Migration Official Trailer
This holiday season, Illumination, creators of the blockbuster Minions, Despicable Me, Sing and The Secret Life of Pets comedies, invites you to take flight into the thrill of the unknown with a funny, feathered family vacation like no other in the action-packed new original comedy, Migration.
The Mallard family is in a bit of rut. While dad Mack is content to keep his family safe paddling around their New England pond forever, mom Pam is eager to shake things up and show their kids—teen son Dax and duckling daughter Gwen—the whole wide world. After a migrating duck family alights on their pond with thrilling tales of far-flung places, Pam persuades Mack to embark on a family trip, via New York City, to tropical Jamaica.
As the Mallards make their way South for the winter, their well-laid plans quickly go awry. The experience will inspire them to expand their horizons, open themselves up to new friends and accomplish more than they ever thought possible, while teaching them more about each other—and themselves—than they ever imagined.
From a screenplay by Mike White, the Emmy winning creator of The White Lotus and the screenwriter of School of Rock, the film stars a top-flight comedic cast led by Oscar® and Emmy nominee Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick, Eternals) as anxious Mallard dad Mack and Emmy nominee Elizabeth Banks (Hunger Games and Pitch Perfect franchises) as Pam, the Mallards’ daring, quick-witted matriarch.
Caspar Jennings plays Dax, the Mallards’ confident and restless son, and, in her feature film debut, Tresi Gazal plays Gwen, the family’s innocent and lovable daughter.
Golden Globe winner Awkwafina (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) voices the scrappy leader of a New York City pigeon gang; Emmy winner and Oscar® nominee Carol Kane (The Princess Bride) plays Erin the heron, the first friend that the Mallards make on their journey; Emmy winner Keegan-Michael Key (The Super Mario Bros. Movie, The Lion King) voices a homesick Jamaican parrot locked away in a Manhattan restaurant, and BAFTA winner David Mitchell (Peep Show) plays the yogic leader of a mysterious duck farm. Legendary Emmy winner and Oscar® nominee Danny DeVito (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) co-stars as Mack’s curmudgeonly, adventure-averse Uncle Dan.
Directed by Benjamin Renner, the Oscar®-nominated filmmaker of Ernest & Celestine and The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales, Migration is a visual spectacle unlike any in Illumination’s acclaimed history, featuring elevated, expressionist artistry and Illumination’s signature subversive humor and authentic heart, unforgettable characters and joyful soundtrack.
Produced by Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri, Migration is a film about overcoming your fears and opening yourself up to the world and its opportunities. The film is co-directed by Guylo Homsy (Head of Layout and Cinematography for Sing and Sing 2), edited by Christian Gazal (Happy Feet, Peter Rabbit) and the P
This holiday season, Illumination, creators of the blockbuster Minions, Despicable Me, Sing and The Secret Life of Pets comedies, invites you to take flight into the thrill of the unknown with a funny, feathered family vacation like no other in the action-packed new original comedy, Migration.
The Mallard family is in a bit of rut. While dad Mack is content to keep his family safe paddling around their New England pond forever, mom Pam is eager to shake things up and show their kids—teen son Dax and duckling daughter Gwen—the whole wide world. After a migrating duck family alights on their pond with thrilling tales of far-flung places, Pam persuades Mack to embark on a family trip, via New York City, to tropical Jamaica.
As the Mallards make their way South for the winter, their well-laid plans quickly go awry. The experience will inspire them to expand their horizons, open themselves up to new friends and accomplish more than they ever thought possible, while teaching them more about each other—and themselves—than they ever imagined.
From a screenplay by Mike White, the Emmy winning creator of The White Lotus and the screenwriter of School of Rock, the film stars a top-flight comedic cast led by Oscar® and Emmy nominee Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick, Eternals) as anxious Mallard dad Mack and Emmy nominee Elizabeth Banks (Hunger Games and Pitch Perfect franchises) as Pam, the Mallards’ daring, quick-witted matriarch.
Caspar Jennings plays Dax, the Mallards’ confident and restless son, and, in her feature film debut, Tresi Gazal plays Gwen, the family’s innocent and lovable daughter.
Golden Globe winner Awkwafina (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) voices the scrappy leader of a New York City pigeon gang; Emmy winner and Oscar® nominee Carol Kane (The Princess Bride) plays Erin the heron, the first friend that the Mallards make on their journey; Emmy winner Keegan-Michael Key (The Super Mario Bros. Movie, The Lion King) voices a homesick Jamaican parrot locked away in a Manhattan restaurant, and BAFTA winner David Mitchell (Peep Show) plays the yogic leader of a mysterious duck farm. Legendary Emmy winner and Oscar® nominee Danny DeVito (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) co-stars as Mack’s curmudgeonly, adventure-averse Uncle Dan.
Directed by Benjamin Renner, the Oscar®-nominated filmmaker of Ernest & Celestine and The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales, Migration is a visual spectacle unlike any in Illumination’s acclaimed history, featuring elevated, expressionist artistry and Illumination’s signature subversive humor and authentic heart, unforgettable characters and joyful soundtrack.
Produced by Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri, Migration is a film about overcoming your fears and opening yourself up to the world and its opportunities. The film is co-directed by Guylo Homsy (Head of Layout and Cinematography for Sing and Sing 2), edited by Christian Gazal (Happy Feet, Peter Rabbit) and the P
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00:00 King Bo!
00:01 From Illumination, the creators of Minions.
00:04 Migration trailer starts now.
00:11 Illumination!
00:29 Isn't it beautiful?
00:31 This is awesome!
00:32 Maybe we should go say hi.
00:33 Hey there!
00:34 Dax talked to a girl.
00:35 A girl?
00:36 He wants to marry her.
00:38 What?
00:39 I didn't say that!
00:40 You said it with your eyes.
00:42 What?
00:42 Is anybody there?
00:44 They must be migrating.
00:46 Migration?
00:47 What a stupid idea.
00:48 Okay, you're impossible.
00:50 Because I found a safe place for us to live.
00:52 I want us to get out and see the world.
00:57 What sort of father would I be if I put my young fowl in harm's way
01:00 for no reason except a chance at a Caribbean vacation?
01:03 I don't want to miss out on life because you're afraid to leave this pond.
01:06 Here we go!
01:09 Tail for the torsion!
01:10 Check!
01:11 Wing deployment!
01:13 Check!
01:14 Let's fly.
01:15 ♪ A sun shining through with just a cloud of rain ♪
01:22 Yay!
01:23 I'm so excited!
01:24 Yeah!
01:25 ♪ Rainy, rainy, stain the color of justice ♪
01:30 Hey!
01:31 ♪ A sun shining through with just a cloud of rain ♪
01:36 Why are we the only birds heading this way?
01:38 What is this place?
01:42 [GASPS]
01:43 I promised adventure and this is exactly what I promised.
02:00 What is that?
02:02 Dakalaj Rosh.
02:03 Which Dakalaj Rosh?
02:04 It's you with Larange on top.
02:08 ♪ I'm a survivor, I'm a survivor ♪
02:12 [GROWLING]
02:13 Mom, can we land?
02:15 You're old enough to do it in the sky now.
02:17 We have a number two situation.
02:19 Oh.
02:19 But it's gross.
02:20 Every bird does it in the sky.
02:22 What if someone is looking down there?
02:24 No one is looking down there.
02:26 I told you we are not landing.
02:27 There is no way we're landing.
02:29 Are you sure no one's watching?
02:33 One mallard!
02:34 Do it now or we leave without you.
02:35 Okay, okay.
02:36 ♪ I'm a survivor, I'm a survivor ♪
02:39 We are completely lost.
02:40 We're trying to get to Jamaica.
02:42 Come on, lovebirds.
02:43 It's this way.
02:44 Whoa, we are not flying through this crazy death trap of a city.
02:47 Just stick close to me and everything will be all right.
02:51 [GROWLING]
02:52 [GASPS]
02:53 ♪ I'm a survivor ♪
02:55 I'm okay.
02:55 Yeah, no.
02:56 I'm okay.
02:57 We can do this.
02:58 [GROWLING]
02:59 [MUSIC PLAYING]
03:00 Ha-ha!
03:01 You missed, butt!
03:02 [GROWLING]
03:06 Maybe don't stick too close.
03:08 ♪ We must survive ♪