Seriously, with a show of hands, how many of you are still manning the virtual slingshot and trying to knock off the pigs? How many of you have stopped playing Angry Birds? It seems like so long ago that the game was so popular that it led to the opening of a theme park in China. The characters were seen everywhere, licensed for clothing, lunch boxes, cereal, band-aids and many other items. Rovio even talked about becoming the new Disney. Now, the company is experiencing how fleeting the popularity of a fad is, cutting 40% of its work force last month.
The Angry Birds Movie does have some recognizable names. Jason Sudeikis voices Red, Josh Gad is Chuck, and Peter Dinklage plays the Mighty Eagle. It is possible that the film becomes a success, despite the fact that many of the kids who played Angry Birds back in 2011 are now teens, looking for more sophisticated fare at the movie theater.