Disney has released the first shots of its upcoming animated film Wreck-It Ralph, which stars a video game villain unsatisfied with his life.
The plot follows Ralph as he becomes tired with destroying buildings in his 8-bit arcade game only for Fix-It Felix, who's voiced by 30 Rock's Jack McBrayer, to clean up the mess and steal the glory.
Ralph spots a modern first-person shooter called Hero's Duty (wink, wink, nudge, nudge) being installed in the arcade and takes the opportunity to escape his archaic game to become the star of Hero's Duty.
Naturally, things go belly up and Ralph is forced to team up with a character from a kart racing title Sugar Rush played by Sarah Silverman, to save the arcade before it closes down.
Wreck-It Ralph is directed by Rich Moore, who has previously worked on Futurama and The Simpsons, and is due for release in the US on December 26.
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fyro11 on 8 Feb '12 said:
Thanks for wrecking the plot. And no, I don't anticipate watching this.
Spoilers in the main article, if you haven't noticed.
EDIT: On second thoughts, good going. Anything that undermines CoD.
BoringName on 8 Feb '12 said:
Ralph is initially a huge success and enjoys mass plaudits. His fame attracts many shouty children and also some dark shady characters. They see money in Ralph and begin to siphon off parts of his service and sell it bit by bit. Soon he becomes trapped in endless alternating sequels and with the eventual monotony becoming too much, decides to end it all by holding down square. A great watch for both children and adults I'm sure.
SpandexArmstrong on 8 Feb '12 said:
A video game movie referencing the most popular name in gaming today? Stop the presses, there's your headline people!