The trailer for The Angry Birds Movie 3 came out today, and it managed to encompass all of the chaos of the prior two movies — but in a family-comedy-shaped package. Angry Birds 3 will follow Red as he raises his three kids. They take after their father, to his dismay, and get into various hijinks of their own.
The first two movies, based on the popular mobile game, followed Red as he saved the birds from the villainous green pigs and then allied with the same pigs to defeat the eagles. Now, the story will become more family-centered.
This holiday season, one angry bird will face his greatest challenge yet, surviving fatherhood… while saving the world!
The trailer definitely focused on the fatherhood aspects far more than the “saving the world.” There was a short clip of an arena, a menacing-looking pig, and Red wearing a jersey. Otherwise, it was comprised of clips of Red dealing with two teens with the classic “I hate my parents” attitude, and visual gags involving his infant son. Silver, his wife, only appears once in the trailer.
Beloved characters from the first two movies, like Chuck (Josh Gad) and Bomb (Danny McBride), return for more fun. These two comic relief sidekicks serve as fun-uncle characters and help Red with his fatherly duties. The trailer shows them attempting a diaper change with Red’s youngest son.
It is unclear how balanced the plot will be between family comedy and a larger mission. Based on the trailer, they definitely spent more time on introducing Red’s children as characters. It seems to be a very different plot structure than the first two movies, which were more about the mission/adventure aspect. It is unclear what, exactly, the imminent threat is—besides the challenges of parenthood.
The Angry Birds Movie 3 will come out this December.