My Little Pony The Movie

"My Little Pony" (tentative title) is an animated feature-length film based on the My Little Pony franchise. It is due for theatrical release sometime in 2017.

Production
In mid-July 2012, Meghan McCarthy commented on the possibility of such a film.

The film was first announced during Hasbro Studios' Q3 investor call and is being produced in conjunction with Allspark Pictures, which is also producing the upcoming live-action film adaptation of Jem and the Holograms.

Joe Ballarini, a comedy writer who made an uncredited contribution to 20th Century Fox's Ice Age: Continental Drift, is writing the film's script, and Meghan McCarthy is serving as co-executive producer. McCarthy celebrated the news on Twitter with the hashtag "BigScreenMane6". . The news was also retweeted by songwriter Daniel Ingram and voice actress Andrea Libman (Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy).

At PonyCon AU in Australia, it was stated that the film would not be related to Equestria Girls and that the production staff is "going all out on it, to make sure it doesn't just feel like an extended episode."

During the music panel for BABSCon 2015 in San Francisco, Daniel Ingram suggested the possibility of working with a live orchestra on the film's musical score, stating "it's looking like that dream is going to be a reality."

On July 20, 2015, at Hasbro's Earnings Conference Call, it was announced that a distributor for the film would be made known "shortly".

On August 7, 2015, it was announced that Tony and Emmy award winning actress Kristin Chenoweth would star in the film as an all-new character.

From PR Newswire
"[A] new dark force threatens Ponyville, and the Mane 6 – Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Rarity – embark on an unforgettable journey beyond Equestria where they meet new friends and exciting challenges on a quest to use the magic of friendship and save their home."

Cast

 * Tara Strong: Twilight Sparkle
 * Rebecca Shoichet as Twilight's singing voice
 * Ashleigh Ball: Applejack and Rainbow Dash
 * Andrea Libman: Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy
 * Shannon Chan-Kent as Pinkie's singing voice
 * Tabitha St. Germain: Rarity
 * Kazumi Evans as Rarity's singing voice
 * Cathy Weseluck: Spike
 * Kristin Chenoweth