." CinemaScore audiences gave The Teletubbies Movie a grade A rating on an A+ to F scale.

Film critic Roger Ebert gave the film three stars out of four, praising the revitalized Teletubbies and their distinctive personalities. Justin Chang of Variety called it "an unexpected treat," noting that the film effortlessly blends "wised-up, self-reflective humor with old-fashioned let's-put-on-a-show pizzazz." Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter said it was "A mostly winning return for childhood favorites from a prior century [that] looks to accomplish its goal of pleasing old fans and winning new ones." Joshua Tyler of CinimaBlend.com called it "One of the best movies you'll see this year." The Boston Globe gave it three out of four stars and said, "The result is refreshing on every level, a piece of nostalgia so old it's new again, and a breather from Hollywood's 3-D digital onslaught in favor of fur and fuzz." Christopher Kelly of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram stated that the film was "much more than just an affectionate reimagining of familiar Teletubbies routines, [but it] is rooted in real emotions and characters," and that "they remain as committed as ever to doing what Teletubbies do best: putting on a grand show."

Pre-Release Criticism[]

Prior to the film's release, it was rumored that some Teletubby performers were anxious about the film having seen the trailer. Semi-retired Teletubby performer Dave Thompson has spoken critically of the film, citing his disapproval of the script and thought that the early version disrespected the characters. Another veteran Teletubby performer stated, "We wouldn't do [a flatulence joke]; it's too cheap. It may not seem like much in this world of (Judd) Apatow humor, but the characters don't go to that place."

In a July 2012, interview, Thompson seemed to soften and clarify his stance, saying "I thought the film was really sweet and fun, a little too safe, a little retro. I prefer more cutting edge in the Teletubbies. But the main thing is everybody got back to appreciating The Teletubbies…it brought people back to The Teletubbies. Although they never really left, it's always been a kind of subculture, it's always been there in our popular culture a little bit. So I'm happy that people are happy". In the statement, he was more critical of the "Disney process" but much less harsh about the film itself than had previously been reported.

Videos[]

Disney's "The Teletubbies Movie" Sneak Peek - Who Are The Teletubbies? And Who Are The Telegirls?

Official Trailer 2 - The Teletubbies Movie (2011) - Teletubbies

Disney's "The Teletubbies Movie" Sneak Peek - Working With The Teletubbies and their princess

Disney's "The Teletubbies Movie" Sneak Peek - What Is It About?

Disney's "The Teletubbies Movie" Sneak Peek - How Many Kids Can We Cram Into One Teletubbies Movie?

Disney's "The Teletubbies Movie" Sneak Peek - The Teletubbies Face One Big Problem

Official Trailer - The Teletubbies Movie (2011) - Teletubbies

Tinky Winky, Zoe Buchansky (as Princess Loveheart), Dipsy, Hatsune Miku, Laa-Laa, Sunny Miller, Connor Orlando, Po, Naomi Nakajima, Hauro Nakajima, Madonna (as Queen Moonlight), Chloe Spears, "The Teletubbies Movie" World Premiere

The Teletubbies Movie Featurette -1 - The Longest Blooper Reel Ever (HD)

The Teletubbies and Princess Loveheart Get Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame In Front Of El Capitan Theatre

World Premiere - The Teletubbies Movie (2011) - Teletubbies

Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star Ceremony - The Teletubbies Movie (2011) - Teletubbies

Behind The Scenes Of Disney's The Teletubbies Movie

On-Set Footage 'The Teletubbies Movie'

Disney's "The Teletubbies Movie" Bloopers And Outtakes - CBeebies

The Teletubbies Movie - Musical "Life's a Happy Song"

Disney's "The Teletubbies Movie" Sneak Peek - On The Set Of The Teletubbies Movie

The Teletubbies Movie Grand Finale Dance Sequence Being Filmed On Warwickshire Hill

They're The Teletubbies And You're Watching Disney Channel

'Dancing With The Stars' - 'Teletubbies'

Laa-Laa and Princess Loveheart - Take Two With Phineas And Ferb - Disney Channel Official

Fidit Fidit Phenofidit - The Teletubbies Movie (2011) - Teletubbies

The Teletubbies and Princess Loveheart On Raw

Disclaimer - TV Spot - Connor Orlando - The Teletubbies Movie (2011) - Teletubbies

The Final Teletubbies Parody Trailer - The Teletubbies Movie (2011) - Teletubbies

The Teletubbies Movie - Teaser Trailer -1 UK (2011)

On The Scene Of The Teletubbies Movie - a Dream Come True For Me!

Disney's The Teletubbies Movie Trailer

Zoe Buchansky and Daniel Rigby on Celebrity Juice - Celebrity Juice

Zoe Buchansky and the Teletubbies on Celebrity Juice - Celebrity Juice

Zoe Buchansky talks The Teletubbies Movie! - The One Show

Loveheart and the Teletubbies Appear on the Scene! - Children in Need

Its Teletubby Time for Zoe Buchansky! - I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!

A Surprise from Zoe Buchansky! - Surprise Surprise

A Message From Princess Loveheart! - Text Santa ITV

Princess Loveheart Lands Herself on the Ice! - Dancing on Ice

Zoe Buchansky on The Xtra Factor! - The X Factor

A Exciting Visit from Zoe Buchansky! - Top of the Pops

Princess Loveheart on Strictly Come Dancing! - Strictly Come Dancing

Princess Loveheart chats about The Teletubbies Movie - This Morning

Zoe Buchansky chats about The Teletubbies Movie - Loose Women

Zoe Buchansky laughed out loud because she got rained on during filming - Lorraine

Zoe Buchansky is the guest programmer for tonight on ABC3! - rage

Driving Zoe Buchansky Crazy! - Australia’s Funniest Home Videos

Princess Loveheart Appears - The Morning Show

Zoe Buchansky Explains How The Teletubbies Movie is made - Sunrise

Princess Loveheart chats all the way from Teletubbyland! - Today (AUS)

Zoe Buchansky loved the animals that played Princess Loveheart’s pets in The Teletubbies Movie - Today (USA)

Zoe Buchansky talks about The Teletubbies Movie! - Spicks and Specks

Zoe Buchansky tells she would tell weird stuff to her co-stars - Good Morning America

Ellen scares Princess Loveheart! - EllenTube

A big special of The Teletubbies Movie is Happening On Forknight! - Forknight - Disney Channel Official

Accolades[]

Year Award Category Result Recipient
2011
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Best Comedy Nominated
Best Song Won "Life's a Happy Song" – Bret McKenzie
Nominated "Man Or Child" – Bret McKenzie
"Pictures In My Head" – Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis, and Chen Neeman
The Dorian Awards (Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association) Campy (Intentional or Not) Film of the Year Won
Georgia Film Critics Association Awards Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated Daniel Rigby and Alex Harshegyi
Best Original Song Won "Man Or Child" – Bret McKenzie
Golden Tomato Awards Best Reviewed Kids/Family Film
Houston Film Critics Society Best Song "Life's a Happy Song" – Bret McKenzie
Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards Best Film Nominated
Phoenix Film Critics Society Best Live Action Family Film Won
Best Original Song "Life's a Happy Song" – Bret McKenzie
Satellite Awards Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media Nominated
Original Song "Man Or Child" – Bret McKenzie
"Life's a Happy Song" – Bret McKenzie
Sierra Awards Best Song Won "Man Or Child" – Bret McKenzie
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards Best Comedy Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Daniel Rigby and Alex Harshegyi
Best Music
Utah Film Critics Association Awards Best Adapted Screenplay Daniel Rigby and Alex Harshegyi
Women Film Critics Circle Awards Best Family Film
2012 84th Academy Awards Best Original Song Won "Man Or Child" – Bret McKenzie
59th Golden Reel Awards Best Sound Editing: Music in a Musical Feature Film Lisa Jaime and Richard Ford
Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Movie Nominated
Favorite Movie Actress Kristine Wall
Kids’ Choice Awards Favourite Movie Actress Zoe Buchansky
38th Saturn Awards Best Fantasy Film
Kerrang! Awards 2012 Best Film
Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Comedy
2013 55th Annual Grammy Awards Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media rowspan="2" (pending) Original soundtrack
Best Song Written for Visual Media "Man Or Child" - Bret McKenzie


Sequel[]

In March 2012, after the critical and commercial success of the film, Walt Disney Pictures secured a deal with James Bobin, Alex Harshegyi and Zoe Buchansky to direct, write and star, respectively, a new installment. On March 4, Daniel Rigby started that he would have no involvement in the sequel. On April 24, the Walt Disney Studios officially announced that the sequel, tentatively titled The Teletubbies Movie 2, is in development with Zoe Buchansky officially reprising her role as Princess Loveheart and that Simon Shelton (Tinky Winky), John Simmit (Dipsy), Nikky Smedley (Laa-Laa), Pui Fan Lee (Po), Mark Dean (Noo-noo), Toyah Wilcox, Robin Stevens, Gary Stevenson, Alex Hogg, Alex Pascall, Eric Skyes, Rudolph Walker, Tim Whitnall, Penelope Keith (Voice Trumpets (UK)), Sandra Dickinson, Toni Barry, Dena Davis, Rachael Lillis and John Schwab (Voice Trumpets (US)) won’t be reprising their roles in the sequel as they would be replaced by new actors, Tamzin Griffin announced she will not be returning for the sequel. Ty Burrell has reportedly signed on for the sequel, replacing Christoph Waltz after the latter had scheduling conflicts. David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman will return to produce the film, as well as Bret McKenzie returning to write music for the film. On December 18, 2012, Ricky Gervais signed for the sequel. Six days later, Waltz reaffirmed his role in the film, clarifying that it was reduced to a possible cameo instead. It was announced that Jeremiah Krage would play Tinky Winky in the sequel, Nick Chee Ping Kellington would play Dipsy in the sequel, Rebecca Hyland would play Laa-Laa in the sequel, Rachelle Beinart would play Po in the sequel as well as returning as the stunt double for Zoe Buchansky (Princess Loveheart), Victoria Jane would play Noo-Noo in the sequel with Fearne Cotton, Jim Broadbent, Antonia Thomas, Rob Rackstraw, David Walliams, Rochelle Humes, Ralph Reay, Olly Taylor, Luisa Guerreiro, Marvin Humes, Charli Robinson, Casey Burgess, Tituss Burgess, Stephanie Malek and Stevie Nicholson as the voices of The Voice Trumpets in the sequel, Jane Horrocks and Justine Grimes as the voice of The Tubby Phone in the sequel and Teresa Gallagher as the new characters, The Tiddlytubbies in the sequel with newcomer Julia Pulo and additional voices including Evelyn Glennie, Enya and Sissel Kyrkjebø.

The movie started filming in January 2013 at Pinewood Studios in England. In September 6 2013, The movie has been received an official name: The Teletubbies Most Wanted. The Teletubbies Movie 2: To Walt Tubbie World

It is released in March 21, 2014 in honor of the Teletubbies 17th Anniversary.

Trivia[]

  • This is the first Teletubbies film to officially made by Disney
  • Before the Telethon, briefly, the outside the soda shop shows the merchandising of Winnie the Pooh (2011).
  • Cars 2 is seen as a poster above The Home Dome.
  • This is the first Disney movie (along with The Muppets) to short the name in their 2006 logo (With the exception for the closing logo variation for The Lone Ranger).
  • In the beginning, the logo plays normal, but when the text appeared, Walt and Pictures are dropped, and Disney is in the center.
  • However, the credits are shown at the beginning is "Walt Disney Pictures."
  • In this feature, after the closing credits disappear, the closing logo cuts from and to blank.
  • It has music from Super Mario Galaxy by using permission from Nintendo. It also had Sailor Moon music with permission from Toei.
  • Loveheart's transformation phrase Moon Crystal Power is borrowed from Sailor Moon with Permission from Toei and the Attack phrase Rainbow Moon Heart Ache is also from Sailor Moon with permission from Toei.
  • When Tinky Winky kisses Loveheart on the lips and french kisses her, he is seen wearing pink glitter lipgloss. Loveheart also complains that Tinky Winky's tongue tasted like blood and that his lips were cold.
  • In the movie, Teletubbyland is revealed to be a constitutional monarchy and ruled by a queen, is also a part of the Three Magic Kingdoms of Teletubbyland Union and is a separate country from the UK.
  • in the movie, Tinky Winky is revealed to have royal blood of the Teletubbyland Royal Family meaning he is a prince.
  • In the movie, it is revealed that Teletubbies are Immortal meaning they can live forever. However despite their immortality, Teletubbies can still get sick and rarely fall in to a coma (deep sleep).
  • it is mentioned in the movie, that Teletubbies can disguise themselves into humans.
  • It is revealed in the movie, that the Teletubbies got their favourite things from their parents, Tinky Winky got his bag from his mother, Dipsy got his hat from his father, Laa-Laa got her ball from her mother, and Po got her scooter from her mother. Dipsy is the only Teletubby to have got his favourite thing from his father, the other 3 have got theirs from their mothers and it’s revealed that the Teletubbies do have parents but unfortunately disappeared when the Teletubbies were little, however the parents of the Teletubbies are only mentioned and weren’t seen in The Teletubbies Movie and The Teletubbies Most Wanted.
  • It is mentioned in the movie that the Teletubbies' parents' names were Thomas and Tiffany (Tinky Winky's parents), Derek and Dalia (Dipsy's parents), Randall and Lucy (Laa-Laa's parents), and Devon and Portia Rose (Po's parents), the Teletubbies mentioned having younger siblings but the siblings weren’t seen until The Teletubbies Most Wanted which later revealed to be the Tiddlytubbies.
  • Tinky Winky also mentions that his father was a duke and his mother was a duchess.
  • The Teletubbies full names were revealed in The Teletubbies Movie, Tinky Winky's full name is Prince Tinky Winky Ora Dori Tiivi Taavi, Dipsy’s full name is Dipsy Derek Daniels, Laa-Laa's full name is Laa-Laa Sunshine Roberts, and Po's full name is Po Rose Douglas-Huang. Po takes both her mother’s maiden name and her father’s surname as married women in China don’t take their husbands surname, keeping their own, the children usually take their father’s surname or in some cases take both their mothers surname and father’s surname.
  • Amy Adams from Enchanted and The Muppets reprises her role as Giselle from the former movie.
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