Paw Patrol Dino Movie Teaser Drops with Backstreet Boys
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- Paramount releases Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie on August 14, the latest installment in a franchise built on Spin Master Entertainment's TV series created by Keith Chapman.
- The Paw Patrol pups crash-land on an uncharted tropical island filled with dinosaurs after a mysterious storm, where they meet Rex, a pup who has been stranded there for years and become an expert in all things dino-related.
- Mayor Humdinger, the Paw Patrol's archrival, begins recklessly mining the island for its natural resources and inadvertently causes a dormant volcano to erupt, forcing the pups into 'dino-sized rescues bigger than anything they've done before.'
- The teaser features new music from the Backstreet Boys in the form of their single 'Bottle Up.'
- The voice cast includes Mckenna Grace, Terry Crews, Jennifer Hudson, Bill Nye, Paris Hilton, Jameela Jamil, and Snoop Dogg, with Henry Bolan introduced in the film.
- Cal Brunker and Bob Barlen wrote the screenplay, with Brunker directing; producers are Jennifer Dodge, Laura Clunie, and Toni Stevens, with Ronnen Harary as executive producer.
Why it matters: Paw Patrol has produced multiple successful films to date, and this August 14 installment pairs a dinosaur-adventure storyline with a new Backstreet Boys single 'Bottle Up' and a celebrity-heavy voice cast (Bill Nye, Paris Hilton, Snoop Dogg), underscoring Paramount and Spin Master Entertainment's strategy of extending the preschool IP through cross-generational music tie-ins and name-brand casting.
