Good news,Football Head! Nickelodeon has finally delivered us our very first look at the highly-anticipatedHey Arnold: The Jungle Moviethat is set to arrive later this year. The footage made its debut at San Diego Comic-Con and luckily for those of you who couldn’t make it to the event, the network has released the preview online, which you can watch for yourself right here.
Nickelodeonuploaded the footage to their YouTube channel just after it debuted at SDCC. It isn’t a trailer, but it is actually a clip fromHey Arnold: The Jungle Movie. In the clip, we see everyone surprising Arnold with a video that goes over all of the good deeds he has done for others over the years, which also serves as a nice reintroduction to the world for viewers, sinceHey Arnoldhas been off the air for more than a decade. This feels very authentic to the series and if the movie can keep that going for two hours, this could be special.
Series creator Craig Bartlett co-wrote and executive producedHey Arnold: The Jungle Moviefor Nickelodeon and it promises to be a satisfying conclusion, which is somethingHey Arnolddidn’t have. The movie is said to follow Arnold and his friends on a quest to achieve his ultimate dream of finding his missing parents. The two-hour TV movie features a storyline that picks up from where the original series ended in 2004 and resolves unanswered questions and plotlines. Most importantly, Arnold finally getting answers about the whereabouts of his missing parents.
TheHey Arnold Moviebrings back Francesca Marie Smith as Helga, Anndi McAfee as Phoebe, Justin Shenkarow as Harold, Olivia Hack as Rhonda, Nika Futterman as Olga. Plus, Simpsons alums Dan Castellaneta and Tress MacNeille are returning as Arnold’s Grandpa and Grandma. As for Arnold and Gerald? Mason Vale Cotton fromMad Menwill be taking over Arnold duties and Benjamin Flores, Jr. will be taking over as the voice of Gerald. Lane Toran and Jamil Smith, the original voices of Arnold and Gerald, will be returning, but not to play their original characters. Reportedly, they will be providing voices for different characters, but they are still on board.
Hey Arnoldis widely regarded as one of thebest NickToonsthat the network ever produced. The show has been met with a ton of critical praise as well as being truly adored by fans to this day, even though the series ended in 2004.Hey Arnoldeven spawned a movie,Hey Arnold! The Movie, back in 2002. Though, it only managed to take in $15 million at the box office. Craig Bartlett originally wanted to doThe Jungle Movieas a sequel, but the lackluster box office performance kept that from happening. Now, Kids' Choice network is embarking on a number of originalanimated movies based on 90s seriesasnostalgia for Nickelodeonhits its peak. Be sure to check out the first clip fromHey Arnold: The Jungle Moviefor yourself below.
