The premiere of Hop took place at Universal Studios Hollywood on March 27, 2011. Universal teamed up with 92 major companies to promote Hop, including Holiday Inn, Krispy Kreme, Lindt, Kraft Foods, The Hershey Company, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Comcast, Kodak, Hallmark, HMV and Burger King. The theme song (" I Want Candy") was performed by Australian pop singer Cody Simpson.įilming started on Januand ended on April 6, 2010 The CGI animation of the film was made by Los Angeles-based Rhythm & Hues Studios. was designed by Peter de Sève, most famous for the work on the Ice Age characters. Russell Brand as a "Hoff Knows Talent" production assistant.David Hasselhoff as Himself, the host of "Hoff Knows Talent".Tiffany Espensen as Alexandra "Alex" O'Hare.James Marsden as Frederick "Fred" O'Hare.
The cast in order of production notes listing: Template:Sfn Live-action actors is surprised that Fred can speak Chinese. in perfect Chinese, that the reason why it is difficult to deliver Easter baskets in China is because of talking rabbits being intimidating to Chinese citizens. asks what the lady said, Fred explains to E.B. In a post credits scene, Fred is seen successfully delivering an Easter basket to exactly the same Chinese lady who had an unpleasant interaction with E.B.'s father in a previous scene. apologizes to his father for his selfishness, and he and Fred are crowned co-Easter Bunnies, while Carlos is forced to pull the Egg Sleigh. improvises a drum session that drive Phil to uncontrollably dance to the beat and provides the wrong signals, causing the sleigh to crash and subdue Carlos. Carlos then tries to lead the Egg Sleigh out with his sidekick Phil directing, but E.B. survives by dodging the blades of the machine, while Fred eats through the black-licorice ropes, escaping with E.B’s father, who couldn’t eat through due to the poor taste of the candy.Ĭarlos, now a chick-bunny combination due to the magic of The Egg of Destiny, battles with E.B. He confronts Carlos, but is immobilized in gummy candy and tossed into the chocolate bunny carving line. starts to feel guilty for acting selfish and leaving Fred, and is convinced by Hasselhoff on his show to go back and help his friend.Į.B. Fred is confronted by E.B.'s father and Carlos, however Carlos pretends to be upset about E.B.'s death, silences Fred when he tries to tell the truth, and seizes control of the Easter factory, tying up E.B.'s father and placing him and Fred to be boiled alive. The Berets see the decoy and, horrified that Fred has apparently killed E.B., capture him and take him to Easter Island. prepares a decoy to fake his death and leaves for Hasselhoff's show. Meanwhile, Carlos inspires the chicks to uprise the bunnies and begins training to become the Easter Bunny, or, Easter Chick, but seems to lack the qualities an Easter Bunny needs.Īs the Pink Berets close in on him, E.B. agrees to train him and finds that Fred has some genuine talent for it. Both Fred's father Henry and Alex are angry about the upstaging, but Fred is inspired to be the Easter Bunny himself. E.B., alarmed that the Pink Berets have apparently found him due to the three bunny suit shadows on a wall and disgusted by Alex's awful rendition of " Peter Cottontail", dashes out and disrupts the show, forcing Fred to feign a ventriloquist's act with E.B.'s cooperation as his dummy and leading the show in singing, " I Want Candy". gets a tip about a possible audition for David Hasselhoff, who invites him to perform on his show.Īfterwards, Fred attends his adoptive younger sister Alex's school Easter pageant with E.B. enjoys a successful recording session with The Blind Boys of Alabama as their substitute drummer, but ruins Fred's job interview. sees the Berets closing in on him and hides inside a business where Fred is having a job interview. persuades to help him by claiming to be the Easter Bunny, whom Fred as a child had witnessed delivering eggs.Į.B. causes trouble, Fred attempts to release him in the wilderness. persuades Fred to take him in as he recovers, but when E.B. is hit by Fred O'Hare, an out-of-work, job-hopping slacker who was driving to his sister Sam's boss's house to house-sit, while his parents forced him to move out. Meanwhile, E.B.'s father's second-in-command Carlos the Chick plots a coup d'état against him to take over Easter. His father sends his royal guards, the Pink Berets, to search for him and bring him back. runs away to Hollywood to pursue his dream of becoming a drummer.
Intimidated by the calling's demands and ignoring his father's orders, E.B. is intended to succeed his father as the Easter Bunny. On Easter Island, an optimistic, young, talking rabbit named E.B.