Ah, households, technology, and the generational divide! What a idea to kick off a family dinner and ensuing hijinks. Connected, the most recent movie from Spider-Verse and Lego Film producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller, will discover this idea, however with a zany twist befitting the duo that introduced Spider-Ham and “Every little thing is Superior!” to display.
Connected begins off fairly simple. There’s a, let’s assume, disconnect within the Mitchell family in relation to telephones and technology. Dad aka Rick Mitchell (Danny McBride) is just about in opposition to utilizing technology, whereas teenage daughter Katie (Abbi Jacobson) is about to move off to school to check digital movie making so accessing tech is vital to her. After unintentionally breaking Katie’s laptop on her final evening, Rick decides to make it as much as her by … taking the family on a cross-country highway journey!
About two minutes into the trailer comes the kicker: The family highway journey is barreling by way of a robotic apocalypse.
Connected is directed by former Gravity Falls writers Mike Rianda and Jeff Rowe (who co-directs) and makes use of an artwork model just like Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Additionally becoming a member of the solid are Maya Rudolph, Eric Andre, and Olivia Colman.
Connected hits theaters Sept. 18.
