Sony Pictures Animation has released a teaser for its upcoming computer-animated feature Vivo, its first musical film. The movie is directed by Kirk DeMicco and co-directed by Brandon Jeffords, from a screenplay by Quiara Alegría Hudes and DeMicco, based on the original idea by Peter Barsocchini, with songs by Alex Lacamoire and Lin-Manuel Miranda, who voices the title character, a unique kinkajou (a rainforest honey bear) who entertains the crowds in Havana with his owner Andrés (Juan de Marcos González). When tragedy strikes, Vivo enlists the help of Andrés’ grand-niece Gabi (Ynairaly Simo) to deliver a message to his owner’s former partner, Marta Sandoval (Gloria Estefan).
The film also stars Zoe Saldana (Gabi’s mother Rosa), Michael Rooker (the villainous Everglades python Lutador), Brian Tyree Henry and Nicole Byer (a pair of star-crossed spoonbills), Leslie David Baker (a Florida bus driver), and Katie Lowes, Olivia Trujillo, and Lidya Jewett (a trio of well-meaning but overzealous scout troopers). Originally scheduled to be released Dec. 18, 2020, the film will now open in theaters on June 4. No date has been set yet for its streaming premiere on Netflix.