Wonder Park Is Open for Business in New Trailer

While some studios choose to launch 30-second spots during the Super Bowl (see: Captain Marvel, Avengers: Endgame), Paramount Pictures opted to go with a 30-second “pre-kick spot” during the Big Game, with a full trailer for Wonder Park online. From Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Movies, Wonder Park tells the story of a magnificent amusement park where the imagination of a wildly creative girl named June comes alive.

Featuring the voice talents of Jennifer Garner, Matthew Broderick, John Oliver, Mila Kunis, Kenan Thompson, Ken Jeong, Norbert Leo Butz, Brianna Denski, and Ken Hudson Campbell, Wonder Park has had an interesting journey thus far.

First announced in 2014 as Amusement Park, the film was retitled Wonder Park last spring, a move that led to some confusion as to why the park mentioned in the first round of trailers was called Wonderland. The latest trailer is the first to feature characters actually referring to the magical locale as “Wonder Park,” though there’s still no director credited on the project. Last year, both the original director and one member of the voice cast were replaced following allegations in-line with the #MeToo movement.

With Wonder Park back on track for a March 15 release, an animated series has already been put into production by Nickelodeon, with a full range of toys from Funrise expected to be shown at Toy Fair New York.

Photo: Paramount Pictures

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James Zahn, AKA The Rock Father, is Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Book, a Senior Editor at The Toy Insider and The Pop Insider, and Editor of The Toy Report, The Toy Book‘s weekly industry newsletter. As a pop culture and toy industry expert, Zahn has appeared as a panelist and guest at events including Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC) Wizard World Chicago, and the ASTRA Marketplace & Academy. Zahn has more than 30 years of experience in the entertainment, retail, and publishing industries, and is frequently called upon to offer expert commentary for publications such as Forbes, Marketwatch, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today, Reuters, the Washington Post, and more. James has appeared on History Channel’s Modern Marvels, was interviewed by Larry King and Anderson Cooper, and has been seen on Yahoo! Finance, CNN, CNBC, FOX Business, NBC, ABC, CBS, WGN, The CW, and more. Zahn joined the Adventure Media & Events family in 2016, initially serving as a member of the Parent Advisory Board after penning articles for the Netflix Stream Team, Fandango Family, PBS KIDS, Sprout Parents (now Universal Kids), PopSugar, and Chicago Parent. He eventually joined the company full time as a Senior Editor and moved up the ranks to Deputy Editor and Editor-in-Chief.