Justin Timberlake returns to voice Branch and Anna Kendrick’s back as Poppy in DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls Band Together, the third animated film inspired by the weird little toys. The trailer reveals Branch was once a member of a boy band and confirms audiences can expect a lot of boy band jokes and references.
The trailer dishes up this bit of groan-inducing dialogue: “Branch, we’re outta sync, we’ve gone from boys to men. And now there’s only one direction for us to go, the back streets.”
Camila Cabello, Troye Sivan, Eric André, Daveed Diggs, Kid Cudi, Amy Schumer, Andrew Rannells, Zosia Mamet, and RuPaul Charles join the franchise for Trolls Band Together.
Returning voice cast members include Zooey Deschanel as Bridget, Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Gristle, Grammy winner Anderson .Paak as Prince D, Ron Funches as Cooper; Kunal Nayyar as Guy Diamond; and Saturday Night Live star Kenan Thompson as Tiny Diamond. Aino Jawo and Caroline Hjelt voice Satin and Chenille.
Walt Dohrn returns to direct and Tim Heitz (head of story, Trolls World Tour) is co-director.
Trolls Band Together opens in theaters on November 17, 2023.
Trolls Band Together Plot, Courtesy of DreamWorks Animation:
After two films of true friendship and relentless flirting, Poppy (Kendrick) and Branch (Timberlake) are now officially, finally, a couple (#broppy)! As they grow closer, Poppy discovers that Branch has a secret past. He was once part of her favorite boyband phenomenon, BroZone, with his four brothers: Floyd (Sivan), John Dory (André), Spruce (Diggs), and Clay (Kid Cudi). BroZone disbanded when Branch was still a baby, as did the family, and Branch hasn’t seen his brothers since.
But when Branch’s bro Floyd is kidnapped for his musical talents by a pair of nefarious pop-star villains — Velvet (Schumer) and Veneer (Rannells) — Branch and Poppy embark on a harrowing and emotional journey to reunite the other brothers and rescue Floyd from a fate even worse than pop-culture obscurity.
