Invader Zim was one of the most unique cartoons created throughout Nickelodeon’s history.
It’s art style and humor, which was a mixture of crude and charming.
A signature of creator Jhonen Vasquez.
But as fan painfully remember, the show was ripped away from us too soon -- when Nickelodeon
pulled the plug.
But after an eternity of speculation, and a ton of rumors (including reviving the show
with a six part mini-series) it was announced in the November of 2016, that Zim would be
returning in his own television film entitled Enter The Florpus!
Now 2019, we’re still waiting for the movie’s release.
What’s the hold up?
What do we know so far?
That’s what we’re looking at today.
This is Everything We Know about Invader Zim: Enter The Florpus!
The Plot
It seems as though a lot of film’s plot details have been kept pretty well under wraps.
Given a lot of what has been released are teaser trailers that don’t reveal many plot
details, as well as sizzle reels -- many fans are waiting for more information.
With that said, the information that plot details that have been revealed involves Zim
realizing the his great leaders, The Almighty Tallest, never had any intentions of coming
to Earth themselves.
This ultimately makes him lose confidence in himself -- which is a first for Zim.
And apparently, this will be used as an opportunity for his nemesis Dib.
It will be interesting to see how this affects Zim and if it will change his outlook on life
and his goal to take over the world.
The Animation
For those that grew up watching Invader Zim, you’ll know that the cartoon was produced
before the big leap to high definition.
Meaning that the quality of the show was a bit more limited, and was broadcast in standard
definition.
With the release of the Enter The Florpus teasers and sizzles, we got to see a huge
upgrade in animation quality.
The movie is being produced by Nickeldeon Animation Studios in collaboration with Maven
Animation Studios in South Korea.
As we can see from the trailers, we get the classic art style, but upgraded in higher
quality.
Ah, the nostalgia hits you right square in the squeedily spooch!
Who’s Returning
It goes without saying that there is no Invader Zim with the great Johnen Vasquez.
And although he’s a busy guy, and has spent several years carefully considering the shows
return, he’ll be back as Executive Producer, as well as the voice of Zim’s computer.
And as he’s demonstrated at various panels, he’s very excited to be bringing Zim back.
Kevin Manthej returns as the show’s composer, as well as Jenny Goldberg as Art Director.
And yes, most of the cast members will be reprising their roles.
This includes Richard Steven Horvitz as Zim, Rosearik Rikki Simons as GIR, Andy Berman
as Dib, Melissa Fahn as Gaz, Wally Wingert as the Almighty Tallest Red, Kevin McDonald
as the Almighty Tallest Purple, Rodger Bumpass as Professor Membrane, Olivia D’Abo as Tak
and Paul Greenberg as Poochy.
The gang’s all here.
When Is It Being Released?
This is kind of the million dollar question.
The studio has sort of quietly sprinkled trailers and teasers onto the internet over the last
couple years -- but an exact release date is still a bit up in the air, but as of news
from yesterday, the movie will be released this summer.
Luckily, there’s no concern of the movie being cancelled, as the show’s Supervising
Producer has confirmed that production wrapped back in January.
Additionally, on February 1st, Nickelodeon held a special cast and crew exclusive screening
of Enter The Florpus.
And after the fact that there have been rumors floating around about distribution.
Many suggesting that Nickelodeon may be working to have it released exclusively to Netflix…
It’s been confirmed.
Netflix announced that Enter The Florpus will debut this summer on their streaming service.
Perhaps figuring out where the movie would be distributed is what caused the delay.
This confirms what many speculated after seeing several Netflix related tweets by Vasquez.
But regardless of when and where it’s released, we’re incredibly excited.
If Enter The Florpus is the conclusion to Invader Zim that we’ve been waiting for,
how do you hope Zim’s story ends?
Let us know in the comment section below.
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